Broughton’s biggest
Red Kite Park
Playing field
5.5 ha (14 acres)
8 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Broughton
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Chris Reynolds · CC BY-SA 2.0A+Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in Broughton · parks, paths & countryside
Almost everyone in Broughton lives within a 5-minute walk of a park
Footpaths add up to 62 km in the village and the kilometre around it, 6.5 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Broughton add up to 8.0 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. The Chilterns National Landscape begins 2.9 mi from the village’s edge. Broughton grades A+ for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
8.0 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
100%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
62 km
6.5 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
0%
of the land within 5 km
Chilterns starts 2.9 mi out, past the 5 km
Character
What kind of outdoors village is Broughton?
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.A village of footpaths6.5 km of path per km², more than 98% of UK towns. The typical town has 3.0.Room to roam8.0 ha of parks and playing fields per 1,000 residents, more than 93% of UK towns.Countryside close byThe Chilterns National Landscape starts 2.9 mi south-east.
Broughton’s strongest suit is parks close to every home, followed by dense footpaths.
Outdoors grade
Broughton grades A+ for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Broughton, 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 98% of UK towns2nd of 60 UK villages its size
Public green space8.0 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
94out 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 · Chilterns begins just past 5 km
62out of
100
100
Footpaths6.5 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
98out 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.
Villages its size
Broughton is 2nd of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 2,100 to 2,300 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
Broughton6.5
Villages its size2.2
Buckinghamshire towns3.2
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Broughton8.0
Villages its size2.4
Buckinghamshire towns2.4
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Broughton100%
Villages its size83%
Buckinghamshire towns74%
All UK towns83%
Against villages its size, Broughton stands out most for park space per resident: only 4 of the other 59 have more.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mullion Cornwall | A+ | 3.7 | 100% | 2.5 | 64% |
| 2 | Broughton Buckinghamshire | A+ | 8 | 100% | 6.5 | 0% |
| 3 | Brockham Surrey | A+ | 7.4 | 94% | 4.4 | 38% |
| 4 | Bestwood Village Nottinghamshire | A | 43.8 | 100% | 5.2 | 0% |
| 5 | Deepcut Surrey | A | 8.4 | 100% | 6.8 | 0% |
| 6 | Springwell Tyne and Wear | A | 5 | 100% | 6.7 | 0% |
| 7 | Smalley Derbyshire | A− | 2.9 | 100% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 8 | Streethay Staffordshire | A− | 10.1 | 100% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 9 | Gilwern Gwent | A− | 1.9 | 100% | 2 | 83% |
| 10 | Newstead Nottinghamshire | B+ | 2.6 | 100% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 11 | Woodcote Oxfordshire | B+ | 1.6 | 84% | 3.5 | 99% |
| 12 | Hanslope Buckinghamshire | B+ | 1.9 | 100% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 13 | Church Warsop Nottinghamshire | B+ | 4.1 | 85% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 14 | Chiddingfold Surrey | B+ | 2.2 | 87% | 2.5 | 68% |
| 15 | Wells-next-the-Sea Norfolk | B+ | 2 | 70% | 1.9 | 65% |
| 16 | Charing Kent | B+ | 2.7 | 85% | 2.1 | 56% |
| 17 | Brimscombe and Thrupp Gloucestershire | B+ | 2.1 | 12% | 5.9 | 89% |
| 18 | Sharlston West Yorkshire | B+ | 4.9 | 93% | 3 | 0% |
| 19 | Gamston (Rushcliffe) Nottinghamshire | B+ | 2.7 | 86% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 20 | Holbrook Suffolk | B+ | 1.1 | 74% | 2.7 | 52% |
| 21 | Banwell Somerset | B+ | 1.7 | 100% | 2 | 38% |
| 22 | Yarnfield Staffordshire | B | 6.6 | 100% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 23 | Longtown Cumbria | B | 4.3 | 100% | 0.1 | 0% |
| 24 | Wheelock Cheshire | B | 2.4 | 100% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 25 | Ellington Northumberland | B | 2.5 | 86% | 2 | 0% |
| 26 | Trowell Nottinghamshire | B | 7.7 | 56% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 27 | Evercreech Somerset | B | 3.5 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
| 28 | Rayne Essex | B− | 4.3 | 64% | 4 | 0% |
| 29 | Resolven West Glamorgan | B− | 2.4 | 100% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 30 | East Peckham Kent | B− | 14.5 | 66% | 2 | 1% |
| 31 | Hutton Lancashire | B− | 6.6 | 90% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 32 | Swanton Morley Norfolk | C+ | 3.5 | 94% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 33 | Burgh le Marsh Lincolnshire | C+ | 3.2 | 74% | 1.3 | 7% |
| 34 | Hook Norton Oxfordshire | C+ | 2 | 70% | 2 | 28% |
| 35 | Luddenden Foot West Yorkshire | C+ | 2.2 | 68% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 36 | Machynlleth Powys | C+ | 2.6 | 45% | 2 | 29% |
| 37 | Huncote Leicestershire | C+ | 0.8 | 100% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 38 | Trimsaran Dyfed | C | 2.4 | 31% | 1 | 2% |
| 39 | Linton Derbyshire | C | 1.8 | 76% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 40 | Mitcheldean Gloucestershire | C | 1.5 | 80% | 1.9 | 1% |
| 41 | Barwick in Elmet West Yorkshire | C | 1.5 | 87% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 42 | Llanidloes Powys | C | 2.4 | 89% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 43 | Aspatria Cumbria | C− | 3.1 | 60% | 0.8 | 1% |
| 44 | Great Blakenham Suffolk | C− | 3.6 | 70% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 45 | Rudgwick West Sussex | C− | 2.5 | 16% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 46 | Meriden West Midlands | C− | 1.8 | 70% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 47 | Lanner Cornwall | C− | 1.3 | 65% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 48 | Long Bennington Lincolnshire | C− | 1.6 | 82% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 49 | Underwood Gwent | C− | 1.9 | 87% | 1 | 0% |
| 50 | Wickham Hampshire | D | 0.8 | 26% | 2 | 13% |
| 51 | Thurlby Lincolnshire | D | 1.3 | 54% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 52 | Morton Lincolnshire | D | 0.2 | 28% | 3 | 0% |
| 53 | Mattishall Norfolk | D− | 1.4 | 58% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 54 | Misterton Nottinghamshire | D− | 1.4 | 47% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 55 | Billinghay Lincolnshire | D− | 1.8 | 41% | 0.7 | 0% |
| 56 | Bozeat Northamptonshire | D− | 1.3 | 13% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 57 | Shenstone Staffordshire | D− | 1 | 55% | 1 | 0% |
| 58 | Cilfrew West Glamorgan | D− | 0.8 | 44% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 59 | Aslockton Nottinghamshire | D− | 1 | 11% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 60 | Ipplepen Devon | D− | 0.8 | 42% | 1.1 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Broughton’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 Broughton
The biggest is Red Kite Park, 5.5 ha (14 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
All 9 named parks by size: 9 ha (22 acres) and 1 km of path
Parks & gardens 0.5 haPlaying fields 7.7 haPlay spaces 0.9 ha
The two biggest, Red Kite Park and Canal Park Recreation Area, are 85% of the named green space. 7 of the 9 are under 2 ha: small gardens, play spaces and pitches.
Canal Park Recreation Area
Playing field
2.2 ha (5 acres)0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
3 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Broughton
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Pennyroyal Green
Park or garden
0.5 ha (1 acres)0.2 km of path
0.5 mi north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Kingsbrook View Playground
Play space
0.2 ha (0 acres)0.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Broughton
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Village Green Playground
Play space
0.2 ha (0 acres)0.1 km of path
Centralin the middle of Broughton
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Orchard Green Play Area
Play space
0.1 ha (0 acres)0.1 km of path
0.6 mi north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Central Square Playground
Play space
0.2 ha (0 acres)
Centralin the middle of Broughton
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Rainbow Play Area
Play space
0.1 ha (0 acres)
Centralin the middle of Broughton
Playground
Directionsto the nearest entrance
All 9 named parks and green spaces
Red Kite ParkPlaying field · 5.5 ha
DirectionsCanal Park Recreation AreaPlaying field · 2.2 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsPennyroyal GreenPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsKingsbrook View PlaygroundPlay space · 0.2 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsVillage Green PlaygroundPlay space · 0.2 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsOrchard Green Play AreaPlay space · 0.1 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsCentral Square PlaygroundPlay space · 0.2 ha
DirectionsRainbow Play AreaPlay space · 0.1 ha
DirectionsKingfisher Play AreaPlay space · 0.1 ha
DirectionsClose to home
How close Broughton’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%)
Broughton100%
Villages its size83%
Buckinghamshire towns74%
All UK towns83%
Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 30 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 72 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The Chilterns National Landscape is 2.9 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
Protected landscape begins just outside the 5 km ring the Outdoors Grade measures, so Broughton scores 0% on it even though the Chilterns National Landscape is 2.9 mi away.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
4 waymarked walks pass through or near Broughton
62 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Broughton and the kilometre around it, 6.5 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the village.
RegionalLocal
Round Aylesbury Walk6.6 km
Grand Union Canal (Aylesbury Arm) Walk5.2 km
Aylesbury Ring2.9 km
Stoke Mandeville Way1.8 km
Close to home, the Round Aylesbury Walk has 7 km of local walk within 2 km of the village. 2 regional routes pass through, including the Grand Union Canal (Aylesbury Arm) Walk and Aylesbury Ring.
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Public rights of way are only as complete as the map in each area.
When to get out
The best walking months in Broughton: May to September
The village’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 | 16.7 | 16.2 | 14.6 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 7.8 |
| High (°C) | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 58 | 44 | 39 | 45 | 51 | 47 | 48 | 55 | 50 | 67 | 65 | 58 |
March is the driest month (39 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 23 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 67 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 43 nights a year. The climate in Broughton →
Things to do
30 playgrounds and the nearest beaches
Mapped within 2 km of the village in OpenStreetMap, against the typical UK village its size per resident. Named places are listed with directions; unnamed ones are only counted.
The nearest beaches
Broughton is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the village.
The Beach16 mi from Broughton’s edge
DirectionsThe Hollows31 mi from Broughton’s edge
DirectionsHog Hole31 mi from Broughton’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
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 30
Oakfield Play Parkin town
DirectionsRailway Park Playgroundin town
DirectionsHaddington Way Play Area0.4 mi from town
DirectionsThe Paddocks Play Area0.8 mi from town
DirectionsVale Park Play Area0.8 mi from town
DirectionsAqua Vale Aylesbury Playground0.9 mi from town
DirectionsTurnfurlong Play Area1.0 mi from town
DirectionsWeston Grove Playground1.0 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 22 playgrounds 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.
BiertonAylesburyWeston TurvilleStoke MandevilleAston ClintonWingraveBroughton
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broughton | A+ | 8.0 | 100% | 0% |
| Bierton 0.5 mi | B+ | 5.8 | 70% | 0% |
| Aylesbury 1.8 mi | A− | 1.8 | 88% | 5% |
| Weston Turville 2.5 mi | B | 2.9 | 64% | 30% |
| Stoke Mandeville 2.5 mi | A− | 5.5 | 37% | 29% |
| Aston Clinton 2.9 mi | B+ | 3.1 | 61% | 29% |
| Wingrave 3.2 mi | B− | 3.7 | 100% | 0% |
Broughton grades higher for the outdoors than every neighbour in the table.
Questions about the outdoors in Broughton
What is the biggest park in Broughton?
Red Kite Park, 5.5 ha (14 acres). Canal Park Recreation Area (2.2 ha) is second. 9 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the village or within 400 m of it.
Is Broughton near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Chilterns National Landscape, 2.9 mi south-east of the village’s edge. It covers 838 km² and was designated in 1990.
What are the best walks near Broughton?
4 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the village, including the Round Aylesbury Walk, Grand Union Canal (Aylesbury Arm) Walk and Aylesbury Ring.
What is the nearest beach to Broughton?
The Beach, 16 mi from the edge of the village, then The Hollows (31 mi). Broughton itself is inland.
How many people in Broughton 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 Broughton?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Broughton good for walking?
For paths, yes: 6.5 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 98% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 94% (8.0 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 Broughton’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Broughton’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.