Crap Towns / Horncastle / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Horncastle got?
OS maps 3 public parks and gardens in Horncastle (April 2026): 4.1 per 10,000 people, 1.6 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 6 play spaces, 8.2 per 10,000 people, 37% higher than the typical town's 6.0. 17.6% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 14% higher than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 4.1 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 8.2 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 3.3 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 17.6% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Sutton on Sea and Trusthorpe | 28.6 km | 47.9 |
| Skegness | 30.2 km | 44.6 |
| Washingborough and Heighington | 23.1 km | 34.9 |
| Ruskington | 25.7 km | 27.5 |
| Coningsby and Tattershall | 13.0 km | 23.8 |
| Louth | 19.2 km | 22.1 |
| Mablethorpe | 28.7 km | 19.5 |
| Bracebridge Heath | 27.7 km | 18.3 |
| Horncastle | – | 17.6 |
| Boston | 27.0 km | 14.7 |
| Waddington | 28.0 km | 12.8 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |