Photo: Peter Tarleton · CC BY-SA 2.0Parks and walks in Glapwell
A park or playing field is within a 5-minute walk for 60% of residents. 22 km of footpaths run through the village and the kilometre around it, 2.6 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Glapwell add up to 2.2 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Glapwell grades C− for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Glapwell grades C− for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Glapwell, 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.
Glapwell is 42nd of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,500 to 1,600 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Glapwell falls furthest behind on homes near a park, where 46 of the 59 others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanhope County Durham | A+ | 7.7 | 100% | 3.5 | 86% |
| 2 | Salcombe Devon | A+ | 2 | 100% | 3.3 | 65% |
| 3 | Finberry Kent | A+ | 4 | 100% | 5.1 | 2% |
| 4 | Fairlight East Sussex | A+ | 39.6 | 50% | 3.3 | 42% |
| 5 | Dobcross Greater Manchester | A+ | 2.8 | 100% | 4.8 | 22% |
| 6 | Crockenhill Kent | A+ | 5.2 | 100% | 3.1 | 27% |
| 7 | Wood Street Village Surrey | A+ | 25.7 | 81% | 4.9 | 18% |
| 8 | Ducklington Oxfordshire | A | 10.1 | 79% | 4.8 | 4% |
| 9 | Roydon Essex | A | 3.5 | 100% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 10 | Haverigg Cumbria | A | 4.7 | 67% | 2.5 | 11% |
| 11 | North Bradley Wiltshire | A | 3.4 | 100% | 4.6 | 0% |
| 12 | Middle Winterslow Wiltshire | A | 7 | 100% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 13 | Collett's Green Worcestershire | A | 3.5 | 100% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 14 | Sabden Lancashire | A− | 0.8 | 100% | 5 | 38% |
| 15 | Oakenshaw West Yorkshire | A− | 7.4 | 100% | 3 | 0% |
| 16 | West Wellow Hampshire | A− | 3.6 | 82% | 2.7 | 51% |
| 17 | Llanrug Gwynedd | A− | 1.7 | 100% | 1.7 | 6% |
| 18 | King's Cliffe Northamptonshire | B+ | 3.3 | 100% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 19 | Kimpton Hertfordshire | B+ | 3.7 | 100% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 20 | Castleside County Durham | B+ | 0.9 | 100% | 3 | 42% |
| 21 | Ambergate Derbyshire | B+ | 2.4 | 100% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 22 | Ramsbury Wiltshire | B+ | 3.9 | 62% | 2.3 | 100% |
| 23 | Tideswell Derbyshire | B | 1.5 | 100% | 1.6 | 97% |
| 24 | Fence Lancashire | B | 1.3 | 62% | 6.2 | 32% |
| 25 | Potterne Wiltshire | B | 1.3 | 77% | 5.1 | 8% |
| 26 | Wick Gloucestershire | B− | 1.8 | 56% | 3.6 | 39% |
| 27 | Bridge Kent | B− | 2.2 | 60% | 2.7 | 44% |
| 28 | Mundford Norfolk | B− | 3.1 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 29 | Gotham Nottinghamshire | B− | 3.9 | 83% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 30 | High Harrington Cumbria | C+ | 0.5 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 31 | Evenwood County Durham | C+ | 3.4 | 100% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 32 | Mylor Bridge Cornwall | C+ | 1.1 | 63% | 1.2 | 49% |
| 33 | Bacton and Cotton Suffolk | C+ | 4.4 | 70% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 34 | Rufford Lancashire | C | 2.8 | 70% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 35 | Anna Valley and Upper Clatford Hampshire | C | 2.2 | 77% | 3 | 0% |
| 36 | Four Lanes Cornwall | C | 0.6 | 100% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 37 | Kingsley Cheshire | C | 3.4 | 81% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 38 | Stock Essex | C | 2.2 | 62% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 39 | Flitton Bedfordshire | C | 1.4 | 49% | 3.3 | 6% |
| 40 | Arksey South Yorkshire | C− | 1.1 | 88% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 41 | Rawcliffe East Riding of Yorkshire | C− | 1 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 42 | Glapwell Derbyshire | C− | 2.2 | 60% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 43 | Haslingfield Cambridgeshire | C− | 2 | 80% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 44 | Horsmonden Kent | C− | 0.5 | 79% | 0.9 | 50% |
| 45 | Yalding Kent | C− | 7.1 | 21% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 46 | Sandleheath Hampshire | C− | 0.1 | 0% | 2.6 | 52% |
| 47 | Tidbury Green West Midlands | C− | 2.4 | 49% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 48 | Dalston Cumbria | C− | 3.4 | 66% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 49 | Baston Lincolnshire | C− | 2.3 | 78% | 1 | 0% |
| 50 | Heighington County Durham | D | 2.6 | 64% | 0.4 | 0% |
| 51 | Henstridge Somerset | D | 1.8 | 47% | 2 | 0% |
| 52 | Tetney Lincolnshire | D | 1.5 | 79% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 53 | Broadclyst Devon | D | 1.4 | 78% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 54 | Wood End (North Warwickshire) Warwickshire | D | 1.1 | 74% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 55 | Camblesforth North Yorkshire | D | 0.3 | 81% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 56 | Burton Green Warwickshire | D− | 0 | 0% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 57 | Aberford West Yorkshire | D− | 1.3 | 22% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 58 | Edgmond Shropshire | D− | 1.7 | 33% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 59 | Walpole St Peter and Walpole St Andrew Norfolk | D− | 1.7 | 52% | 0.2 | 0% |
| 60 | Leasingham Lincolnshire | D− | 1.3 | 50% | 0.9 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
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6 in 10 Glapwell 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; 3 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 520 residents.
The Peak District National Park is 8.9 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.
Peak District National Park covers 1,438 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
4 waymarked walks pass through or near Glapwell
22 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Glapwell and the kilometre around it, 2.6 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the village.
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Public rights of way are only as complete as the map in each area.
The best walking months in Glapwell: 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) | 8.1 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.8 | 16.9 | 16.5 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.5 | 7.6 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Rain (mm) | 66 | 55 | 48 | 53 | 53 | 68 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 75 | 76 | 76 |
March is the driest month (48 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 21 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 76 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 47 nights a year. The climate in Glapwell →
3 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
Glapwell is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the village.
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 2
Plus 1 nature reserve without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 3
Plus 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glapwell | C− | 2.2 | 60% | 0% |
| New Houghton 1.4 mi | A | 33.8 | 100% | 0% |
| Bolsover 3.0 mi | C+ | 1.9 | 85% | 0% |
| Shirebrook 3.1 mi | B | 1.8 | 100% | 0% |
| Stanton Hill and Skegby 3.2 mi | A− | 16.1 | 83% | 0% |
| North Wingfield and Holmewood 3.7 mi | B | 2.7 | 84% | 0% |
| Tibshelf 3.8 mi | B− | 1.4 | 94% | 0% |
New Houghton, 1.4 miles away, grades A, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. New Houghton and Stanton Hill and Skegby have at least twice Glapwell’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Glapwell
Is Glapwell near a National Park?
Yes. Peak District National Park begins 8.9 mi west of the village’s edge. It covers 1,438 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
What are the best walks near Glapwell?
4 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the village, including the The Oak Walk, Hardwick, The Welly Walk, Hardwick and Archaeological Way (old route).
What is the nearest beach to Glapwell?
The Beach, 9.1 mi from the edge of the village, then Doncaster Lakeside Beach (23 mi). Glapwell itself is inland.
How many people in Glapwell live near a park?
60% 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 Glapwell?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Glapwell good for walking?
About average for paths: 2.6 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 49% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 51% (2.2 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 Glapwell’s overall grade.
Where Glapwell’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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