Airdrie’s biggest
Dunbeth Public Park
Park or garden · 130 m outside town
11 ha (27 acres)2.7 km of path
35 minto walk all 2.7 km of path
15 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
1.4 mi westfrom the centre
Playground
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Airdrie · parks, paths & countryside
Almost everyone in Airdrie lives within a 5-minute walk of a park
A park or playing field is within a 5-minute walk for 95% of residents. 134 km of footpaths run through the town and the kilometre around it, 4.8 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Airdrie add up to 3.1 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical town in England and Wales has 2.1. Airdrie has no Outdoors Grade: Scottish towns aren’t graded on the outdoors yet.
Green space
3.1 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical town in England and Wales 2.1
Near a park
95%
of residents within 400 m
Typical town in England and Wales 83%
Footpaths
134 km
4.8 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
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Airdrie’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 Airdrie
The biggest is Dunbeth Public Park, 11 ha (27 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
All 7 named parks by size: 36 ha (90 acres) and 9 km of path
Parks & gardens 18 haPlaying fields 18 ha
The two biggest, Dunbeth Public Park and Central Park, are 47% of the named green space and carry 5 km of path between them.
Central Park
Playing field
5.9 ha (15 acres)2.0 km of path
25 minto walk all 2 km of path
8 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Airdrie
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Craigneuk Playing Fields
Playing field
9.3 ha (23 acres)0.3 km of path
13 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Airdrie
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Centenary Park
Park or garden
3.0 ha (7 acres)1.5 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.5 km of path
4 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
1 mi westfrom the centre
Coatdyke, Centenary Avenue, Railway Viaduct Grade II*
Directionsto the nearest entrance
West End Park
Park or garden
1.7 ha (4 acres)1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
2 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.8 mi westfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Mavisbank Park
Park or garden
2.5 ha (6 acres)0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
3 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.5 mi north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Katherine Park
Playing field
3.0 ha (8 acres)0.3 km of path
4 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
1 mi eastfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home
How close Airdrie’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 (95%)Further (5%)
Airdrie95%
North Lanarkshire towns85%
Towns in England and Wales83%
About 2,000 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 53 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 676 residents.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
1 waymarked walk passes through or near Airdrie
134 km of footpaths, tracks and core paths are mapped in Airdrie and the kilometre around it, 4.8 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.
Other waymarked
The North Calder Heritage Trail15.4 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 Airdrie: June, 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 | 17.5 | 17.0 | 15.0 | 12.6 | 10.3 | 8.1 | 7.0 |
| High (°C) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 6 |
| Rain (mm) | 106 | 84 | 75 | 59 | 64 | 71 | 87 | 104 | 84 | 114 | 106 | 106 |
April is the driest month (59 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 19 °C). Winter days are short, about 7 hours of daylight in December, and 114 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 53 nights a year. The climate in Airdrie →
Things to do
3 viewpoints, 53 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
Airdrie is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.
Sandy Cove (Old Picnic Spot)8.1 mi from Airdrie’s edge
DirectionsSandy Bays8.2 mi from Airdrie’s edge
DirectionsNetherlee Stone Beach11 mi from Airdrie’s edge
DirectionsBodden Boo18 mi from Airdrie’s edge
DirectionsDrum Sands25 mi from Airdrie’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
Viewpoints 3
Plus 3 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 11
Scarhillin town
DirectionsGallow Hill156 m (512 ft) · 0.2 mi from town
DirectionsKnowe Head0.4 mi from town
DirectionsStank Brae101 m (331 ft) · 0.7 mi from town
DirectionsThe Mount101 m (331 ft) · 1.2 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 6 hills and peaks without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 53
Dunbeth Adventure Park0.3 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 52 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.
PlainsChapelhallCoatbridgeHolytownGlenboigNewarthillAirdrie
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airdrie | – | 3.1 | 95% | 0% |
| Plains 1.9 mi | – | 3.3 | 90% | 0% |
| Chapelhall 2.1 mi | – | 0.9 | 86% | 0% |
| Coatbridge 2.3 mi | – | 4.5 | 87% | 0% |
| Holytown 3.2 mi | – | 3.5 | 100% | 0% |
| Glenboig 3.5 mi | – | 4.3 | 78% | 0% |
| Newarthill 3.7 mi | – | 2.2 | 80% | 0% |
None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Airdrie
What is the biggest park in Airdrie?
Dunbeth Public Park, 11 ha (27 acres), with 2.7 km of path, just outside the locality. Central Park (5.9 ha) is second. 7 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Airdrie near a National Park?
No National Park or National Scenic Area is within 30 km (about 19 miles) of Airdrie.
What are the best walks near Airdrie?
1 waymarked walking route passes within 2 km of the town, including the The North Calder Heritage Trail. Dunbeth Public Park alone has 2.7 km of path.
What is the nearest beach to Airdrie?
Sandy Cove (Old Picnic Spot), 8.1 mi from the edge of the town, then Sandy Bays (8.2 mi). Airdrie itself is inland.
How many people in Airdrie live near a park?
95% 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 Airdrie?
June, 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 Airdrie’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Airdrie’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.