Crap Towns / Newquay / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Newquay got?
OS maps 7 public parks and gardens in Newquay (April 2026): 2.9 per 10,000 people, 16% higher than the typical town's 2.5. There are 22 play spaces, 9.0 per 10,000 people, 1.5 times the typical town's 6.0. 5.0% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 68% lower than the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 9.0 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 2.7 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 5.0% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Redruth | 23.1 km | 20.8 |
| Pool and Illogan | 24.2 km | 16.7 |
| Falmouth | 29.3 km | 15.5 |
| Bodmin | 25.2 km | 12.4 |
| Truro | 16.6 km | 12.1 |
| Camborne | 27.7 km | 12.0 |
| Wadebridge | 19.6 km | 10.8 |
| St Austell | 21.1 km | 10.7 |
| St Blazey | 25.0 km | 5.4 |
| Newquay | – | 5.0 |
| Penryn | 27.5 km | 0.0 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |