Aspatria’s biggest
Aspatria War Memorial Recreation Ground
Playing field
2.7 ha (7 acres)0.5 km of path
4 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Aspatria
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Kevin Waterhouse · CC BY-SA 2.0C−Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in Aspatria · parks, paths & countryside
Parks and walks in Aspatria
The Solway Coast National Landscape and the Lake District National Park both begin about 3 miles from the village’s edge. Footpaths add up to 11 km in the village and the kilometre around it, 0.8 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Aspatria add up to 3.1 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Aspatria grades C− for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
3.1 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
60%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
11 km
0.8 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
1%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Solway Coast National Landscape
Character
What kind of outdoors village is Aspatria?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Countryside both waysSolway Coast starts 2.7 mi west, Lake District 2.7 mi south.Few mapped footpaths0.8 km of path per km²; the typical UK town has 3.0.
Aspatria’s strongest suit is two protected landscapes close by. Where it falls short is footpaths.
Outdoors grade
Aspatria grades C− for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Aspatria, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
C−
Better than 25% of UK towns43rd of 60 UK villages its size
Public green space3.1 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
70out of
100
100
A park within a walk60%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
20out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape1%of the land within 5 km
64out of
100
100
Footpaths0.8 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
4out of
100
100
The sea0%of the area within 5 km · Inland
42out of
100
100
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.
Villages its size
Aspatria is 43rd of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 2,100 to 2,300 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Outdoors score: the share of UK towns each one beats
Footpath, km per km²
Aspatria0.8
Villages its size2.2
Cumbria towns2.1
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Aspatria3.1
Villages its size2.4
Cumbria towns2.0
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Aspatria60%
Villages its size83%
Cumbria towns84%
All UK towns83%
Against villages its size, Aspatria stands out most for park space per resident: only 19 of the other 59 have more. It falls furthest behind on path per km², where 57 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mullion Cornwall | A+ | 3.7 | 100% | 2.5 | 64% |
| 2 | Broughton Buckinghamshire | A+ | 8 | 100% | 6.5 | 0% |
| 3 | Brockham Surrey | A+ | 7.4 | 94% | 4.4 | 38% |
| 4 | Bestwood Village Nottinghamshire | A | 43.8 | 100% | 5.2 | 0% |
| 5 | Deepcut Surrey | A | 8.4 | 100% | 6.8 | 0% |
| 6 | Springwell Tyne and Wear | A | 5 | 100% | 6.7 | 0% |
| 7 | Smalley Derbyshire | A− | 2.9 | 100% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 8 | Streethay Staffordshire | A− | 10.1 | 100% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 9 | Gilwern Gwent | A− | 1.9 | 100% | 2 | 83% |
| 10 | Newstead Nottinghamshire | B+ | 2.6 | 100% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 11 | Woodcote Oxfordshire | B+ | 1.6 | 84% | 3.5 | 99% |
| 12 | Hanslope Buckinghamshire | B+ | 1.9 | 100% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 13 | Church Warsop Nottinghamshire | B+ | 4.1 | 85% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 14 | Chiddingfold Surrey | B+ | 2.2 | 87% | 2.5 | 68% |
| 15 | Wells-next-the-Sea Norfolk | B+ | 2 | 70% | 1.9 | 65% |
| 16 | Charing Kent | B+ | 2.7 | 85% | 2.1 | 56% |
| 17 | Brimscombe and Thrupp Gloucestershire | B+ | 2.1 | 12% | 5.9 | 89% |
| 18 | Sharlston West Yorkshire | B+ | 4.9 | 93% | 3 | 0% |
| 19 | Gamston (Rushcliffe) Nottinghamshire | B+ | 2.7 | 86% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 20 | Holbrook Suffolk | B+ | 1.1 | 74% | 2.7 | 52% |
| 21 | Banwell Somerset | B+ | 1.7 | 100% | 2 | 38% |
| 22 | Yarnfield Staffordshire | B | 6.6 | 100% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 23 | Longtown Cumbria | B | 4.3 | 100% | 0.1 | 0% |
| 24 | Wheelock Cheshire | B | 2.4 | 100% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 25 | Ellington Northumberland | B | 2.5 | 86% | 2 | 0% |
| 26 | Trowell Nottinghamshire | B | 7.7 | 56% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 27 | Evercreech Somerset | B | 3.5 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
| 28 | Rayne Essex | B− | 4.3 | 64% | 4 | 0% |
| 29 | Resolven West Glamorgan | B− | 2.4 | 100% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 30 | East Peckham Kent | B− | 14.5 | 66% | 2 | 1% |
| 31 | Hutton Lancashire | B− | 6.6 | 90% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 32 | Swanton Morley Norfolk | C+ | 3.5 | 94% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 33 | Burgh le Marsh Lincolnshire | C+ | 3.2 | 74% | 1.3 | 7% |
| 34 | Hook Norton Oxfordshire | C+ | 2 | 70% | 2 | 28% |
| 35 | Luddenden Foot West Yorkshire | C+ | 2.2 | 68% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 36 | Machynlleth Powys | C+ | 2.6 | 45% | 2 | 29% |
| 37 | Huncote Leicestershire | C+ | 0.8 | 100% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 38 | Trimsaran Dyfed | C | 2.4 | 31% | 1 | 2% |
| 39 | Linton Derbyshire | C | 1.8 | 76% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 40 | Mitcheldean Gloucestershire | C | 1.5 | 80% | 1.9 | 1% |
| 41 | Barwick in Elmet West Yorkshire | C | 1.5 | 87% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 42 | Llanidloes Powys | C | 2.4 | 89% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 43 | Aspatria Cumbria | C− | 3.1 | 60% | 0.8 | 1% |
| 44 | Great Blakenham Suffolk | C− | 3.6 | 70% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 45 | Rudgwick West Sussex | C− | 2.5 | 16% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 46 | Meriden West Midlands | C− | 1.8 | 70% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 47 | Lanner Cornwall | C− | 1.3 | 65% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 48 | Long Bennington Lincolnshire | C− | 1.6 | 82% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 49 | Underwood Gwent | C− | 1.9 | 87% | 1 | 0% |
| 50 | Wickham Hampshire | D | 0.8 | 26% | 2 | 13% |
| 51 | Thurlby Lincolnshire | D | 1.3 | 54% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 52 | Morton Lincolnshire | D | 0.2 | 28% | 3 | 0% |
| 53 | Mattishall Norfolk | D− | 1.4 | 58% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 54 | Misterton Nottinghamshire | D− | 1.4 | 47% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 55 | Billinghay Lincolnshire | D− | 1.8 | 41% | 0.7 | 0% |
| 56 | Bozeat Northamptonshire | D− | 1.3 | 13% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 57 | Shenstone Staffordshire | D− | 1 | 55% | 1 | 0% |
| 58 | Cilfrew West Glamorgan | D− | 0.8 | 44% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 59 | Aslockton Nottinghamshire | D− | 1 | 11% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 60 | Ipplepen Devon | D− | 0.8 | 42% | 1.1 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Aspatria’s built-up area.
Green space: parks, gardens, playing fields and play spaces, named or not.© OpenStreetMap contributors · Contains OS data © Crown copyright · Natural England / NRW
Places to walk
Parks to walk in, in and around Aspatria
The biggest is Aspatria War Memorial Recreation Ground, 2.7 ha (7 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Close to home
6 in 10 Aspatria residents live within a 5-minute walk of 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).
Within 400 m (60%)Further (40%)
Aspatria60%
Villages its size83%
Cumbria towns84%
All UK towns83%
About 900 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 3 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 723 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
Solway Coast and Lake District both start about 3 miles from Aspatria
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.
National ParkNational LandscapeThe 5 km the grade counts
1% of the land within 5 km of Aspatria is National Park or National Landscape, more than 63% of UK towns. Lake District National Park covers 2,362 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
Footpaths in and around Aspatria
11 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Aspatria and the kilometre around it, 0.8 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0).
No named walking route is mapped within 2 km of Aspatria; 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.
When to get out
The best walking months in Aspatria: May to 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) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 107 | 85 | 72 | 54 | 60 | 77 | 83 | 97 | 92 | 119 | 119 | 116 |
April is the driest month (54 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 19 °C). Winter days are short, about 7 hours of daylight in December, and 119 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 46 nights a year. The climate in Aspatria →
Things to do
3 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
Aspatria is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the village.
Double Mills Beach7.1 mi from Aspatria’s edge
DirectionsNorth Beach17 mi from Aspatria’s edge
DirectionsFleswick Bay21 mi from Aspatria’s edge
DirectionsGood to know
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
Playgrounds 3
Plus 3 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.
DearhamCockermouthSillothMaryportWigtonGreat Broughton and Little BroughtonAspatria
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspatria | C− | 3.1 | 60% | 1% |
| Dearham 6.4 mi | C | 0.6 | 72% | 6% |
| Cockermouth 7.2 mi | B | 2.6 | 81% | 42% |
| Silloth 7.6 mi | A+ | 7.3 | 100% | 17% |
| Maryport 7.6 mi | A− | 1.4 | 100% | 5% |
| Wigton 7.7 mi | D | 2.4 | 65% | 0% |
| Great Broughton and Little Broughton 7.9 mi | C | 1.2 | 85% | 1% |
Silloth, 7.6 miles away, grades A+, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. Silloth has at least twice Aspatria’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Aspatria
What is the biggest park in Aspatria?
Aspatria War Memorial Recreation Ground, 2.7 ha (7 acres). 1 named park, garden or playing field is in the village or within 400 m of it.
Is Aspatria near a National Park?
Yes. Lake District National Park begins 2.7 mi south of the village’s edge. It covers 2,362 km² and has been a National Park since 1951. The nearest protected landscape of any kind is the Solway Coast National Landscape, 2.7 mi away.
What is the nearest beach to Aspatria?
Double Mills Beach, 7.1 mi from the edge of the village, then North Beach (17 mi). Aspatria itself is inland.
How many people in Aspatria live near a park?
60% 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 Aspatria?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Aspatria good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 0.8 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 4% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 70% (3.1 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 Aspatria’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Aspatria’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.
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.