Photo: Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.039% of the land within 5 km of Milnthorpe is National Park or National Landscape
The Arnside & Silverdale National Landscape reaches the edge of Milnthorpe. 49% of residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park or playing field. 17 km of footpaths run through the village and the kilometre around it, 2.0 for every square kilometre. Milnthorpe grades C for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
What kind of outdoors village is Milnthorpe?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Milnthorpe’s strongest suit is protected countryside on the doorstep. Where it falls short is how far some homes are from a park.
Milnthorpe grades C for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Milnthorpe, 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.
Milnthorpe is 37th of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,800 to 2,000 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Milnthorpe falls furthest behind on homes near a park, where 49 of the 59 others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Badshot Lea Surrey | A+ | 25.9 | 100% | 5.2 | 25% |
| 2 | Llanberis Gwynedd | A+ | 33.7 | 100% | 3.9 | 49% |
| 3 | Southwick Wiltshire | A+ | 22.2 | 100% | 5.2 | 1% |
| 4 | Kirkby Stephen Cumbria | A+ | 4.9 | 100% | 3.7 | 65% |
| 5 | Scholes (near Hade Edge) West Yorkshire | A+ | 3.8 | 100% | 4.7 | 16% |
| 6 | Hayfield Derbyshire | A+ | 2.2 | 100% | 4.1 | 62% |
| 7 | Colwall Stone Herefordshire | A | 4.5 | 67% | 5.5 | 64% |
| 8 | Bagworth Leicestershire | A | 11 | 100% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 9 | Newell Green Berkshire | A | 22.6 | 100% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 10 | Ravenstone Leicestershire | A− | 5.3 | 100% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 11 | Lower Broadheath Worcestershire | A− | 6 | 100% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 12 | Goosnargh Lancashire | A− | 2.4 | 100% | 2.5 | 6% |
| 13 | Flamborough East Riding of Yorkshire | A− | 1.9 | 100% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 14 | Waddesdon Buckinghamshire | B+ | 3 | 100% | 3 | 0% |
| 15 | Mevagissey Cornwall | B+ | 1.3 | 87% | 1.9 | 29% |
| 16 | Tongwynlais South Glamorgan | B+ | 8.6 | 65% | 5.8 | 0% |
| 17 | Findon West Sussex | B+ | 1.7 | 74% | 3.7 | 70% |
| 18 | Bishop's Castle Shropshire | B+ | 2 | 100% | 1.3 | 53% |
| 19 | Hathersage Derbyshire | B | 1.6 | 58% | 4.5 | 100% |
| 20 | Westham East Sussex | B | 3.8 | 18% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 21 | Little Eaton Derbyshire | B | 4.6 | 85% | 3 | 0% |
| 22 | Shurdington Gloucestershire | B | 2.7 | 47% | 3.3 | 42% |
| 23 | Rhayader Powys | B | 5.5 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 24 | Horrabridge Devon | B | 1.4 | 83% | 2.7 | 92% |
| 25 | Campsall South Yorkshire | B | 14.8 | 100% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 26 | Chilcompton Somerset | B− | 6.5 | 40% | 2.9 | 1% |
| 27 | Yelverton Devon | B− | 3.6 | 72% | 1.1 | 85% |
| 28 | Stanwick Northamptonshire | B− | 7.9 | 82% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 29 | Ingrave and Herongate Essex | B− | 5 | 51% | 4 | 0% |
| 30 | Newcastle Emlyn Dyfed | B− | 5.9 | 100% | 0.4 | 0% |
| 31 | Wrea Green Lancashire | B− | 3.5 | 100% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 32 | Oxenhope West Yorkshire | B− | 1.8 | 80% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 33 | Barnburgh and Harlington South Yorkshire | B− | 1.8 | 100% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 34 | Houghton Conquest Bedfordshire | C+ | 1.8 | 100% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 35 | Hockley Heath West Midlands | C+ | 2.6 | 86% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 36 | Lowdham Nottinghamshire | C+ | 3.7 | 85% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 37 | Milnthorpe Cumbria | C | 2.2 | 49% | 2 | 39% |
| 38 | Lympstone Devon | C | 1 | 66% | 1.3 | 16% |
| 39 | Rode Heath Cheshire | C | 0.9 | 100% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 40 | Toft Hill and High Etherley County Durham | C− | 2.5 | 83% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 41 | Woolpit Suffolk | C− | 4.3 | 54% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 42 | Hemingbrough North Yorkshire | C− | 1.3 | 100% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 43 | Thornton-le-Dale North Yorkshire | D | 1.1 | 58% | 1.1 | 29% |
| 44 | Brompton-on-Swale North Yorkshire | D | 2.1 | 71% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 45 | Manby Lincolnshire | D | 1.4 | 68% | 0.8 | 2% |
| 46 | Cropwell Bishop Nottinghamshire | D | 0.7 | 45% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 47 | Newton Longville Buckinghamshire | D | 2.9 | 18% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 48 | Dunholme Lincolnshire | D | 1.8 | 52% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 49 | Salfords Surrey | D | 1.3 | 12% | 3 | 0% |
| 50 | Rickinghall and Botesdale Suffolk | D | 1.7 | 61% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 51 | Barnetby le Wold Lincolnshire | D | 1.8 | 59% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 52 | Wragby Lincolnshire | D | 1.3 | 69% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 53 | Hampton in Arden West Midlands | D− | 0.1 | 44% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 54 | Mickle Trafford Cheshire | D− | 0.5 | 70% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 55 | Weeting Norfolk | D− | 1.2 | 68% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 56 | Colnbrook Berkshire | D− | 0.6 | 68% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 57 | Great Gonerby Lincolnshire | D− | 0.7 | 56% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 58 | Great Barton Suffolk | D− | 1.6 | 19% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 59 | Shippon Oxfordshire | D− | 0.4 | 0% | 2 | 0% |
| 60 | Burstwick East Riding of Yorkshire | D− | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
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5 in 10 Milnthorpe 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).
About 1,000 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 4 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 468 residents.
National Parks and National Landscapes around Milnthorpe
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.
Arnside & Silverdale
39% of the land within 5 km of Milnthorpe is National Park or National Landscape, more than 88% of UK towns. Lake District National Park covers 2,362 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
4 waymarked walks pass through or near Milnthorpe
17 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Milnthorpe and the kilometre around it, 2.0 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the village.
The regional route here is the Cumbria Coastal Way.
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 Milnthorpe: 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) | 7.9 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 17.2 | 16.7 | 14.9 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.4 | 7.4 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 7 |
| Rain (mm) | 126 | 100 | 86 | 63 | 70 | 78 | 94 | 112 | 113 | 128 | 127 | 136 |
April is the driest month (63 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 20 °C). Winter days are short, about 7 hours of daylight in December, and 136 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 51 nights a year. The climate in Milnthorpe →
4 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
Milnthorpe 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.
Up high. Milnthorpe Hill, at 69 m, is the highest named top within 2 km of Milnthorpe.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 10
Plus 2 hills and peaks more.
Playgrounds 4
Plus 4 playgrounds without a name on the map.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milnthorpe | C | 2.2 | 49% | 39% |
| Holme 2.3 mi | A− | 2.8 | 100% | 25% |
| Levens 2.9 mi | B | 0.8 | 100% | 53% |
| Arnside 3.3 mi | A− | 1.3 | 65% | 75% |
| Burton-in-Kendal 3.7 mi | B− | 0.6 | 100% | 23% |
| Silverdale 4.7 mi | A | 2.3 | 46% | 76% |
| Warton (Lancaster) 5.6 mi | B− | 0.3 | 32% | 43% |
Silverdale, 4.7 miles away, grades A, the best next door: 46% of its residents live within 400 m of a park.
Questions about the outdoors in Milnthorpe
Is Milnthorpe near a National Park?
Yes. Lake District National Park begins 1.0 mi west 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 Arnside & Silverdale National Landscape, at the edge of the village.
What are the best walks near Milnthorpe?
4 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the village, including the Heversham Trail, Cumbria Coastal Way and Storth Trail.
What is the nearest beach to Milnthorpe?
Mallows Bay, 11 mi from the edge of the village, then Half Moon Bay (14 mi). Milnthorpe itself is inland.
How many people in Milnthorpe live near a park?
49% 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 Milnthorpe?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Milnthorpe good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 2.0 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 29% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 52% (2.2 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 Milnthorpe’s overall grade.
Where Milnthorpe’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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