How many parks and green spaces are in Westmorland and Furness? 79 public parks
Westmorland and Furness has 79 public parks among 999 green space sites. Green space covers 0.2% of the area: about 42 m² per resident, or 5.8 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 66% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 42 m²
- More green space than
- 66% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 5.8
Public green space from OS Open Greenspace; golf courses are listed but not counted. Per resident uses Census 2021 population. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. How we calculate this
All house prices in Westmorland and FurnessWhat are the largest parks in Westmorland and Furness?
Dalemain Country Park is the largest public park in Westmorland and Furness, at 65.9 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 49 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Dalemain Country Park | 65.9 hectares |
| Levens Park | 62.6 hectares |
| Bardsea Country Park | 26.9 hectares |
| Barrow Public Park | 19.5 hectares |
| Biggar Bank | 16.7 hectares |
| Fairbank Plantation | 10.9 hectares |
| Rothay Park | 5.8 hectares |
| Wetheriggs Country Park | 5.1 hectares |
| Stock Ghyll Park | 4.9 hectares |
| Castle Park | 3.8 hectares |
| Jenkins Field | 3.7 hectares |
| Kendal Green | 3.3 hectares |
| Ford Park | 3.2 hectares |
| Berry Moor Common | 3 hectares |
| The Green | 2.4 hectares |
| The Green | 2.4 hectares |
| Vickerstown Park | 2.1 hectares |
| The Green | 2 hectares |
| Butts Green | 1.9 hectares |
| Borrans Park | 1.9 hectares |
| Stainton Green | 1.4 hectares |
| Jubilee Park | 1.4 hectares |
| Coronation Park | 1.3 hectares |
| The Green | 1.1 hectares |
| Hawesmead Park | 1.1 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in Westmorland and Furness?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Westmorland and Furness: 282 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 282 hectares · 79 sites |
| Playing fields | 259 hectares · 138 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 155 hectares · 83 sites |
| Cemeteries | 87.3 hectares · 56 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 77 hectares · 116 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 74.9 hectares · 189 sites |
| Play spaces | 22.5 hectares · 215 sites |
| Bowling greens | 12.7 hectares · 63 sites |
| Tennis courts | 3.7 hectares · 36 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 775 hectares · 24 sites |
Does Westmorland and Furness have a lot of green space?
A bit more than most areas. Westmorland and Furness has 42 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 72 m² across Cumbria. More green space per resident than 66% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| Westmorland and FurnessThis area | 42 m² per resident |
| Cumbria | 72 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 42 m² for every resident adds up to 5.8 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
High means the second-highest fifth of areas in England and Wales. The bands split every area we cover into fifths by green space per resident, from Very Low to Very High.
Which parts of Westmorland and Furness have the most green space?
Eden has the most green space per resident of the 3 areas of Westmorland and Furness, at about 50 m² per resident. The labels place each area among every area in England and Wales, in fifths from Very Low to Very High.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| EdenHigh | 50 m² per resident |
| South LakelandHigh | 42 m² per resident |
| Barrow-in-FurnessTypical | 35 m² per resident |
What else do people ask about Westmorland and Furness?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Westmorland and Furness.
- What is the average house price in Westmorland and Furness?
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- What price range do most homes sell for in Westmorland and Furness?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Westmorland and Furness?
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Where does this data come from?
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Last updated 7 October 2026 at 02:08 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Westmorland and Furness dataset covers 11,496 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.