Warwick Bridge’s biggest
Warwick Park
Park or garden · 120 m outside town
53 ha (132 acres)0.2 km of path
75 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.6 mi westfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Rose and Trev Clough · CC BY-SA 2.0COutdoors Grade
Outdoors in Warwick Bridge · parks, paths & countryside
Warwick Bridge has more park space per resident than 9 in 10 UK towns
Parks and playing fields in Warwick Bridge add up to 6.5 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. The North Pennines National Landscape begins 3.6 mi from the village’s edge. 10 km of footpaths run through the village and the kilometre around it, 1.3 for every square kilometre. Warwick Bridge grades C for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
6.5 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
78%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
10 km
1.3 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
0%
of the land within 5 km
North Pennines starts 3.6 mi out, past the 5 km
Character
What kind of outdoors village is Warwick Bridge?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Room to roam6.5 ha of parks and playing fields per 1,000 residents, more than 91% of UK towns.Countryside close byThe North Pennines National Landscape starts 3.6 mi east.Few mapped footpaths1.3 km of path per km²; the typical UK town has 3.0.
Warwick Bridge’s strongest suit is plenty of park space, followed by the North Pennines National Landscape close by. Where it falls short is footpaths.
Outdoors grade
Warwick Bridge grades C for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Warwick Bridge, 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 33% of UK towns49th of 60 UK villages its size
Public green space6.5 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
91out of
100
100
A park within a walk78%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
43out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape0%of the land within 5 km · North Pennines begins just past 5 km
31out of
100
100
Footpaths1.3 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
13out 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
Warwick Bridge is 49th of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,200 to 1,300 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
Warwick Bridge1.3
Villages its size1.9
Cumbria towns2.1
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Warwick Bridge6.5
Villages its size2.5
Cumbria towns2.0
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Warwick Bridge78%
Villages its size100%
Cumbria towns84%
All UK towns83%
Against villages its size, Warwick Bridge stands out most for park space per resident: only 8 of the other 59 have more. It falls furthest behind on path per km², where 53 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastington Gloucestershire | A+ | 4.2 | 100% | 3.7 | 22% |
| 2 | Holmbridge West Yorkshire | A+ | 2.5 | 100% | 4.2 | 45% |
| 3 | Kirton Suffolk | A+ | 2.5 | 100% | 2.3 | 50% |
| 4 | Hoddlesden Lancashire | A | 11.4 | 100% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 5 | Otterbourne Hampshire | A | 2.9 | 100% | 3.2 | 25% |
| 6 | Rotherfield East Sussex | A | 5.6 | 100% | 1.7 | 91% |
| 7 | Thurgoland South Yorkshire | A | 2.5 | 100% | 4.1 | 1% |
| 8 | Haydon Bridge Northumberland | A | 7.2 | 100% | 1.7 | 26% |
| 9 | Cronton Merseyside | A | 6.8 | 100% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 10 | Chew Magna Somerset | A | 2.4 | 100% | 3 | 15% |
| 11 | Millhouse Green South Yorkshire | A | 1.9 | 100% | 3.6 | 18% |
| 12 | Nutley East Sussex | A− | 2.2 | 75% | 4.5 | 80% |
| 13 | East Hanney Oxfordshire | A− | 5.7 | 100% | 1.8 | 4% |
| 14 | Caldy Merseyside | A− | 19.3 | 47% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 15 | Thorpe Surrey | A− | 5.2 | 100% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 16 | Bonds Lancashire | A− | 1.7 | 100% | 3.5 | 16% |
| 17 | Herstmonceux East Sussex | A− | 3.4 | 100% | 1.5 | 36% |
| 18 | Felsted Essex | A− | 7.5 | 81% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 19 | Tregarth Gwynedd | B+ | 1.5 | 100% | 2.9 | 23% |
| 20 | Bierton Buckinghamshire | B+ | 5.8 | 70% | 7.7 | 0% |
| 21 | Walberton West Sussex | B+ | 1.8 | 100% | 1.9 | 39% |
| 22 | Toll Bar South Yorkshire | B+ | 10.9 | 100% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 23 | Sharpness Gloucestershire | B+ | 2.1 | 100% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 24 | Canewdon Essex | B | 2.5 | 100% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 25 | Stoke Holy Cross Norfolk | B | 2.2 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 26 | Horton Kirby Kent | B | 5.9 | 78% | 1.7 | 21% |
| 27 | Keinton Mandeville Somerset | B | 3.8 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 28 | Kilgetty Dyfed | B | 1 | 100% | 0.9 | 18% |
| 29 | Talgarth Powys | B | 5.7 | 71% | 1.5 | 52% |
| 30 | Alconbury Weald Cambridgeshire | B | 5 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 31 | Portreath Cornwall | B | 1.1 | 78% | 2.3 | 8% |
| 32 | Corse Gloucestershire | B | 2.3 | 100% | 1.4 | 1% |
| 33 | Clarborough Nottinghamshire | B | 4 | 100% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 34 | Brightwell-cum-Sotwell Oxfordshire | B− | 2.5 | 72% | 2.2 | 40% |
| 35 | Wyton Cambridgeshire | B− | 4.9 | 100% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 36 | Gilmorton Leicestershire | B− | 3.3 | 100% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 37 | Chulmleigh Devon | C+ | 3.5 | 100% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 38 | East Morton West Yorkshire | C+ | 2.1 | 89% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 39 | Trimdon Grange County Durham | C+ | 2.1 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 40 | Crondall Hampshire | C+ | 3.6 | 73% | 1.8 | 1% |
| 41 | Husbands Bosworth Leicestershire | C+ | 3 | 100% | 1 | 0% |
| 42 | Clehonger Herefordshire | C+ | 0.6 | 100% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 43 | Thorpe on the Hill West Yorkshire | C+ | 2.2 | 64% | 4 | 0% |
| 44 | Ashill Norfolk | C+ | 3.7 | 82% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 45 | Westhampnett West Sussex | C | 0.2 | 79% | 2.6 | 33% |
| 46 | Lavenham Suffolk | C | 4.2 | 59% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 47 | Ampleforth North Yorkshire | C | 2.3 | 27% | 1.7 | 95% |
| 48 | Medomsley County Durham | C | 1.6 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 49 | Warwick Bridge Cumbria | C | 6.5 | 78% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 50 | West Clandon Surrey | C | 1.9 | 49% | 2.1 | 28% |
| 51 | Clifton upon Dunsmore Warwickshire | C | 2.2 | 79% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 52 | South Killingholme Lincolnshire | C | 1.7 | 68% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 53 | Crays Hill Essex | C− | 10.6 | 0% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 54 | Little Downham Cambridgeshire | C− | 2.8 | 61% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 55 | Sproatley East Riding of Yorkshire | C− | 8.6 | 47% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 56 | Trewoon Cornwall | D | 0.9 | 71% | 1.7 | 6% |
| 57 | Walesby Nottinghamshire | D− | 1.1 | 50% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 58 | Sutton on Trent Nottinghamshire | D− | 0.5 | 39% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 59 | Helpston Cambridgeshire | D− | 0 | 0% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 60 | Prees Higher Heath Shropshire | D− | 0.7 | 26% | 0.9 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Warwick Bridge’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 Warwick Bridge
The biggest is Warwick Park, 53 ha (132 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Close to home
8 in 10 Warwick Bridge 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 (78%)Further (22%)
Warwick Bridge78%
Villages its size100%
Cumbria towns84%
All UK towns83%
About 300 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 308 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The North Pennines National Landscape is 3.6 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.
National ParkNational LandscapeThe 5 km the grade counts
Protected landscape begins just outside the 5 km ring the Outdoors Grade measures, so Warwick Bridge scores 0% on it even though the North Pennines National Landscape is 3.6 mi away. Northumberland National Park covers 1,051 km² and has been a National Park since 1957.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
Footpaths in and around Warwick Bridge
10 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Warwick Bridge and the kilometre around it, 1.3 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0).
No named walking route is mapped within 2 km of Warwick Bridge; 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 Warwick Bridge: 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 | 10.3 | 8.3 | 7.2 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Rain (mm) | 81 | 65 | 59 | 47 | 55 | 70 | 80 | 86 | 77 | 91 | 87 | 93 |
April is the driest month (47 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 20 °C). Winter days are short, about 7 hours of daylight in December, and 93 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 45 nights a year. The climate in Warwick Bridge →
Things to do
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
Warwick Bridge is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the village.
The Beach19 mi from Warwick Bridge’s edge
DirectionsDouble Mills Beach27 mi from Warwick Bridge’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 4
Plus 4 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.
WetheralScotbyBramptonHoughtonCarlisleDalstonWarwick Bridge
ABCDOutdoors Grade
Carlisle, 5 miles away, grades A−, the best next door: 91% of its residents live within 400 m of a park.
Questions about the outdoors in Warwick Bridge
What is the biggest park in Warwick Bridge?
Warwick Park, 53 ha (132 acres), just outside the built-up area. 1 named park, garden or playing field is in the village or within 400 m of it.
Is Warwick Bridge near a National Park?
Yes. Northumberland National Park begins 12 mi north-east of the village’s edge. It covers 1,051 km² and has been a National Park since 1957. The nearest protected landscape of any kind is the North Pennines National Landscape, 3.6 mi away.
What is the nearest beach to Warwick Bridge?
The Beach, 19 mi from the edge of the village, then Double Mills Beach (27 mi). Warwick Bridge itself is inland.
How many people in Warwick Bridge live near a park?
78% 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 Warwick Bridge?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Warwick Bridge good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 1.3 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 13% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 91% (6.5 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 Warwick Bridge’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Warwick Bridge’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.