Hatton’s biggest
Tutbury Mill Picnic Area
Park or garden · 200 m outside town
1.3 ha (3 acres)0.1 km of path
2 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.5 mi southfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Tutbury Crossing Signal Box · Photo: Dave Bevis · CC BY-SA 2.0C−Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in Hatton · parks, paths & countryside
Parks and walks in Hatton
Parks and playing fields in Hatton add up to 3.3 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. 16 km of footpaths run through the town and the kilometre around it, 1.7 for every square kilometre. A park or playing field is within a 5-minute walk for 61% of residents. Hatton grades C− for the outdoors: #54 of 59 in Derbyshire. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
3.3 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
61%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
16 km
1.7 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
Hatton grades C− for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Hatton, 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 19% of UK towns#54 of 59 in Derbyshire · 45th of 60 UK towns its size
Public green space3.3 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
74out of
100
100
A park within a walk61%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
21out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape0%of the land within 5 km · None within 5 km
31out of
100
100
Footpaths1.7 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
21out 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
Hatton is 45th of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 2,500 to 2,700 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
Hatton1.7
Towns its size2.4
Derbyshire towns3.6
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Hatton3.3
Towns its size2.6
Derbyshire towns2.2
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Hatton61%
Towns its size85%
Derbyshire towns86%
All UK towns83%
Against towns its size, Hatton stands out most for park space per resident: only 22 of the other 59 have more. It falls furthest behind on path per km², where 45 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petworth West Sussex | A+ | 29.6 | 100% | 4.1 | 93% |
| 2 | Tywardreath Cornwall | A+ | 4.6 | 100% | 2.5 | 26% |
| 3 | Shalford Surrey | A+ | 14.9 | 89% | 4.8 | 47% |
| 4 | Silloth Cumbria | A+ | 7.3 | 100% | 1.4 | 17% |
| 5 | Hopton on Sea Norfolk | A+ | 6.7 | 100% | 1.6 | 2% |
| 6 | Hellingly East Sussex | A | 6.9 | 90% | 3.7 | 11% |
| 7 | Dolgellau Gwynedd | A | 3.6 | 100% | 1.9 | 100% |
| 8 | Binley Woods Warwickshire | A | 5.5 | 100% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 9 | Maple Cross Hertfordshire | A | 3.1 | 100% | 2.9 | 14% |
| 10 | Hawley Hampshire | A | 6.9 | 92% | 5.8 | 0% |
| 11 | Chopwell Tyne and Wear | A | 7.5 | 100% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 12 | Longford Gloucestershire | A | 11.9 | 100% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 13 | Darenth Kent | A− | 1.8 | 100% | 4.3 | 1% |
| 14 | Drybrook Gloucestershire | A− | 3.9 | 83% | 3.4 | 10% |
| 15 | South Anston South Yorkshire | A− | 3.5 | 100% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 16 | Stewartby Bedfordshire | A− | 21 | 100% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 17 | Saundersfoot Dyfed | A− | 10.2 | 69% | 0.9 | 19% |
| 18 | Langold Nottinghamshire | B+ | 13 | 100% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 19 | Porthmadog Gwynedd | B+ | 0.9 | 94% | 2 | 41% |
| 20 | Thornley County Durham | B+ | 3.2 | 100% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 21 | Witton Gilbert County Durham | B+ | 2.1 | 100% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 22 | Craven Arms Shropshire | B | 1.3 | 87% | 2.9 | 59% |
| 23 | Barlestone Leicestershire | B | 3 | 100% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 24 | Oakley Bedfordshire | B | 3.2 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
| 25 | Pannal North Yorkshire | B− | 3.7 | 77% | 3 | 0% |
| 26 | Coundon and Leeholme County Durham | B− | 4.4 | 100% | 1 | 0% |
| 27 | Brewood Staffordshire | B− | 3 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 28 | Seer Green Buckinghamshire | B− | 1.7 | 38% | 3.8 | 35% |
| 29 | Grimsargh Lancashire | B− | 2.6 | 67% | 2.8 | 2% |
| 30 | Ash Green Warwickshire | B− | 3.4 | 67% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 31 | Timsbury Somerset | B− | 2.7 | 68% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 32 | Bishop's Itchington Warwickshire | C+ | 1.5 | 100% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 33 | Shepley West Yorkshire | C+ | 1.6 | 87% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 34 | Dunchurch Warwickshire | C+ | 7.8 | 68% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 35 | Caton Lancashire | C+ | 1.2 | 72% | 2.2 | 67% |
| 36 | Steeple Claydon Buckinghamshire | C+ | 1.5 | 100% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 37 | Stratton Gloucestershire | C | 0.7 | 46% | 3.3 | 70% |
| 38 | Heage Derbyshire | C | 1.9 | 78% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 39 | Watlington Norfolk | C | 2.3 | 100% | 0.6 | 0% |
| 40 | Smallfield Surrey | C | 1.6 | 70% | 2.4 | 1% |
| 41 | Llandybie Dyfed | C | 2.6 | 59% | 1.2 | 13% |
| 42 | Laleham Surrey | C | 9.8 | 34% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 43 | Marham Norfolk | C | 3.5 | 85% | 0.4 | 0% |
| 44 | Ash (Dover) Kent | C | 2.3 | 72% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 45 | Hatton Derbyshire | C− | 3.3 | 61% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 46 | Costessey Norfolk | C− | 1.8 | 12% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 47 | Loggerheads Staffordshire | C− | 1.2 | 86% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 48 | Cwm Gwent | C− | 2 | 12% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 49 | Cliffe Kent | C− | 1.1 | 55% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 50 | Probus Cornwall | C− | 0.6 | 75% | 1.5 | 15% |
| 51 | Lampeter Dyfed | D | 1.5 | 88% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 52 | Keele Staffordshire | D | 1.1 | 0% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 53 | Fordham Cambridgeshire | D | 2.3 | 35% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 54 | Clophill Bedfordshire | D | 0.7 | 41% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 55 | Silverstone Northamptonshire | D | 1.1 | 0% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 56 | Watton at Stone Hertfordshire | D | 0.8 | 61% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 57 | Holme upon Spalding Moor East Riding of Yorkshire | D− | 1.5 | 41% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 58 | Nafferton East Riding of Yorkshire | D− | 1.3 | 56% | 0.6 | 0% |
| 59 | Rhos West Glamorgan | D− | 1 | 58% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 60 | Cranwell Lincolnshire | D− | 0.5 | 57% | 1.1 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Hatton’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 Hatton
The biggest is Tutbury Mill Picnic Area, 1.3 ha (3 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Close to home
6 in 10 Hatton 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 (61%)Further (39%)
Hatton61%
Towns its size85%
Derbyshire towns86%
All UK towns83%
About 1,000 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 6 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 427 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The Peak District National Park is 11 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
Footpaths in and around Hatton
16 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Hatton and the kilometre around it, 1.7 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0).
No named walking route is mapped within 2 km of Hatton; 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 Hatton: 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 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 61 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 52 | 66 | 60 | 62 | 59 | 74 | 68 | 72 |
April is the driest month (48 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 22 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 74 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 45 nights a year. The climate in Hatton →
Things to do
6 playgrounds
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.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 6
Plus 6 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.
TutburyHiltonRolleston on DoveStrettonEtwallBurton upon TrentHatton
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hatton | C− | 3.3 | 61% | 0% |
| Tutbury 1.0 mi | C+ | 2.5 | 90% | 0% |
| Hilton 2.2 mi | C− | 1.1 | 89% | 0% |
| Rolleston on Dove 2.2 mi | C+ | 3.8 | 84% | 0% |
| Stretton 3.5 mi | C− | 3.7 | 49% | 0% |
| Etwall 3.6 mi | C+ | 2.3 | 100% | 0% |
| Burton upon Trent 4.8 mi | C− | 1.9 | 74% | 0% |
Tutbury, 1 miles away, grades C+, the best next door: 90% 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 Hatton
What is the biggest park in Hatton?
Tutbury Mill Picnic Area, 1.3 ha (3 acres), just outside the built-up area. 1 named park, garden or playing field is in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Hatton near a National Park?
Yes. Peak District National Park begins 11 mi north of the town’s edge. It covers 1,438 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
How many people in Hatton live near a park?
61% 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 Hatton?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Hatton good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 1.7 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 21% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 74% (3.3 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 Hatton’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Hatton’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.