Beith’s biggest
Spier's Old School Grounds
Park or garden
6.8 ha (17 acres)1.3 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.3 km of path
9 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.4 mi south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Richard Webb · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Beith · parks, paths & countryside
Parks and walks in Beith
Parks and playing fields in Beith add up to 2.7 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical town in England and Wales has 2.1. 69% of residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park or playing field. 25 km of footpaths run through the town and the kilometre around it, 2.0 for every square kilometre. Beith has no Outdoors Grade: Scottish towns aren’t graded on the outdoors yet.
Green space
2.7 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical town in England and Wales 2.1
Near a park
69%
of residents within 400 m
Typical town in England and Wales 83%
Footpaths
25 km
2.0 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: Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Beith’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 Beith
The biggest is Spier's Old School Grounds, 6.8 ha (17 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
All 6 named parks by size: 15 ha (37 acres) and 2 km of path
Parks & gardens 10 haPlaying fields 4.8 ha
The two biggest, Spier's Old School Grounds and Orr's Trust Public Park, are 68% of the named green space and carry 2 km of path between them. 3 of the 6 are under 2 ha: small gardens, play spaces and pitches.
Orr's Trust Public Park
Park or garden
3.5 ha (9 acres)0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
5 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Beith
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Marshlands Sports Fields
Playing field · 230 m outside town
3.0 ha (7 acres)
4 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.6 mi south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Beith Astro
Playing field
1.0 ha (3 acres)
Centralin the middle of Beith
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Bellsdale Park
Playing field
0.8 ha (2 acres)
Centralin the middle of Beith
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Beith Community Garden
Park or garden
0.1 ha (0 acres)
Centralin the middle of Beith
1 listed
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home
7 in 10 Beith 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 (NRS Census 2022 output areas against OS Open Greenspace).
Within 400 m (69%)Further (31%)
Beith69%
North Ayrshire towns80%
Towns in England and Wales83%
About 1,800 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 12 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 481 residents.
National Parks & National Scenic Areas
The Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park is 16 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
Loch Lomond
17 mi north281 km²since 1980
Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park covers 1,861 km² and has been a National Park since 2002.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
1 waymarked walk passes through or near Beith
25 km of footpaths, tracks and core paths are mapped in Beith and the kilometre around it, 2.0 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.
Regional
Whithorn Way - a Glasgow Cathedral to Girvan6.4 km
The regional route here is the Whithorn Way - a Glasgow Cathedral to Girvan.
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 Beith: 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) | 7.6 | 9.5 | 11.6 | 14.1 | 16.2 | 17.5 | 17.0 | 15.0 | 12.6 | 10.3 | 8.2 | 7.0 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 7 |
| Rain (mm) | 182 | 148 | 132 | 92 | 94 | 96 | 113 | 130 | 130 | 184 | 173 | 183 |
April is the driest month (92 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 19 °C). Winter days are short, about 7 hours of daylight in December, and 184 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 52 nights a year. The climate in Beith →
Things to do
12 playgrounds and the nearest beaches
Mapped within 2 km of the town in OpenStreetMap. Named places are listed with directions; unnamed ones are only counted.
The nearest beaches
Beith is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.
Hunterston Sands8.7 mi from Beith’s edge
DirectionsGulls Walk8.8 mi from Beith’s edge
DirectionsSouthanan Sands8.8 mi from Beith’s edge
DirectionsArdeer Beach8.9 mi from Beith’s edge
DirectionsSouth Beach9.2 mi from Beith’s edge
DirectionsGood to know
Check the water before you swim. SEPA tests designated bathing waters from May to September and publishes a rating for each beach.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 1
Fullwoodhead Hill0.7 mi from town
DirectionsWaterfalls 1
Plus 1 waterfall without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 12
Plus 12 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.
KilbirnieLochwinnochDalryStewartonKilbarchanKilwinningBeith
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beith | – | 2.7 | 69% | 0% |
| Kilbirnie 2.1 mi | – | 14.7 | 99% | 0% |
| Lochwinnoch 3.3 mi | – | 22.6 | 65% | 0% |
| Dalry 4.5 mi | – | 3.6 | 100% | 0% |
| Stewarton 6.6 mi | – | 1.2 | 89% | 0% |
| Kilbarchan 6.7 mi | – | 1.5 | 65% | 0% |
| Kilwinning 7.1 mi | – | 6.4 | 56% | 0% |
Kilbirnie, Lochwinnoch and Kilwinning have at least twice Beith’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Beith
What is the biggest park in Beith?
Spier's Old School Grounds, 6.8 ha (17 acres), with 1.3 km of path. Orr's Trust Public Park (3.5 ha) is second. 6 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Beith near a National Park?
Yes. Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park begins 16 mi north of the town’s edge. It covers 1,861 km² and has been a National Park since 2002.
What are the best walks near Beith?
1 waymarked walking route passes within 2 km of the town, including the Whithorn Way - a Glasgow Cathedral to Girvan.
What is the nearest beach to Beith?
Hunterston Sands, 8.7 mi from the edge of the town, then Gulls Walk (8.8 mi). Beith itself is inland.
How many people in Beith live near a park?
69% 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 Beith?
May to 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 Beith’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Beith’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.