Borrowash’s biggest
Ockbrook and Borrowash Cricket Club
Playing field
3.6 ha (9 acres)0.2 km of path
5 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.4 mi northfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Victuallers · CC BY-SA 3.0B−Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in Borrowash · parks, paths & countryside
85% of Borrowash’s residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park
Parks and playing fields in Borrowash add up to 2.8 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Footpaths add up to 36 km in the town and the kilometre around it, 2.7 for every square kilometre. Borrowash grades B− for the outdoors: #41 of 59 in Derbyshire. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
2.8 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
85%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
36 km
2.7 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
0%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Peak District National Park
Outdoors grade
Borrowash grades B− for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Borrowash, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
B−
Better than 46% of UK towns#41 of 59 in Derbyshire · 27th of 60 UK towns its size
Public green space2.8 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
65out of
100
100
A park within a walk85%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
57out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape0%of the land within 5 km · None within 5 km
31out of
100
100
Footpaths2.7 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
51out 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.
Towns its size
Borrowash is 27th of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 6,900 to 7,400 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
Borrowash2.7
Towns its size3.1
Derbyshire towns3.6
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Borrowash2.8
Towns its size2.1
Derbyshire towns2.2
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Borrowash85%
Towns its size77%
Derbyshire towns86%
All UK towns83%
Against towns its size, Borrowash stands out most for park space per resident: only 17 of the other 59 have more. It falls furthest behind on path per km², where 36 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holbury Hampshire | A+ | 5.5 | 89% | 3.1 | 42% |
| 2 | Sheringham Norfolk | A+ | 11.6 | 74% | 3.4 | 32% |
| 3 | Stocksbridge South Yorkshire | A | 2.2 | 100% | 4.4 | 30% |
| 4 | Bude Cornwall | A | 3.1 | 78% | 3.3 | 9% |
| 5 | Anstey Leicestershire | A | 12.9 | 100% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 6 | Liphook Hampshire | A | 3.1 | 86% | 3.8 | 64% |
| 7 | Bishop's Waltham Hampshire | A | 2.6 | 93% | 3.4 | 55% |
| 8 | Bourne End Buckinghamshire | A | 2.9 | 87% | 4 | 19% |
| 9 | Gwersyllt Clwyd | A | 14.6 | 96% | 2.5 | 2% |
| 10 | Ashley Heath Dorset | A | 24.2 | 68% | 4 | 15% |
| 11 | Darfield South Yorkshire | A | 4 | 100% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 12 | Easington County Durham | A− | 5 | 94% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 13 | Walton-on-the-Naze Essex | A− | 3.2 | 96% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 14 | Shiremoor Tyne and Wear | A− | 2.5 | 76% | 5.3 | 0% |
| 15 | Otford and Kemsing Kent | A− | 3.3 | 53% | 3.6 | 73% |
| 16 | Torpoint Cornwall | A− | 2.2 | 84% | 1.6 | 26% |
| 17 | Blackwater Hampshire | B+ | 10.6 | 74% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 18 | Chinnor Oxfordshire | B+ | 1.5 | 88% | 3.7 | 37% |
| 19 | Kiveton Park South Yorkshire | B+ | 2.8 | 100% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 20 | Fence Houses Tyne and Wear | B+ | 3.8 | 81% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 21 | Malmesbury Wiltshire | B | 2 | 86% | 2.5 | 26% |
| 22 | Wroughton Wiltshire | B | 1.1 | 78% | 3.9 | 52% |
| 23 | Chapel-en-le-Frith Derbyshire | B− | 1 | 75% | 3.8 | 58% |
| 24 | Woodville Derbyshire | B− | 3.7 | 78% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 25 | Balsall Common West Midlands | B− | 3.7 | 81% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 26 | Cranfield Bedfordshire | B− | 2.3 | 72% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 27 | Borrowash Derbyshire | B− | 2.8 | 85% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 28 | Bollington Cheshire | B− | 1.3 | 56% | 4.1 | 31% |
| 29 | Blackheath West Midlands | C+ | 2.5 | 57% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 30 | Allerton Bywater West Yorkshire | C+ | 2.1 | 78% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 31 | North Baddesley Hampshire | C+ | 1.7 | 91% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 32 | Chipping Norton Oxfordshire | C+ | 1.5 | 67% | 2.4 | 73% |
| 33 | Wrecclesham Surrey | C+ | 1.2 | 50% | 3.8 | 37% |
| 34 | Poringland Norfolk | C+ | 1.3 | 91% | 2.1 | 5% |
| 35 | Pelton and Ouston County Durham | C+ | 2 | 64% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 36 | Murton County Durham | C+ | 2.1 | 54% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 37 | West Mersea Essex | C+ | 1.9 | 69% | 2 | 0% |
| 38 | Thrapston Northamptonshire | C | 1.2 | 100% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 39 | Caerleon Gwent | C | 1.9 | 64% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 40 | Horncastle Lincolnshire | C | 0.6 | 60% | 3.9 | 10% |
| 41 | Radcliffe on Trent Nottinghamshire | C | 2.5 | 76% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 42 | Hattersley Greater Manchester | C | 0.9 | 52% | 3.9 | 7% |
| 43 | Sawston Cambridgeshire | C | 1.4 | 97% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 44 | Hagley Worcestershire | C | 1.7 | 90% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 45 | Castle Donington Leicestershire | C | 1.8 | 85% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 46 | Crewkerne Somerset | C | 0.5 | 66% | 2.8 | 21% |
| 47 | Aylsham Norfolk | C | 2.6 | 74% | 2 | 0% |
| 48 | Hethersett Norfolk | C | 2.1 | 65% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 49 | Market Warsop Nottinghamshire | C | 2.1 | 67% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 50 | Wivenhoe Essex | C− | 0.9 | 65% | 5.1 | 0% |
| 51 | Kibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth Harcourt Leicestershire | C− | 2.1 | 82% | 2 | 0% |
| 52 | Calverton Nottinghamshire | C− | 1.7 | 62% | 3 | 0% |
| 53 | Breaston and Draycott Derbyshire | C− | 1.1 | 73% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 54 | Pickering North Yorkshire | C− | 1.7 | 39% | 1.7 | 19% |
| 55 | Shefford Bedfordshire | D | 1.1 | 67% | 3 | 0% |
| 56 | Wellesbourne Warwickshire | D | 1.1 | 88% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 57 | Deeping St James Lincolnshire | D | 0.5 | 73% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 58 | Beddau Mid Glamorgan | D | 1 | 77% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 59 | Featherstone Staffordshire | D− | 1.2 | 52% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 60 | Albrighton Shropshire | D− | 0.8 | 32% | 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 Borrowash’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 Borrowash
The biggest is Ockbrook and Borrowash Cricket Club, 3.6 ha (9 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Anderson Electrical Arena
Playing field · 80 m outside town
2.1 ha (5 acres)
3 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.7 mi westfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home
How close Borrowash’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).
Within 400 m (85%)Further (15%)
Borrowash85%
Towns its size77%
Derbyshire towns86%
All UK towns83%
About 1,100 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 15 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 478 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The Peak District National Park is 16 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
Peak District National Park covers 1,438 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
9 waymarked walks pass through or near Borrowash
36 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Borrowash and the kilometre around it, 2.7 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
RegionalLocalOther waymarked
Derwent Valley Heritage Way5.5 km
Derby Nomad Way3.7 km
Midshires Way3.5 km
Erewash Circular Walk 53.1 km
Erewash Circular Walk 211.5 km
Erewash Circular Route 131.4 km
Erewash Circular Walk 151.2 km
Erewash Circular Walk 130.9 km
Erewash Circular Route 40.4 km
3 regional routes pass through, including the Derwent Valley Heritage Way, Derby Nomad Way and Midshires Way.
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 Borrowash: May 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.1 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.8 | 16.9 | 16.4 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.6 | 7.6 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 55 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 46 | 63 | 62 | 58 | 53 | 65 | 61 | 63 |
March is the driest month (43 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 22 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 65 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 42 nights a year. The climate in Borrowash →
Things to do
15 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
Borrowash is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.
The Beach21 mi from Borrowash’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
Nature reserves 1
Elvaston Castle Local Nature Reserve12 ha · 0.8 mi from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 15
Brook Road Play Areain town
DirectionsDeans Drive Play Areain town
DirectionsPriorway Avenue Play Areain town
DirectionsPlus 12 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Little Stryne Fishing, Caravan, and Camping0.0 mi from town
DirectionsNext door
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
Breaston and DraycottShardlowSandiacreAston-on-TrentLong EatonDerbyBorrowash
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borrowash | B− | 2.8 | 85% | 0% |
| Breaston and Draycott 2.2 mi | C− | 1.1 | 73% | 0% |
| Shardlow 2.9 mi | D | 1.5 | 73% | 0% |
| Sandiacre 3.4 mi | B+ | 2.6 | 94% | 0% |
| Aston-on-Trent 3.5 mi | D | 1.5 | 44% | 0% |
| Long Eaton 3.9 mi | C | 1.8 | 74% | 0% |
| Derby 4.2 mi | B− | 2.3 | 82% | 0% |
Sandiacre, 3.4 miles away, grades B+, the best next door: 94% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Borrowash
What is the biggest park in Borrowash?
Ockbrook and Borrowash Cricket Club, 3.6 ha (9 acres). Anderson Electrical Arena (2.1 ha) is second. 2 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Borrowash near a National Park?
Yes. Peak District National Park begins 16 mi north-west of the town’s edge. It covers 1,438 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
What are the best walks near Borrowash?
9 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the Derwent Valley Heritage Way, Derby Nomad Way and Midshires Way.
What is the nearest beach to Borrowash?
The Beach, 21 mi from the edge of the town. Borrowash itself is inland.
How many people in Borrowash live near a park?
85% 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 Borrowash?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Borrowash good for walking?
About average for paths: 2.7 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 51% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 65% (2.8 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 Borrowash’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Borrowash’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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