Photo: Andrew Hill · CC BY-SA 2.094% of Tibshelf’s residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park
47 km of footpaths run through the town and the kilometre around it, 3.8 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Tibshelf add up to 1.4 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Tibshelf grades B− for the outdoors: #42 of 59 in Derbyshire. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
What kind of outdoors town is Tibshelf?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Tibshelf’s strongest suit is dense footpaths. Where it falls short is park space per person.
Tibshelf grades B− for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Tibshelf, 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.
Tibshelf is 24th of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 4,200 to 4,500 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Against towns its size, Tibshelf stands out most for path per km²: only 11 of the other 59 have more. It falls furthest behind on park space per resident, where 40 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keswick Cumbria | A+ | 9.1 | 100% | 4.1 | 100% |
| 2 | West Malling Kent | A+ | 8.7 | 100% | 3.4 | 21% |
| 3 | Telscombe Cliffs East Sussex | A+ | 3 | 58% | 5.1 | 42% |
| 4 | Great Denham Bedfordshire | A | 14.7 | 100% | 5.3 | 0% |
| 5 | Aberbargoed Gwent | A | 22.8 | 95% | 5.6 | 0% |
| 6 | Denaby Main South Yorkshire | A | 10.4 | 100% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 7 | Overton Hampshire | A | 3.7 | 92% | 2.5 | 45% |
| 8 | Kimberley Nottinghamshire | A− | 2.9 | 100% | 4.8 | 0% |
| 9 | Whittle-le-Woods Lancashire | A− | 7.7 | 91% | 4 | 0% |
| 10 | Loftus North Yorkshire | A− | 1.9 | 90% | 2 | 31% |
| 11 | Exminster Devon | A− | 2.5 | 100% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 12 | Arborfield Garrison Berkshire | A− | 10.4 | 95% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 13 | Stokenchurch Buckinghamshire | A− | 2.3 | 90% | 2.6 | 86% |
| 14 | Fairford Gloucestershire | A− | 3.4 | 100% | 1.8 | 17% |
| 15 | Horsford Norfolk | B+ | 6.5 | 97% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 16 | Ratby Leicestershire | B+ | 1.7 | 100% | 4.8 | 0% |
| 17 | Girton Cambridgeshire | B+ | 2.8 | 92% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 18 | Elmswell Suffolk | B | 2.5 | 100% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 19 | Clayton West and Scissett West Yorkshire | B | 1.4 | 100% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 20 | Winchcombe Gloucestershire | B | 2.2 | 60% | 3 | 81% |
| 21 | Earby Lancashire | B− | 1.4 | 93% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 22 | Woodford Halse Northamptonshire | B− | 3.6 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 23 | Wilton Wiltshire | B− | 1.4 | 94% | 1.6 | 45% |
| 24 | Tibshelf Derbyshire | B− | 1.4 | 94% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 25 | Ferndale Mid Glamorgan | B− | 3.6 | 88% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 26 | Woburn Sands Buckinghamshire | C+ | 1.1 | 94% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 27 | Milford on Sea Hampshire | C+ | 1.2 | 50% | 2.1 | 21% |
| 28 | Kessingland Suffolk | C+ | 0.9 | 70% | 1.9 | 19% |
| 29 | Backwell Somerset | C+ | 2.3 | 57% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 30 | Sandwich Kent | C+ | 2.1 | 51% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 31 | Sible Hedingham Essex | C+ | 0.9 | 100% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 32 | Halfway Houses Kent | C | 1.8 | 71% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 33 | Queen's Hills Norfolk | C | 0.4 | 100% | 3 | 0% |
| 34 | Hope Clwyd | C | 8.5 | 64% | 2 | 0% |
| 35 | Kilburn and Horsley Woodhouse Derbyshire | C | 1.6 | 75% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 36 | Skelmanthorpe West Yorkshire | C | 1 | 88% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 37 | Brundall Norfolk | C | 1.6 | 62% | 2.3 | 20% |
| 38 | Meopham Kent | C | 1.3 | 53% | 2.5 | 35% |
| 39 | Uppingham Rutland | C | 2.2 | 89% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 40 | Long Lawford Warwickshire | C | 1.2 | 91% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 41 | Branston Lincolnshire | C | 2.1 | 86% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 42 | Llangennech Dyfed | C | 1.6 | 82% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 43 | Nelson Gwent | C | 2.1 | 88% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 44 | Cuffley Hertfordshire | C− | 13.6 | 19% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 45 | Ellesmere Shropshire | C− | 12.5 | 54% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 46 | Chudleigh Devon | C− | 0.3 | 83% | 1.4 | 15% |
| 47 | Saxilby Lincolnshire | C− | 1.3 | 100% | 0.7 | 0% |
| 48 | Epworth Lincolnshire | C− | 1.6 | 75% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 49 | Doddington and Wimblington Cambridgeshire | C− | 2.5 | 73% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 50 | Great Ayton North Yorkshire | C− | 0.2 | 48% | 2.2 | 31% |
| 51 | West Kingsdown Kent | D | 0.8 | 28% | 1.6 | 52% |
| 52 | North Weald Bassett Essex | D | 1.4 | 67% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 53 | Linton Cambridgeshire | D | 1.1 | 67% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 54 | Shepperton Green Surrey | D | 1.4 | 73% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 55 | Banks Lancashire | D | 0.3 | 33% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 56 | Blidworth Nottinghamshire | D | 0.5 | 23% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 57 | Kegworth Leicestershire | D | 0.4 | 54% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 58 | Wheatley Oxfordshire | D− | 0.2 | 34% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 59 | Warboys Cambridgeshire | D− | 0.4 | 67% | 1 | 0% |
| 60 | Pinchbeck Lincolnshire | D− | 1 | 49% | 1 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Tibshelf’s built-up area.
How close Tibshelf’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 300 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 13 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 335 residents.
The Peak District National Park is 7.9 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 Tibshelf
47 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Tibshelf and the kilometre around it, 3.8 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres 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 Tibshelf: 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 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.8 | 16.9 | 16.5 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.5 | 7.6 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 7 |
| Rain (mm) | 70 | 58 | 50 | 56 | 56 | 73 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 82 | 82 | 81 |
March is the driest month (50 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 21 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 82 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 46 nights a year. The climate in Tibshelf →
13 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
Tibshelf 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.
Up high. Newtonwood Lane, at 205 m, is the highest named top within 2 km of Tibshelf.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Hills and peaks 2
Playgrounds 13
Plus 12 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tibshelf | B− | 1.4 | 94% | 0% |
| Newton and Blackwell 1.4 mi | B | 2.6 | 91% | 0% |
| Pilsley and Lower Pilsley 1.7 mi | B− | 1.9 | 91% | 0% |
| Huthwaite 2.0 mi | B+ | 8.1 | 75% | 0% |
| Morton 2.2 mi | C+ | 18.3 | 66% | 0% |
| Stanton Hill and Skegby 2.6 mi | A− | 16.1 | 83% | 0% |
| Shirland and Stonebroom 2.9 mi | C | 3.7 | 43% | 0% |
Stanton Hill and Skegby, 2.6 miles away, grades A−, the best next door: 83% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. Huthwaite, Morton and Stanton Hill and Skegby have at least twice Tibshelf’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Tibshelf
Is Tibshelf near a National Park?
Yes. Peak District National Park begins 7.9 mi north-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 Tibshelf?
4 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the Tibshelf Walk, Astwith Walk and Pilsley Walk.
What is the nearest beach to Tibshelf?
The Beach, 11 mi from the edge of the town, then Doncaster Lakeside Beach (27 mi). Tibshelf itself is inland.
How many people in Tibshelf live near a park?
94% 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 Tibshelf?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Tibshelf good for walking?
For paths, yes: 3.8 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 77% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 23% (1.4 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 Tibshelf’s overall grade.
Where Tibshelf’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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