Dishforth’s biggest
Dishforth Recreation Ground
Playing field · 120 m outside town
2.1 ha (5 acres)
3 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Dishforth
Playground
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Gordon Hatton · CC BY-SA 2.0DOutdoors Grade
Outdoors in Dishforth · parks, paths & countryside
Parks and walks in Dishforth
The Nidderdale National Landscape begins 5.4 mi from the village’s edge. 10 km of footpaths run through the village and the kilometre around it, 0.7 for every square kilometre. 68% of residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park or playing field. Dishforth grades D for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
2.3 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
68%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
10 km
0.7 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
0%
of the land within 5 km
Nidderdale starts 5.4 mi out, past the 5 km
Character
What kind of outdoors village is Dishforth?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Countryside close byThe Nidderdale National Landscape starts 5.4 mi west.Few mapped footpaths0.7 km of path per km²; the typical UK town has 3.0.
Dishforth’s strongest suit is the Nidderdale National Landscape close by. Where it falls short is footpaths.
Outdoors grade
Dishforth grades D for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Dishforth, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
D
Better than 10% of UK towns53rd of 60 UK villages its size
Public green space2.3 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
53out of
100
100
A park within a walk68%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
28out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape0%of the land within 5 km · Nidderdale begins just past 5 km
31out of
100
100
Footpaths0.7 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
3out of
100
100
The sea0%of the area within 5 km · Inland
42out of
100
100
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.
Villages its size
Dishforth is 53rd of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,200 to 1,300 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Outdoors score: the share of UK towns each one beats
Footpath, km per km²
Dishforth0.7
Villages its size2.0
North Yorkshire towns2.0
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Dishforth2.3
Villages its size2.3
North Yorkshire towns1.7
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Dishforth68%
Villages its size76%
North Yorkshire towns80%
All UK towns83%
Dishforth falls furthest behind on path per km², where 53 of the 59 others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Box Wiltshire | A+ | 3.8 | 100% | 3.9 | 56% |
| 2 | Huncoat Lancashire | A+ | 10.1 | 100% | 4.9 | 1% |
| 3 | Clanfield Hampshire | A+ | 6.1 | 100% | 2.9 | 78% |
| 4 | Aldington Kent | A+ | 4.6 | 100% | 3.8 | 11% |
| 5 | Kirton Suffolk | A+ | 2.5 | 100% | 2.3 | 50% |
| 6 | Otterbourne Hampshire | A | 2.9 | 100% | 3.2 | 25% |
| 7 | Box Hill Surrey | A | 35.9 | 12% | 6 | 39% |
| 8 | Cliffs End Kent | A | 6.9 | 100% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 9 | Chew Magna Somerset | A | 2.4 | 100% | 3 | 15% |
| 10 | Millhouse Green South Yorkshire | A | 1.9 | 100% | 3.6 | 18% |
| 11 | Harlech Gwynedd | A− | 1.9 | 36% | 3.5 | 67% |
| 12 | Bradpole Dorset | A− | 0.9 | 100% | 3.3 | 95% |
| 13 | South Heath Buckinghamshire | A− | 20.4 | 0% | 3 | 85% |
| 14 | Exton Devon | A− | 2.2 | 100% | 0.6 | 7% |
| 15 | Westfield East Sussex | B+ | 1.9 | 100% | 1.9 | 83% |
| 16 | Tregarth Gwynedd | B+ | 1.5 | 100% | 2.9 | 23% |
| 17 | New Brancepeth County Durham | B+ | 2.6 | 100% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 18 | Baddesley Ensor Warwickshire | B+ | 18.3 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 19 | Bierton Buckinghamshire | B+ | 5.8 | 70% | 7.7 | 0% |
| 20 | Farningham Kent | B+ | 1.7 | 100% | 2 | 33% |
| 21 | Billy Row County Durham | B | 2.3 | 100% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 22 | Horton Kirby Kent | B | 5.9 | 78% | 1.7 | 21% |
| 23 | Bunbury Cheshire | B | 2.6 | 100% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 24 | Talgarth Powys | B | 5.7 | 71% | 1.5 | 52% |
| 25 | Kilgetty Dyfed | B | 1 | 100% | 0.9 | 18% |
| 26 | Minster Lovell Oxfordshire | B | 3.6 | 79% | 1.5 | 37% |
| 27 | Sutton Benger Wiltshire | B | 2.7 | 100% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 28 | Beer Devon | B | 1.6 | 50% | 2.2 | 43% |
| 29 | Eckington Worcestershire | B | 4.1 | 72% | 1.9 | 23% |
| 30 | Potten End Hertfordshire | B− | 2.4 | 73% | 2.2 | 44% |
| 31 | Wyton Cambridgeshire | B− | 4.9 | 100% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 32 | Marlpit Hill Kent | B− | 2.5 | 0% | 2.9 | 35% |
| 33 | Sutton Common Suffolk | C+ | 0.8 | 51% | 3.9 | 85% |
| 34 | Gaerwen Gwynedd | C+ | 1.5 | 100% | 0.4 | 7% |
| 35 | Weobley Herefordshire | C+ | 1.6 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 36 | Ashill Norfolk | C+ | 3.7 | 82% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 37 | Bradfield Essex | C | 1.4 | 27% | 1.5 | 35% |
| 38 | Biddulph Moor Staffordshire | C | 8.4 | 43% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 39 | Stoke Hampshire | C | 0.3 | 0% | 2 | 32% |
| 40 | Silkstone Common South Yorkshire | C | 1.5 | 63% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 41 | Ponthir Gwent | C | 2.9 | 78% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 42 | Coedhirwaun West Glamorgan | C | 2 | 100% | 0.4 | 0% |
| 43 | Foxton Cambridgeshire | C | 2.3 | 84% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 44 | Hanwood Shropshire | C− | 1.9 | 19% | 2.6 | 3% |
| 45 | Weeley Essex | C− | 7.5 | 0% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 46 | Aldbrough East Riding of Yorkshire | C− | 2.1 | 26% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 47 | Trewoon Cornwall | D | 0.9 | 71% | 1.7 | 6% |
| 48 | Blyth Nottinghamshire | D | 2.5 | 76% | 0.3 | 0% |
| 49 | Burton on the Wolds Leicestershire | D | 2.5 | 31% | 2 | 0% |
| 50 | Yardley Gobion Northamptonshire | D | 1.2 | 47% | 3 | 0% |
| 51 | East Markham Nottinghamshire | D | 2.2 | 46% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 52 | Southery Norfolk | D | 2 | 61% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 53 | Dishforth North Yorkshire | D | 2.3 | 68% | 0.7 | 0% |
| 54 | Fleet Hargate Lincolnshire | D | 1.7 | 76% | 0.7 | 0% |
| 55 | Saham Toney Norfolk | D | 3 | 18% | 0.7 | 0% |
| 56 | Hadham Cross Hertfordshire | D | 0 | 0% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 57 | Elvington North Yorkshire | D | 2.1 | 0% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 58 | Felton Northumberland | D− | 1.7 | 50% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 59 | Walsham le Willows Suffolk | D− | 0.4 | 0% | 2 | 0% |
| 60 | Helpston Cambridgeshire | D− | 0 | 0% | 1.7 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Dishforth’s built-up area.
Green space: parks, gardens, playing fields and play spaces, named or not.© OpenStreetMap contributors · Contains OS data © Crown copyright · Natural England / NRW
Places to walk
Parks to walk in, in and around Dishforth
The biggest is Dishforth Recreation Ground, 2.1 ha (5 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Close to home
7 in 10 Dishforth 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).
Within 400 m (68%)Further (32%)
Dishforth68%
Villages its size76%
North Yorkshire towns80%
All UK towns83%
About 400 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 141 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The Nidderdale National Landscape is 5.4 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.
National ParkNational LandscapeThe 5 km the grade counts
Protected landscape begins just outside the 5 km ring the Outdoors Grade measures, so Dishforth scores 0% on it even though the Nidderdale National Landscape is 5.4 mi away. North York Moors National Park covers 1,441 km² and has been a National Park since 1952.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
Footpaths in and around Dishforth
10 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Dishforth and the kilometre around it, 0.7 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0).
No named walking route is mapped within 2 km of Dishforth; its footpaths are on the map above.
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Public rights of way are only as complete as the map in each area.
When to get out
The best walking months in Dishforth: May to July and September
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) | 7.9 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 17.1 | 16.7 | 14.9 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.4 | 7.4 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Rain (mm) | 54 | 46 | 38 | 43 | 46 | 56 | 56 | 69 | 54 | 67 | 66 | 58 |
March is the driest month (38 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 21 °C). Winter days are short, about 7 hours of daylight in December, and 69 mm of rain falls in August, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 53 nights a year. The climate in Dishforth →
Things to do
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
Dishforth is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the village.
Pebble Beach3.9 mi from Dishforth’s edge
DirectionsYork Beach18 mi from Dishforth’s edge
DirectionsGood to know
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
Playgrounds 9
Balk Top Playground0.1 mi from town
DirectionsDishforth Play Park0.1 mi from town
DirectionsMarton Le Moor Play Park0.6 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 6 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.
LangthorpeBoroughbridgeRiponSowerbyThirskEasingwoldDishforth
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dishforth | D | 2.3 | 68% | 0% |
| Langthorpe 3.6 mi | C− | 0.3 | 100% | 0% |
| Boroughbridge 4.1 mi | D− | 0.4 | 60% | 0% |
| Ripon 4.7 mi | C | 1.0 | 75% | 17% |
| Sowerby 5.9 mi | C− | 1.5 | 77% | 0% |
| Thirsk 6.6 mi | B− | 1.8 | 100% | 0% |
| Easingwold 9.4 mi | B | 4.3 | 86% | 14% |
Easingwold, 9.4 miles away, grades B, the best next door: 86% of its residents live within 400 m of a park.
Questions about the outdoors in Dishforth
What is the biggest park in Dishforth?
Dishforth Recreation Ground, 2.1 ha (5 acres), just outside the built-up area. 1 named park, garden or playing field is in the village or within 400 m of it.
Is Dishforth near a National Park?
Yes. North York Moors National Park begins 8.2 mi north-east of the village’s edge. It covers 1,441 km² and has been a National Park since 1952. The nearest protected landscape of any kind is the Nidderdale National Landscape, 5.4 mi away.
What is the nearest beach to Dishforth?
Pebble Beach, 3.9 mi from the edge of the village, then York Beach (18 mi). Dishforth itself is inland.
How many people in Dishforth live near a park?
68% 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 Dishforth?
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.
Is Dishforth good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 0.7 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 3% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 53% (2.3 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 Dishforth’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Dishforth’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.
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.