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C−Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in Adlington · parks, paths & countryside

Parks and walks in Adlington

Parks and playing fields in Adlington add up to 1.3 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. A park or playing field is within a 5-minute walk for 64% of residents. Footpaths add up to 54 km in the town and the kilometre around it, 3.1 for every square kilometre. Adlington grades C− for the outdoors: #57 of 65 in Lancashire. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.

2named parks14 mito Forest Of Bowland3waymarked walks
Green space
1.3 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
64%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
54 km
3.1 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
0%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Forest Of Bowland National Landscape
Outdoors grade

Adlington grades C− for the outdoors

Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Adlington, 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 16% of UK towns#57 of 65 in Lancashire · 53rd of 60 UK towns its size
Public green space1.3 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
typical 2.1 ha010+
20out of
100
A park within a walk64%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
typical 83%0100+
24out of
100
National Park or National Landscape0%of the land within 5 km · None within 5 km
none100+
31out of
100
Footpaths3.1 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
typical 3.0 km010+
63out of
100
The sea0%of the area within 5 km · Inland
none80+
42out of
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

Adlington is 53rd of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors

The 60 UK towns and cities of 8,400 to 9,200 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.

0255075100Kirkham (Lancashire): D− · 1.3 ha green space per 1,000 · 66% near a park · 1.3 km path per km²Clydach (West Glamorgan): D · 1.7 ha green space per 1,000 · 68% near a park · 0.8 km path per km²Coxheath (Kent): D · 1.2 ha green space per 1,000 · 48% near a park · 2.4 km path per km²Tarleton and Hesketh Bank (Lancashire): D · 1.5 ha green space per 1,000 · 63% near a park · 1.7 km path per km²Holbeach (Lincolnshire): D · 1 ha green space per 1,000 · 91% near a park · 0.5 km path per km²Harworth and Bircotes (Nottinghamshire): D · 1.9 ha green space per 1,000 · 64% near a park · 1.5 km path per km²Shifnal (Shropshire): D · 1 ha green space per 1,000 · 89% near a park · 1.6 km path per km²Adlington (Lancashire): C− · 1.3 ha green space per 1,000 · 64% near a park · 3.1 km path per km²Sileby (Leicestershire): C− · 1 ha green space per 1,000 · 80% near a park · 2.6 km path per km²Pencoed (Mid Glamorgan): C− · 2.8 ha green space per 1,000 · 52% near a park · 2.1 km path per km²East Leake (Nottinghamshire): C− · 2.4 ha green space per 1,000 · 68% near a park · 2.1 km path per km²Ferryhill (County Durham): C− · 1.5 ha green space per 1,000 · 94% near a park · 1.7 km path per km²Sherburn in Elmet (North Yorkshire): C− · 1.8 ha green space per 1,000 · 93% near a park · 1.4 km path per km²Burscough (Lancashire): C · 2.6 ha green space per 1,000 · 76% near a park · 2.1 km path per km²Rothwell (Northamptonshire): C · 2.2 ha green space per 1,000 · 91% near a park · 1.5 km path per km²Kinmel Bay (Clwyd): C · 1.8 ha green space per 1,000 · 76% near a park · 0.9 km path per km²Faringdon (Oxfordshire): C · 1.3 ha green space per 1,000 · 94% near a park · 2.5 km path per km²Brinsworth (South Yorkshire): C · 1.3 ha green space per 1,000 · 76% near a park · 4.5 km path per km²Atherstone (Warwickshire): C+ · 2.7 ha green space per 1,000 · 88% near a park · 2 km path per km²Okehampton (Devon): C+ · 0.9 ha green space per 1,000 · 85% near a park · 2.2 km path per km²Hoo St Werburgh (Kent): C+ · 1.4 ha green space per 1,000 · 92% near a park · 1.9 km path per km²Caister-on-Sea (Norfolk): C+ · 1.1 ha green space per 1,000 · 58% near a park · 2.1 km path per km²West End and Chobham (Surrey): B− · 3.3 ha green space per 1,000 · 65% near a park · 3.6 km path per km²Hook (Hampshire): B− · 2.4 ha green space per 1,000 · 80% near a park · 3.4 km path per km²Stansted Mountfitchet (Essex): B− · 0.8 ha green space per 1,000 · 96% near a park · 4.7 km path per km²Cullompton (Devon): B− · 3.2 ha green space per 1,000 · 100% near a park · 1.8 km path per km²Whitnash (Warwickshire): B− · 2 ha green space per 1,000 · 95% near a park · 3.3 km path per km²Hornsea (East Riding of Yorkshire): B− · 2.7 ha green space per 1,000 · 90% near a park · 0.6 km path per km²Wendover (Buckinghamshire): B · 1 ha green space per 1,000 · 58% near a park · 5.6 km path per km²Abergele (Clwyd): B · 2.9 ha green space per 1,000 · 78% near a park · 2.1 km path per km²Marlborough (Wiltshire): B · 1.2 ha green space per 1,000 · 72% near a park · 3.8 km path per km²South Kirkby (West Yorkshire): B · 3 ha green space per 1,000 · 97% near a park · 2.7 km path per km²Clay Cross (Derbyshire): B · 2.6 ha green space per 1,000 · 88% near a park · 3.7 km path per km²Ampthill (Bedfordshire): B · 6.8 ha green space per 1,000 · 71% near a park · 3.9 km path per km²Cockermouth (Cumbria): B · 2.6 ha green space per 1,000 · 81% near a park · 2.2 km path per km²Ashbourne (Derbyshire): B · 1.9 ha green space per 1,000 · 92% near a park · 2.7 km path per km²Cinderford (Gloucestershire): B+ · 1.7 ha green space per 1,000 · 80% near a park · 4.7 km path per km²Banstead (Surrey): B+ · 2.4 ha green space per 1,000 · 66% near a park · 5.2 km path per km²Hayle (Cornwall): B+ · 1.4 ha green space per 1,000 · 72% near a park · 3.4 km path per km²Higham Ferrers (Northamptonshire): B+ · 3.5 ha green space per 1,000 · 93% near a park · 3.3 km path per km²Hadleigh (Suffolk): B+ · 2.6 ha green space per 1,000 · 87% near a park · 2.7 km path per km²Frodsham (Cheshire): B+ · 2.5 ha green space per 1,000 · 67% near a park · 4.4 km path per km²Winnersh (Berkshire): B+ · 9.6 ha green space per 1,000 · 80% near a park · 3.9 km path per km²Longridge (Lancashire): B+ · 1.9 ha green space per 1,000 · 89% near a park · 3 km path per km²Alfreton (Derbyshire): B+ · 4.3 ha green space per 1,000 · 100% near a park · 2.7 km path per km²Shanklin (Isle of Wight): A− · 1.4 ha green space per 1,000 · 33% near a park · 4.5 km path per km²Ryton (Tyne and Wear): A− · 5.5 ha green space per 1,000 · 85% near a park · 5.1 km path per km²Brightlingsea (Essex): A− · 3 ha green space per 1,000 · 97% near a park · 2.4 km path per km²Billingshurst (West Sussex): A− · 2.9 ha green space per 1,000 · 95% near a park · 3.1 km path per km²Hetton-le-Hole (Tyne and Wear): A− · 7.8 ha green space per 1,000 · 95% near a park · 3.7 km path per km²Maryport (Cumbria): A− · 1.4 ha green space per 1,000 · 100% near a park · 2.4 km path per km²Penistone (South Yorkshire): A · 2.6 ha green space per 1,000 · 97% near a park · 3.9 km path per km²Warlingham (Surrey): A · 4.2 ha green space per 1,000 · 81% near a park · 4.3 km path per km²Wallingford (Oxfordshire): A · 3.1 ha green space per 1,000 · 85% near a park · 3.7 km path per km²Killamarsh (Derbyshire): A · 10.6 ha green space per 1,000 · 97% near a park · 5.5 km path per km²Storrington (West Sussex): A · 5.5 ha green space per 1,000 · 85% near a park · 3.2 km path per km²Worsbrough (South Yorkshire): A · 10.1 ha green space per 1,000 · 100% near a park · 6 km path per km²Pool and Illogan (Cornwall): A+ · 3.7 ha green space per 1,000 · 81% near a park · 4 km path per km²Hawkinge (Kent): A+ · 2.6 ha green space per 1,000 · 100% near a park · 3.2 km path per km²Swanage (Dorset): A+ · 6.9 ha green space per 1,000 · 95% near a park · 4.2 km path per km²Adlington
Outdoors score: the share of UK towns each one beats
Footpath, km per km²
Adlington3.1
Towns its size2.9
Lancashire towns3.0
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Adlington1.3
Towns its size2.4
Lancashire towns2.0
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Adlington64%
Towns its size85%
Lancashire towns85%
All UK towns83%

Adlington falls furthest behind on park space per resident, where 49 of the 59 others do better.

Show as a table
TownOutdoorsGreen spaceNear a parkPath per km²Protected
1Swanage DorsetA+6.995%4.247%
2Hawkinge KentA+2.6100%3.274%
3Pool and Illogan CornwallA+3.781%45%
4Worsbrough South YorkshireA10.1100%60%
5Storrington West SussexA5.585%3.254%
6Killamarsh DerbyshireA10.697%5.50%
7Wallingford OxfordshireA3.185%3.761%
8Warlingham SurreyA4.281%4.313%
9Penistone South YorkshireA2.697%3.99%
10Maryport CumbriaA−1.4100%2.45%
11Hetton-le-Hole Tyne and WearA−7.895%3.70%
12Billingshurst West SussexA−2.995%3.13%
13Ryton Tyne and WearA−5.585%5.10%
14Brightlingsea EssexA−397%2.40%
15Shanklin Isle of WightA−1.433%4.529%
16Alfreton DerbyshireB+4.3100%2.70%
17Longridge LancashireB+1.989%332%
18Winnersh BerkshireB+9.680%3.90%
19Frodsham CheshireB+2.567%4.40%
20Hadleigh SuffolkB+2.687%2.710%
21Higham Ferrers NorthamptonshireB+3.593%3.30%
22Hayle CornwallB+1.472%3.46%
23Banstead SurreyB+2.466%5.23%
24Cinderford GloucestershireB+1.780%4.74%
25Ashbourne DerbyshireB1.992%2.714%
26Cockermouth CumbriaB2.681%2.242%
27Ampthill BedfordshireB6.871%3.90%
28Clay Cross DerbyshireB2.688%3.70%
29South Kirkby West YorkshireB397%2.70%
30Marlborough WiltshireB1.272%3.8100%
31Abergele ClwydB2.978%2.10%
32Wendover BuckinghamshireB158%5.660%
33Hornsea East Riding of YorkshireB−2.790%0.60%
34Whitnash WarwickshireB−295%3.30%
35Cullompton DevonB−3.2100%1.80%
36Stansted Mountfitchet EssexB−0.896%4.70%
37Hook HampshireB−2.480%3.40%
38West End and Chobham SurreyB−3.365%3.60%
39Caister-on-Sea NorfolkC+1.158%2.121%
40Hoo St Werburgh KentC+1.492%1.90%
41Okehampton DevonC+0.985%2.237%
42Atherstone WarwickshireC+2.788%20%
43Brinsworth South YorkshireC1.376%4.50%
44Faringdon OxfordshireC1.394%2.50%
45Kinmel Bay ClwydC1.876%0.90%
46Rothwell NorthamptonshireC2.291%1.50%
47Burscough LancashireC2.676%2.10%
48Sherburn in Elmet North YorkshireC−1.893%1.40%
49Ferryhill County DurhamC−1.594%1.70%
50East Leake NottinghamshireC−2.468%2.10%
51Pencoed Mid GlamorganC−2.852%2.10%
52Sileby LeicestershireC−180%2.60%
53Adlington LancashireC−1.364%3.10%
54Shifnal ShropshireD189%1.60%
55Harworth and Bircotes NottinghamshireD1.964%1.50%
56Holbeach LincolnshireD191%0.50%
57Tarleton and Hesketh Bank LancashireD1.563%1.70%
58Coxheath KentD1.248%2.40%
59Clydach West GlamorganD1.768%0.80%
60Kirkham LancashireD−1.366%1.30%
The map

Parks, footpaths & countryside

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Adlington’s built-up area.

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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 Adlington

The biggest is King George's Field, 5.3 ha (13 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.

Adlington’s biggest

King George's Field

Playing field
5.3 ha (13 acres)0.6 km of path
5 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
7 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Adlington
Directionsto the nearest entrance

Jubilee Playing Fields

Playing field
3.8 ha (9 acres)0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
5 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Adlington
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home

6 in 10 Adlington 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 (64%)Further (36%)
Adlington64%
Towns its size85%
Lancashire towns85%
All UK towns83%

About 3,100 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 15 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 585 residents.

National Parks & National Landscapes

The Forest Of Bowland National Landscape is 14 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.

3.8 mi7.5 mi11.3 mi15 miNForest Of Bowland14 mi northForest Of Bowland National Landscape: 14 mi north of Adlington’s edge · 806 km² · since 1964Adlington
National ParkNational LandscapeThe 5 km the grade counts
National Landscape

Forest Of Bowland

14 mi north806 km²since 1964
Official site
Footpaths & waymarked walks

3 waymarked walks pass through or near Adlington

54 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Adlington and the kilometre around it, 3.1 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.

RegionalOther waymarked
GM Ringway Stage 155.4 km
Adlington Circular Walk2.6 km
GM Ringway Stage 142.3 km

2 regional routes pass through, including the GM Ringway Stage 15 and GM Ringway Stage 14.

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 Adlington: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)8.09.711.713.915.917.016.614.812.610.48.57.5
High (°C)7791316182019171397
Rain (mm)108938070758997108105128123133

April is the driest month (70 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 20 °C). Winter days are short, about 7 hours of daylight in December, and 133 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 43 nights a year. The climate in Adlington →

Things to do

15 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.

1Viewpoints1Waterfalls1Nature reserves1Picnic sites15Playgroundsabout the same as towns its size

The nearest beaches

Adlington is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.

Creek Beach North11 mi from Adlington’s edge
Directions
Creek Beach South11 mi from Adlington’s edge
Directions
Wader Point11 mi from Adlington’s edge
Directions
Car Park Beach11 mi from Adlington’s edge
Directions
Stone Beach11 mi from Adlington’s edge
Directions
Good to know

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

Viewpoints 1

The Viewpoint1.1 mi from town
Directions

Waterfalls 1

Plus 1 waterfall without a name on the map.

Nature reserves 1

Hic Bibi8.0 ha · 1.1 mi from town
Directions

Picnic sites 1

Picnic Area near Go Ape0.9 mi from town
Directions

Playgrounds 15

Duxbury Manor Play Area0.9 mi from town
Directions
The Willows Play Area1.0 mi from town
Directions

Plus 13 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.

Blackrod: Outdoors Grade DCoppull: Outdoors Grade B+Chorley: Outdoors Grade A−Horwich: Outdoors Grade CCharnock Richard: Outdoors Grade AStandish: Outdoors Grade B−BlackrodCoppullChorleyHorwichCharnock RichardStandishAdlington
ABCDOutdoors Grade
TownOutdoorsGreen space, ha per 1,000Near a parkProtected within 5 km
AdlingtonC−1.364%0%
Blackrod 1.9 miD1.083%0%
Coppull 2.5 miB+4.685%0%
Chorley 2.7 miA−5.088%0%
Horwich 2.8 miC1.867%0%
Charnock Richard 3.0 miA29.8100%0%
Standish 3.1 miB−2.684%0%

Charnock Richard, 3 miles away, grades A, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. Coppull, Chorley and Charnock Richard have at least twice Adlington’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.

Questions about the outdoors in Adlington

What is the biggest park in Adlington?

King George's Field, 5.3 ha (13 acres), with 0.6 km of path. Jubilee Playing Fields (3.8 ha) is second. 2 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.

Is Adlington near a National Park?

The nearest protected landscape is the Forest Of Bowland National Landscape, 14 mi north of the town’s edge. It covers 806 km² and was designated in 1964.

What are the best walks near Adlington?

3 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the GM Ringway Stage 15, Adlington Circular Walk and GM Ringway Stage 14.

What is the nearest beach to Adlington?

Creek Beach North, 11 mi from the edge of the town, then Creek Beach South (11 mi). Adlington itself is inland.

How many people in Adlington live near a park?

64% 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 Adlington?

May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

Is Adlington good for walking?

For paths, yes: 3.1 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 63% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 20% (1.3 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 Adlington’s overall grade.

Sources

Where Adlington’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.