Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.089% of Hilton’s residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park
Parks and playing fields in Hilton add up to 1.1 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Footpaths add up to 26 km in the town and the kilometre around it, 2.4 for every square kilometre. Hilton grades C− for the outdoors: #53 of 59 in Derbyshire. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Hilton grades C− for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Hilton, 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.
Hilton is 50th of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 7,900 to 8,700 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Hilton falls furthest behind on park space per resident, where 49 of the 59 others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upton Dorset | A+ | 9.1 | 84% | 4.7 | 18% |
| 2 | Hawkinge Kent | A+ | 2.6 | 100% | 3.2 | 74% |
| 3 | Chipping Sodbury Gloucestershire | A+ | 5.2 | 93% | 8.2 | 29% |
| 4 | Pool and Illogan Cornwall | A+ | 3.7 | 81% | 4 | 5% |
| 5 | Ecclesfield and Grenoside South Yorkshire | A+ | 5.1 | 94% | 5.2 | 2% |
| 6 | Stakeford Northumberland | A+ | 10 | 100% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 7 | Bargod Gwent | A | 13.6 | 100% | 5.5 | 0% |
| 8 | Wallingford Oxfordshire | A | 3.1 | 85% | 3.7 | 61% |
| 9 | Dursley Gloucestershire | A | 1.8 | 90% | 7.2 | 52% |
| 10 | Grove Oxfordshire | A | 2.2 | 92% | 4.7 | 27% |
| 11 | Brecon Powys | A | 3.2 | 86% | 3.2 | 61% |
| 12 | East Cowes Isle of Wight | A | 1.4 | 96% | 3 | 8% |
| 13 | Ledbury Herefordshire | A | 3.3 | 89% | 3.1 | 34% |
| 14 | Penistone South Yorkshire | A | 2.6 | 97% | 3.9 | 9% |
| 15 | Bearsted Kent | A | 5.5 | 76% | 3.5 | 39% |
| 16 | Stonehouse Gloucestershire | A | 1.8 | 94% | 4.6 | 36% |
| 17 | Bursledon Hampshire | A | 2.6 | 90% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 18 | Richmond North Yorkshire | A | 2.4 | 96% | 3.9 | 7% |
| 19 | Maryport Cumbria | A− | 1.4 | 100% | 2.4 | 5% |
| 20 | Norton Canes Staffordshire | A− | 13.3 | 97% | 1.9 | 10% |
| 21 | London Colney Hertfordshire | A− | 3.7 | 96% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 22 | Pembroke Dyfed | B+ | 2.2 | 91% | 1 | 31% |
| 23 | Coppull Lancashire | B+ | 4.6 | 85% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 24 | Hadleigh Suffolk | B+ | 2.6 | 87% | 2.7 | 10% |
| 25 | Runwell Essex | B+ | 5.1 | 92% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 26 | Pershore Worcestershire | B | 2.7 | 76% | 3.2 | 7% |
| 27 | Edenbridge Kent | B | 2.6 | 64% | 3 | 42% |
| 28 | Abergele Clwyd | B | 2.9 | 78% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 29 | Clayton-le-Moors Lancashire | B | 1.1 | 86% | 4.2 | 2% |
| 30 | Alnwick Northumberland | B− | 2.2 | 67% | 3.4 | 7% |
| 31 | Twyford Berkshire | B− | 2.4 | 86% | 2.1 | 5% |
| 32 | Meltham West Yorkshire | B− | 1 | 63% | 5.3 | 27% |
| 33 | Stansted Mountfitchet Essex | B− | 0.8 | 96% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 34 | Denbigh Clwyd | B− | 1.3 | 96% | 2.3 | 5% |
| 35 | Fakenham Norfolk | C+ | 5.2 | 81% | 2 | 0% |
| 36 | Bewdley Worcestershire | C+ | 1.7 | 88% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 37 | Crediton Devon | C+ | 2.4 | 89% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 38 | Seaton Delaval Northumberland | C+ | 0.5 | 66% | 4 | 0% |
| 39 | Ammanford Dyfed | C+ | 2.8 | 70% | 1.5 | 9% |
| 40 | Faringdon Oxfordshire | C | 1.3 | 94% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 41 | Silsden West Yorkshire | C | 0.8 | 67% | 3.5 | 1% |
| 42 | Rothwell Northamptonshire | C | 2.2 | 91% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 43 | Norton-on-Derwent North Yorkshire | C | 1.6 | 58% | 2.4 | 16% |
| 44 | Southam Warwickshire | C | 2.3 | 86% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 45 | Gerrards Cross Buckinghamshire | C | 2.1 | 38% | 2.3 | 2% |
| 46 | Hedon East Riding of Yorkshire | C− | 0.9 | 74% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 47 | Sherburn in Elmet North Yorkshire | C− | 1.8 | 93% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 48 | Glastonbury Somerset | C− | 2 | 69% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 49 | Llanharan and Brynna Mid Glamorgan | C− | 1.7 | 97% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 50 | Hilton Derbyshire | C− | 1.1 | 89% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 51 | Radlett Hertfordshire | C− | 2.1 | 60% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 52 | East Leake Nottinghamshire | C− | 2.4 | 68% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 53 | Rainworth Nottinghamshire | C− | 0.5 | 65% | 4.6 | 0% |
| 54 | Penkridge Staffordshire | C− | 0.8 | 70% | 2.1 | 7% |
| 55 | Launceston Cornwall | C− | 2.1 | 66% | 0.9 | 1% |
| 56 | Highworth Wiltshire | C− | 0.4 | 59% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 57 | Swaffham Norfolk | D | 1 | 68% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 58 | Ashford Common Surrey | D | 0.8 | 62% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 59 | Coxheath Kent | D | 1.2 | 48% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 60 | Clydach West Glamorgan | D | 1.7 | 68% | 0.8 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Hilton’s built-up area.
How close Hilton’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).
About 900 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 10 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 827 residents.
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.
Peak District National Park covers 1,438 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
1 waymarked walk passes through or near Hilton
26 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Hilton and the kilometre around it, 2.4 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
The regional route here is the Derby Nomad Way.
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 Hilton: May, June, August and 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 | |
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| 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) | 54 | 47 | 46 | 51 | 49 | 63 | 73 | 61 | 64 | 68 | 61 | 70 |
March is the driest month (46 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 22 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 73 mm of rain falls in July, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 45 nights a year. The climate in Hilton →
10 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
Hilton is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.
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 10
Plus 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilton | C− | 1.1 | 89% | 0% |
| Etwall 1.5 mi | C+ | 2.3 | 100% | 0% |
| Rolleston on Dove 1.7 mi | C+ | 3.8 | 84% | 0% |
| Hatton 2.2 mi | C− | 3.3 | 61% | 0% |
| Stretton 2.4 mi | C− | 3.7 | 49% | 0% |
| Tutbury 2.6 mi | C+ | 2.5 | 90% | 0% |
| Willington 3.3 mi | D | 1.8 | 67% | 0% |
Tutbury, 2.6 miles away, grades C+, the best next door: 90% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. Etwall, Rolleston on Dove and Hatton have at least twice Hilton’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Hilton
Is Hilton 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.
What are the best walks near Hilton?
1 waymarked walking route passes within 2 km of the town, including the Derby Nomad Way.
What is the nearest beach to Hilton?
library, 24 mi from the edge of the town, then The Beach (31 mi). Hilton itself is inland.
How many people in Hilton live near a park?
89% 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 Hilton?
May, June, August and September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Hilton good for walking?
About average for paths: 2.4 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 41% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 14% (1.1 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 Hilton’s overall grade.
Where Hilton’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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