Photo: Martin Clark · CC BY-SA 2.080% of Stainforth’s residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park
Footpaths add up to 18 km in the town and the kilometre around it, 1.5 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Stainforth add up to 2.2 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Stainforth grades C− for the outdoors: #53 of 63 in South Yorkshire. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Stainforth grades C− for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Stainforth, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
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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.
Stainforth is 48th of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 5,700 to 6,300 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Stainforth falls furthest behind on path per km², where 55 of the 59 others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackfield and Langley Hampshire | A+ | 28.1 | 95% | 4.2 | 48% |
| 2 | Saltburn-by-the-Sea North Yorkshire | A | 4.7 | 92% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 3 | Bagshot Surrey | A | 10.5 | 100% | 5.2 | 0% |
| 4 | Barrowford Lancashire | A | 4.2 | 82% | 5 | 22% |
| 5 | Wareham Dorset | A | 1.9 | 83% | 3.4 | 56% |
| 6 | Leiston Suffolk | A | 1.7 | 95% | 2.7 | 35% |
| 7 | Amble Northumberland | A | 2 | 100% | 2.2 | 5% |
| 8 | West Hallam Derbyshire | A | 4.8 | 100% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 9 | Boldon Colliery Tyne and Wear | A | 5.3 | 95% | 5.4 | 0% |
| 10 | Menston West Yorkshire | A | 2.4 | 90% | 4.1 | 18% |
| 11 | Shepperton Surrey | A | 8.7 | 89% | 4.6 | 0% |
| 12 | Carnforth Lancashire | A− | 1.2 | 89% | 3 | 39% |
| 13 | Botley Hampshire | A− | 14.6 | 70% | 3.6 | 2% |
| 14 | East Horsley Surrey | A− | 3.5 | 55% | 4.5 | 33% |
| 15 | Burghfield Common Berkshire | A− | 2.1 | 100% | 2.9 | 8% |
| 16 | Dodworth South Yorkshire | A− | 2.3 | 97% | 5.5 | 0% |
| 17 | Moor Park Hertfordshire | B+ | 4.5 | 46% | 4.5 | 1% |
| 18 | Creswell Derbyshire | B+ | 2.7 | 100% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 19 | Thrybergh and Dalton South Yorkshire | B+ | 2.6 | 95% | 4 | 0% |
| 20 | Crofton West Yorkshire | B+ | 3.6 | 95% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 21 | Axminster Devon | B | 0.9 | 100% | 2.4 | 66% |
| 22 | Garstang Lancashire | B | 2.4 | 89% | 2.3 | 15% |
| 23 | Throckley Tyne and Wear | B | 3.1 | 89% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 24 | Wixams Bedfordshire | B | 5.3 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 25 | Shipston-on-Stour Warwickshire | B | 2.3 | 94% | 1.6 | 20% |
| 26 | Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Northumberland | B | 2.2 | 77% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 27 | East Wittering West Sussex | B | 1.1 | 78% | 1.9 | 27% |
| 28 | Bidford-on-Avon Warwickshire | B | 3.4 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 29 | Cheddar Somerset | B− | 2.3 | 41% | 3 | 56% |
| 30 | Thirsk North Yorkshire | B− | 1.8 | 100% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 31 | Great Torrington Devon | B− | 2.6 | 88% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 32 | Danbury Essex | B− | 3.9 | 34% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 33 | Annesley Woodhouse Nottinghamshire | C+ | 1.1 | 96% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 34 | Kirby Cross Essex | C+ | 2.4 | 44% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 35 | Waltham Lincolnshire | C+ | 2.2 | 84% | 1.3 | 19% |
| 36 | Oakdale Gwent | C+ | 5.2 | 79% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 37 | Lower Willingdon East Sussex | C+ | 0.8 | 57% | 4.2 | 33% |
| 38 | Bagillt Clwyd | C+ | 1.3 | 87% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 39 | Strensall North Yorkshire | C | 1.3 | 89% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 40 | Pontyclun Mid Glamorgan | C | 2.4 | 79% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 41 | Bowdon Greater Manchester | C | 1.8 | 81% | 3 | 0% |
| 42 | Egremont Cumbria | C | 1.1 | 63% | 1.8 | 11% |
| 43 | Bracebridge Heath Lincolnshire | C | 1.1 | 81% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 44 | Ilminster Somerset | C− | 2.3 | 61% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 45 | Ottery St Mary Devon | C− | 1.2 | 71% | 1.7 | 34% |
| 46 | Studley Warwickshire | C− | 1.6 | 63% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 47 | Great Shelford and Stapleford Cambridgeshire | C− | 2.6 | 63% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 48 | Stainforth South Yorkshire | C− | 2.2 | 80% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 49 | Purfleet-on-Thames Essex | C− | 0.9 | 64% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 50 | Cuddington Cheshire | C− | 1.5 | 66% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 51 | Cottenham Cambridgeshire | D | 1.3 | 86% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 52 | Staplehurst Kent | D | 1.3 | 70% | 1.4 | 1% |
| 53 | Arlesey Bedfordshire | D | 0.9 | 51% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 54 | Finningley South Yorkshire | D | 2 | 65% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 55 | Werrington Staffordshire | D | 1.1 | 42% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 56 | Aintree Merseyside | D | 1.3 | 43% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 57 | Earls Barton Northamptonshire | D | 1.5 | 71% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 58 | Sawtry Cambridgeshire | D | 1.3 | 40% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 59 | Burwell Cambridgeshire | D− | 1.5 | 44% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 60 | Thurcroft South Yorkshire | D− | 0.5 | 56% | 2 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Stainforth’s built-up area.
How close Stainforth’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).
About 1,200 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 12 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 500 residents.
1 waymarked walk passes through or near Stainforth
18 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Stainforth and the kilometre around it, 1.5 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
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.
The best walking months in Stainforth: 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) | 8.0 | 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 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 41 | 37 | 38 | 43 | 42 | 59 | 61 | 69 | 52 | 57 | 56 | 49 |
February 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 69 mm of rain falls in August, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 40 nights a year. The climate in Stainforth →
12 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
Stainforth is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.
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 1
Playgrounds 12
Plus 12 playgrounds without a name on the map.
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stainforth | C− | 2.2 | 80% | 0% |
| Dunscroft and Hatfield 1.5 mi | C+ | 4.0 | 91% | 0% |
| Kirk Sandall and Edenthorpe 2.8 mi | D | 2.0 | 75% | 0% |
| Thorne 3.1 mi | D− | 1.6 | 65% | 0% |
| Moorends 4.0 mi | D | 2.2 | 39% | 0% |
| Armthorpe 4.2 mi | B+ | 6.4 | 92% | 0% |
| Hatfield Woodhouse 4.2 mi | C− | 0.6 | 100% | 0% |
Armthorpe, 4.2 miles away, grades B+, the best next door: 92% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. Armthorpe has at least twice Stainforth’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Stainforth
Is Stainforth near a National Park?
No National Park or National Landscape is within 30 km (about 19 miles) of Stainforth.
What are the best walks near Stainforth?
1 waymarked walking route passes within 2 km of the town, including the Trans-Pennine Trail (Wombwell to Selby).
What is the nearest beach to Stainforth?
Beach at Doncaster Lakeside, 6.0 mi from the edge of the town, then Doncaster Lakeside Beach (6.0 mi). Stainforth itself is inland.
How many people in Stainforth live near a park?
80% 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 Stainforth?
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 Stainforth good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 1.5 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 16% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 50% (2.2 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 Stainforth’s overall grade.
Where Stainforth’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.
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