Danderhall’s biggest
Little France Park
Park or garden · 50 m outside town
46 ha (114 acres)4.8 km of path
1 h 5 minto walk all 4.8 km of path
65 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.4 mi north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Newton Parish Church, Newton Church Road, Newton Village · Photo: Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Danderhall · parks, paths & countryside
92% of Danderhall’s residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park
49 km of footpaths run through the town and the kilometre around it, 5.8 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Danderhall add up to 4.3 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical town in England and Wales has 2.1. Danderhall has no Outdoors Grade: Scottish towns aren’t graded on the outdoors yet.
Green space
4.3 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical town in England and Wales 2.1
Near a park
92%
of residents within 400 m
Typical town in England and Wales 83%
Footpaths
49 km
5.8 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
Nearest: Upper Tweeddale National Scenic Area
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Danderhall’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 Danderhall
The biggest is Little France Park, 46 ha (114 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Danderhall Park
Playing field
3.3 ha (8 acres)0.2 km of path
5 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Danderhall
Danderhall Miners' Club, Woolmet House Gateway and Boundary Wall Grade I
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home
How close Danderhall’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 (92%)Further (8%)
Danderhall92%
Midlothian towns95%
Towns in England and Wales83%
About 300 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 28 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 121 residents.
National Parks & National Scenic Areas
The Upper Tweeddale National Scenic Area is 17 mi away
Protected landscapes within 30 km, by direction and distance from the edge of the locality; circle size shows each one’s area. National Scenic Areas are Scotland’s finest landscapes, chosen by NatureScot.
National ParkNational Scenic AreaThe 5 km the grade counts
National Scenic Area
Upper Tweeddale
17 mi south128 km²since 1980
Footpaths & waymarked walks
3 waymarked walks pass through or near Danderhall
49 km of footpaths, tracks and core paths are mapped in Danderhall and the kilometre around it, 5.8 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.
LocalOther waymarked
North Esk Way2.6 km
Burdiehouse Burn Valley Park1.4 km
Innocent Railway0.6 km
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 Danderhall: May to July and 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) | 60 | 54 | 48 | 46 | 50 | 69 | 72 | 78 | 56 | 79 | 67 | 69 |
April is the driest month (46 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 20 °C). Winter days are short, about 7 hours of daylight in December, and 79 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 41 nights a year. The climate in Danderhall →
The coast
Beaches near Danderhall
5% of the area within 5 km of Danderhall is sea, so the Outdoors Grade counts it as inland. 5 beaches are mapped within 5 km.
Joppa Shore2.2 mi from town
DirectionsFisherrow Sands2.3 mi from town
DirectionsPortobello Beach2.4 mi from town
DirectionsSea: the area outside the ONS coastline (mean high water). Bathing water quality is published by SEPA; check it before swimming.
Things to do
2 viewpoints and 28 playgrounds
Mapped within 2 km of the town in OpenStreetMap. Named places are listed with directions; unnamed ones are only counted.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 2
Plus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 1
Craigmillar Hill91 m (299 ft) · 1.2 mi from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 28
King's Park0.8 mi from town
DirectionsGreendykes North Playground0.9 mi from town
DirectionsNiddrie Marischal Green1.0 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 25 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Barklay Park0.0 mi from town
DirectionsNext door
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
DalkeithBonnyriggMusselburghLoanheadMayfieldWallyfordDanderhall
ABCDOutdoors Grade
Dalkeith has at least twice Danderhall’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Danderhall
What is the biggest park in Danderhall?
Little France Park, 46 ha (114 acres), with 4.8 km of path, just outside the locality. Danderhall Park (3.3 ha) is second. 2 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Danderhall near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Upper Tweeddale National Scenic Area, 17 mi south of the town’s edge. It covers 128 km² and was designated in 1980.
What are the best walks near Danderhall?
3 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the North Esk Way, Burdiehouse Burn Valley Park and Innocent Railway. Little France Park alone has 4.8 km of path.
How many people in Danderhall live near a park?
92% 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 Danderhall?
May to July and 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 Danderhall’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Danderhall’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.