Photo: Alexander P Kapp · CC BY-SA 2.0Parks and walks in Stainburn
The Solway Coast National Landscape and the Lake District National Park both begin about 5 miles from the village’s edge. Parks and playing fields in Stainburn add up to 0.1 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. The sea makes up 22% of the area within 5 km. Stainburn grades C− for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
What kind of outdoors village is Stainburn?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Stainburn’s strongest suit is two protected landscapes close by, followed by the King Charles III England Coast Path. Where it falls short is park space per person.
Stainburn grades C− for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Stainburn, 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.
Stainburn is 46th of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 2,000 to 2,200 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Stainburn falls furthest behind on park space per resident, where 58 of the 59 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 | Crickhowell Powys | A+ | 4.3 | 100% | 2.9 | 100% |
| 3 | Charlton Hampshire | A+ | 5.6 | 87% | 5.2 | 19% |
| 4 | Bestwood Village Nottinghamshire | A | 43.8 | 100% | 5.2 | 0% |
| 5 | Deepcut Surrey | A | 8.4 | 100% | 6.8 | 0% |
| 6 | Chigwell Row Essex | A | 30.3 | 100% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 7 | Springwell Tyne and Wear | A | 5 | 100% | 6.7 | 0% |
| 8 | Eton Wick Berkshire | A | 17.4 | 100% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 9 | Carlton South Yorkshire | A | 23.1 | 87% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 10 | Streethay Staffordshire | A− | 10.1 | 100% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 11 | Chipping Campden Gloucestershire | A− | 2.1 | 100% | 2 | 74% |
| 12 | Church Warsop Nottinghamshire | B+ | 4.1 | 85% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 13 | Hanslope Buckinghamshire | B+ | 1.9 | 100% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 14 | Chiddingfold Surrey | B+ | 2.2 | 87% | 2.5 | 68% |
| 15 | Wells-next-the-Sea Norfolk | B+ | 2 | 70% | 1.9 | 65% |
| 16 | Sharlston West Yorkshire | B+ | 4.9 | 93% | 3 | 0% |
| 17 | Holbrook Suffolk | B+ | 1.1 | 74% | 2.7 | 52% |
| 18 | Carnon Downs and Devoran Cornwall | B+ | 0.3 | 87% | 2.5 | 36% |
| 19 | Yarnfield Staffordshire | B | 6.6 | 100% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 20 | Bickington Devon | B | 1.4 | 100% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 21 | Wheelock Cheshire | B | 2.4 | 100% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 22 | Ellington Northumberland | B | 2.5 | 86% | 2 | 0% |
| 23 | Trowell Nottinghamshire | B | 7.7 | 56% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 24 | Evercreech Somerset | B | 3.5 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
| 25 | Resolven West Glamorgan | B− | 2.4 | 100% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 26 | East Peckham Kent | B− | 14.5 | 66% | 2 | 1% |
| 27 | Bishop's Tachbrook Warwickshire | B− | 2.5 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 28 | Hutton Lancashire | B− | 6.6 | 90% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 29 | Wardle Greater Manchester | B− | 1 | 100% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 30 | Westoning Bedfordshire | B− | 1.1 | 100% | 1.9 | 10% |
| 31 | Aspley Guise Bedfordshire | B− | 2.2 | 69% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 32 | Brantham Suffolk | C+ | 1 | 27% | 2.6 | 42% |
| 33 | Pembrey Dyfed | C+ | 0.3 | 48% | 2.6 | 11% |
| 34 | Burgh le Marsh Lincolnshire | C+ | 3.2 | 74% | 1.3 | 7% |
| 35 | Luddenden Foot West Yorkshire | C+ | 2.2 | 68% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 36 | Machynlleth Powys | C+ | 2.6 | 45% | 2 | 29% |
| 37 | Hixon Staffordshire | C+ | 0.8 | 100% | 1.3 | 11% |
| 38 | Market Bosworth Leicestershire | C | 10.9 | 25% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 39 | Galgate Lancashire | C | 1.1 | 58% | 3.4 | 12% |
| 40 | Linton Derbyshire | C | 1.8 | 76% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 41 | Mitcheldean Gloucestershire | C | 1.5 | 80% | 1.9 | 1% |
| 42 | Maesycwmmer Gwent | C− | 1.9 | 73% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 43 | Rudgwick West Sussex | C− | 2.5 | 16% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 44 | Seamer (Scarborough) North Yorkshire | C− | 2.2 | 58% | 1 | 18% |
| 45 | Lanner Cornwall | C− | 1.3 | 65% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 46 | Stainburn Cumbria | C− | 0.1 | 72% | 2 | 0% |
| 47 | Radley Oxfordshire | C− | 2.1 | 36% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 48 | Long Bennington Lincolnshire | C− | 1.6 | 82% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 49 | Underwood Gwent | C− | 1.9 | 87% | 1 | 0% |
| 50 | Scholar Green Cheshire | C− | 0.7 | 65% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 51 | Stone Buckinghamshire | D | 2.2 | 57% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 52 | Hersden Kent | D | 2 | 63% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 53 | Meden Vale Nottinghamshire | D | 0.3 | 58% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 54 | Thurlby Lincolnshire | D | 1.3 | 54% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 55 | Preston East Riding of Yorkshire | D | 0.6 | 52% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 56 | West Hill Devon | D | 0 | 0% | 1.2 | 27% |
| 57 | Wymott Lancashire | D− | 0.3 | 10% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 58 | Keelby Lincolnshire | D− | 1 | 71% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 59 | Wythall Worcestershire | D− | 0.2 | 0% | 2 | 0% |
| 60 | Ipplepen Devon | D− | 0.8 | 42% | 1.1 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
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7 in 10 Stainburn 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 600 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 11 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 193 residents.
Solway Coast and Lake District both start about 5 miles from Stainburn
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.
Protected landscape begins just outside the 5 km ring the Outdoors Grade measures, so Stainburn scores 0% on it even though the Solway Coast National Landscape is 4.8 mi away. Lake District National Park covers 2,362 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
Stainburn is on the King Charles III England Coast Path
17 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Stainburn 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 King Charles III England Coast Path, a national route, passes Stainburn.
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Public rights of way are only as complete as the map in each area.
A registered historic park in Stainburn
Historic England’s register of parks and gardens, and the listed buildings and scheduled monuments that stand inside Stainburn’s named parks.
A listed building or monument counts when it sits inside the park’s OS Open Greenspace outline (to about 15 m), so a few at the boundary are included. Historic England, National Heritage List for England.
The best walking months in Stainburn: 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 | |
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| Daylight (h) | 7.8 | 9.6 | 11.7 | 14.0 | 16.1 | 17.2 | 16.7 | 14.9 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.3 | 7.3 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 103 | 82 | 79 | 56 | 64 | 69 | 85 | 94 | 94 | 128 | 113 | 117 |
April is the driest month (56 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 19 °C). Winter days are short, about 7 hours of daylight in December, and 128 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 50 nights a year. The climate in Stainburn →
Stainburn is near the sea
22% of the area within 5 km of Stainburn is sea.
The King Charles III England Coast Path passes the town.
Sea: the area outside the ONS coastline (mean high water). Bathing water quality is published by the Environment Agency (England) and Natural Resources Wales; check it before swimming.
11 playgrounds
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.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 11
Plus 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stainburn | C− | 0.1 | 72% | 0% |
| Seaton 1.2 mi | B+ | 2.5 | 87% | 0% |
| Workington 1.5 mi | A− | 3.0 | 97% | 0% |
| High Harrington 2.2 mi | C+ | 0.5 | 100% | 0% |
| Flimby 3.2 mi | A | 1.7 | 100% | 2% |
| Distington 3.4 mi | A− | 4.2 | 100% | 0% |
| Great Broughton and Little Broughton 3.9 mi | C | 1.2 | 85% | 1% |
Flimby, 3.2 miles away, grades A, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. Seaton, Workington and High Harrington have at least twice Stainburn’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Stainburn
Is Stainburn near a National Park?
Yes. Lake District National Park begins 4.8 mi east 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, 4.8 mi away.
What are the best walks near Stainburn?
1 waymarked walking route passes within 2 km of the village, including the King Charles III England Coast Path: Allonby to Whitehaven.
How many people in Stainburn live near a park?
72% 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 Stainburn?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Which parks in Stainburn are historic?
Workington Hall (Grade II) is on Historic England’s register of parks and gardens.
Is Stainburn good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 2.0 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 31% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 1% (0.1 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 Stainburn’s overall grade.
Where Stainburn’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.