Chapel-en-le-Frith’s biggest
War Memorial Park
Park or garden
3.9 ha (10 acres)1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
5 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Chapel-en-le-Frith
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Peter Turner · CC BY-SA 2.0B−Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in Chapel-en-le-Frith · parks, paths & countryside
58% of the land within 5 km of Chapel-en-le-Frith is National Park or National Landscape
The Peak District National Park begins 0.0 mi from the town’s edge. Footpaths add up to 54 km in the town and the kilometre around it, 3.8 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Chapel-en-le-Frith add up to 1.0 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Chapel-en-le-Frith grades B− for the outdoors: #35 of 59 in Derbyshire. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
1.0 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
75%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
54 km
3.8 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
58%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Peak District National Park
Character
What kind of outdoors town is Chapel-en-le-Frith?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Protected countryside58% of the land within 5 km is Peak District National Park.A town of footpaths3.8 km of path per km², more than 76% of UK towns. The typical town has 3.0.Less park per person1.0 ha of parks and playing fields per 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1.
Chapel-en-le-Frith’s strongest suit is protected countryside on the doorstep, followed by dense footpaths. Where it falls short is park space per person.
Outdoors grade
Chapel-en-le-Frith grades B− for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Chapel-en-le-Frith, 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 55% of UK towns#35 of 59 in Derbyshire · 23rd of 60 UK towns its size
Public green space1.0 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
13out of
100
100
A park within a walk75%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
37out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape58%of the land within 5 km
94out of
100
100
Footpaths3.8 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
77out 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
Chapel-en-le-Frith is 23rd of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 6,900 to 7,500 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
Chapel-en-le-Frith3.8
Towns its size3.1
Derbyshire towns3.6
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Chapel-en-le-Frith1.0
Towns its size1.9
Derbyshire towns2.2
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Chapel-en-le-Frith75%
Towns its size78%
Derbyshire towns86%
All UK towns83%
Against towns its size, Chapel-en-le-Frith stands out most for path per km²: only 18 of the other 59 have more. It falls furthest behind on park space per resident, where 52 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 | Ruddington Nottinghamshire | A | 9.7 | 100% | 5.1 | 0% |
| 5 | Bude Cornwall | A | 3.1 | 78% | 3.3 | 9% |
| 6 | Anstey Leicestershire | A | 12.9 | 100% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 7 | Liphook Hampshire | A | 3.1 | 86% | 3.8 | 64% |
| 8 | Bolton upon Dearne South Yorkshire | A | 5.6 | 100% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 9 | Bourne End Buckinghamshire | A | 2.9 | 87% | 4 | 19% |
| 10 | Gwersyllt Clwyd | A | 14.6 | 96% | 2.5 | 2% |
| 11 | Ashley Heath Dorset | A | 24.2 | 68% | 4 | 15% |
| 12 | Darfield South Yorkshire | A | 4 | 100% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 13 | Seaton Devon | A− | 1.1 | 84% | 2.5 | 55% |
| 14 | Otford and Kemsing Kent | A− | 3.3 | 53% | 3.6 | 73% |
| 15 | Torpoint Cornwall | A− | 2.2 | 84% | 1.6 | 26% |
| 16 | Goldthorpe South Yorkshire | A− | 8.4 | 84% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 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 | Gowerton West Glamorgan | B+ | 3.2 | 79% | 1.2 | 14% |
| 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 | Eckington Derbyshire | B− | 1.8 | 80% | 6 | 0% |
| 26 | Balsall Common West Midlands | B− | 3.7 | 81% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 27 | Cranfield Bedfordshire | B− | 2.3 | 72% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 28 | Borrowash Derbyshire | B− | 2.8 | 85% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 29 | Bollington Cheshire | B− | 1.3 | 56% | 4.1 | 31% |
| 30 | Abersychan Gwent | B− | 2.8 | 83% | 1.1 | 17% |
| 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 | Sawston Cambridgeshire | C | 1.4 | 97% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 43 | Hagley Worcestershire | C | 1.7 | 90% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 44 | Castle Donington Leicestershire | C | 1.8 | 85% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 45 | Crewkerne Somerset | C | 0.5 | 66% | 2.8 | 21% |
| 46 | Aylsham Norfolk | C | 2.6 | 74% | 2 | 0% |
| 47 | Hethersett Norfolk | C | 2.1 | 65% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 48 | Wivenhoe Essex | C− | 0.9 | 65% | 5.1 | 0% |
| 49 | Kibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth Harcourt Leicestershire | C− | 2.1 | 82% | 2 | 0% |
| 50 | Southwell Nottinghamshire | C− | 1.7 | 59% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 51 | Calverton Nottinghamshire | C− | 1.7 | 62% | 3 | 0% |
| 52 | Breaston and Draycott Derbyshire | C− | 1.1 | 73% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 53 | Pickering North Yorkshire | C− | 1.7 | 39% | 1.7 | 19% |
| 54 | Shefford Bedfordshire | D | 1.1 | 67% | 3 | 0% |
| 55 | Wellesbourne Warwickshire | D | 1.1 | 88% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 56 | Deeping St James Lincolnshire | D | 0.5 | 73% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 57 | Beddau Mid Glamorgan | D | 1 | 77% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 58 | Market Weighton East Riding of Yorkshire | D− | 0.7 | 79% | 1 | 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 Chapel-en-le-Frith’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 Chapel-en-le-Frith
The biggest is War Memorial Park, 3.9 ha (10 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Chapel Town Football Club
Playing field
1.8 ha (4 acres)
2 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Chapel-en-le-Frith
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home
7 in 10 Chapel-en-le-Frith 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 (75%)Further (26%)
Chapel-en-le-Frith75%
Towns its size78%
Derbyshire towns86%
All UK towns83%
About 1,800 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 5 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 1,447 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
National Parks and National Landscapes around Chapel-en-le-Frith
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
National Park
Peak District
0.0 mi north-east1,438 km²since 195158% of the land within 5 km
Official site58% of the land within 5 km of Chapel-en-le-Frith is National Park or National Landscape, more than 93% of UK towns. Peak District National Park covers 1,438 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
4 waymarked walks pass through or near Chapel-en-le-Frith
54 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Chapel-en-le-Frith and the kilometre around it, 3.8 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
Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 25.2 km
Peak Forest Tramway Trail3.2 km
The Steel Cotton Rail Trail2.3 km
Broken Banks0.4 km
The regional route here is the Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 2.
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 Chapel-en-le-Frith: 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) | 8.0 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.8 | 17.0 | 16.5 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.5 | 7.5 |
| High (°C) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 6 |
| Rain (mm) | 102 | 94 | 81 | 72 | 76 | 84 | 95 | 94 | 96 | 118 | 115 | 128 |
April is the driest month (72 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 20 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 128 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 49 nights a year. The climate in Chapel-en-le-Frith →
Things to do
5 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
Chapel-en-le-Frith is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.
Stone Beach23 mi from Chapel-en-le-Frith’s edge
DirectionsWader Point24 mi from Chapel-en-le-Frith’s edge
DirectionsCreek Beach South24 mi from Chapel-en-le-Frith’s edge
DirectionsCreek Beach North24 mi from Chapel-en-le-Frith’s edge
DirectionsCar Park Beach24 mi from Chapel-en-le-Frith’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.
Up high. Browne Hill, at 325 m, is the highest named top within 2 km of Chapel-en-le-Frith.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Eccles Pike0.5 mi from town
DirectionsHills and peaks 2
Browne Hill325 m (1,066 ft) · 1.1 mi from town
DirectionsLadder Hill400 m (1,312 ft) · 1.2 mi from town
DirectionsNature reserves 1
Chinley Park Nature Reserve2.6 ha · 0.9 mi from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 5
Plus 5 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 2
Chinley Camping0.4 mi from town
DirectionsCombs Valley Campsite0.6 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.
ChinleyDove HolesWhaley BridgeFurness ValeHayfieldBuxtonChapel-en-le-Frith
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel-en-le-Frith | B− | 1.0 | 75% | 58% |
| Chinley 1.5 mi | B+ | 1.2 | 78% | 53% |
| Dove Holes 1.9 mi | A | 5.1 | 100% | 52% |
| Whaley Bridge 2.9 mi | B | 1.6 | 44% | 53% |
| Furness Vale 3.5 mi | A− | 2.0 | 78% | 36% |
| Hayfield 4.2 mi | A+ | 2.2 | 100% | 62% |
| Buxton 4.6 mi | A | 3.5 | 86% | 61% |
Hayfield, 4.2 miles away, grades A+, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. Dove Holes, Hayfield and Buxton have at least twice Chapel-en-le-Frith’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Chapel-en-le-Frith
What is the biggest park in Chapel-en-le-Frith?
War Memorial Park, 3.9 ha (10 acres), with 1.2 km of path. Chapel Town Football Club (1.8 ha) is second. 2 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Chapel-en-le-Frith near a National Park?
Yes. Peak District National Park begins 0.0 mi north-east of the town’s edge. It covers 1,438 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
What are the best walks near Chapel-en-le-Frith?
4 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the Peak District Boundary Walk Stage 2, Peak Forest Tramway Trail and The Steel Cotton Rail Trail.
What is the nearest beach to Chapel-en-le-Frith?
Stone Beach, 23 mi from the edge of the town, then Wader Point (24 mi). Chapel-en-le-Frith itself is inland.
How many people in Chapel-en-le-Frith live near a park?
75% 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 Chapel-en-le-Frith?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Chapel-en-le-Frith good for walking?
For paths, yes: 3.8 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 77% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 13% (1.0 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 Chapel-en-le-Frith’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Chapel-en-le-Frith’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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