Binfield’s biggest
Cabbage Hill
Park or garden · 360 m outside town
19 ha (47 acres)3.7 km of path
50 minto walk all 3.7 km of path
27 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
1.1 mi eastfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: James Emmans · CC BY-SA 2.0A−Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in Binfield · parks, paths & countryside
Almost everyone in Binfield lives within a 5-minute walk of a park
Parks and playing fields in Binfield add up to 8.5 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Footpaths add up to 39 km in the town and the kilometre around it, 2.5 for every square kilometre. Binfield grades A− for the outdoors: #11 of 30 in Berkshire. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
8.5 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
100%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
39 km
2.5 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
0%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Chilterns National Landscape
Character
What kind of outdoors town is Binfield?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
A park on every doorstep100% of residents live within 400 m of a park or playing field.Room to roam8.5 ha of parks and playing fields per 1,000 residents, more than 94% of UK towns.Historic parksNEWBOLD COLLEGE (formerly MOOR CLOSE) is a registered historic park (Grade II*).
Binfield’s strongest suit is parks close to every home, followed by plenty of park space.
Outdoors grade
Binfield grades A− for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Binfield, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
A−
Better than 76% of UK towns#11 of 30 in Berkshire · 16th of 60 UK towns its size
Public green space8.5 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
95out of
100
100
A park within a walk100%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
89out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape0%of the land within 5 km · None within 5 km
31out of
100
100
Footpaths2.5 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
44out of
100
100
The sea0%of the area within 5 km · Inland
42out of
100
100
Graded, never part of the overall grade (like History and Civic life). It measures what is mapped: OS Open Greenspace leaves out woodland and open-access land that isn’t a park, and OpenStreetMap’s rural paths are more complete in some places than others.
Towns its size
Binfield is 16th of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 4,700 to 5,000 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Outdoors score: the share of UK towns each one beats
Footpath, km per km²
Binfield2.5
Towns its size2.6
Berkshire towns3.1
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Binfield8.5
Towns its size2.2
Berkshire towns2.9
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Binfield100%
Towns its size82%
Berkshire towns81%
All UK towns83%
Against towns its size, Binfield stands out most for park space per resident: only 3 of the other 59 have more.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rye East Sussex | A+ | 3.5 | 89% | 3.5 | 46% |
| 2 | Pill Somerset | A+ | 5.2 | 100% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 3 | Frinton-on-Sea Essex | A+ | 7.5 | 100% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 4 | Windermere Cumbria | A+ | 3 | 94% | 3.6 | 100% |
| 5 | Rownhams and Nursling Hampshire | A+ | 4.9 | 86% | 6.7 | 12% |
| 6 | Burry Port Dyfed | A+ | 11.8 | 75% | 2.8 | 17% |
| 7 | Wilford Nottinghamshire | A | 7.7 | 93% | 9.6 | 0% |
| 8 | Wirksworth Derbyshire | A | 2 | 100% | 4.6 | 8% |
| 9 | Carleton Lancashire | A | 3 | 86% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 10 | Rudheath Cheshire | A | 5.5 | 100% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 11 | Joyden's Wood Kent | A− | 2.7 | 82% | 5.6 | 4% |
| 12 | Fordingbridge Hampshire | A− | 3.6 | 92% | 2 | 56% |
| 13 | Dersingham Norfolk | A− | 3.1 | 76% | 1.9 | 39% |
| 14 | Elvetham Heath Hampshire | A− | 8.7 | 100% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 15 | Liss Hampshire | A− | 2.3 | 87% | 2.6 | 98% |
| 16 | Binfield Berkshire | A− | 8.5 | 100% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 17 | Saxmundham Suffolk | B+ | 3.3 | 100% | 1.9 | 3% |
| 18 | Bodicote Oxfordshire | B+ | 10.2 | 86% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 19 | Cranbrook Devon | B+ | 6.4 | 87% | 1.9 | 1% |
| 20 | Hildenborough Kent | B+ | 6.5 | 40% | 2.8 | 46% |
| 21 | Sturry Kent | B+ | 2.7 | 80% | 3.4 | 1% |
| 22 | Aspull Greater Manchester | B | 7.6 | 92% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 23 | Market Rasen Lincolnshire | B | 2.6 | 94% | 1.6 | 16% |
| 24 | Headley Down and Headley Hampshire | B | 2.1 | 55% | 3.4 | 44% |
| 25 | Coedpoeth Clwyd | B | 1.4 | 100% | 1.9 | 24% |
| 26 | Lenham and Harrietsham Kent | B− | 1.4 | 88% | 2.4 | 47% |
| 27 | Kelvedon and Feering Essex | B− | 3.5 | 94% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 28 | Astley Greater Manchester | B− | 3.5 | 78% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 29 | Handsacre and Armitage Staffordshire | B− | 1.8 | 89% | 2.1 | 12% |
| 30 | Dudley Tyne and Wear | C+ | 2.6 | 69% | 4 | 0% |
| 31 | Dickens Heath West Midlands | C+ | 3.2 | 82% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 32 | Wotton-under-Edge Gloucestershire | C+ | 0.4 | 32% | 5.4 | 60% |
| 33 | Stokesley North Yorkshire | C+ | 0.9 | 100% | 1.7 | 16% |
| 34 | Cross Hills North Yorkshire | C+ | 1.9 | 86% | 3 | 0% |
| 35 | Ripponden West Yorkshire | C+ | 2.1 | 75% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 36 | Moulton Northamptonshire | C+ | 3.3 | 88% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 37 | Edwalton Nottinghamshire | C+ | 2.1 | 58% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 38 | Barton-le-Clay Bedfordshire | C+ | 1.3 | 43% | 3.2 | 38% |
| 39 | Shortstown Bedfordshire | C | 2.4 | 82% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 40 | Billinge Merseyside | C | 0.9 | 94% | 3 | 0% |
| 41 | Datchet Berkshire | C | 8.4 | 72% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 42 | Copthorne West Sussex | C | 1.2 | 62% | 2.9 | 13% |
| 43 | Bowburn County Durham | C | 1.5 | 71% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 44 | Minster (Thanet) Kent | C | 2.3 | 64% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 45 | Mynydd Isa Clwyd | C | 0.9 | 87% | 2 | 3% |
| 46 | Northway Gloucestershire | C | 0.9 | 58% | 3.1 | 13% |
| 47 | Winterton Lincolnshire | C | 1.6 | 82% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 48 | Middleton St George County Durham | C− | 1.8 | 94% | 1 | 0% |
| 49 | Bailrigg Lancashire | C− | 0 | 0% | 3.4 | 18% |
| 50 | Melbourne Derbyshire | C− | 1.5 | 67% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 51 | Halesworth Suffolk | C− | 1.4 | 55% | 1.9 | 5% |
| 52 | Tickhill South Yorkshire | D | 1.7 | 69% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 53 | Gresford Clwyd | D | 1.4 | 76% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 54 | South Cave East Riding of Yorkshire | D | 1.5 | 43% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 55 | Markfield Leicestershire | D | 0.8 | 63% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 56 | Melbourn Cambridgeshire | D | 1.2 | 45% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 57 | Fleckney Leicestershire | D | 0.8 | 63% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 58 | Lepton West Yorkshire | D− | 0.9 | 36% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 59 | Bulford Wiltshire | D− | 0.9 | 51% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 60 | Shotton Colliery County Durham | D− | 0.9 | 40% | 1.5 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Binfield’s built-up area.
Green space: parks, gardens, playing fields and play spaces, named or not.© OpenStreetMap contributors · Contains OS data © Crown copyright · Natural England / NRW
Places to walk
Parks to walk in, in and around Binfield
The biggest is Cabbage Hill, 19 ha (47 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
All 8 named parks by size: 38 ha (95 acres) and 7 km of path
Parks & gardens 34 haPlaying fields 4.2 ha
The two biggest, Cabbage Hill and Popes Meadow, are 64% of the named green space and carry 5 km of path between them. 3 of the 8 are under 2 ha: small gardens, play spaces and pitches.
Popes Meadow
Park or garden
5.5 ha (14 acres)1.0 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
8 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Binfield
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Farley Copse
Park or garden · 90 m outside town
3.3 ha (8 acres)0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
5 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.7 mi south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Tinker's Copse
Park or garden · 220 m outside town
2.9 ha (7 acres)0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
4 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.8 mi eastfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Temple Copse
Park or garden · 10 m outside town
1.9 ha (5 acres)
3 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.6 mi south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
The F W E Goates Memorial Gound
Playing field
3.0 ha (7 acres)
4 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Binfield
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Jock's Copse
Park or garden · 290 m outside town
1.4 ha (3 acres)
2 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.8 mi eastfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Foxley Fields
Playing field
1.2 ha (3 acres)0.2 km of path
2 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Binfield
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home
How close Binfield’s homes are to a park
Each square is 1 in 100 residents: green lives within 400 m of a public park, garden or playing field (Census 2021 output areas against OS Open Greenspace).
Within 400 m (100%)Further (0%)
Binfield100%
Towns its size82%
Berkshire towns81%
All UK towns83%
Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 38 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 128 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The Chilterns National Landscape is 6.7 mi away
Protected landscapes within 30 km, by direction and distance from the edge of the built-up area; circle size shows each one’s area. National Landscapes were called Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty until 2023.
National ParkNational LandscapeThe 5 km the grade counts
South Downs National Park covers 1,653 km² and has been a National Park since 2010.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
6 waymarked walks pass through or near Binfield
39 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Binfield and the kilometre around it, 2.5 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
RegionalLocal
The Wokingham Way11.7 km
Ramblers Route6.9 km
Grand Tour Yellow route2.1 km
Greenway Red Route1.4 km
Cabbage Hill Blue Route0.7 km
The Cut countryside corridor0.6 km
Close to home, the Ramblers Route has 7 km of local walk within 2 km of the town. The regional route here is the The Wokingham Way.
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Public rights of way are only as complete as the map in each area.
History along the way
A registered historic park in Binfield
Historic England’s register of parks and gardens, and the listed buildings and scheduled monuments that stand inside Binfield’s named parks.
Registered · Grade II*NEWBOLD COLLEGE (formerly MOOR CLOSE)7.3 ha
A listed building or monument counts when it sits inside the park’s OS Open Greenspace outline (to about 15 m), so a few at the boundary are included. Historic England, National Heritage List for England.
When to get out
The best walking months in Binfield: May to September
The town’s 1991–2020 averages (Met Office HadUK-Grid) and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have 12½+ hours of daylight, highs of 15 °C or more and little rain for the town.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.3 | 9.9 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 15.6 | 16.6 | 16.2 | 14.6 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.8 | 7.9 |
| High (°C) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 9 |
| Rain (mm) | 63 | 47 | 41 | 49 | 45 | 50 | 52 | 53 | 53 | 73 | 75 | 64 |
March is the driest month (41 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 23 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 75 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 42 nights a year. The climate in Binfield →
Things to do
38 playgrounds and the nearest beaches
Mapped within 2 km of the town in OpenStreetMap, against the typical UK town its size per resident. Named places are listed with directions; unnamed ones are only counted.
The nearest beaches
Binfield is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.
Amity Beach11 mi from Binfield’s edge
DirectionsPenguin Beach17 mi from Binfield’s edge
DirectionsHog Hole20 mi from Binfield’s edge
DirectionsThe Hollows21 mi from Binfield’s edge
DirectionsGood to know
Check the water before you swim. The Environment Agency tests designated bathing waters from May to September and publishes a rating for each beach.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Jennett's Park Country Park1.2 mi from town
DirectionsNature reserves 1
Larks Hill6.5 ha · 0.9 mi from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 38
Pigeon Grove Play Area0.8 mi from town
DirectionsOsprey Park0.8 mi from town
Directionsrosebay playground0.9 mi from town
DirectionsWoodpecker Park0.9 mi from town
DirectionsPippit Park1.1 mi from town
DirectionsKeepHatch Playground1.2 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 32 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 2
Scotlands House Campsite0.7 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 1 campsite without a name on the map.
Next door
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
Newell GreenBracknellWokinghamWinkfield RowHurstCrowthorneBinfield
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binfield | A− | 8.5 | 100% | 0% |
| Newell Green 1.7 mi | A | 22.6 | 100% | 0% |
| Bracknell 2.0 mi | A | 3.7 | 97% | 0% |
| Wokingham 2.9 mi | B | 4.0 | 84% | 0% |
| Winkfield Row 3.3 mi | B− | 11.0 | 80% | 0% |
| Hurst 3.5 mi | C− | 5.1 | 68% | 0% |
| Crowthorne 3.8 mi | B | 4.7 | 60% | 0% |
Newell Green, 1.7 miles away, grades A, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. Newell Green has at least twice Binfield’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Binfield
What is the biggest park in Binfield?
Cabbage Hill, 19 ha (47 acres), with 3.7 km of path, just outside the built-up area. Popes Meadow (5.5 ha) is second. 8 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Binfield near a National Park?
Yes. South Downs National Park begins 16 mi south of the town’s edge. It covers 1,653 km² and has been a National Park since 2010. The nearest protected landscape of any kind is the Chilterns National Landscape, 6.7 mi away.
What are the best walks near Binfield?
6 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the The Wokingham Way, Ramblers Route and Grand Tour Yellow route. Cabbage Hill alone has 3.7 km of path.
What is the nearest beach to Binfield?
Amity Beach, 11 mi from the edge of the town, then Penguin Beach (17 mi). Binfield itself is inland.
How many people in Binfield live near a park?
100% of residents live within 400 m, about a 5-minute walk, of a public park, garden or playing field (Census 2021 output areas against OS Open Greenspace). The typical UK town is 83%.
When is the best time of year for walking in Binfield?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Which parks in Binfield are historic?
NEWBOLD COLLEGE (formerly MOOR CLOSE) (Grade II*) is on Historic England’s register of parks and gardens.
Is Binfield good for walking?
About average for paths: 2.5 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 44% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 95% (8.5 ha per 1,000 residents).
How is the Outdoors Grade worked out?
From five measures, each placed among UK towns of 1,000 or more: public green space per resident, the share living near a park, National Park or National Landscape within 5 km, footpaths per square kilometre, and the sea within 5 km. It is a character grade and isn’t part of Binfield’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Binfield’s outdoors figures come from
- Parks and green space: Ordnance Survey OS Open Greenspace (parks and gardens, playing fields, play spaces, and their access points). Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- National Parks and National Landscapes: Natural England and Natural Resources Wales boundaries, areas and designation dates, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Footpaths, walking routes, beaches and things to do: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License (ODbL), via Geofabrik, 16 October 2026.
- Historic parks, listed buildings and monuments: Historic England, National Heritage List for England, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Rain and temperature: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the town; daylight calculated from its latitude.
- The sea: ONS Countries (December 2024) boundaries clipped to mean high water. Residents near a park: ONS Census 2021 output areas.
- Grade: TownRatings’ Outdoors Grade, ranked against UK towns only.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.