Weldon’s biggest
Weldon Woodland Park
Park or garden
19 ha (46 acres)1.0 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
26 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.4 mi south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Tim Heaton · CC BY-SA 2.0BOutdoors Grade
Outdoors in Weldon · parks, paths & countryside
Almost everyone in Weldon lives within a 5-minute walk of a park
Parks and playing fields in Weldon add up to 8.2 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. 12 km of footpaths run through the town and the kilometre around it, 1.1 for every square kilometre. Weldon grades B for the outdoors: #9 of 31 in Northamptonshire. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
8.2 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
100%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
12 km
1.1 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
0%
of the land within 5 km
Character
What kind of outdoors town is Weldon?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
A park on every doorstep100% of residents live within 400 m of a park or playing field.Room to roam8.2 ha of parks and playing fields per 1,000 residents, more than 94% of UK towns.Few mapped footpaths1.1 km of path per km²; the typical UK town has 3.0.
Weldon’s strongest suit is parks close to every home, followed by plenty of park space. Where it falls short is footpaths.
Outdoors grade
Weldon grades B for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Weldon, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
B
Better than 57% of UK towns#9 of 31 in Northamptonshire · 24th of 60 UK towns its size
Public green space8.2 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
94out of
100
100
A park within a walk100%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
89out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape0%of the land within 5 km · None within 5 km
31out of
100
100
Footpaths1.1 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
9out 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.
Towns its size
Weldon is 24th of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 2,900 to 3,200 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
Weldon1.1
Towns its size2.6
Northamptonshire towns2.1
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Weldon8.2
Towns its size1.8
Northamptonshire towns2.3
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Weldon100%
Towns its size80%
Northamptonshire towns83%
All UK towns83%
Against towns its size, Weldon stands out most for park space per resident: only 6 of the other 59 have more. It falls furthest behind on path per km², where 54 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rowlands Castle Hampshire | A+ | 26.1 | 100% | 5 | 48% |
| 2 | Arundel West Sussex | A+ | 4.4 | 100% | 3.8 | 56% |
| 3 | Theale Berkshire | A+ | 5 | 100% | 3.8 | 39% |
| 4 | Cuxton Kent | A+ | 25.2 | 90% | 4 | 44% |
| 5 | Horton Heath Hampshire | A+ | 10 | 100% | 3.3 | 13% |
| 6 | Beaminster Dorset | A | 4.1 | 89% | 3.4 | 100% |
| 7 | Ebbsfleet Valley Kent | A | 9 | 77% | 8.3 | 0% |
| 8 | Langwith Derbyshire | A | 19.6 | 100% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 9 | Ellistown Leicestershire | A | 7.5 | 100% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 10 | Llangollen Clwyd | A | 3.5 | 91% | 2.5 | 76% |
| 11 | Menai Bridge Gwynedd | A | 1.8 | 100% | 2.4 | 7% |
| 12 | New Marske North Yorkshire | A− | 4.4 | 90% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 13 | Bream Gloucestershire | A− | 2.2 | 82% | 4.7 | 10% |
| 14 | Rhodes Greater Manchester | B+ | 16.6 | 78% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 15 | Wootton Isle of Wight | B+ | 3.7 | 67% | 1.7 | 20% |
| 16 | Porthleven Cornwall | B+ | 1.6 | 78% | 2.5 | 19% |
| 17 | Drayton Oxfordshire | B+ | 1.7 | 100% | 3 | 3% |
| 18 | Newton and Blackwell Derbyshire | B | 2.6 | 91% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 19 | Wing Buckinghamshire | B | 2.4 | 100% | 3 | 0% |
| 20 | Honeybourne Worcestershire | B | 2.9 | 80% | 2.6 | 14% |
| 21 | Camelford Cornwall | B | 2 | 100% | 1.5 | 33% |
| 22 | Upper Beeding West Sussex | B | 0.6 | 83% | 3.9 | 62% |
| 23 | Fleur-de-lis and Pengam Gwent | B | 6 | 54% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 24 | Weldon Northamptonshire | B | 8.2 | 100% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 25 | Newbold Verdon Leicestershire | B− | 2.3 | 100% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 26 | Bugbrooke Northamptonshire | B− | 3.7 | 80% | 3 | 0% |
| 27 | Long Hanborough Oxfordshire | B− | 1.3 | 89% | 2.7 | 18% |
| 28 | Harwell Oxfordshire | B− | 1.4 | 85% | 2.3 | 42% |
| 29 | Crumbles East Sussex | B− | 0.3 | 44% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 30 | Henley-in-Arden Warwickshire | C+ | 4.6 | 58% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 31 | Etwall Derbyshire | C+ | 2.3 | 100% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 32 | Capel St Mary Suffolk | C+ | 1.5 | 59% | 3 | 24% |
| 33 | Dymchurch Kent | C+ | 1.6 | 58% | 1 | 13% |
| 34 | Thaxted Essex | C | 0.8 | 91% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 35 | Swillington West Yorkshire | C | 2.2 | 68% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 36 | Hendy and Fforest Dyfed | C | 2.1 | 100% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 37 | Swanmore Hampshire | C | 1.4 | 69% | 1.9 | 54% |
| 38 | Sutton Courtenay Oxfordshire | C | 1.2 | 23% | 4 | 6% |
| 39 | West Chiltington West Sussex | C | 1.5 | 18% | 2.7 | 38% |
| 40 | Bottesford Leicestershire | C | 3.9 | 69% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 41 | Haddenham Cambridgeshire | C | 2.2 | 86% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 42 | Ogmore Vale Mid Glamorgan | C | 4.3 | 79% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 43 | Fenstanton Cambridgeshire | C− | 0.8 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
| 44 | Cullingworth West Yorkshire | C− | 1.1 | 72% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 45 | Great Leighs Essex | C− | 1.5 | 87% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 46 | Lostwithiel Cornwall | C− | 1.6 | 67% | 1.5 | 11% |
| 47 | West Auckland County Durham | C− | 1.1 | 91% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 48 | Burnopfield County Durham | C− | 1.5 | 50% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 49 | South Petherton Somerset | C− | 1.1 | 61% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 50 | St Mary's Bay Kent | D | 0 | 0% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 51 | Cleobury Mortimer Shropshire | D | 0.8 | 64% | 2 | 2% |
| 52 | Kelsall Cheshire | D | 1 | 57% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 53 | Gobowen Shropshire | D | 1.2 | 50% | 1.2 | 2% |
| 54 | Skellingthorpe Lincolnshire | D | 1.2 | 69% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 55 | Gilberdyke East Riding of Yorkshire | D | 0.7 | 90% | 0.3 | 0% |
| 56 | Thurston Suffolk | D | 1.6 | 39% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 57 | Bampton Oxfordshire | D | 1.1 | 63% | 2 | 0% |
| 58 | Queniborough Leicestershire | D | 1.4 | 48% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 59 | Kirton in Lindsey Lincolnshire | D− | 1.7 | 57% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 60 | Boroughbridge North Yorkshire | D− | 0.4 | 60% | 1.6 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Weldon’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 Weldon
The biggest is Weldon Woodland Park, 19 ha (46 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
The Green
Park or garden
0.2 ha (1 acres)
Centralin the middle of Weldon
Roundhouse or lock-up monument +1 listed
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home
How close Weldon’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 (Census 2021 output areas against OS Open Greenspace).
Within 400 m (100%)Further (0%)
Weldon100%
Towns its size80%
Northamptonshire towns83%
All UK towns83%
Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 10 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 304 residents.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
Footpaths in and around Weldon
12 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Weldon and the kilometre around it, 1.1 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0).
No named walking route is mapped within 2 km of Weldon; 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 Weldon: 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) | 8.2 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.7 | 16.8 | 16.3 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.6 | 7.7 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 52 | 45 | 43 | 46 | 51 | 53 | 58 | 67 | 54 | 67 | 64 | 62 |
March is the driest month (43 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 22 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 67 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 50 nights a year. The climate in Weldon →
Things to do
10 playgrounds
Mapped within 2 km of the town in OpenStreetMap, against the typical UK town its size per resident. Named places are listed with directions; unnamed ones are only counted.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 10
Plus 10 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Brightside Caravan Park1.2 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.
BrigstockCorbyGrettonGeddingtonCottingham and MiddletonOundleWeldon
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weldon | B | 8.2 | 100% | 0% |
| Brigstock 2.9 mi | B− | 8.2 | 84% | 0% |
| Corby 3.2 mi | B | 3.4 | 96% | 0% |
| Gretton 3.3 mi | C+ | 2.3 | 100% | 0% |
| Geddington 4.7 mi | C | 3.0 | 82% | 0% |
| Cottingham and Middleton 5.3 mi | C− | 12.1 | 53% | 0% |
| Oundle 6.8 mi | B− | 2.4 | 100% | 0% |
Corby, 3.2 miles away, grades B, the best next door: 96% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Weldon
What is the biggest park in Weldon?
Weldon Woodland Park, 19 ha (46 acres), with 1 km of path. The Green (0.2 ha) is second. 2 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Weldon near a National Park?
No National Park or National Landscape is within 30 km (about 19 miles) of Weldon.
How many people in Weldon live near a park?
100% 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 Weldon?
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 Weldon good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 1.1 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 9% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 94% (8.2 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 Weldon’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Weldon’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.