Camelford’s biggest
Enfield Park
Park or garden
0.6 ha (1 acres)0.2 km of path
Centralin the middle of Camelford
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Jo and Steve Turner · CC BY-SA 2.0BOutdoors Grade
Outdoors in Camelford · parks, paths & countryside
Almost everyone in Camelford lives within a 5-minute walk of a park
The Cornwall National Landscape begins 1.2 mi from the town’s edge. 17 km of footpaths run through the town and the kilometre around it, 1.5 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Camelford add up to 2.0 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Camelford grades B for the outdoors: #19 of 35 in Cornwall. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
2.0 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
100%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
17 km
1.5 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
33%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Cornwall National Landscape
Character
What kind of outdoors town is Camelford?
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.Protected countryside33% of the land within 5 km is Cornwall National Landscape.Few mapped footpaths1.5 km of path per km²; the typical UK town has 3.0.
Camelford’s strongest suit is parks close to every home, followed by protected countryside on the doorstep. Where it falls short is footpaths.
Outdoors grade
Camelford grades B for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Camelford, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
B
Better than 64% of UK towns#19 of 35 in Cornwall · 25th of 60 UK towns its size
Public green space2.0 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
45out 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 Landscape33%of the land within 5 km
85out of
100
100
Footpaths1.5 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
18out 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
Camelford is 25th of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 2,800 to 3,100 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
Camelford1.5
Towns its size2.4
Cornwall towns2.3
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Camelford2.0
Towns its size2.3
Cornwall towns1.6
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Camelford100%
Towns its size87%
Cornwall towns81%
All UK towns83%
Against towns its size, Camelford stands out most for homes near a park: none of the other 59 has more. It falls furthest behind on path per km², where 48 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rowlands Castle Hampshire | A+ | 26.1 | 100% | 5 | 48% |
| 2 | Halling Kent | A+ | 3.8 | 100% | 4.6 | 54% |
| 3 | Arundel West Sussex | A+ | 4.4 | 100% | 3.8 | 56% |
| 4 | Theale Berkshire | A+ | 5 | 100% | 3.8 | 39% |
| 5 | Cuxton Kent | A+ | 25.2 | 90% | 4 | 44% |
| 6 | Horton Heath Hampshire | A+ | 10 | 100% | 3.3 | 13% |
| 7 | Beaminster Dorset | A | 4.1 | 89% | 3.4 | 100% |
| 8 | Ebbsfleet Valley Kent | A | 9 | 77% | 8.3 | 0% |
| 9 | Downton Wiltshire | A | 4.3 | 100% | 2 | 59% |
| 10 | Langwith Derbyshire | A | 19.6 | 100% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 11 | Ellistown Leicestershire | A | 7.5 | 100% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 12 | Llangollen Clwyd | A | 3.5 | 91% | 2.5 | 76% |
| 13 | Mortimer Berkshire | A | 2.4 | 100% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 14 | Menai Bridge Gwynedd | A | 1.8 | 100% | 2.4 | 7% |
| 15 | New Marske North Yorkshire | A− | 4.4 | 90% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 16 | Wargrave Berkshire | A− | 4 | 100% | 2 | 11% |
| 17 | Knighton Powys | A− | 2.7 | 81% | 3.4 | 34% |
| 18 | Seaton Sluice Northumberland | A− | 2.2 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
| 19 | Rhodes Greater Manchester | B+ | 16.6 | 78% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 20 | Milton-under-Wychwood and Shipton-under-Wychwood Oxfordshire | B+ | 4.1 | 87% | 1.3 | 100% |
| 21 | Welham Green Hertfordshire | B+ | 2.5 | 93% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 22 | Almondsbury Gloucestershire | B+ | 7.9 | 77% | 4 | 0% |
| 23 | Wing Buckinghamshire | B | 2.4 | 100% | 3 | 0% |
| 24 | Newton and Blackwell Derbyshire | B | 2.6 | 91% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 25 | Camelford Cornwall | B | 2 | 100% | 1.5 | 33% |
| 26 | Newport Essex | B | 2.5 | 100% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 27 | Denholme West Yorkshire | B | 1.6 | 100% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 28 | Scholes (near Cleckheaton) West Yorkshire | B | 4 | 89% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 29 | Weldon Northamptonshire | B | 8.2 | 100% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 30 | Bugbrooke Northamptonshire | B− | 3.7 | 80% | 3 | 0% |
| 31 | Long Hanborough Oxfordshire | B− | 1.3 | 89% | 2.7 | 18% |
| 32 | Harwell Oxfordshire | B− | 1.4 | 85% | 2.3 | 42% |
| 33 | Crumbles East Sussex | B− | 0.3 | 44% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 34 | Henley-in-Arden Warwickshire | C+ | 4.6 | 58% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 35 | Over Cambridgeshire | C+ | 1.3 | 100% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 36 | Capel St Mary Suffolk | C+ | 1.5 | 59% | 3 | 24% |
| 37 | Rolleston on Dove Staffordshire | C+ | 3.8 | 84% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 38 | Hendy and Fforest Dyfed | C | 2.1 | 100% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 39 | Sutton Courtenay Oxfordshire | C | 1.2 | 23% | 4 | 6% |
| 40 | Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll Gwynedd | C | 0.8 | 71% | 1.6 | 8% |
| 41 | Bottesford Leicestershire | C | 3.9 | 69% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 42 | Haddenham Cambridgeshire | C | 2.2 | 86% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 43 | Fenstanton Cambridgeshire | C− | 0.8 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
| 44 | Great Leighs Essex | C− | 1.5 | 87% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 45 | Lostwithiel Cornwall | C− | 1.6 | 67% | 1.5 | 11% |
| 46 | Burnopfield County Durham | C− | 1.5 | 50% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 47 | St Mary's Bay Kent | D | 0 | 0% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 48 | Cleobury Mortimer Shropshire | D | 0.8 | 64% | 2 | 2% |
| 49 | Kelsall Cheshire | D | 1 | 57% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 50 | Gamlingay Cambridgeshire | D | 2.1 | 32% | 2 | 0% |
| 51 | Scotter Lincolnshire | D | 2.6 | 61% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 52 | Gobowen Shropshire | D | 1.2 | 50% | 1.2 | 2% |
| 53 | Gilberdyke East Riding of Yorkshire | D | 0.7 | 90% | 0.3 | 0% |
| 54 | Thurston Suffolk | D | 1.6 | 39% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 55 | Bampton Oxfordshire | D | 1.1 | 63% | 2 | 0% |
| 56 | Hunmanby North Yorkshire | D | 0.3 | 33% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 57 | Kirton in Lindsey Lincolnshire | D− | 1.7 | 57% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 58 | Boroughbridge North Yorkshire | D− | 0.4 | 60% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 59 | Langstone Gwent | D− | 0.1 | 46% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 60 | Feltwell Norfolk | D− | 1.1 | 63% | 0.4 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Camelford’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 Camelford
The biggest is Enfield Park, 0.6 ha (1 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Close to home
How close Camelford’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%)
Camelford100%
Towns its size87%
Cornwall towns81%
All UK towns83%
Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 5 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 597 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The Cornwall National Landscape is 1.2 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
National Landscape
Cornwall
1.2 mi north-west964 km²since 195933% of the land within 5 km
Official site33% of the land within 5 km of Camelford is National Park or National Landscape, more than 84% of UK towns.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
Footpaths in and around Camelford
17 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Camelford and the kilometre around it, 1.5 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0).
No named walking route is mapped within 2 km of Camelford; its footpaths are on the map above.
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 Camelford: June 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) | 8.4 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.5 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 8.0 |
| High (°C) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
| Rain (mm) | 154 | 113 | 93 | 80 | 76 | 92 | 108 | 110 | 102 | 154 | 166 | 158 |
May is the driest month (76 mm) and August the warmest (highs of 19 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 166 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 22 nights a year. The climate in Camelford →
Things to do
5 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
Camelford is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.
Tregardock3.5 mi from Camelford’s edge
DirectionsBenoath Cove3.8 mi from Camelford’s edge
DirectionsBossiney haven3.9 mi from Camelford’s edge
DirectionsPentireglaze Haven10 mi from Camelford’s edge
DirectionsPentire Haven10 mi from Camelford’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
Slate Henge1.2 mi from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 5
Plus 5 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.
DelaboleEgloshayleWadebridgeBodminRockCamelford
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camelford | B | 2.0 | 100% | 33% |
| Delabole 2.0 mi | B− | 1.1 | 76% | 35% |
| Egloshayle 9.5 mi | A | 7.3 | 100% | 12% |
| Wadebridge 9.9 mi | C | 1.8 | 74% | 17% |
| Bodmin 10.6 mi | C+ | 1.1 | 87% | 3% |
| Rock 10.9 mi | A− | 3.2 | 39% | 37% |
Egloshayle, 9.5 miles away, grades A, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. Egloshayle has at least twice Camelford’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Camelford
What is the biggest park in Camelford?
Enfield Park, 0.6 ha (1 acres). 1 named park, garden or playing field is in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Camelford near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Cornwall National Landscape, 1.2 mi north-west of the town’s edge. It covers 964 km² and was designated in 1959.
What is the nearest beach to Camelford?
Tregardock, 3.5 mi from the edge of the town, then Benoath Cove (3.8 mi). Camelford itself is inland.
How many people in Camelford 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 Camelford?
June to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Camelford good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 1.5 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 18% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 45% (2.0 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 Camelford’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Camelford’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.