Crap Towns / Lanark / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Lanark got?
OS maps 8 public parks and gardens in Lanark (April 2026): 8.9 per 10,000 people, 3.6 times the typical town's 2.5. There are 21 play spaces, 23.5 per 10,000 people, 3.9 times the typical town's 6.0. 5.4% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 65% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 8.9 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 23.5 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 33.0 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 5.4% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Stonehouse | 14.0 km | 54.0 |
| Shotts | 16.7 km | 31.5 |
| Newarthill | 19.8 km | 27.6 |
| Wishaw | 15.2 km | 11.5 |
| Larkhall | 14.1 km | 9.7 |
| Strathaven | 18.8 km | 9.7 |
| New Stevenston | 20.2 km | 5.5 |
| Lanark | – | 5.4 |
| Motherwell | 19.2 km | 5.0 |
| Newmains | 14.5 km | 4.9 |
| Carluke | 7.8 km | 4.8 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |