Creswell’s biggest
Markland Multi Sports Arena
Playing field
3.2 ha (8 acres)0.4 km of path
4 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.6 mi northfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Dave Bevis · CC BY-SA 2.0B+Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in Creswell · parks, paths & countryside
Almost everyone in Creswell lives within a 5-minute walk of a park
Footpaths add up to 34 km in the town and the kilometre around it, 3.2 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Creswell add up to 2.7 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Creswell grades B+ for the outdoors: #22 of 59 in Derbyshire. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
2.7 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
100%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
34 km
3.2 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
Creswell grades B+ for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Creswell, 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 70% of UK towns#22 of 59 in Derbyshire · 23rd of 60 UK towns its size
Public green space2.7 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
63out of
100
100
A park within a walk100%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
89out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape0%of the land within 5 km · None within 5 km
31out of
100
100
Footpaths3.2 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
64out 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
Creswell is 23rd of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 5,600 to 6,000 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
Creswell3.2
Towns its size2.6
Derbyshire towns3.6
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Creswell2.7
Towns its size2.1
Derbyshire towns2.2
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Creswell100%
Towns its size86%
Derbyshire towns86%
All UK towns83%
Against towns its size, Creswell stands out most for park space per resident: only 15 of the other 59 have more.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackfield and Langley Hampshire | A+ | 28.1 | 95% | 4.2 | 48% |
| 2 | Saltburn-by-the-Sea North Yorkshire | A | 4.7 | 92% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 3 | Bagshot Surrey | A | 10.5 | 100% | 5.2 | 0% |
| 4 | Deepcar South Yorkshire | A | 1.8 | 100% | 6.4 | 21% |
| 5 | Barrowford Lancashire | A | 4.2 | 82% | 5 | 22% |
| 6 | Wareham Dorset | A | 1.9 | 83% | 3.4 | 56% |
| 7 | Leiston Suffolk | A | 1.7 | 95% | 2.7 | 35% |
| 8 | Amble Northumberland | A | 2 | 100% | 2.2 | 5% |
| 9 | West Hallam Derbyshire | A | 4.8 | 100% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 10 | Haworth West Yorkshire | A | 4.1 | 100% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 11 | Millom Cumbria | A | 2 | 82% | 3.2 | 13% |
| 12 | Menston West Yorkshire | A | 2.4 | 90% | 4.1 | 18% |
| 13 | Shepperton Surrey | A | 8.7 | 89% | 4.6 | 0% |
| 14 | Carnforth Lancashire | A− | 1.2 | 89% | 3 | 39% |
| 15 | Barnard Castle County Durham | A− | 2.2 | 100% | 3.4 | 1% |
| 16 | Nailsworth Gloucestershire | A− | 1.3 | 86% | 5.9 | 88% |
| 17 | Botley Hampshire | A− | 14.6 | 70% | 3.6 | 2% |
| 18 | East Horsley Surrey | A− | 3.5 | 55% | 4.5 | 33% |
| 19 | Blaenavon Gwent | A− | 1.8 | 100% | 2.3 | 39% |
| 20 | Henfield West Sussex | A− | 3.8 | 51% | 4.4 | 17% |
| 21 | Kingsbridge Devon | B+ | 1.5 | 91% | 1.6 | 67% |
| 22 | Marchwood Hampshire | B+ | 2 | 87% | 1.3 | 38% |
| 23 | Creswell Derbyshire | B+ | 2.7 | 100% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 24 | Moor Park Hertfordshire | B+ | 4.5 | 46% | 4.5 | 1% |
| 25 | Thrybergh and Dalton South Yorkshire | B+ | 2.6 | 95% | 4 | 0% |
| 26 | Willington County Durham | B+ | 4.7 | 95% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 27 | Garstang Lancashire | B | 2.4 | 89% | 2.3 | 15% |
| 28 | East Tilbury Essex | B | 2.3 | 92% | 2 | 0% |
| 29 | Shipston-on-Stour Warwickshire | B | 2.3 | 94% | 1.6 | 20% |
| 30 | Brixworth Northamptonshire | B | 3.8 | 94% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 31 | Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Northumberland | B | 2.2 | 77% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 32 | Hemsby Norfolk | B | 2.5 | 51% | 1.4 | 22% |
| 33 | Bidford-on-Avon Warwickshire | B | 3.4 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 34 | Cheddar Somerset | B− | 2.3 | 41% | 3 | 56% |
| 35 | Thirsk North Yorkshire | B− | 1.8 | 100% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 36 | Great Torrington Devon | B− | 2.6 | 88% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 37 | Hullbridge Essex | C+ | 5.7 | 59% | 3 | 0% |
| 38 | Aylesham Kent | C+ | 0.3 | 76% | 3.4 | 33% |
| 39 | Bagillt Clwyd | C+ | 1.3 | 87% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 40 | Crawley Down West Sussex | C+ | 1.2 | 80% | 2.2 | 40% |
| 41 | Pontyclun Mid Glamorgan | C | 2.4 | 79% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 42 | Ruthin Clwyd | C | 2.7 | 51% | 1.5 | 31% |
| 43 | Egremont Cumbria | C | 1.1 | 63% | 1.8 | 11% |
| 44 | Bracebridge Heath Lincolnshire | C | 1.1 | 81% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 45 | Undy and Magor Gwent | C | 0.9 | 86% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 46 | Durrington Wiltshire | C | 1.1 | 90% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 47 | Red Lodge Suffolk | C | 1.5 | 100% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 48 | Ramsey Cambridgeshire | C | 2.5 | 72% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 49 | Ilminster Somerset | C− | 2.3 | 61% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 50 | Pembury Kent | C− | 1.1 | 45% | 2 | 58% |
| 51 | Abertridwr and Senghenydd Gwent | C− | 1.8 | 87% | 1 | 0% |
| 52 | Purfleet-on-Thames Essex | C− | 0.9 | 64% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 53 | Cuddington Cheshire | C− | 1.5 | 66% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 54 | Withernsea East Riding of Yorkshire | D | 0.9 | 60% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 55 | Finningley South Yorkshire | D | 2 | 65% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 56 | Brigg Lincolnshire | D | 1.7 | 65% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 57 | Ruskington Lincolnshire | D | 1.3 | 70% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 58 | Bulkington Warwickshire | D | 0.9 | 76% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 59 | Sawtry Cambridgeshire | D | 1.3 | 40% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 60 | Burwell Cambridgeshire | D− | 1.5 | 44% | 1.8 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Creswell’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 Creswell
The biggest is Markland Multi Sports Arena, 3.2 ha (8 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Wollen Meadow
Park or garden
2.2 ha (5 acres)
3 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.4 mi north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home
How close Creswell’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 (100%)Further (0%)
Creswell100%
Towns its size86%
Derbyshire towns86%
All UK towns83%
Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 17 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 341 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The Peak District National Park is 12 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
2 waymarked walks pass through or near Creswell
34 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Creswell and the kilometre around it, 3.2 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
RegionalOther waymarked
Archaeological Way (old route)12.4 km
Robin Hood Way4.0 km
The regional route here is the Robin Hood 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 Creswell: 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 | 16.9 | 16.5 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.5 | 7.5 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Rain (mm) | 53 | 47 | 42 | 46 | 50 | 66 | 65 | 60 | 54 | 70 | 71 | 67 |
March is the driest month (42 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 21 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 71 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 46 nights a year. The climate in Creswell →
Things to do
17 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
Creswell is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.
The Beach8.9 mi from Creswell’s edge
DirectionsDoncaster Lakeside Beach17 mi from Creswell’s edge
DirectionsBeach at Doncaster Lakeside17 mi from Creswell’s edge
DirectionsSea Lions17 mi from Creswell’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
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 17
Plus 17 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.
WhitwellClowneLangwithBarlboroughBolsoverShirebrookCreswell
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creswell | B+ | 2.7 | 100% | 0% |
| Whitwell 1.6 mi | B− | 1.7 | 100% | 0% |
| Clowne 1.9 mi | C− | 1.4 | 67% | 0% |
| Langwith 2.5 mi | A | 19.6 | 100% | 0% |
| Barlborough 3.1 mi | B | 4.4 | 100% | 0% |
| Bolsover 3.5 mi | C+ | 1.9 | 85% | 0% |
| Shirebrook 3.9 mi | B | 1.8 | 100% | 0% |
Langwith, 2.5 miles away, grades A, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. Langwith has at least twice Creswell’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Creswell
What is the biggest park in Creswell?
Markland Multi Sports Arena, 3.2 ha (8 acres). Wollen Meadow (2.2 ha) is second. 2 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Creswell near a National Park?
Yes. Peak District National Park begins 12 mi 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 Creswell?
2 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the Archaeological Way (old route) and Robin Hood Way.
What is the nearest beach to Creswell?
The Beach, 8.9 mi from the edge of the town, then Doncaster Lakeside Beach (17 mi). Creswell itself is inland.
How many people in Creswell live near a park?
100% 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 Creswell?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Creswell good for walking?
For paths, yes: 3.2 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 64% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 63% (2.7 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 Creswell’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Creswell’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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