Menstrie’s biggest
Nova Scotia Gardens
Park or garden
0.5 ha (1 acres)0.1 km of path
Centralin the middle of Menstrie
Ochil Road Bridge over Menstrie Burn, Menstrie Grade II*
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Menstrie Castle, 1-4 Castle Court · Photo: Kim Traynor · CC BY-SA 3.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Menstrie · parks, paths & countryside
Almost everyone in Menstrie lives within a 5-minute walk of a park
Parks and playing fields in Menstrie add up to 0.8 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical town in England and Wales has 2.1. Footpaths add up to 36 km in the town and the kilometre around it, 3.4 for every square kilometre. Menstrie has no Outdoors Grade: Scottish towns aren’t graded on the outdoors yet.
Green space
0.8 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical town in England and Wales 2.1
Near a park
100%
of residents within 400 m
Typical town in England and Wales 83%
Footpaths
36 km
3.4 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical town in England and Wales 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
0%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Menstrie’s locality.
Green space: parks, gardens, playing fields and play spaces, named or not.© OpenStreetMap contributors · Contains OS data © Crown copyright · Scottish Government, NatureScot
Places to walk
Parks to walk in, in and around Menstrie
The biggest is Nova Scotia Gardens, 0.5 ha (1 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Close to home
How close Menstrie’s homes are to a park
Each square is 1 in 100 residents: green lives within 400 m of a public park, garden or playing field (NRS Census 2022 output areas against OS Open Greenspace).
Within 400 m (100%)Further (0%)
Menstrie100%
Clackmannanshire towns85%
Towns in England and Wales83%
Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 24 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 118 residents.
National Parks & National Scenic Areas
The Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park is 13 mi away
Protected landscapes within 30 km, by direction and distance from the edge of the locality; circle size shows each one’s area. National Scenic Areas are Scotland’s finest landscapes, chosen by NatureScot.
National ParkNational Scenic AreaThe 5 km the grade counts
National Scenic Area
River Earn (Comrie to St Fillans)
15 mi north31 km²since 1980
National Scenic Area
The Trossachs
18 mi west49 km²since 1980
Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park covers 1,861 km² and has been a National Park since 2002.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
1 waymarked walk passes through or near Menstrie
36 km of footpaths, tracks and core paths are mapped in Menstrie and the kilometre around it, 3.4 km for every square kilometre (the typical town in England and Wales has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
Local
Dumyat summit1.0 km
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Scotland has no rights-of-way register: everyone has a right of responsible access to most land, so tracks and councils’ core paths count. Paths are only as complete as the map in each area.
When to get out
The best walking months in Menstrie: June to September
The town’s 1991–2020 averages (Met Office HadUK-Grid) and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have 12½+ hours of daylight, highs of 15 °C or more and little rain for the town.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 7.5 | 9.5 | 11.6 | 14.1 | 16.3 | 17.6 | 17.1 | 15.1 | 12.6 | 10.3 | 8.1 | 6.9 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
| Rain (mm) | 103 | 104 | 97 | 69 | 67 | 85 | 105 | 104 | 92 | 125 | 118 | 130 |
May is the driest month (67 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 19 °C). Winter days are short, about 7 hours of daylight in December, and 130 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 47 nights a year. The climate in Menstrie →
Things to do
3 viewpoints, 24 playgrounds and the nearest beaches
Mapped within 2 km of the town in OpenStreetMap. Named places are listed with directions; unnamed ones are only counted.
The nearest beaches
Menstrie is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.
Scart Island17 mi from Menstrie’s edge
DirectionsBurleigh Sands17 mi from Menstrie’s edge
DirectionsBlack Sands22 mi from Menstrie’s edge
DirectionsDrum Sands22 mi from Menstrie’s edge
DirectionsSilver Sands22 mi from Menstrie’s edge
DirectionsGood to know
Check the water before you swim. SEPA tests designated bathing waters from May to September and publishes a rating for each beach.
Up high. Myreton Hill, at 387 m, is the highest named top within 2 km of Menstrie.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 3
Plus 3 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 6
Myreton Hill387 m (1,270 ft) · 0.6 mi from town
DirectionsDumyat418 m (1,371 ft) · 0.7 mi from town
DirectionsCastle Law374 m (1,227 ft) · 0.8 mi from town
DirectionsCraig Leith512 m (1,680 ft) · 1.0 mi from town
DirectionsWee Torry1.1 mi from town
DirectionsBig Torry452 m (1,483 ft) · 1.2 mi from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 24
Plus 24 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Next door
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
TullibodyAlvaAlloaFallinSauchieBridge of AllanMenstrie
ABCDOutdoors Grade
Alva, Alloa and Bridge of Allan have at least twice Menstrie’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Menstrie
What is the biggest park in Menstrie?
Nova Scotia Gardens, 0.5 ha (1 acres). 1 named park, garden or playing field is in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Menstrie near a National Park?
Yes. Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park begins 13 mi west of the town’s edge. It covers 1,861 km² and has been a National Park since 2002.
What are the best walks near Menstrie?
1 waymarked walking route passes within 2 km of the town, including the Dumyat summit.
What is the nearest beach to Menstrie?
Scart Island, 17 mi from the edge of the town, then Burleigh Sands (17 mi). Menstrie itself is inland.
How many people in Menstrie live near a park?
100% of residents live within 400 m, about a 5-minute walk, of a public park, garden or playing field (NRS Census 2022 output areas against OS Open Greenspace). The typical town in England and Wales is 83%.
When is the best time of year for walking in Menstrie?
June to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
How is the Outdoors Grade worked out?
From five measures, each placed among UK towns of 1,000 or more: public green space per resident, the share living near a park, National Park or National Scenic Area within 5 km, footpaths per square kilometre, and the sea within 5 km. It is a character grade and isn’t part of Menstrie’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Menstrie’s outdoors figures come from
- Parks and green space: Ordnance Survey OS Open Greenspace (parks and gardens, playing fields, play spaces, and their access points). Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- National Parks and National Scenic Areas: Scottish Government and NatureScot boundaries (Loch Lomond and The Trossachs, Cairngorms; the 40 National Scenic Areas), clipped to land, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Footpaths, tracks, core paths, walking routes, beaches and things to do: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License (ODbL), via Geofabrik’s Scotland extract, October 2026.
- Historic gardens, listed buildings and monuments: Historic Environment Scotland designations, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Rain and temperature: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the town; daylight calculated from its latitude.
- The sea: ONS Countries (December 2024) boundaries clipped to mean high water. Residents near a park: NRS Scotland’s Census 2022 output areas.
- Grade: Scottish towns have no Outdoors Grade yet.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.