Maddiston’s biggest
Valley Park
Park or garden
4.4 ha (11 acres)0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
6 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Maddiston
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Maddiston · parks, paths & countryside
Almost everyone in Maddiston lives within a 5-minute walk of a park
Parks and playing fields in Maddiston add up to 3.4 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical town in England and Wales has 2.1. 31 km of footpaths run through the town and the kilometre around it, 3.3 for every square kilometre. Maddiston has no Outdoors Grade: Scottish towns aren’t graded on the outdoors yet.
Green space
3.4 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical town in England and Wales 2.1
Near a park
100%
of residents within 400 m
Typical town in England and Wales 83%
Footpaths
31 km
3.3 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical town in England and Wales 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
0%
of the land within 5 km
Character
What kind of outdoors town is Maddiston?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
A park on every doorstep100% of residents live within 400 m of a park or playing field.On a long-distance trailThe John Muir Way passes through.
Maddiston’s strongest suit is parks close to every home, followed by the John Muir Way.
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Maddiston’s locality.
Green space: parks, gardens, playing fields and play spaces, named or not.© OpenStreetMap contributors · Contains OS data © Crown copyright · Scottish Government, NatureScot
Places to walk
Parks to walk in, in and around Maddiston
The biggest is Valley Park, 4.4 ha (11 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Laurie Park
Playing field · 360 m outside town
4.4 ha (11 acres)1.3 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.3 km of path
6 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.8 mi north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Bailliefields Cricket Ground
Playing field · 230 m outside town
3.2 ha (8 acres)
5 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.8 mi westfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home
How close Maddiston’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 (NRS Census 2022 output areas against OS Open Greenspace).
Within 400 m (100%)Further (0%)
Maddiston100%
Falkirk towns94%
Towns in England and Wales83%
Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 34 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 113 residents.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
Maddiston is on the John Muir Way
31 km of footpaths, tracks and core paths are mapped in Maddiston and the kilometre around it, 3.3 km for every square kilometre (the typical town in England and Wales has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
NationalRegional
John Muir Way (Falkirk to Linlithgow)6.4 km
Forth & Clyde/Union Canal Towpath6.4 km
River Avon Heritage Trail1.7 km
The John Muir Way, a national route, passes Maddiston. The regional route here is the River Avon Heritage Trail.
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Scotland has no rights-of-way register: everyone has a right of responsible access to most land, so tracks and councils’ core paths count. Paths are only as complete as the map in each area.
When to get out
The best walking months in Maddiston: 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) | 7.6 | 9.5 | 11.6 | 14.1 | 16.3 | 17.6 | 17.0 | 15.1 | 12.6 | 10.3 | 8.1 | 7.0 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 7 |
| Rain (mm) | 98 | 90 | 72 | 54 | 56 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 71 | 103 | 95 | 103 |
April is the driest month (54 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 20 °C). Winter days are short, about 7 hours of daylight in December, and 103 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 47 nights a year. The climate in Maddiston →
Things to do
3 viewpoints, 34 playgrounds and the nearest beaches
Mapped within 2 km of the town in OpenStreetMap. Named places are listed with directions; unnamed ones are only counted.
The nearest beaches
Maddiston is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.
Drum Sands14 mi from Maddiston’s edge
DirectionsBlack Sands16 mi from Maddiston’s edge
DirectionsSilver Sands17 mi from Maddiston’s edge
DirectionsRoyston Beach17 mi from Maddiston’s edge
DirectionsWardie Bay Beach18 mi from Maddiston’s edge
DirectionsGood to know
Check the water before you swim. SEPA tests designated bathing waters from May to September and publishes a rating for each beach.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 3
Plus 3 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 3
Plus 3 picnic sites 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.
BrightonsPolmontReddingGrangemouthHallglenLinlithgowMaddiston
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maddiston | – | 3.4 | 100% | 0% |
| Brightons 1.0 mi | – | 5.9 | 86% | 0% |
| Polmont 1.1 mi | – | 7.0 | 91% | 0% |
| Redding 2.0 mi | – | 11.7 | 100% | 0% |
| Grangemouth 2.6 mi | – | 3.6 | 73% | 0% |
| Hallglen 3.1 mi | – | 7.8 | 100% | 0% |
| Linlithgow 3.6 mi | – | 2.2 | 93% | 0% |
Polmont, Redding and Hallglen have at least twice Maddiston’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Maddiston
What is the biggest park in Maddiston?
Valley Park, 4.4 ha (11 acres), with 0.9 km of path. Laurie Park (4.4 ha) is second. 3 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Maddiston near a National Park?
No National Park or National Scenic Area is within 30 km (about 19 miles) of Maddiston.
What are the best walks near Maddiston?
3 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the John Muir Way (Falkirk to Linlithgow), Forth & Clyde/Union Canal Towpath and River Avon Heritage Trail.
What is the nearest beach to Maddiston?
Drum Sands, 14 mi from the edge of the town, then Black Sands (16 mi). Maddiston itself is inland.
How many people in Maddiston live near a park?
100% of residents live within 400 m, about a 5-minute walk, of a public park, garden or playing field (NRS Census 2022 output areas against OS Open Greenspace). The typical town in England and Wales is 83%.
When is the best time of year for walking in Maddiston?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
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 Scenic Area within 5 km, footpaths per square kilometre, and the sea within 5 km. It is a character grade and isn’t part of Maddiston’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Maddiston’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 Scenic Areas: Scottish Government and NatureScot boundaries (Loch Lomond and The Trossachs, Cairngorms; the 40 National Scenic Areas), clipped to land, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Footpaths, tracks, core paths, walking routes, beaches and things to do: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License (ODbL), via Geofabrik’s Scotland extract, October 2026.
- Historic gardens, listed buildings and monuments: Historic Environment Scotland designations, 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: NRS Scotland’s Census 2022 output areas.
- Grade: Scottish towns have no Outdoors Grade yet.
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.