Photo: Alan Heardman · CC BY-SA 2.0Parks and walks in Old Tupton
The Peak District National Park begins 3.8 mi from the town’s edge. Footpaths add up to 50 km in the town and the kilometre around it, 3.9 for every square kilometre. 73% of residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park or playing field. Old Tupton grades C+ for the outdoors: #43 of 59 in Derbyshire. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
What kind of outdoors town is Old Tupton?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Old Tupton’s strongest suit is dense footpaths, followed by the Peak District National Park close by.
Old Tupton grades C+ for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Old Tupton, 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.
Old Tupton is 32nd of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 4,000 to 4,400 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Against towns its size, Old Tupton stands out most for path per km²: only 8 of the other 59 have more. It falls furthest behind on homes near a park, where 39 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hextable Kent | A+ | 6.7 | 100% | 5.1 | 9% |
| 2 | West Malling Kent | A+ | 8.7 | 100% | 3.4 | 21% |
| 3 | Telscombe Cliffs East Sussex | A+ | 3 | 58% | 5.1 | 42% |
| 4 | Southbourne West Sussex | A | 1.3 | 92% | 3.3 | 64% |
| 5 | Pitstone Buckinghamshire | A | 1.6 | 100% | 4.2 | 40% |
| 6 | Denaby Main South Yorkshire | A | 10.4 | 100% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 7 | Tenby Dyfed | A | 2.1 | 88% | 2.5 | 21% |
| 8 | Milton Cambridgeshire | A | 10.4 | 100% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 9 | Loftus North Yorkshire | A− | 1.9 | 90% | 2 | 31% |
| 10 | Arborfield Garrison Berkshire | A− | 10.4 | 95% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 11 | Hunstanton Norfolk | A− | 3.7 | 71% | 1.4 | 31% |
| 12 | Prestbury Gloucestershire | A− | 1.6 | 80% | 5.3 | 51% |
| 13 | Fairford Gloucestershire | A− | 3.4 | 100% | 1.8 | 17% |
| 14 | Lofthouse and Robin Hood West Yorkshire | B+ | 3.4 | 93% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 15 | Bearwood Dorset | B+ | 2.5 | 100% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 16 | Ratby Leicestershire | B+ | 1.7 | 100% | 4.8 | 0% |
| 17 | Bramley and Wonersh Surrey | B+ | 1.7 | 77% | 3.5 | 59% |
| 18 | Brampton Cumbria | B | 2 | 92% | 2.2 | 9% |
| 19 | Saltford Somerset | B | 1.6 | 75% | 3.6 | 24% |
| 20 | Bourton-on-the-Water Gloucestershire | B | 0.9 | 79% | 3.3 | 100% |
| 21 | Penrhyn Bay Clwyd | B− | 0.6 | 68% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 22 | Stoney Stanton Leicestershire | B− | 2.5 | 100% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 23 | Woodford Halse Northamptonshire | B− | 3.6 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 24 | Topsham Devon | B− | 1.9 | 76% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 25 | Martock Somerset | B− | 2.9 | 85% | 3 | 0% |
| 26 | Easington Lane Tyne and Wear | B− | 0.9 | 100% | 4 | 0% |
| 27 | Wilton Wiltshire | B− | 1.4 | 94% | 1.6 | 45% |
| 28 | Ferndale Mid Glamorgan | B− | 3.6 | 88% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 29 | Woburn Sands Buckinghamshire | C+ | 1.1 | 94% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 30 | Kessingland Suffolk | C+ | 0.9 | 70% | 1.9 | 19% |
| 31 | Send Surrey | C+ | 2.6 | 28% | 3.3 | 5% |
| 32 | Old Tupton Derbyshire | C+ | 2.3 | 73% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 33 | Eaton Bray and Edlesborough Bedfordshire | C+ | 2.6 | 72% | 1.7 | 29% |
| 34 | Thorpe Hesley South Yorkshire | C+ | 1.8 | 80% | 4 | 0% |
| 35 | Sandwich Kent | C+ | 2.1 | 51% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 36 | Sible Hedingham Essex | C+ | 0.9 | 100% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 37 | Holmfield West Yorkshire | C+ | 2.8 | 74% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 38 | Knebworth Hertfordshire | C+ | 1.5 | 81% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 39 | Warton (Fylde) Lancashire | C | 1.3 | 92% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 40 | South Darenth and Sutton at Hone Kent | C | 1.8 | 43% | 2.7 | 10% |
| 41 | Brayton North Yorkshire | C | 0.8 | 100% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 42 | Deanshanger Northamptonshire | C | 1.5 | 93% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 43 | Uppingham Rutland | C | 2.2 | 89% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 44 | Branston Lincolnshire | C | 2.1 | 86% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 45 | Beck Row Suffolk | C | 5.3 | 76% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 46 | Great Glen Leicestershire | C | 1.4 | 91% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 47 | Llangennech Dyfed | C | 1.6 | 82% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 48 | Nelson Gwent | C | 2.1 | 88% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 49 | Ellesmere Shropshire | C− | 12.5 | 54% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 50 | Doddington and Wimblington Cambridgeshire | C− | 2.5 | 73% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 51 | West Kingsdown Kent | D | 0.8 | 28% | 1.6 | 52% |
| 52 | Doddinghurst Essex | D | 1.6 | 60% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 53 | Middleton Cheney Northamptonshire | D | 0.9 | 70% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 54 | Blidworth Nottinghamshire | D | 0.5 | 23% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 55 | Kegworth Leicestershire | D | 0.4 | 54% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 56 | Llantrisant Mid Glamorgan | D− | 0.6 | 42% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 57 | Wheatley Oxfordshire | D− | 0.2 | 34% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 58 | Warboys Cambridgeshire | D− | 0.4 | 67% | 1 | 0% |
| 59 | Pinchbeck Lincolnshire | D− | 1 | 49% | 1 | 0% |
| 60 | Little Eriswell Suffolk | D− | 0.1 | 0% | 1.5 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Old Tupton’s built-up area.
7 in 10 Old Tupton 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 1,100 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 24 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 175 residents.
The Peak District National Park is 3.8 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.
Protected landscape begins just outside the 5 km ring the Outdoors Grade measures, so Old Tupton scores 0% on it even though the Peak District National Park is 3.8 mi away. Peak District National Park covers 1,438 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
3 waymarked walks pass through or near Old Tupton
50 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Old Tupton and the kilometre around it, 3.9 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
Close to home, the Chesterfield Round Walk has 9 km of local walk within 2 km of the town.
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 Old Tupton: 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 | |
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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 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Rain (mm) | 70 | 62 | 54 | 56 | 54 | 71 | 57 | 63 | 62 | 81 | 82 | 83 |
May is the driest month (54 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 21 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 83 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 49 nights a year. The climate in Old Tupton →
24 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
Old Tupton 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 3
Plus 1 nature reserve without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 24
Plus 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Tupton | C+ | 2.3 | 73% | 0% |
| Grassmoor 1.2 mi | A− | 6.8 | 85% | 0% |
| Wingerworth 1.3 mi | A | 9.0 | 86% | 0% |
| Clay Cross 1.4 mi | B | 2.6 | 88% | 0% |
| North Wingfield and Holmewood 1.5 mi | B | 2.7 | 84% | 0% |
| Pilsley and Lower Pilsley 2.5 mi | B− | 1.9 | 91% | 0% |
| Morton 3.3 mi | C+ | 18.3 | 66% | 0% |
Wingerworth, 1.3 miles away, grades A, the best next door: 86% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. Grassmoor, Wingerworth and Morton have at least twice Old Tupton’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Old Tupton
Is Old Tupton near a National Park?
Yes. Peak District National Park begins 3.8 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 Old Tupton?
3 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the Chesterfield Round Walk, South Chesterfield Way and North Wingfield Walk.
What is the nearest beach to Old Tupton?
The Beach, 14 mi from the edge of the town, then Doncaster Lakeside Beach (25 mi). Old Tupton itself is inland.
How many people in Old Tupton live near a park?
73% 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 Old Tupton?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Old Tupton good for walking?
For paths, yes: 3.9 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 78% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 55% (2.3 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 Old Tupton’s overall grade.
Where Old Tupton’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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