Crap Towns / Mablethorpe / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Mablethorpe got?
OS maps 2 public parks and gardens in Mablethorpe (April 2026): 2.6 per 10,000 people, about the same as the typical town's 2.5. There are 8 play spaces, 10.5 per 10,000 people, 1.8 times the typical town's 6.0. 19.5% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 26% higher than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 10.5 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 8.7 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 19.5% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Sutton on Sea and Trusthorpe | 4.9 km | 47.9 |
| Skegness | 22.5 km | 44.6 |
| Humberston and New Waltham | 28.3 km | 43.4 |
| Grimsby | 33.9 km | 38.6 |
| Cleethorpes | 30.1 km | 32.1 |
| Coningsby and Tattershall | 39.2 km | 23.8 |
| Louth | 17.0 km | 22.1 |
| Waltham | 30.5 km | 21.6 |
| Mablethorpe | – | 19.5 |
| Horncastle | 28.7 km | 17.6 |
| Immingham | 43.3 km | 16.6 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |