Photo: Robert Graham · CC BY-SA 2.084% of Langley Park’s residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park
38 km of footpaths run through the town and the kilometre around it, 3.8 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Langley Park add up to 0.8 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Langley Park grades C for the outdoors: #39 of 52 in County Durham. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
What kind of outdoors town is Langley Park?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Langley Park’s strongest suit is dense footpaths. Where it falls short is park space per person.
Langley Park grades C for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Langley Park, 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.
Langley Park is 42nd of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 3,900 to 4,200 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Against towns its size, Langley Park stands out most for path per km²: only 10 of the other 59 have more. It falls furthest behind on park space per resident, where 55 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hextable Kent | A+ | 6.7 | 100% | 5.1 | 9% |
| 2 | Darley Dale Derbyshire | A+ | 3.8 | 100% | 3.4 | 51% |
| 3 | Southbourne West Sussex | A | 1.3 | 92% | 3.3 | 64% |
| 4 | Pitstone Buckinghamshire | A | 1.6 | 100% | 4.2 | 40% |
| 5 | Cranbrook Kent | A | 5.8 | 82% | 2.9 | 65% |
| 6 | Tenby Dyfed | A | 2.1 | 88% | 2.5 | 21% |
| 7 | Chickerell Dorset | A | 1.5 | 88% | 3 | 27% |
| 8 | Bisley Surrey | A | 8 | 92% | 4.8 | 0% |
| 9 | Milton Cambridgeshire | A | 10.4 | 100% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 10 | Holt Norfolk | A | 8.5 | 84% | 2.4 | 40% |
| 11 | Old Sarum Wiltshire | A | 4.6 | 100% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 12 | Bowerhill Wiltshire | A− | 7.4 | 100% | 3 | 0% |
| 13 | Prestbury Gloucestershire | A− | 1.6 | 80% | 5.3 | 51% |
| 14 | Bearwood Dorset | B+ | 2.5 | 100% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 15 | Carbis Bay Cornwall | B+ | 0.5 | 88% | 2.8 | 20% |
| 16 | Cheddleton Staffordshire | B+ | 3.5 | 88% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 17 | Chirk Clwyd | B+ | 1.8 | 100% | 2.3 | 15% |
| 18 | Queenborough Kent | B | 1.6 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
| 19 | Tangmere West Sussex | B | 2.1 | 100% | 1.2 | 36% |
| 20 | Stoke Poges Buckinghamshire | B | 7.7 | 76% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 21 | Pirbright Surrey | B | 2 | 84% | 5.7 | 0% |
| 22 | Grange-over-Sands Cumbria | B | 1.5 | 46% | 2.6 | 40% |
| 23 | Calverley West Yorkshire | B | 1.5 | 92% | 6 | 0% |
| 24 | Saltford Somerset | B | 1.6 | 75% | 3.6 | 24% |
| 25 | Little Paxton Cambridgeshire | B− | 2.8 | 87% | 3 | 0% |
| 26 | Tumble Dyfed | B− | 19.5 | 93% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 27 | Stoney Stanton Leicestershire | B− | 2.5 | 100% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 28 | Martock Somerset | B− | 2.9 | 85% | 3 | 0% |
| 29 | South Cerney Gloucestershire | B− | 2.5 | 77% | 2.4 | 7% |
| 30 | Lower Stondon Bedfordshire | B− | 2.7 | 73% | 2.2 | 5% |
| 31 | Ystradgynlais Powys | C+ | 2.5 | 78% | 1.2 | 36% |
| 32 | Send Surrey | C+ | 2.6 | 28% | 3.3 | 5% |
| 33 | Chipping Ongar Essex | C+ | 2.5 | 83% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 34 | Thorpe Hesley South Yorkshire | C+ | 1.8 | 80% | 4 | 0% |
| 35 | Heacham Norfolk | C+ | 1.5 | 53% | 1.1 | 29% |
| 36 | Holmfield West Yorkshire | C+ | 2.8 | 74% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 37 | Shirland and Stonebroom Derbyshire | C | 3.7 | 43% | 3 | 0% |
| 38 | Kirkburton West Yorkshire | C | 1.4 | 86% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 39 | South Darenth and Sutton at Hone Kent | C | 1.8 | 43% | 2.7 | 10% |
| 40 | Silver End Essex | C | 2 | 88% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 41 | Brayton North Yorkshire | C | 0.8 | 100% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 42 | Langley Park County Durham | C | 0.8 | 84% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 43 | Tenbury Wells Worcestershire | C | 2.3 | 51% | 2.1 | 3% |
| 44 | Deanshanger Northamptonshire | C | 1.5 | 93% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 45 | Oaklands Hertfordshire | C | 2 | 7% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 46 | Wynyard County Durham | C | 10.7 | 64% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 47 | Beck Row Suffolk | C | 5.3 | 76% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 48 | Great Glen Leicestershire | C | 1.4 | 91% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 49 | Whiston South Yorkshire | C− | 1 | 75% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 50 | Brookmans Park Hertfordshire | C− | 2.5 | 43% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 51 | Swanland East Riding of Yorkshire | C− | 1.1 | 75% | 0.3 | 0% |
| 52 | Glyn-neath West Glamorgan | D | 1.3 | 57% | 1.1 | 22% |
| 53 | Crowle Lincolnshire | D | 1.3 | 91% | 1 | 0% |
| 54 | Doddinghurst Essex | D | 1.6 | 60% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 55 | Middleton Cheney Northamptonshire | D | 0.9 | 70% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 56 | Sutton Bridge Lincolnshire | D | 1.3 | 79% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 57 | North Ferriby East Riding of Yorkshire | D | 0.6 | 33% | 1 | 0% |
| 58 | Gnosall Staffordshire | D | 1.2 | 42% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 59 | Cricklade Wiltshire | D | 0.3 | 9% | 3 | 0% |
| 60 | Little Eriswell Suffolk | D− | 0.1 | 0% | 1.5 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Langley Park’s built-up area.
How close Langley Park’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).
About 700 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 7 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 576 residents.
The North Pennines National Landscape is 6.5 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.
6 waymarked walks pass through or near Langley Park
38 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Langley Park and the kilometre around it, 3.8 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
The regional route here is the Way of Light.
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 Langley Park: May and July 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 | |
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| 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) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Rain (mm) | 62 | 53 | 45 | 53 | 49 | 74 | 65 | 71 | 59 | 66 | 75 | 65 |
March is the driest month (45 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 20 °C). Winter days are short, about 7 hours of daylight in December, and 75 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 50 nights a year. The climate in Langley Park →
7 playgrounds and the nearest beaches
Mapped within 2 km of the town in OpenStreetMap, against the typical UK town its size per resident. Named places are listed with directions; unnamed ones are only counted.
The nearest beaches
Langley Park is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.
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
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 2
Plus 1 nature reserve without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 3
Plus 3 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 7
Plus 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langley Park | C | 0.8 | 84% | 0% |
| Witton Gilbert 1.8 mi | B+ | 2.1 | 100% | 0% |
| Ushaw Moor and Bearpark 2.0 mi | C+ | 1.6 | 82% | 0% |
| Esh Winning 2.3 mi | A− | 3.2 | 100% | 0% |
| Burnhope 2.3 mi | B+ | 3.1 | 100% | 0% |
| New Brancepeth 2.3 mi | B+ | 2.6 | 100% | 0% |
| Sacriston 2.5 mi | C+ | 2.1 | 72% | 0% |
Esh Winning, 2.3 miles away, grades A−, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. Witton Gilbert, Ushaw Moor and Bearpark and Esh Winning have at least twice Langley Park’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Langley Park
Is Langley Park near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the North Pennines National Landscape, 6.5 mi south-west of the town’s edge. It covers 1,985 km² and was designated in 1988.
What are the best walks near Langley Park?
6 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the Way of Light, Small Pilgrim Places and Heritage 100 - Ushaw Moor.
What is the nearest beach to Langley Park?
Shingles, 13 mi from the edge of the town, then Shingle Beach (13 mi). Langley Park itself is inland.
How many people in Langley Park live near a park?
84% 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 Langley Park?
May and July to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Langley Park good for walking?
For paths, yes: 3.8 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 76% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 9% (0.8 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 Langley Park’s overall grade.
Where Langley Park’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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