Uddingston’s biggest
Viewpark Gardens
Park or garden · 210 m outside town
2.1 ha (5 acres)1.1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.1 km of path
3 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.7 mi eastfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Anne Burgess · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Uddingston · parks, paths & countryside
Parks and walks in Uddingston
Footpaths add up to 67 km in the town and the kilometre around it, 5.4 for every square kilometre. A park or playing field is within a 5-minute walk for 45% of residents. Parks and playing fields in Uddingston add up to 2.9 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical town in England and Wales has 2.1. Uddingston has no Outdoors Grade: Scottish towns aren’t graded on the outdoors yet.
Green space
2.9 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical town in England and Wales 2.1
Near a park
45%
of residents within 400 m
Typical town in England and Wales 83%
Footpaths
67 km
5.4 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
Character
What kind of outdoors town is Uddingston?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
On a long-distance trailThe Clyde Walkway passes through.Parks can be a walk away55% of residents live more than 400 m from a park or playing field.
Uddingston’s strongest suit is the Clyde Walkway. Where it falls short is how far some homes are from a park.
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Uddingston’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 Uddingston
The biggest is Viewpark Gardens, 2.1 ha (5 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Douglas Gardens
Park or garden
0.7 ha (2 acres)
Centralin the middle of Uddingston
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home
4 in 10 Uddingston 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 (NRS Census 2022 output areas against OS Open Greenspace).
Within 400 m (45%)Further (55%)
Uddingston45%
South Lanarkshire towns83%
Towns in England and Wales83%
About 3,400 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 117 residents.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
Uddingston is on the Clyde Walkway
67 km of footpaths, tracks and core paths are mapped in Uddingston and the kilometre around it, 5.4 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 Walkway11.4 km
East Loop2.0 km
Nature Trail1.3 km
West Loop1.1 km
The Clyde Walkway, a national route, passes Uddingston.
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 Uddingston: 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) | 109 | 85 | 74 | 52 | 58 | 63 | 78 | 86 | 75 | 105 | 97 | 106 |
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 109 mm of rain falls in January, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 49 nights a year. The climate in Uddingston →
Things to do
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
Uddingston is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.
Sandy Cove (Old Picnic Spot)3.8 mi from Uddingston’s edge
DirectionsSandy Bays3.8 mi from Uddingston’s edge
DirectionsNetherlee Stone Beach6.7 mi from Uddingston’s edge
DirectionsBodden Boo16 mi from Uddingston’s edge
DirectionsDuck Bay Beach24 mi from Uddingston’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 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 53
Natural Outdoor Play Area0.7 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 52 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.
ViewparkBothwellBlantyreBellshillBargeddieCambuslangUddingston
ABCDOutdoors Grade
Bargeddie has at least twice Uddingston’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Uddingston
What is the biggest park in Uddingston?
Viewpark Gardens, 2.1 ha (5 acres), with 1.1 km of path, just outside the locality. Douglas Gardens (0.7 ha) is second. 2 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Uddingston near a National Park?
No National Park or National Scenic Area is within 30 km (about 19 miles) of Uddingston.
What are the best walks near Uddingston?
4 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the Clyde Walkway, East Loop and Nature Trail.
What is the nearest beach to Uddingston?
Sandy Cove (Old Picnic Spot), 3.8 mi from the edge of the town, then Sandy Bays (3.8 mi). Uddingston itself is inland.
How many people in Uddingston live near a park?
45% 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 Uddingston?
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 Uddingston’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Uddingston’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.