Wetherby’s biggest
King George's Field
Playing field
3.5 ha (9 acres)0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
5 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Wetherby
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Malc McDonald · CC BY-SA 2.0DOutdoors Grade
Outdoors in Wetherby · parks, paths & countryside
Parks and walks in Wetherby
A park or playing field is within a 5-minute walk for 14% of residents. Parks and playing fields in Wetherby add up to 0.5 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. 48 km of footpaths run through the town and the kilometre around it, 3.0 for every square kilometre. Wetherby grades D for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
0.5 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
14%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
48 km
3.0 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
0%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Nidderdale National Landscape
Outdoors grade
Wetherby grades D for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Wetherby, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
D
Better than 6% of UK towns#90 of 91 in West Yorkshire
Public green space0.5 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
4out of
100
100
A park within a walk14%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
4out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape0%of the land within 5 km · None within 5 km
31out of
100
100
Footpaths3.0 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
60out 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
How Wetherby compares with UK towns of 11,200 to 12,200
The 60 UK towns and cities of 11,200 to 12,200 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
Wetherby3.0
Towns its size2.9
West Yorkshire towns3.5
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Wetherby0.5
Towns its size2.0
West Yorkshire towns2.1
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Wetherby14%
Towns its size84%
West Yorkshire towns87%
All UK towns83%
Wetherby falls furthest behind on homes near a park, where 59 of the 59 others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tring Hertfordshire | A+ | 5.7 | 95% | 4.8 | 57% |
| 2 | Snodland Kent | A+ | 7.7 | 97% | 4.4 | 44% |
| 3 | Chepstow Gwent | A+ | 1.9 | 100% | 3.3 | 30% |
| 4 | Minehead Somerset | A+ | 1.4 | 95% | 4.3 | 47% |
| 5 | Weybourne Surrey | A+ | 7.1 | 86% | 6.1 | 14% |
| 6 | Brockworth Gloucestershire | A+ | 2.5 | 95% | 5.1 | 46% |
| 7 | Waltham Cross Hertfordshire | A | 10.6 | 100% | 5.6 | 0% |
| 8 | Holyhead Gwynedd | A | 3.4 | 78% | 2.3 | 31% |
| 9 | Emsworth Hampshire | A | 2.3 | 56% | 3.7 | 51% |
| 10 | Sandown Isle of Wight | A | 1.4 | 74% | 4.5 | 28% |
| 11 | Killingworth Tyne and Wear | A | 4.7 | 97% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 12 | Dawlish Devon | A | 2.1 | 93% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 13 | Bradwell Norfolk | A− | 2 | 80% | 2.7 | 31% |
| 14 | Matlock Derbyshire | A− | 2.9 | 76% | 4.7 | 20% |
| 15 | Conisbrough South Yorkshire | A− | 5.3 | 99% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 16 | Southwater West Sussex | A− | 3.4 | 82% | 3.7 | 3% |
| 17 | Barton-upon-Humber Lincolnshire | A− | 5.9 | 97% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 18 | Uppermill Greater Manchester | A− | 2.4 | 70% | 4.8 | 27% |
| 19 | Cleckheaton West Yorkshire | B+ | 3.3 | 98% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 20 | New Milton Hampshire | B+ | 2.3 | 75% | 1.9 | 38% |
| 21 | Blandford Forum Dorset | B+ | 2.1 | 90% | 2.2 | 72% |
| 22 | Haslemere Surrey | B+ | 1 | 78% | 5.1 | 80% |
| 23 | Bentley South Yorkshire | B+ | 3.4 | 100% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 24 | Worsley Greater Manchester | B+ | 4.7 | 86% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 25 | Henley-on-Thames Oxfordshire | B | 2.4 | 70% | 2.9 | 53% |
| 26 | Oxted Surrey | B | 2.1 | 84% | 2.8 | 28% |
| 27 | Buckhurst Hill Essex | B | 4.5 | 64% | 6.3 | 0% |
| 28 | Littleborough Greater Manchester | B | 5 | 85% | 3 | 0% |
| 29 | Warmsworth South Yorkshire | B | 2.7 | 79% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 30 | Shirebrook Derbyshire | B | 1.8 | 100% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 31 | Sandbach Cheshire | B− | 2.5 | 87% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 32 | Helston Cornwall | B− | 1.3 | 61% | 2.7 | 21% |
| 33 | Ystrad Mynach Gwent | B− | 5.4 | 85% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 34 | Honiton Devon | B− | 1.3 | 90% | 2 | 73% |
| 35 | Mossley Greater Manchester | B− | 0.9 | 74% | 4.5 | 14% |
| 36 | Wells Somerset | B− | 1.7 | 65% | 3.4 | 26% |
| 37 | Lymm Cheshire | B− | 3.6 | 89% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 38 | Leatherhead Surrey | B− | 1 | 72% | 3.9 | 24% |
| 39 | Ince-in-Makerfield Greater Manchester | B− | 2 | 74% | 5.1 | 0% |
| 40 | Kingsteignton Devon | B− | 1.9 | 95% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 41 | Bolsover Derbyshire | C+ | 1.9 | 85% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 42 | Stanwell Surrey | C+ | 1.4 | 93% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 43 | Sandy Bedfordshire | C | 0.9 | 76% | 5.4 | 0% |
| 44 | Ulverston Cumbria | C | 0.7 | 60% | 1.8 | 8% |
| 45 | Towcester Northamptonshire | C | 1.3 | 77% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 46 | Featherstone West Yorkshire | C | 2 | 77% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 47 | Bridgnorth Shropshire | C− | 2.4 | 66% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 48 | Attleborough Norfolk | C− | 1.8 | 93% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 49 | Haverfordwest Dyfed | C− | 1 | 85% | 1.4 | 8% |
| 50 | Oakham Rutland | C− | 1.8 | 86% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 51 | Downham Market Norfolk | C− | 1.5 | 77% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 52 | Cheadle Staffordshire | C− | 1.7 | 90% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 53 | Market Drayton Shropshire | C− | 1.5 | 88% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 54 | Codsall Staffordshire | C− | 1.4 | 84% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 55 | Leominster Herefordshire | C− | 1.1 | 72% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 56 | Sarn Mid Glamorgan | D | 1.8 | 75% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 57 | Desborough Northamptonshire | D | 0.6 | 69% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 58 | Wetherby West Yorkshire | D | 0.5 | 14% | 3 | 0% |
| 59 | Tonyrefail Mid Glamorgan | D− | 0.7 | 48% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 60 | Watton Norfolk | D− | 0.5 | 28% | 1.4 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Wetherby’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 Wetherby
The biggest is King George's Field, 3.5 ha (9 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Close to home
1 in 10 Wetherby 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 (14%)Further (86%)
Wetherby14%
Towns its size84%
West Yorkshire towns87%
All UK towns83%
About 10,100 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 15 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 781 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The Nidderdale National Landscape is 9.8 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
Yorkshire Dales National Park covers 2,185 km² and has been a National Park since 1954.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
1 waymarked walk passes through or near Wetherby
48 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Wetherby and the kilometre around it, 3.0 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
Regional
Ebor Way7.9 km
The regional route here is the Ebor Way.
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 Wetherby: 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) | 7.9 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 14.0 | 15.9 | 17.1 | 16.6 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.4 | 7.4 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Rain (mm) | 49 | 45 | 42 | 46 | 46 | 59 | 55 | 63 | 54 | 59 | 61 | 58 |
March is the driest month (42 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 21 °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 43 nights a year. The climate in Wetherby →
Things to do
15 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
Wetherby is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.
York Beach12 mi from Wetherby’s edge
DirectionsPebble Beach16 mi from Wetherby’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
Hills and peaks 1
Tickering Hill0.9 mi from town
DirectionsNature reserves 1
Linton Common SSSI1.0 ha · 1.0 mi from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 15
Plus 15 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Slipways 1
Plus 1 slipway 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.
CollinghamBoston SpaThorp ArchSpofforthBardseyEast KeswickWetherby
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wetherby | D | 0.5 | 14% | 0% |
| Collingham 2.2 mi | C− | 1.4 | 84% | 0% |
| Boston Spa 2.4 mi | C− | 1.2 | 86% | 0% |
| Thorp Arch 2.7 mi | D | 2.6 | 29% | 0% |
| Spofforth 2.8 mi | C− | 1.7 | 78% | 0% |
| Bardsey 3.6 mi | D− | 0.1 | 0% | 0% |
| East Keswick 3.7 mi | D− | 0.2 | 0% | 0% |
Collingham, 2.2 miles away, grades C−, the best next door: 84% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. Collingham, Boston Spa and Thorp Arch have at least twice Wetherby’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Wetherby
What is the biggest park in Wetherby?
King George's Field, 3.5 ha (9 acres), with 0.8 km of path. 1 named park, garden or playing field is in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Wetherby near a National Park?
Yes. Yorkshire Dales National Park begins 17 mi west of the town’s edge. It covers 2,185 km² and has been a National Park since 1954. The nearest protected landscape of any kind is the Nidderdale National Landscape, 9.8 mi away.
What are the best walks near Wetherby?
1 waymarked walking route passes within 2 km of the town, including the Ebor Way.
What is the nearest beach to Wetherby?
York Beach, 12 mi from the edge of the town, then Pebble Beach (16 mi). Wetherby itself is inland.
How many people in Wetherby live near a park?
14% 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 Wetherby?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Wetherby good for walking?
For paths, yes: 3.0 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 60% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 4% (0.5 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 Wetherby’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Wetherby’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.