Askern’s biggest
Campsall Country Park
Park or garden
36 ha (89 acres)1.5 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.5 km of path
50 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.6 mi north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Ian S · CC BY-SA 2.0BOutdoors Grade
Outdoors in Askern · parks, paths & countryside
Almost everyone in Askern lives within a 5-minute walk of a park
Parks and playing fields in Askern add up to 8.5 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. 18 km of footpaths run through the town and the kilometre around it, 1.5 for every square kilometre. Askern grades B for the outdoors: #35 of 63 in South Yorkshire. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
8.5 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
100%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
18 km
1.5 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 Askern?
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 roam8.5 ha of parks and playing fields per 1,000 residents, more than 94% of UK towns.Few mapped footpaths1.5 km of path per km²; the typical UK town has 3.0.
Askern’s strongest suit is parks close to every home, followed by plenty of park space. Where it falls short is footpaths.
Outdoors grade
Askern grades B for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Askern, 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 61% of UK towns#35 of 63 in South Yorkshire · 24th of 60 UK towns its size
Public green space8.5 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
Footpaths1.5 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
17out 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
Askern is 24th of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 5,200 to 5,700 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
Askern1.5
Towns its size2.7
South Yorkshire towns3.5
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Askern8.5
Towns its size2.1
South Yorkshire towns2.6
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Askern100%
Towns its size76%
South Yorkshire towns89%
All UK towns83%
Against towns its size, Askern stands out most for park space per resident: only 2 of the other 59 have more. It falls furthest behind on path per km², where 50 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ventnor Isle of Wight | A+ | 4.5 | 61% | 3.7 | 25% |
| 2 | St Ives Cornwall | A | 0.8 | 89% | 3.5 | 24% |
| 3 | Edwinstowe Nottinghamshire | A− | 5.6 | 90% | 4 | 0% |
| 4 | Hoylake Merseyside | A− | 3.5 | 83% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 5 | Brotton North Yorkshire | A− | 1.4 | 89% | 3 | 2% |
| 6 | Eynsham Oxfordshire | A− | 3 | 94% | 2.8 | 1% |
| 7 | Steyning West Sussex | A− | 1.6 | 86% | 3.7 | 58% |
| 8 | Henfield West Sussex | A− | 3.8 | 51% | 4.4 | 17% |
| 9 | Merley Dorset | B+ | 3.9 | 64% | 4.1 | 6% |
| 10 | Highbridge Somerset | B+ | 2.9 | 83% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 11 | Carlton in Lindrick Nottinghamshire | B+ | 9 | 95% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 12 | Sonning Common Oxfordshire | B+ | 2.6 | 60% | 3.7 | 74% |
| 13 | Aston Clinton Buckinghamshire | B+ | 3.1 | 61% | 3.8 | 29% |
| 14 | Llantwit Major South Glamorgan | B+ | 3.2 | 83% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 15 | Drighlington West Yorkshire | B+ | 4.1 | 92% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 16 | Whitchurch Hampshire | B+ | 2.3 | 75% | 3.3 | 43% |
| 17 | Cottam Lancashire | B+ | 6.4 | 92% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 18 | New Alresford Hampshire | B+ | 2 | 94% | 2.3 | 38% |
| 19 | Waverley and Catcliffe South Yorkshire | B+ | 8.8 | 65% | 5 | 0% |
| 20 | Shrivenham and Watchfield Oxfordshire | B+ | 3.5 | 96% | 1.7 | 6% |
| 21 | Dartmouth Devon | B+ | 2.1 | 71% | 1.8 | 45% |
| 22 | Newent Gloucestershire | B+ | 3 | 100% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 23 | Battle East Sussex | B+ | 1.7 | 64% | 4.3 | 84% |
| 24 | Askern South Yorkshire | B | 8.5 | 100% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 25 | Longstanton and Northstowe Cambridgeshire | B | 4.3 | 86% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 26 | Rowlands Gill Tyne and Wear | B | 4.9 | 84% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 27 | Shinfield Berkshire | B | 1.6 | 100% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 28 | Llandrindod Wells Powys | B− | 4.5 | 88% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 29 | Haddenham Buckinghamshire | B− | 3.1 | 86% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 30 | Midhurst West Sussex | C+ | 0.3 | 28% | 4.3 | 100% |
| 31 | Brynmawr Gwent | C+ | 1.2 | 68% | 2.9 | 45% |
| 32 | Broseley Shropshire | C+ | 1.2 | 74% | 3.4 | 8% |
| 33 | Quorndon Leicestershire | C+ | 2.7 | 81% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 34 | Rainford Merseyside | C+ | 2.3 | 100% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 35 | Helsby Cheshire | C+ | 1.4 | 66% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 36 | Oakley Hampshire | C | 1.7 | 56% | 2.6 | 21% |
| 37 | Wadebridge Cornwall | C | 1.8 | 74% | 1.8 | 17% |
| 38 | Coningsby and Tattershall Lincolnshire | C | 2.7 | 79% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 39 | Four Marks Hampshire | C | 0.9 | 46% | 3 | 31% |
| 40 | Bovingdon Hertfordshire | C | 1.4 | 55% | 2.3 | 26% |
| 41 | Shevington Greater Manchester | C | 1.8 | 73% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 42 | Waterbeach Cambridgeshire | C | 1.5 | 94% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 43 | Looe Cornwall | C− | 0.1 | 47% | 1.7 | 6% |
| 44 | Welshpool Powys | C− | 2.6 | 82% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 45 | Ludgershall Wiltshire | C− | 0.7 | 72% | 1.9 | 32% |
| 46 | Llangefni Gwynedd | C− | 1.8 | 95% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 47 | Ingatestone Essex | C− | 3.2 | 56% | 2 | 0% |
| 48 | Measham Leicestershire | C− | 1.3 | 83% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 49 | Littlestone-on-Sea Kent | C− | 1.4 | 37% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 50 | Long Sutton Lincolnshire | D | 2.2 | 81% | 0.7 | 0% |
| 51 | Takeley and Little Canfield Essex | D | 1 | 45% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 52 | Blackrod Greater Manchester | D | 1 | 83% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 53 | Wigton Cumbria | D | 2.4 | 65% | 1 | 0% |
| 54 | Thornton West Yorkshire | D | 0.4 | 54% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 55 | Pontardawe West Glamorgan | D | 2.3 | 60% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 56 | Brigg Lincolnshire | D | 1.7 | 65% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 57 | Treherbert Mid Glamorgan | D | 1.2 | 73% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 58 | Eye Cambridgeshire | D | 1.4 | 77% | 0.6 | 0% |
| 59 | Ravenshead Nottinghamshire | D− | 0.1 | 0% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 60 | Kirton Lincolnshire | D− | 0.6 | 58% | 0.5 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Askern’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 Askern
The biggest is Campsall Country Park, 36 ha (89 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Warren Park
Park or garden
20 ha (49 acres)3.0 km of path
40 minto walk all 3 km of path
28 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Askern
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Miners' Welfare Park
Playing field
4.3 ha (11 acres)
6 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Askern
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home
How close Askern’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%)
Askern100%
Towns its size76%
South Yorkshire towns89%
All UK towns83%
Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 8 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 680 residents.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
Footpaths in and around Askern
18 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Askern and the kilometre around it, 1.5 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0).
No named walking route is mapped within 2 km of Askern; 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 Askern: 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) | 8.0 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.9 | 17.0 | 16.5 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.5 | 7.5 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 42 | 38 | 37 | 44 | 43 | 60 | 52 | 63 | 55 | 55 | 60 | 51 |
March is the driest month (37 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 22 °C). Winter days are short, about 7 hours of daylight in December, and 63 mm of rain falls in August, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 39 nights a year. The climate in Askern →
Things to do
8 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.
The nearest beaches
Askern is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.
Doncaster Lakeside Beach7.0 mi from Askern’s edge
DirectionsBeach at Doncaster Lakeside7.0 mi from Askern’s edge
DirectionsSea Lions9.1 mi from Askern’s edge
DirectionsYork Beach23 mi from Askern’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
Nature reserves 2
Shirley Pool SSSI18 ha · 0.6 mi from town
DirectionsOwston Hay Meadows SSSI5.4 ha · 0.7 mi from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 8
Plus 8 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Plus 1 campsite 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.
CampsallNortonAdwick le StreetToll BarArkseyBentleyAskern
ABCDOutdoors Grade
Bentley, 4.7 miles away, grades B+, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Askern
What is the biggest park in Askern?
Campsall Country Park, 36 ha (89 acres), with 1.5 km of path. Warren Park (20 ha) is second. 3 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Askern near a National Park?
No National Park or National Landscape is within 30 km (about 19 miles) of Askern.
What is the nearest beach to Askern?
Doncaster Lakeside Beach, 7.0 mi from the edge of the town, then Beach at Doncaster Lakeside (7.0 mi). Askern itself is inland.
How many people in Askern 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 Askern?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Askern good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 1.5 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 17% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 94% (8.5 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 Askern’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Askern’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.