Hapton’s biggest
Bentley Wood Green
Park or garden · 10 m outside town
3.5 ha (9 acres)0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
5 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.5 mi eastfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Chris Heaton · CC BY-SA 2.0AOutdoors Grade
Outdoors in Hapton · parks, paths & countryside
Hapton has more footpath per square kilometre than 9 in 10 UK towns
72 km of footpaths run through the village and the kilometre around it, 6.1 for every square kilometre. The Forest Of Bowland National Landscape begins 2.7 mi from the village’s edge. Parks and playing fields in Hapton add up to 2.6 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Hapton grades A for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
2.6 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
87%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
72 km
6.1 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
2%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Forest Of Bowland National Landscape
Character
What kind of outdoors village is Hapton?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
A village of footpaths6.1 km of path per km², more than 97% of UK towns. The typical town has 3.0.Countryside close byThe Forest Of Bowland National Landscape starts 2.7 mi north-west.
Hapton’s strongest suit is dense footpaths, followed by the Forest Of Bowland National Landscape close by.
Outdoors grade
Hapton grades A for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Hapton, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
A
Better than 88% of UK towns7th of 60 UK villages its size
Public green space2.6 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
62out of
100
100
A park within a walk87%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
62out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape2%of the land within 5 km
65out of
100
100
Footpaths6.1 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
98out of
100
100
The sea0%of the area within 5 km · Inland
42out 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.
Villages its size
Hapton is 7th of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 2,100 to 2,300 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
Hapton6.1
Villages its size2.4
Lancashire towns3.0
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Hapton2.6
Villages its size2.0
Lancashire towns2.0
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Hapton87%
Villages its size68%
Lancashire towns85%
All UK towns83%
Against villages its size, Hapton stands out most for path per km²: none of the other 59 has more.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brockham Surrey | A+ | 7.4 | 94% | 4.4 | 38% |
| 2 | Limpsfield Surrey | A+ | 2.9 | 100% | 3.7 | 41% |
| 3 | Tanyfron Clwyd | A | 7.4 | 100% | 2.6 | 13% |
| 4 | Elstead Surrey | A | 2.5 | 100% | 2.6 | 82% |
| 5 | Berry Hill Gloucestershire | A | 2.9 | 79% | 4.7 | 55% |
| 6 | Westcott Surrey | A | 1.8 | 86% | 5.5 | 78% |
| 7 | Hapton Lancashire | A | 2.6 | 87% | 6.1 | 2% |
| 8 | Severn Beach Gloucestershire | A− | 5.8 | 100% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 9 | Great Horkesley Essex | A− | 4.7 | 78% | 3.3 | 25% |
| 10 | Arnside Cumbria | A− | 1.3 | 65% | 4.1 | 75% |
| 11 | Smalley Derbyshire | A− | 2.9 | 100% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 12 | Merlin's Bridge Dyfed | A− | 3.3 | 100% | 2 | 11% |
| 13 | Berrow and Brean Somerset | A− | 3.6 | 75% | 1.7 | 1% |
| 14 | Clare Suffolk | A− | 7.7 | 100% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 15 | Newstead Nottinghamshire | B+ | 2.6 | 100% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 16 | Woodcote Oxfordshire | B+ | 1.6 | 84% | 3.5 | 99% |
| 17 | Acle Norfolk | B+ | 1.6 | 89% | 3.1 | 43% |
| 18 | Tisbury Wiltshire | B+ | 1.5 | 86% | 2.9 | 100% |
| 19 | Woodford Greater Manchester | B+ | 5.9 | 80% | 2.3 | 5% |
| 20 | Steventon Oxfordshire | B+ | 2 | 100% | 2 | 17% |
| 21 | Crick Northamptonshire | B | 3.8 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 22 | Mayfield East Sussex | B− | 3.3 | 61% | 1.9 | 99% |
| 23 | Loddon Norfolk | B− | 2.4 | 77% | 2.5 | 18% |
| 24 | Park Street and Frogmore Hertfordshire | B− | 4.5 | 63% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 25 | Bickershaw Greater Manchester | B− | 5 | 13% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 26 | Lechlade-on-Thames Gloucestershire | B− | 6.7 | 66% | 1.5 | 6% |
| 27 | Bere Alston Devon | C+ | 1.4 | 64% | 1.3 | 93% |
| 28 | Delph Greater Manchester | C+ | 0.7 | 72% | 3.9 | 17% |
| 29 | Hermitage Berkshire | C+ | 0.6 | 58% | 3.4 | 82% |
| 30 | Boughton under Blean Kent | C+ | 2.7 | 24% | 2.5 | 18% |
| 31 | Cold Ash Berkshire | C+ | 1.5 | 7% | 3.1 | 60% |
| 32 | Berkeley Gloucestershire | C+ | 0.9 | 49% | 2.6 | 3% |
| 33 | Farndon Cheshire | C+ | 1.2 | 82% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 34 | East Bergholt Suffolk | C | 1.9 | 26% | 2.4 | 46% |
| 35 | Bishopsteignton Devon | C | 3 | 62% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 36 | Wickham Market Suffolk | C | 2.5 | 64% | 1.7 | 7% |
| 37 | Caistor Lincolnshire | C | 2.8 | 39% | 1.3 | 33% |
| 38 | Llanidloes Powys | C | 2.4 | 89% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 39 | Whaddon Wiltshire | C | 2.6 | 55% | 1.3 | 10% |
| 40 | Eye Suffolk | C | 2 | 66% | 3 | 0% |
| 41 | Wateringbury Kent | C− | 2.4 | 73% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 42 | Stoke Prior Worcestershire | C− | 2.6 | 67% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 43 | Coleford Somerset | C− | 1.2 | 51% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 44 | Coltishall and Horstead Norfolk | C− | 2.1 | 57% | 1.3 | 8% |
| 45 | Meriden West Midlands | C− | 1.8 | 70% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 46 | Woldingham Surrey | C− | 0.2 | 25% | 3.1 | 20% |
| 47 | Hatfield Woodhouse South Yorkshire | C− | 0.6 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 48 | St Osyth Essex | C− | 1.5 | 54% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 49 | Scholes (Leeds) West Yorkshire | D | 0 | 0% | 5.5 | 0% |
| 50 | Comberton Cambridgeshire | D | 1.6 | 71% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 51 | Duxford Cambridgeshire | D | 1.7 | 78% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 52 | Bicknacre Essex | D | 1 | 56% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 53 | Kineton Warwickshire | D | 0.2 | 0% | 1.8 | 5% |
| 54 | Great Barford Bedfordshire | D− | 1.4 | 45% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 55 | Leconfield East Riding of Yorkshire | D− | 1.6 | 51% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 56 | Bettws Mid Glamorgan | D− | 0.7 | 71% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 57 | Mattishall Norfolk | D− | 1.4 | 58% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 58 | Billinghay Lincolnshire | D− | 1.8 | 41% | 0.7 | 0% |
| 59 | Shenstone Staffordshire | D− | 1 | 55% | 1 | 0% |
| 60 | Puriton Somerset | D− | 0.1 | 0% | 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 Hapton’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 Hapton
The biggest is Bentley Wood Green, 3.5 ha (9 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Close to home
9 in 10 Hapton 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 (87%)Further (13%)
Hapton87%
Villages its size68%
Lancashire towns85%
All UK towns83%
About 300 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 21 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 107 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The Forest Of Bowland National Landscape is 2.7 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
National Landscape
Forest Of Bowland
2.7 mi north-west806 km²since 19642% of the land within 5 km
Official site2% of the land within 5 km of Hapton is National Park or National Landscape, more than 64% of UK towns. Yorkshire Dales National Park covers 2,185 km² and has been a National Park since 1954.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
3 waymarked walks pass through or near Hapton
72 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Hapton and the kilometre around it, 6.1 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the village.
RegionalLocal
Huncoat Trail11.3 km
Burnley Way9.1 km
Bronte Way1.5 km
Close to home, the Huncoat Trail has 11 km of local walk within 2 km of the village. 2 regional routes pass through, including the Burnley Way and Bronte Way.
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 Hapton: May to September
The village’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) | 8.0 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.9 | 17.1 | 16.6 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.5 | 7.4 |
| High (°C) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
| Rain (mm) | 113 | 98 | 84 | 65 | 67 | 81 | 90 | 97 | 97 | 115 | 119 | 136 |
April is the driest month (65 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 20 °C). Winter days are short, about 7 hours of daylight in December, and 136 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 40 nights a year. The climate in Hapton →
Things to do
21 playgrounds and the nearest beaches
Mapped within 2 km of the village in OpenStreetMap, against the typical UK village its size per resident. Named places are listed with directions; unnamed ones are only counted.
The nearest beaches
Hapton is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the village.
Treasure Beach7.2 mi from Hapton’s edge
DirectionsCar Park Beach13 mi from Hapton’s edge
DirectionsCreek Beach North13 mi from Hapton’s edge
DirectionsCreek Beach South13 mi from Hapton’s edge
DirectionsStone Beach13 mi from Hapton’s edge
DirectionsGood 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
Hills and peaks 2
Hameldon Scouts0.6 mi from town
DirectionsGreat Hameldon409 m (1,342 ft) · 1.0 mi from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 21
Plus 21 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.
PadihamHuncoatReadClayton-le-MoorsAccringtonBurnleyHapton
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hapton | A | 2.6 | 87% | 2% |
| Padiham 1.2 mi | A− | 1.5 | 95% | 18% |
| Huncoat 1.3 mi | A+ | 10.1 | 100% | 1% |
| Read 2.4 mi | C+ | 1.6 | 71% | 21% |
| Clayton-le-Moors 2.8 mi | B | 1.1 | 86% | 2% |
| Accrington 2.9 mi | A− | 2.6 | 79% | 0% |
| Burnley 3.0 mi | A+ | 3.4 | 95% | 7% |
Huncoat, 1.3 miles away, grades A+, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. Huncoat has at least twice Hapton’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Hapton
What is the biggest park in Hapton?
Bentley Wood Green, 3.5 ha (9 acres), with 0.9 km of path, just outside the built-up area. 1 named park, garden or playing field is in the village or within 400 m of it.
Is Hapton near a National Park?
Yes. Yorkshire Dales National Park begins 16 mi north of the village’s edge. It covers 2,185 km² and has been a National Park since 1954. The nearest protected landscape of any kind is the Forest Of Bowland National Landscape, 2.7 mi away.
What are the best walks near Hapton?
3 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the village, including the Huncoat Trail, Burnley Way and Bronte Way.
What is the nearest beach to Hapton?
Treasure Beach, 7.2 mi from the edge of the village, then Car Park Beach (13 mi). Hapton itself is inland.
How many people in Hapton live near a park?
87% 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 Hapton?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Hapton good for walking?
For paths, yes: 6.1 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 98% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 62% (2.6 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 Hapton’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Hapton’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.