Mansfield’s biggest
Berry Hill Park
Park or garden
26 ha (65 acres)3.5 km of path
45 minto walk all 3.5 km of path
37 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
1 mi south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0B+Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in Mansfield · parks, paths & countryside
Mansfield has more footpath per square kilometre than nearly 9 in 10 UK towns
Footpaths add up to 226 km in the town and the kilometre around it, 4.6 for every square kilometre. 93% of residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park or playing field. Parks and playing fields in Mansfield add up to 2.7 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Mansfield grades B+ for the outdoors: #13 of 49 in Nottinghamshire. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
2.7 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
93%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
226 km
4.6 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
0%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Peak District National Park
Character
What kind of outdoors town is Mansfield?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
A town of footpaths4.6 km of path per km², more than 89% of UK towns. The typical town has 3.0.Historic parksMansfield Cemetery is a registered historic park (Grade II).
Mansfield’s strongest suit is dense footpaths, followed by its historic parks.
Outdoors grade
Mansfield grades B+ for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Mansfield, 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 74% of UK towns#13 of 49 in Nottinghamshire · 26th of 60 UK towns its size
Public green space2.7 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
64out of
100
100
A park within a walk93%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
72out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape0%of the land within 5 km · None within 5 km
31out of
100
100
Footpaths4.6 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
89out 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
Mansfield is 26th of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 52,000 to 77,000 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
Mansfield4.6
Towns its size3.5
Nottinghamshire towns3.0
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Mansfield2.7
Towns its size2.4
Nottinghamshire towns2.4
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Mansfield93%
Towns its size86%
Nottinghamshire towns81%
All UK towns83%
Against towns its size, Mansfield stands out most for path per km²: only 14 of the other 59 have more.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rochester Kent | A+ | 2.4 | 92% | 4.6 | 23% |
| 2 | Lancaster Lancashire | A+ | 2.4 | 96% | 3.5 | 22% |
| 3 | Dartford Kent | A | 3.9 | 72% | 5.1 | 1% |
| 4 | Runcorn Cheshire | A | 4.9 | 87% | 4.6 | 0% |
| 5 | Cannock Staffordshire | A | 5.5 | 88% | 3.5 | 26% |
| 6 | Scarborough North Yorkshire | A | 2.4 | 86% | 3.1 | 17% |
| 7 | Gravesend Kent | A | 1.4 | 84% | 6.4 | 14% |
| 8 | Chatham Kent | A | 1.6 | 78% | 6.4 | 26% |
| 9 | Barry South Glamorgan | A | 2.9 | 94% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 10 | Weymouth Dorset | A | 2.6 | 55% | 3.5 | 35% |
| 11 | Sittingbourne Kent | A | 1.9 | 93% | 2.8 | 17% |
| 12 | Barnsley South Yorkshire | A | 4.3 | 95% | 5.4 | 0% |
| 13 | Banbury Oxfordshire | A | 2.6 | 96% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 14 | Gosport Hampshire | A | 3 | 85% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 15 | South Shields Tyne and Wear | A | 2.4 | 80% | 5.1 | 0% |
| 16 | Farnborough Hampshire | A | 4 | 77% | 4.9 | 3% |
| 17 | Paignton Devon | A | 1.8 | 84% | 3.1 | 20% |
| 18 | Tynemouth Tyne and Wear | A− | 2.2 | 85% | 4.6 | 0% |
| 19 | Chesterfield Derbyshire | A− | 2.7 | 86% | 4.4 | 4% |
| 20 | Hereford Herefordshire | A− | 2.6 | 92% | 3.6 | 6% |
| 21 | Newcastle-under-Lyme Staffordshire | A− | 5.2 | 94% | 4 | 0% |
| 22 | Lowestoft Suffolk | A− | 1.8 | 79% | 3 | 17% |
| 23 | St Albans Hertfordshire | A− | 3.7 | 95% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 24 | Dudley West Midlands | A− | 3.4 | 91% | 5.2 | 0% |
| 25 | Harrogate North Yorkshire | A− | 2.9 | 86% | 3.6 | 6% |
| 26 | Mansfield Nottinghamshire | B+ | 2.7 | 93% | 4.6 | 0% |
| 27 | Carlton Nottinghamshire | B+ | 4.9 | 82% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 28 | Dewsbury West Yorkshire | B+ | 3.3 | 92% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 29 | Bootle Merseyside | B+ | 2.1 | 93% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 30 | Canterbury Kent | B+ | 1.6 | 77% | 5.7 | 19% |
| 31 | Maidenhead Berkshire | B+ | 1.8 | 83% | 4.1 | 3% |
| 32 | Bebington Merseyside | B+ | 3 | 86% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 33 | Huyton with Roby Merseyside | B+ | 3.7 | 89% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 34 | Ellesmere Port Cheshire | B | 2.8 | 90% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 35 | Widnes Cheshire | B | 3 | 86% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 36 | Beeston Nottinghamshire | B | 2.7 | 77% | 6 | 0% |
| 37 | Taunton Somerset | B | 1.2 | 80% | 4.9 | 16% |
| 38 | Sale Greater Manchester | B | 2 | 86% | 5.8 | 0% |
| 39 | Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria | B | 2 | 91% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 40 | Macclesfield Cheshire | B | 1.8 | 80% | 3.3 | 18% |
| 41 | Corby Northamptonshire | B | 3.4 | 96% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 42 | Rotherham South Yorkshire | B | 3.1 | 73% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 43 | Margate Kent | B | 1.8 | 88% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 44 | Tamworth Staffordshire | B− | 2.7 | 89% | 3 | 0% |
| 45 | Brentwood Essex | B− | 3.9 | 69% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 46 | Kettering Northamptonshire | B− | 2.1 | 90% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 47 | Stafford Staffordshire | B− | 1.9 | 70% | 3.1 | 11% |
| 48 | Smethwick West Midlands | C+ | 2 | 88% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 49 | Wellingborough Northamptonshire | C+ | 2.7 | 95% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 50 | Halesowen West Midlands | C+ | 2.1 | 77% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 51 | Woking Surrey | C+ | 1.7 | 67% | 6.5 | 0% |
| 52 | Shrewsbury Shropshire | C+ | 1.6 | 87% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 53 | Walsall West Midlands | C+ | 2.5 | 75% | 3 | 0% |
| 54 | Clacton-on-Sea Essex | C | 1.7 | 73% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 55 | Bognor Regis West Sussex | C | 1.1 | 78% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 56 | Loughborough Leicestershire | C | 1.4 | 73% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 57 | Stourbridge West Midlands | C | 1.9 | 72% | 3 | 0% |
| 58 | Crewe Cheshire | C | 1.6 | 88% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 59 | Burton upon Trent Staffordshire | C− | 1.9 | 74% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 60 | Kidderminster Worcestershire | D | 1.2 | 72% | 2.6 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Mansfield’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 Mansfield
The biggest is Berry Hill Park, 26 ha (65 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
All 15 named parks by size: 92 ha (227 acres) and 17 km of path
Parks & gardens 55 haPlaying fields 37 haPlay spaces 0.1 ha
The biggest is Berry Hill Park, 26 ha (65 acres); no single park dominates. 5 of the 15 are under 2 ha: small gardens, play spaces and pitches.
Maun Valley Park
Park or garden · 0 m outside town
7.5 ha (19 acres)2.5 km of path
35 minto walk all 2.5 km of path
11 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
1.3 mi north-eastfrom the centre
Nature reserve
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Racecourse Recreation Ground
Playing field
10 ha (26 acres)1.9 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.9 km of path
15 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.9 mi eastfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Carr Bank Memorial Park
Park or garden
5.5 ha (14 acres)2.1 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.1 km of path
8 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.6 mi northfrom the centre
3 listed
Directionsto the nearest entrance
King George V Playing Field
Playing field
12 ha (30 acres)1.0 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
17 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
1.3 mi south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Quarry Lane Local Nature Reserve
Park or garden
6.4 ha (16 acres)1.4 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.4 km of path
9 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Mansfield
Nature reserve 2 listed
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Yeoman Hill Park
Park or garden · 350 m outside town
5.4 ha (13 acres)1.5 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.5 km of path
7 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
1.3 mi northfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Fisher Lane Park
Playing field
7.1 ha (18 acres)1.4 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.4 km of path
10 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.4 mi south-eastfrom the centre
Timberland Trail
Directionsto the nearest entrance
All 15 named parks and green spaces
Berry Hill ParkPark or garden · 26 ha · 3.5 km of path
DirectionsMaun Valley ParkPark or garden · 7.5 ha · 2.5 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsRacecourse Recreation GroundPlaying field · 10 ha · 1.9 km of path
DirectionsCarr Bank Memorial ParkPark or garden · 5.5 ha · 2.1 km of path
DirectionsKing George V Playing FieldPlaying field · 12 ha · 1.0 km of path
DirectionsQuarry Lane Local Nature ReservePark or garden · 6.4 ha · 1.4 km of path
DirectionsYeoman Hill ParkPark or garden · 5.4 ha · 1.5 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsFisher Lane ParkPlaying field · 7.1 ha · 1.4 km of path
DirectionsTitchfield ParkPark or garden · 3.2 ha · 1.5 km of path
DirectionsRadford and Hymas AcademyPlaying field · 5.7 ha
DirectionsLadybrook ParkPlaying field · 1.5 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsMemorial GardenPark or garden · 0.2 ha
DirectionsBright SquarePark or garden · 0.1 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsAppin GreenPark or garden · 0.2 ha
DirectionsSpider ParkPlay space · 0.1 ha
DirectionsClose to home
9 in 10 Mansfield 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 (93%)Further (7%)
Mansfield93%
Towns its size86%
Nottinghamshire towns81%
All UK towns83%
About 5,000 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 64 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 991 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The Peak District National Park is 11 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
Peak District National Park covers 1,438 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
4 waymarked walks pass through or near Mansfield
226 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Mansfield and the kilometre around it, 4.6 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
RegionalOther waymarked
Robin Hood Way4.1 km
Maun Valley Trail2.5 km
Archaeological Way (old route)2.2 km
Skegby Trail0.5 km
The regional route here is the Robin Hood Way.
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Public rights of way are only as complete as the map in each area.
History along the way
A historic park in the middle of Mansfield
Historic England’s register of parks and gardens, and the listed buildings and scheduled monuments that stand inside Mansfield’s named parks.
Park with listed buildings
Carr Bank Memorial Park
5.5 ha. 3 listed structures and monuments stand inside it or at its edge.
IICarr BankIIGrotto on North West Side of Carr Bank Memorial ParkIIWar Memorial on North West Side of Carr Bank Memorial Park
Registered · Grade IIMansfield Cemetery0.6 ha
Listed buildings insideQuarry Lane Local Nature ReserveDrury Dam Viaduct and Field Mill House
A listed building or monument counts when it sits inside the park’s OS Open Greenspace outline (to about 15 m), so a few at the boundary are included. Historic England, National Heritage List for England.
When to get out
The best walking months in Mansfield: 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) | 8.1 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.8 | 16.9 | 16.5 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.5 | 7.6 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Rain (mm) | 62 | 52 | 44 | 51 | 52 | 73 | 65 | 66 | 58 | 78 | 74 | 73 |
March is the driest month (44 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 22 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 78 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 36 nights a year. The climate in Mansfield →
Things to do
64 playgrounds and the nearest beaches
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.
1Viewpoints13Nature reserves5.2× towns its size1Picnic sites64Playgroundsabout the same as towns its size
The nearest beaches
Mansfield is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.
The Beach3.8 mi from Mansfield’s edge
DirectionsDoncaster Lakeside Beach24 mi from Mansfield’s edge
DirectionsBeach at Doncaster Lakeside24 mi from Mansfield’s edge
DirectionsSea Lions24 mi from Mansfield’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
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 13
Quarry Lane Local Nature Reserve11 ha · in town
DirectionsThe Hermitage1.4 ha · in town
DirectionsThe Oakham Local Nature Reserve (North)2.3 ha · in town
DirectionsLittle Bleakhills Fishery and Bird Sanctuary3.6 ha · 0.0 mi from town
DirectionsThe Oakham Local Nature Reserve (South)4.0 ha · 0.0 mi from town
DirectionsThe Railway0.5 ha · 0.0 mi from town
DirectionsMaun Valley12 ha · 0.2 mi from town
DirectionsStrawberry Hill Heath15 ha · 0.2 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 5 nature reserves more.
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 64
Children's Trim Trail0.0 mi from town
DirectionsLoverose Lane Children's Play Area0.0 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 62 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.
Mansfield WoodhouseForest TownSutton in AshfieldStanton Hill and SkegbyKirkby-in-AshfieldRainworthMansfield
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mansfield | B+ | 2.7 | 93% | 0% |
| Mansfield Woodhouse 1.9 mi | A− | 2.8 | 94% | 0% |
| Forest Town 2.6 mi | A | 6.4 | 94% | 0% |
| Sutton in Ashfield 2.8 mi | A− | 4.3 | 94% | 0% |
| Stanton Hill and Skegby 3.3 mi | A− | 16.1 | 83% | 0% |
| Kirkby-in-Ashfield 3.7 mi | B+ | 3.0 | 93% | 0% |
| Rainworth 3.8 mi | C− | 0.5 | 65% | 0% |
Forest Town, 2.6 miles away, grades A, the best next door: 94% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. Forest Town and Stanton Hill and Skegby have at least twice Mansfield’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Mansfield
What is the biggest park in Mansfield?
Berry Hill Park, 26 ha (65 acres), with 3.5 km of path. Maun Valley Park (7.5 ha) is second. 15 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Mansfield near a National Park?
Yes. Peak District National Park begins 11 mi west of the town’s edge. It covers 1,438 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
What are the best walks near Mansfield?
4 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the Robin Hood Way, Maun Valley Trail and Archaeological Way (old route). Berry Hill Park alone has 3.5 km of path.
What is the nearest beach to Mansfield?
The Beach, 3.8 mi from the edge of the town, then Doncaster Lakeside Beach (24 mi). Mansfield itself is inland.
How many people in Mansfield live near a park?
93% 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 Mansfield?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Which parks in Mansfield are historic?
Mansfield Cemetery (Grade II) is on Historic England’s register of parks and gardens.
Is Mansfield good for walking?
For paths, yes: 4.6 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 89% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 64% (2.7 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 Mansfield’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Mansfield’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.