Viewpark’s biggest
Viewpark Gardens
Park or garden
2.1 ha (5 acres)1.1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.1 km of path
3 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Viewpark
1 listed
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Mike Quinn · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Viewpark · parks, paths & countryside
75% of Viewpark’s residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park
Footpaths add up to 91 km in the town and the kilometre around it, 4.1 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Viewpark add up to 1.6 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical town in England and Wales has 2.1. Viewpark has no Outdoors Grade: Scottish towns aren’t graded on the outdoors yet.
Green space
1.6 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical town in England and Wales 2.1
Near a park
75%
of residents within 400 m
Typical town in England and Wales 83%
Footpaths
91 km
4.1 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 Viewpark’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 Viewpark
The biggest is Viewpark Gardens, 2.1 ha (5 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Close to home
How close Viewpark’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 (75%)Further (25%)
Viewpark75%
North Lanarkshire towns85%
Towns in England and Wales83%
About 4,000 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 81 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 195 residents.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
Viewpark is on the Clyde Walkway
91 km of footpaths, tracks and core paths are mapped in Viewpark and the kilometre around it, 4.1 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.
NationalLocalOther waymarked
Clyde Walkway6.1 km
East Loop2.0 km
West Loop1.1 km
Nature Trail0.7 km
The Clyde Walkway, a national route, passes Viewpark.
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 Viewpark: 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 | 16.3 | 17.5 | 17.0 | 15.0 | 12.6 | 10.3 | 8.1 | 7.0 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
| Rain (mm) | 104 | 85 | 73 | 52 | 59 | 64 | 79 | 89 | 76 | 105 | 97 | 108 |
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 108 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 49 nights a year. The climate in Viewpark →
Things to do
81 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
Viewpark is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.
Sandy Cove (Old Picnic Spot)4.7 mi from Viewpark’s edge
DirectionsSandy Bays4.7 mi from Viewpark’s edge
DirectionsNetherlee Stone Beach6.9 mi from Viewpark’s edge
DirectionsBodden Boo15 mi from Viewpark’s edge
DirectionsDuck Bay Beach24 mi from Viewpark’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.
Up high. The Mount, at 101 m, is the highest named top within 2 km of Viewpark.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 6
The Mount101 m (331 ft) · 0.8 mi from town
DirectionsBernie's Hill78 m (256 ft) · 1.2 mi from town
DirectionsSlaggy Hill72 m (236 ft) · 1.2 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 3 hills and peaks without a name on the map.
Waterfalls 1
Plus 1 waterfall without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 81
Clay Crescent Playground0.4 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 80 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 2
Plus 2 dog parks 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.
UddingstonBothwellBellshillBargeddieCoatbridgeBlantyreViewpark
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viewpark | – | 1.6 | 75% | 0% |
| Uddingston 0.9 mi | – | 2.9 | 45% | 0% |
| Bothwell 1.6 mi | – | 4.7 | 89% | 0% |
| Bellshill 2.0 mi | – | 4.6 | 78% | 0% |
| Bargeddie 2.0 mi | – | 10.7 | 90% | 0% |
| Coatbridge 2.4 mi | – | 4.5 | 87% | 0% |
| Blantyre 2.8 mi | – | 2.8 | 82% | 0% |
Bothwell, Bellshill and Bargeddie have at least twice Viewpark’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Viewpark
What is the biggest park in Viewpark?
Viewpark Gardens, 2.1 ha (5 acres), with 1.1 km of path. 1 named park, garden or playing field is in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Viewpark near a National Park?
No National Park or National Scenic Area is within 30 km (about 19 miles) of Viewpark.
What are the best walks near Viewpark?
4 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the Clyde Walkway, East Loop and West Loop.
What is the nearest beach to Viewpark?
Sandy Cove (Old Picnic Spot), 4.7 mi from the edge of the town, then Sandy Bays (4.7 mi). Viewpark itself is inland.
How many people in Viewpark live near a park?
75% 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 Viewpark?
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 Viewpark’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Viewpark’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.