Crap Towns / Skegness / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Skegness got?
OS maps 3 public parks and gardens in Skegness (April 2026): 1.4 per 10,000 people, 44% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 12 play spaces, 5.8 per 10,000 people, about the same as the typical town's 6.0. 44.6% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 2.9 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 1.4 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 5.8 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 2.2 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 44.6% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Sutton on Sea and Trusthorpe | 17.8 km | 47.9 |
| Skegness | – | 44.6 |
| Holbeach | 42.9 km | 35.3 |
| Long Sutton | 42.1 km | 26.3 |
| Coningsby and Tattershall | 33.3 km | 23.8 |
| Kirton | 34.7 km | 22.8 |
| Louth | 32.8 km | 22.1 |
| Mablethorpe | 22.5 km | 19.5 |
| Horncastle | 30.2 km | 17.6 |
| Boston | 29.6 km | 14.7 |
| King's Lynn | 42.9 km | 11.2 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |