Sprotbrough’s biggest
Cusworth Park
Park or garden · 170 m outside town
22 ha (53 acres)5.3 km of path
1 h 10 minto walk all 5.3 km of path
30 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.6 mi northfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Bob1960evens · Public domainC+Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in Sprotbrough · parks, paths & countryside
79% of Sprotbrough’s residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park
Footpaths add up to 57 km in the town and the kilometre around it, 3.5 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Sprotbrough add up to 1.8 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Sprotbrough grades C+ for the outdoors: #45 of 63 in South Yorkshire. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
1.8 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
79%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
57 km
3.5 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
Outdoors grade
Sprotbrough grades C+ for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Sprotbrough, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
C+
Better than 36% of UK towns#45 of 63 in South Yorkshire · 32nd of 60 UK towns its size
Public green space1.8 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
40out of
100
100
A park within a walk79%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
46out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape0%of the land within 5 km · None within 5 km
31out of
100
100
Footpaths3.5 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
70out 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
Sprotbrough is 32nd of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 7,200 to 7,900 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
Sprotbrough3.5
Towns its size2.9
South Yorkshire towns3.5
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Sprotbrough1.8
Towns its size1.8
South Yorkshire towns2.6
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Sprotbrough79%
Towns its size73%
South Yorkshire towns89%
All UK towns83%
Against towns its size, Sprotbrough stands out most for path per km²: only 21 of the other 59 have more.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freshwater and Totland Isle of Wight | A+ | 5 | 89% | 3.9 | 20% |
| 2 | Holbury Hampshire | A+ | 5.5 | 89% | 3.1 | 42% |
| 3 | Ruddington Nottinghamshire | A | 9.7 | 100% | 5.1 | 0% |
| 4 | Bude Cornwall | A | 3.1 | 78% | 3.3 | 9% |
| 5 | Bolton upon Dearne South Yorkshire | A | 5.6 | 100% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 6 | Prestwood and Great Missenden Buckinghamshire | A− | 5.5 | 65% | 3.2 | 94% |
| 7 | Burnham-on-Crouch Essex | A− | 5.3 | 86% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 8 | Seaton Devon | A− | 1.1 | 84% | 2.5 | 55% |
| 9 | Cam Gloucestershire | A− | 2.8 | 57% | 5 | 34% |
| 10 | Otford and Kemsing Kent | A− | 3.3 | 53% | 3.6 | 73% |
| 11 | Goldthorpe South Yorkshire | A− | 8.4 | 84% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 12 | Annfield Plain County Durham | B+ | 3.4 | 93% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 13 | Great Notley Essex | B+ | 6.4 | 79% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 14 | Cromer Norfolk | B+ | 1.4 | 74% | 2.5 | 36% |
| 15 | Gowerton West Glamorgan | B+ | 3.2 | 79% | 1.2 | 14% |
| 16 | Partington Greater Manchester | B | 2.8 | 100% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 17 | Barugh Green and Redbrook South Yorkshire | B | 2.1 | 94% | 4 | 0% |
| 18 | Rusthall and Langton Green Kent | B | 2.1 | 69% | 2.7 | 79% |
| 19 | Princes Risborough Buckinghamshire | B | 1.4 | 78% | 3.2 | 57% |
| 20 | Ashley Hampshire | B | 2.2 | 53% | 1.7 | 47% |
| 21 | Berechurch Essex | B− | 2.1 | 72% | 10.4 | 0% |
| 22 | Wootton Bedfordshire | B− | 2.5 | 79% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 23 | Rogerstone Gwent | B− | 3.1 | 60% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 24 | Eckington Derbyshire | B− | 1.8 | 80% | 6 | 0% |
| 25 | Crawcrook and Greenside Tyne and Wear | B− | 3.2 | 86% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 26 | Yatton Somerset | B− | 3.7 | 40% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 27 | Abersychan Gwent | B− | 2.8 | 83% | 1.1 | 17% |
| 28 | Wrecclesham Surrey | C+ | 1.2 | 50% | 3.8 | 37% |
| 29 | Paddock Wood Kent | C+ | 1.7 | 78% | 2.1 | 28% |
| 30 | Pelton and Ouston County Durham | C+ | 2 | 64% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 31 | Countesthorpe Leicestershire | C+ | 1.7 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 32 | Sprotbrough South Yorkshire | C+ | 1.8 | 79% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 33 | Caerleon Gwent | C | 1.9 | 64% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 34 | Holywell Clwyd | C | 0.9 | 68% | 3 | 0% |
| 35 | Horncastle Lincolnshire | C | 0.6 | 60% | 3.9 | 10% |
| 36 | Mablethorpe Lincolnshire | C | 2.1 | 66% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 37 | Elworth Cheshire | C | 1.8 | 83% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 38 | Castle Donington Leicestershire | C | 1.8 | 85% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 39 | Newbridge Gwent | C | 2.2 | 94% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 40 | Fazeley Staffordshire | C | 3.2 | 35% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 41 | Marske-by-the-Sea North Yorkshire | C | 1.6 | 66% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 42 | Dalton-in-Furness Cumbria | C | 0.9 | 74% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 43 | Histon and Impington Cambridgeshire | C | 1.5 | 66% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 44 | Heathfield East Sussex | C | 0.9 | 53% | 2.3 | 79% |
| 45 | Wivenhoe Essex | C− | 0.9 | 65% | 5.1 | 0% |
| 46 | Kibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth Harcourt Leicestershire | C− | 2.1 | 82% | 2 | 0% |
| 47 | Southwell Nottinghamshire | C− | 1.7 | 59% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 48 | Calverton Nottinghamshire | C− | 1.7 | 62% | 3 | 0% |
| 49 | Breaston and Draycott Derbyshire | C− | 1.1 | 73% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 50 | Tenterden Kent | C− | 0.8 | 58% | 1.8 | 48% |
| 51 | Cotgrave Nottinghamshire | C− | 1 | 47% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 52 | Godmanchester Cambridgeshire | C− | 1.6 | 66% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 53 | Clowne Derbyshire | C− | 1.4 | 67% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 54 | Shefford Bedfordshire | D | 1.1 | 67% | 3 | 0% |
| 55 | Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross Berkshire | D | 0.7 | 78% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 56 | Polesworth and Dordon Warwickshire | D | 1.6 | 68% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 57 | Old Windsor and Wraysbury Berkshire | D | 1.2 | 52% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 58 | Beddau Mid Glamorgan | D | 1 | 77% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 59 | Market Weighton East Riding of Yorkshire | D− | 0.7 | 79% | 1 | 0% |
| 60 | Treorchy Mid Glamorgan | D− | 1 | 57% | 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 Sprotbrough’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 Sprotbrough
The biggest is Cusworth Park, 22 ha (53 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Close to home
How close Sprotbrough’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 (79%)Further (21%)
Sprotbrough79%
Towns its size73%
South Yorkshire towns89%
All UK towns83%
About 1,600 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 34 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 222 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The Peak District National Park is 16 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
2 waymarked walks pass through or near Sprotbrough
57 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Sprotbrough and the kilometre around it, 3.5 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
Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby)9.5 km
Don Valley Way6.4 km
The regional route here is the Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby).
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 Sprotbrough: 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 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 43 | 40 | 36 | 42 | 44 | 62 | 57 | 63 | 53 | 61 | 58 | 52 |
March is the driest month (36 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 36 nights a year. The climate in Sprotbrough →
The coast
Beaches near Sprotbrough
0% of the area within 5 km of Sprotbrough is sea, so the Outdoors Grade counts it as inland. 2 beaches are mapped within 5 km.
Doncaster Lakeside Beach2.1 mi from town
DirectionsBeach at Doncaster Lakeside2.1 mi from town
DirectionsSea: the area outside the ONS coastline (mean high water). Bathing water quality is published by the Environment Agency (England) and Natural Resources Wales; check it before swimming.
Things to do
34 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
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 1
Sprotbrough Flash Nature Reserve63 ha · 0.4 mi from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 34
Anchorage Lane Playground0.0 mi from town
Directionsrose park1.1 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 32 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.
Scawthorpe and CusworthBentleyWarmsworthDoncasterArkseyToll BarSprotbrough
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sprotbrough | C+ | 1.8 | 79% | 0% |
| Scawthorpe and Cusworth 1.4 mi | B− | 3.1 | 88% | 0% |
| Bentley 2.0 mi | B+ | 3.4 | 100% | 0% |
| Warmsworth 2.4 mi | B | 2.7 | 79% | 0% |
| Doncaster 2.4 mi | C | 1.8 | 72% | 0% |
| Arksey 3.0 mi | C− | 1.1 | 88% | 0% |
| Toll Bar 3.3 mi | B+ | 10.9 | 100% | 0% |
Bentley, 2 miles away, grades B+, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. Toll Bar has at least twice Sprotbrough’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Sprotbrough
What is the biggest park in Sprotbrough?
Cusworth Park, 22 ha (53 acres), with 5.3 km of path, just outside the built-up area. 1 named park, garden or playing field is in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Sprotbrough near a National Park?
Yes. Peak District National Park begins 16 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 Sprotbrough?
2 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby) and Don Valley Way. Cusworth Park alone has 5.3 km of path.
How many people in Sprotbrough live near a park?
79% 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 Sprotbrough?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Sprotbrough good for walking?
For paths, yes: 3.5 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 70% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 40% (1.8 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 Sprotbrough’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Sprotbrough’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.