Photo: Margaret Clough · CC BY-SA 2.0Hutton has more park space per resident than 9 in 10 UK towns
Parks and playing fields in Hutton add up to 6.6 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. 90% of residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park or playing field. Footpaths add up to 19 km in the village and the kilometre around it, 1.8 for every square kilometre. Hutton grades B− for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Hutton grades B− for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Hutton, 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.
Hutton is 33rd of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 2,100 to 2,200 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Against villages its size, Hutton stands out most for park space per resident: only 11 of the other 59 have more. It falls furthest behind on path per km², where 45 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mullion Cornwall | A+ | 3.7 | 100% | 2.5 | 64% |
| 2 | Broughton Buckinghamshire | A+ | 8 | 100% | 6.5 | 0% |
| 3 | Crickhowell Powys | A+ | 4.3 | 100% | 2.9 | 100% |
| 4 | Charlton Hampshire | A+ | 5.6 | 87% | 5.2 | 19% |
| 5 | Bestwood Village Nottinghamshire | A | 43.8 | 100% | 5.2 | 0% |
| 6 | Deepcut Surrey | A | 8.4 | 100% | 6.8 | 0% |
| 7 | Chigwell Row Essex | A | 30.3 | 100% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 8 | Springwell Tyne and Wear | A | 5 | 100% | 6.7 | 0% |
| 9 | Eton Wick Berkshire | A | 17.4 | 100% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 10 | Carlton South Yorkshire | A | 23.1 | 87% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 11 | Streethay Staffordshire | A− | 10.1 | 100% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 12 | Chipping Campden Gloucestershire | A− | 2.1 | 100% | 2 | 74% |
| 13 | Church Warsop Nottinghamshire | B+ | 4.1 | 85% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 14 | Hanslope Buckinghamshire | B+ | 1.9 | 100% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 15 | Chiddingfold Surrey | B+ | 2.2 | 87% | 2.5 | 68% |
| 16 | Wells-next-the-Sea Norfolk | B+ | 2 | 70% | 1.9 | 65% |
| 17 | Charing Kent | B+ | 2.7 | 85% | 2.1 | 56% |
| 18 | Sharlston West Yorkshire | B+ | 4.9 | 93% | 3 | 0% |
| 19 | Gamston (Rushcliffe) Nottinghamshire | B+ | 2.7 | 86% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 20 | Holbrook Suffolk | B+ | 1.1 | 74% | 2.7 | 52% |
| 21 | Banwell Somerset | B+ | 1.7 | 100% | 2 | 38% |
| 22 | Carnon Downs and Devoran Cornwall | B+ | 0.3 | 87% | 2.5 | 36% |
| 23 | Yarnfield Staffordshire | B | 6.6 | 100% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 24 | Longtown Cumbria | B | 4.3 | 100% | 0.1 | 0% |
| 25 | Bickington Devon | B | 1.4 | 100% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 26 | Wheelock Cheshire | B | 2.4 | 100% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 27 | Ellington Northumberland | B | 2.5 | 86% | 2 | 0% |
| 28 | Trowell Nottinghamshire | B | 7.7 | 56% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 29 | Evercreech Somerset | B | 3.5 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
| 30 | Rayne Essex | B− | 4.3 | 64% | 4 | 0% |
| 31 | Resolven West Glamorgan | B− | 2.4 | 100% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 32 | East Peckham Kent | B− | 14.5 | 66% | 2 | 1% |
| 33 | Hutton Lancashire | B− | 6.6 | 90% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 34 | Wardle Greater Manchester | B− | 1 | 100% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 35 | Aspley Guise Bedfordshire | B− | 2.2 | 69% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 36 | Swanton Morley Norfolk | C+ | 3.5 | 94% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 37 | Burgh le Marsh Lincolnshire | C+ | 3.2 | 74% | 1.3 | 7% |
| 38 | Luddenden Foot West Yorkshire | C+ | 2.2 | 68% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 39 | Machynlleth Powys | C+ | 2.6 | 45% | 2 | 29% |
| 40 | Huncote Leicestershire | C+ | 0.8 | 100% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 41 | Market Bosworth Leicestershire | C | 10.9 | 25% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 42 | Linton Derbyshire | C | 1.8 | 76% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 43 | Mitcheldean Gloucestershire | C | 1.5 | 80% | 1.9 | 1% |
| 44 | Barwick in Elmet West Yorkshire | C | 1.5 | 87% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 45 | Aspatria Cumbria | C− | 3.1 | 60% | 0.8 | 1% |
| 46 | Rudgwick West Sussex | C− | 2.5 | 16% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 47 | Seamer (Scarborough) North Yorkshire | C− | 2.2 | 58% | 1 | 18% |
| 48 | Lanner Cornwall | C− | 1.3 | 65% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 49 | Stainburn Cumbria | C− | 0.1 | 72% | 2 | 0% |
| 50 | Long Bennington Lincolnshire | C− | 1.6 | 82% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 51 | Underwood Gwent | C− | 1.9 | 87% | 1 | 0% |
| 52 | Wickham Hampshire | D | 0.8 | 26% | 2 | 13% |
| 53 | Hersden Kent | D | 2 | 63% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 54 | Thurlby Lincolnshire | D | 1.3 | 54% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 55 | Preston East Riding of Yorkshire | D | 0.6 | 52% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 56 | West Hill Devon | D | 0 | 0% | 1.2 | 27% |
| 57 | Bozeat Northamptonshire | D− | 1.3 | 13% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 58 | Cilfrew West Glamorgan | D− | 0.8 | 44% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 59 | Aslockton Nottinghamshire | D− | 1 | 11% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 60 | Ipplepen Devon | D− | 0.8 | 42% | 1.1 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Hutton’s built-up area.
9 in 10 Hutton 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).
About 200 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 9 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 238 residents.
The Forest Of Bowland National Landscape is 9.2 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.
1 waymarked walk passes through or near Hutton
19 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Hutton 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 village.
The regional route here is the Ribble Way.
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 Hutton: May to July
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 | 17.0 | 16.6 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.5 | 7.4 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 79 | 71 | 57 | 52 | 57 | 68 | 77 | 95 | 90 | 104 | 95 | 120 |
April is the driest month (52 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 20 °C). Winter days are short, about 7 hours of daylight in December, and 120 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 38 nights a year. The climate in Hutton →
9 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
Hutton is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the village.
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
Nature reserves 2
Plus 1 nature reserve more.
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 9
Plus 9 playgrounds without a name on the map.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hutton | B− | 6.6 | 90% | 0% |
| Longton 1.0 mi | D | 1.7 | 60% | 0% |
| Penwortham 1.6 mi | B | 2.9 | 91% | 0% |
| Farington Moss 2.8 mi | B | 5.9 | 93% | 0% |
| Clifton 3.2 mi | C | 1.8 | 100% | 0% |
| Leyland 3.7 mi | B+ | 4.6 | 91% | 0% |
| Preston 3.7 mi | B | 3.0 | 80% | 0% |
Leyland, 3.7 miles away, grades B+, the best next door: 91% 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 Hutton
Is Hutton near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Forest Of Bowland National Landscape, 9.2 mi north-east of the village’s edge. It covers 806 km² and was designated in 1964.
What are the best walks near Hutton?
1 waymarked walking route passes within 2 km of the village, including the Ribble Way.
What is the nearest beach to Hutton?
Taylor's Bank, 19 mi from the edge of the village, then Crosby Beach (20 mi). Hutton itself is inland.
How many people in Hutton live near a park?
90% 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 Hutton?
May to July: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Hutton good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 1.8 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 25% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 92% (6.6 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 Hutton’s overall grade.
Where Hutton’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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