Fleetwood’s biggestHistoric park · Grade II
Marine Gardens
Park or garden
25 ha (62 acres)5.0 km of path
1 h 5 minto walk all 5 km of path
35 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.6 mi northfrom the centre
2 listed
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Stevew2022 · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in Fleetwood · parks, paths & countryside
Fleetwood is on the coast
The sea makes up 59% of the area within 5 km. A park or playing field is within a 5-minute walk for 92% of residents. 46 km of footpaths run through the town and the kilometre around it, 1.8 for every square kilometre. Fleetwood grades B+ for the outdoors: #25 of 65 in Lancashire. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
2.7 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
92%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
46 km
1.8 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
The sea
59%
of the area within 5 km
A coastal town
Character
What kind of outdoors town is Fleetwood?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
On the coast59% of the area within 5 km is sea; 1 beach mapped.Historic parks2 registered historic parks and gardens, including Fleetwood Memorial Park.
Fleetwood’s strongest suit is the sea, followed by its historic parks.
Outdoors grade
Fleetwood grades B+ for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Fleetwood, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
B+
Better than 70% of UK towns#25 of 65 in Lancashire · 32nd of 60 UK towns its size
Public green space2.7 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
63out of
100
100
A park within a walk92%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
70out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape0%of the land within 5 km · None within 5 km
31out of
100
100
Footpaths1.8 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
26out of
100
100
The sea59%of the area within 5 km
100out of
100
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
Fleetwood is 32nd of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 24,200 to 28,400 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Outdoors score: the share of UK towns each one beats
Footpath, km per km²
Fleetwood1.8
Towns its size3.7
Lancashire towns3.0
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Fleetwood2.7
Towns its size2.5
Lancashire towns2.0
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Fleetwood92%
Towns its size83%
Lancashire towns85%
All UK towns83%
Against towns its size, Fleetwood stands out most for homes near a park: only 12 of the other 59 have more. It falls furthest behind on path per km², where 57 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee-on-the-Solent Hampshire | A+ | 5.7 | 96% | 3.7 | 1% |
| 2 | Yate Gloucestershire | A+ | 4.3 | 99% | 6.8 | 11% |
| 3 | Stroud Gloucestershire | A+ | 4.6 | 79% | 5.8 | 70% |
| 4 | Sevenoaks Kent | A | 8.1 | 76% | 3.8 | 70% |
| 5 | Stalybridge Greater Manchester | A | 5 | 82% | 4.8 | 12% |
| 6 | Ashington Northumberland | A | 5.6 | 83% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 7 | Penarth South Glamorgan | A | 3.5 | 83% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 8 | Newport Isle of Wight | A | 1.8 | 80% | 3.8 | 37% |
| 9 | Ash and Ash Vale Surrey | A | 4.3 | 72% | 5.4 | 20% |
| 10 | Huntingdon Cambridgeshire | A | 5.7 | 99% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 11 | Woodley Berkshire | A | 5 | 81% | 4.3 | 1% |
| 12 | Lancing and Sompting West Sussex | A | 1.8 | 80% | 3 | 37% |
| 13 | Totton Hampshire | A | 1.6 | 94% | 4.4 | 50% |
| 14 | Burntwood Staffordshire | A− | 5.3 | 81% | 3.4 | 12% |
| 15 | Larkfield Kent | A− | 5.6 | 75% | 3.4 | 27% |
| 16 | Rickmansworth Hertfordshire | A− | 2.9 | 81% | 4.4 | 11% |
| 17 | Ewell Surrey | A− | 7.5 | 89% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 18 | Stretford Greater Manchester | A− | 3.7 | 92% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 19 | Tadworth and Epsom Downs Surrey | A− | 3.4 | 65% | 5.3 | 16% |
| 20 | Heanor Derbyshire | A− | 4.2 | 92% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 21 | Gorleston-on-Sea Norfolk | A− | 1.4 | 81% | 3.2 | 17% |
| 22 | Little Hulton Greater Manchester | A− | 8.6 | 87% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 23 | East Grinstead West Sussex | A− | 1.6 | 87% | 3.7 | 58% |
| 24 | Wilmslow Cheshire | A− | 4.4 | 90% | 4 | 0% |
| 25 | Newton-le-Willows Merseyside | A− | 5.2 | 99% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 26 | Daventry Northamptonshire | A− | 4.1 | 99% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 27 | Herne Bay Kent | B+ | 2.3 | 83% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 28 | Portishead Somerset | B+ | 2 | 82% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 29 | Haverhill Suffolk | B+ | 2.4 | 91% | 5 | 0% |
| 30 | Longbenton Tyne and Wear | B+ | 3.3 | 80% | 6.2 | 0% |
| 31 | Thatcham Berkshire | B+ | 1.9 | 87% | 3.1 | 27% |
| 32 | Fleetwood Lancashire | B+ | 2.7 | 92% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 33 | Cheadle Hulme Greater Manchester | B+ | 3.9 | 80% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 34 | Bradley Stoke Gloucestershire | B+ | 2 | 93% | 5.3 | 0% |
| 35 | Darwen Lancashire | B | 2.2 | 89% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 36 | Newton Aycliffe County Durham | B | 2.1 | 94% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 37 | Rugeley Staffordshire | B | 1.2 | 94% | 2.7 | 37% |
| 38 | Witham Essex | B | 1.9 | 94% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 39 | Egham Surrey | B | 4.1 | 63% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 40 | Broadstairs Kent | B | 1.7 | 76% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 41 | Atherton Greater Manchester | B | 3.8 | 83% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 42 | Rhyl Clwyd | B | 1 | 84% | 2.2 | 7% |
| 43 | Droitwich Spa Worcestershire | B | 2.5 | 84% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 44 | Evesham Worcestershire | B− | 1.7 | 80% | 3.5 | 4% |
| 45 | Thetford Norfolk | B− | 2.9 | 65% | 5.1 | 0% |
| 46 | St Austell Cornwall | B− | 1.2 | 71% | 2.5 | 7% |
| 47 | Ashton-in-Makerfield Greater Manchester | B− | 2.6 | 93% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 48 | Melton Mowbray Leicestershire | B− | 3.3 | 84% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 49 | Hindley Greater Manchester | C+ | 2.5 | 77% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 50 | Coseley West Midlands | C+ | 1.4 | 84% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 51 | Newquay Cornwall | C+ | 1.6 | 75% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 52 | Horley Surrey | C+ | 1.9 | 84% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 53 | Stratford-upon-Avon Warwickshire | C | 1.6 | 84% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 54 | Walton-on-Thames Surrey | C | 1.6 | 81% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 55 | Golborne Greater Manchester | C | 3 | 66% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 56 | Frome Somerset | C | 1.3 | 78% | 2.4 | 9% |
| 57 | Wickersley and Bramley South Yorkshire | C | 1.7 | 77% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 58 | Wickford Essex | C | 2.4 | 59% | 3 | 0% |
| 59 | Ormskirk Lancashire | D | 1.5 | 80% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 60 | Wisbech Cambridgeshire | D | 1.2 | 79% | 1.4 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Fleetwood’s built-up area.
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 Fleetwood
The biggest is Marine Gardens, 25 ha (62 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
All 8 named parks by size: 67 ha (166 acres) and 9 km of path
Parks & gardens 53 haPlaying fields 14 ha
The two biggest, Marine Gardens and Fleetwood Marsh Nature Park, are 68% of the named green space and carry 7 km of path between them.
Fleetwood Marsh Nature Park
Park or garden
21 ha (51 acres)1.6 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.6 km of path
29 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.7 mi south-eastfrom the centre
Nature reserve
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Historic park · Grade II
Memorial Park
Park or garden
6.8 ha (17 acres)2.2 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.2 km of path
10 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Fleetwood
2 listed
Directionsto the nearest entrance
King George's Memorial Field
Playing field
8.3 ha (21 acres)
12 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.8 mi southfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Fleetwood Rugby Club
Playing field
2.4 ha (6 acres)
3 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.8 mi southfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Fleetwood Cricket and Sports Club
Playing field
2.3 ha (6 acres)
3 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.8 mi southfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
West View People's Park
Playing field
1.1 ha (3 acres)0.1 km of path
2 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.7 mi westfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Euston Park
Park or garden
0.3 ha (1 acres)0.3 km of path
1.2 mi north-eastfrom the centre
1 listed
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home
9 in 10 Fleetwood 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 (92%)Further (8%)
Fleetwood92%
Towns its size83%
Lancashire towns85%
All UK towns83%
About 2,000 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 1,093 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The Forest Of Bowland National Landscape is 9.9 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.
National ParkNational LandscapeThe 5 km the grade counts
Footpaths & waymarked walks
2 waymarked walks pass through or near Fleetwood
46 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Fleetwood and the kilometre around it, 1.8 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
Regional
Wyre Way (Fleetwood Peninsula Loop)15.5 km
Lancashire Coastal Way10.6 km
2 regional routes pass through, including the Wyre Way (Fleetwood Peninsula Loop) and Lancashire Coastal Way.
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Public rights of way are only as complete as the map in each area.
History along the way
2 historic parks, and what stands in them
Historic England’s register of parks and gardens, and the listed buildings and scheduled monuments that stand inside Fleetwood’s named parks.
Registered park · Grade II
Marine Gardens
25 ha. Part of The Mount including surrounding cobble wall, a registered historic park (Grade II). 2 listed structures and monuments stand inside it or at its edge.
IICitizen's Advice BureauIIThe Mount Pavilion
Registered · Grade IIFleetwood Memorial Park6.8 ha
Listed buildings insideMemorial ParkFleetwood Memorial Park Gate and Fleetwood War Memorial
A listed building or monument counts when it sits inside the park’s OS Open Greenspace outline (to about 15 m), so a few at the boundary are included. Historic England, National Heritage List for England.
When to get out
The best walking months in Fleetwood: 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) | 7.9 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.9 | 17.1 | 16.6 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.4 | 7.4 |
| High (°C) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 82 | 66 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 80 | 80 | 121 | 107 | 107 |
May is the driest month (55 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 20 °C). Winter days are short, about 7 hours of daylight in December, and 121 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 23 nights a year. The climate in Fleetwood →
The coast
The coast and beaches near Fleetwood
59% of the area within 5 km of Fleetwood is sea. 1 beach is mapped within 5 km, 0 with a name.
Sea: the area outside the ONS coastline (mean high water). Bathing water quality is published by the Environment Agency (England) and Natural Resources Wales; check it before swimming.
Things to do
24 playgrounds
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.
Every named place, with directions
Nature reserves 1
Fleetwood Marsh19 ha · 0.1 mi from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 24
Bambinos Play Centre1.1 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 23 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Slipways 2
Plus 2 slipways 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.
CleveleysPreesall and Knott End-on-SeaThorntonStalmineHambletonCarletonFleetwood
ABCDOutdoors Grade
Carleton, 4.3 miles away, grades A, the best next door: 86% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Fleetwood
What is the biggest park in Fleetwood?
Marine Gardens, 25 ha (62 acres), with 5 km of path. Fleetwood Marsh Nature Park (21 ha) is second. 8 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Fleetwood near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Forest Of Bowland National Landscape, 9.9 mi east of the town’s edge. It covers 806 km² and was designated in 1964.
What are the best walks near Fleetwood?
2 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the Wyre Way (Fleetwood Peninsula Loop) and Lancashire Coastal Way. Marine Gardens alone has 5 km of path.
How many people in Fleetwood live near a park?
92% 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 Fleetwood?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Which parks in Fleetwood are historic?
Fleetwood Memorial Park (Grade II) and The Mount including surrounding cobble wall (Grade II) are on Historic England’s register of parks and gardens.
Is Fleetwood good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 1.8 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 26% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 63% (2.7 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 Fleetwood’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Fleetwood’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.