Photo: Bill Henderson · CC BY-SA 2.0Almost everyone in Haswell lives within a 5-minute walk of a park
7 km of footpaths run through the village and the kilometre around it, 0.9 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Haswell add up to 3.2 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Haswell grades C+ for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
What kind of outdoors village is Haswell?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Haswell’s strongest suit is parks close to every home. Where it falls short is footpaths.
Haswell grades C+ for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Haswell, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
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Graded, never part of the overall grade (like History and Civic life). It measures what is mapped: OS Open Greenspace leaves out woodland and open-access land that isn’t a park, and OpenStreetMap’s rural paths are more complete in some places than others.
Haswell is 29th of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,100 to 1,200 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Against villages its size, Haswell stands out most for park space per resident: only 18 of the other 59 have more. It falls furthest behind on path per km², where 49 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porlock Somerset | A+ | 2.9 | 75% | 5.2 | 71% |
| 2 | Carlin How North Yorkshire | A+ | 3.1 | 100% | 2.3 | 13% |
| 3 | Sundridge Kent | A+ | 9.1 | 100% | 2.3 | 73% |
| 4 | Longhoughton Northumberland | A+ | 4.7 | 100% | 1.2 | 27% |
| 5 | Shamley Green Surrey | A | 2.9 | 100% | 3 | 69% |
| 6 | Dawlish Warren Devon | A | 21.1 | 73% | 2.9 | 1% |
| 7 | Niton Isle of Wight | A | 2.6 | 76% | 3.1 | 37% |
| 8 | Egloshayle Cornwall | A | 7.3 | 100% | 2.6 | 12% |
| 9 | Bures Suffolk | A | 5.4 | 100% | 2.5 | 14% |
| 10 | Ruardean Gloucestershire | A | 4.5 | 100% | 2.2 | 29% |
| 11 | Great Bedwyn Wiltshire | A | 3 | 76% | 3.7 | 100% |
| 12 | Brighstone Isle of Wight | A | 2.2 | 55% | 3.4 | 56% |
| 13 | Hurst Green East Sussex | B+ | 2.3 | 100% | 1.1 | 100% |
| 14 | Oxspring South Yorkshire | B+ | 2.7 | 77% | 4 | 1% |
| 15 | Stallingborough Lincolnshire | B+ | 2.3 | 100% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 16 | St Bees Cumbria | B | 8.5 | 78% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 17 | Gislingham Suffolk | B | 3.1 | 100% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 18 | Clyst St Mary Devon | B | 5.8 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 19 | Bodedern Gwynedd | B | 1.2 | 100% | 0 | 16% |
| 20 | Moresby Parks Cumbria | B− | 1.2 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
| 21 | Stradbroke Suffolk | B− | 3 | 100% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 22 | Thorpe End Norfolk | B− | 0.7 | 100% | 2.5 | 10% |
| 23 | Stretton-on-Dunsmore Warwickshire | B− | 2.9 | 100% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 24 | Welford Northamptonshire | B− | 3.5 | 100% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 25 | Rushwick Worcestershire | B− | 5 | 71% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 26 | Datchworth Hertfordshire | C+ | 10.8 | 76% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 27 | Tansley Derbyshire | C+ | 1.6 | 73% | 3.4 | 4% |
| 28 | Coldeast Devon | C+ | 1.6 | 47% | 3.6 | 30% |
| 29 | Haswell County Durham | C+ | 3.2 | 100% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 30 | Allithwaite Cumbria | C+ | 1.9 | 60% | 1 | 17% |
| 31 | Baslow Derbyshire | C+ | 1.6 | 45% | 2.8 | 98% |
| 32 | Chesterton Oxfordshire | C+ | 1.8 | 100% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 33 | Bottom Boat West Yorkshire | C | 0.8 | 100% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 34 | Stalmine Lancashire | C | 3.1 | 67% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 35 | Carlyon Bay Cornwall | C | 0.7 | 0% | 2.4 | 12% |
| 36 | Rearsby Leicestershire | C | 1.5 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 37 | Yoxall Staffordshire | C | 1.9 | 100% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 38 | Barrington Cambridgeshire | C | 3.6 | 69% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 39 | Croughton Northamptonshire | C | 3.6 | 73% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 40 | Raglan Gwent | C− | 3.9 | 0% | 1.2 | 1% |
| 41 | North Elmham Norfolk | C− | 4.7 | 71% | 1 | 0% |
| 42 | Old Leake Lincolnshire | C− | 3.6 | 75% | 0.3 | 0% |
| 43 | Methley West Yorkshire | C− | 0.2 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 44 | Abbotskerswell Devon | C− | 4.2 | 49% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 45 | Spofforth North Yorkshire | C− | 1.7 | 78% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 46 | Bratton Wiltshire | C− | 1.9 | 25% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 47 | Parson Drove Cambridgeshire | D | 3.5 | 60% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 48 | Shardlow Derbyshire | D | 1.5 | 73% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 49 | Kingswood Warwickshire | D | 1.7 | 42% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 50 | Pant Shropshire | D | 0.3 | 0% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 51 | Puddletown Dorset | D | 0.2 | 0% | 2.1 | 15% |
| 52 | Outlane West Yorkshire | D | 0.5 | 0% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 53 | Aston Oxfordshire | D | 2.2 | 62% | 0.6 | 0% |
| 54 | Llanybydder Dyfed | D | 2.2 | 60% | 0.3 | 0% |
| 55 | Melton Constable Norfolk | D | 1.6 | 76% | 0.7 | 0% |
| 56 | Stoke Ferry Norfolk | D | 1.1 | 73% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 57 | Bretforton Worcestershire | D− | 0.2 | 0% | 1.4 | 9% |
| 58 | Standlake Oxfordshire | D− | 1.7 | 42% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 59 | Wrawby Lincolnshire | D− | 1.8 | 26% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 60 | Darrington West Yorkshire | D− | 0.5 | 72% | 0.8 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Haswell’s built-up area.
How close Haswell’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 (Census 2021 output areas against OS Open Greenspace).
Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 9 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 132 residents.
The North Pennines National Landscape is 17 mi away
Protected landscapes within 30 km, by direction and distance from the edge of the built-up area; circle size shows each one’s area. National Landscapes were called Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty until 2023.
Footpaths in and around Haswell
7 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Haswell and the kilometre around it, 0.9 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0).
No named walking route is mapped within 2 km of Haswell; its footpaths are on the map above.
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Public rights of way are only as complete as the map in each area.
The best walking months in Haswell: June, July and September
The village’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) | 7.8 | 9.6 | 11.7 | 14.0 | 16.1 | 17.3 | 16.8 | 14.9 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.3 | 7.2 |
| High (°C) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 6 |
| Rain (mm) | 53 | 48 | 46 | 54 | 49 | 67 | 66 | 74 | 60 | 72 | 77 | 64 |
March is the driest month (46 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 19 °C). Winter days are short, about 7 hours of daylight in December, and 77 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 50 nights a year. The climate in Haswell →
9 playgrounds and the nearest beaches
Mapped within 2 km of the village in OpenStreetMap, against the typical UK village its size per resident. Named places are listed with directions; unnamed ones are only counted.
The nearest beaches
Haswell is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the village.
Check the water before you swim. The Environment Agency tests designated bathing waters from May to September and publishes a rating for each beach.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 1
Plus 1 peak without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 9
Plus 9 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haswell | C+ | 3.2 | 100% | 0% |
| South Hetton 1.2 mi | B+ | 3.4 | 100% | 0% |
| Easington Lane 1.9 mi | B− | 0.9 | 100% | 0% |
| Shotton Colliery 1.9 mi | D− | 0.9 | 40% | 0% |
| Thornley 2.4 mi | B+ | 3.2 | 100% | 0% |
| Murton 2.6 mi | C+ | 2.1 | 54% | 0% |
| Hetton-le-Hole 2.8 mi | A− | 7.8 | 95% | 0% |
Hetton-le-Hole, 2.8 miles away, grades A−, the best next door: 95% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. Hetton-le-Hole has at least twice Haswell’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Haswell
Is Haswell near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the North Pennines National Landscape, 17 mi west of the village’s edge. It covers 1,985 km² and was designated in 1988.
What is the nearest beach to Haswell?
Shippersea Bay, 3.9 mi from the edge of the village, then Hawthorn Hive (4.0 mi). Haswell itself is inland.
How many people in Haswell live near a park?
100% of residents live within 400 m, about a 5-minute walk, of a public park, garden or playing field (Census 2021 output areas against OS Open Greenspace). The typical UK town is 83%.
When is the best time of year for walking in Haswell?
June, July and September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Haswell good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 0.9 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 6% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 72% (3.2 ha per 1,000 residents).
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 Landscape within 5 km, footpaths per square kilometre, and the sea within 5 km. It is a character grade and isn’t part of Haswell’s overall grade.
Where Haswell’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 Landscapes: Natural England and Natural Resources Wales boundaries, areas and designation dates, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Footpaths, walking routes, beaches and things to do: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License (ODbL), via Geofabrik, 16 October 2026.
- Historic parks, listed buildings and monuments: Historic England, National Heritage List for England, 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: ONS Census 2021 output areas.
- Grade: TownRatings’ Outdoors Grade, ranked against UK towns only.
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