Photo: Tony Atkin · CC BY-SA 2.085% of Mount Hawke’s residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park
The Cornwall National Landscape begins 0.7 mi from the village’s edge. The sea makes up 20% of the area within 5 km. Parks and playing fields in Mount Hawke add up to 1.4 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Mount Hawke grades B for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
What kind of outdoors village is Mount Hawke?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Mount Hawke’s strongest suit is the Cornwall National Landscape close by, followed by the South West Coast Path. Where it falls short is park space per person.
Mount Hawke grades B for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Mount Hawke, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
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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.
Mount Hawke is 28th of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,500 to 1,700 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Mount Hawke falls furthest behind on park space per resident, where 44 of the 59 others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanhope County Durham | A+ | 7.7 | 100% | 3.5 | 86% |
| 2 | Melton Suffolk | A+ | 6.5 | 100% | 4.1 | 33% |
| 3 | Salcombe Devon | A+ | 2 | 100% | 3.3 | 65% |
| 4 | Finberry Kent | A+ | 4 | 100% | 5.1 | 2% |
| 5 | Dobcross Greater Manchester | A+ | 2.8 | 100% | 4.8 | 22% |
| 6 | Crockenhill Kent | A+ | 5.2 | 100% | 3.1 | 27% |
| 7 | Wood Street Village Surrey | A+ | 25.7 | 81% | 4.9 | 18% |
| 8 | Ducklington Oxfordshire | A | 10.1 | 79% | 4.8 | 4% |
| 9 | Roydon Essex | A | 3.5 | 100% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 10 | Middle Winterslow Wiltshire | A | 7 | 100% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 11 | St Athan South Glamorgan | A | 2.2 | 100% | 3 | 0% |
| 12 | Sabden Lancashire | A− | 0.8 | 100% | 5 | 38% |
| 13 | Hale Bank Cheshire | A− | 9.1 | 100% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 14 | Oakenshaw West Yorkshire | A− | 7.4 | 100% | 3 | 0% |
| 15 | West Wellow Hampshire | A− | 3.6 | 82% | 2.7 | 51% |
| 16 | Woodhouse Eaves Leicestershire | A− | 35.7 | 85% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 17 | Kewstoke Somerset | A− | 1.3 | 74% | 4.3 | 1% |
| 18 | Sonning Berkshire | A− | 11.1 | 80% | 2.5 | 7% |
| 19 | Thorpe-le-Soken Essex | A− | 4.2 | 100% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 20 | East Dean and Friston East Sussex | B+ | 1.2 | 18% | 4.6 | 58% |
| 21 | Stithians Cornwall | B+ | 3.2 | 80% | 3.4 | 3% |
| 22 | Staining Lancashire | B+ | 2.6 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 23 | King's Cliffe Northamptonshire | B+ | 3.3 | 100% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 24 | Seal Kent | B+ | 3.3 | 78% | 2.1 | 77% |
| 25 | Littlebourne Kent | B+ | 1.6 | 100% | 3 | 9% |
| 26 | Ambergate Derbyshire | B+ | 2.4 | 100% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 27 | Farcet Cambridgeshire | B+ | 13.8 | 77% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 28 | Mount Hawke Cornwall | B | 1.4 | 85% | 2 | 6% |
| 29 | Fence Lancashire | B | 1.3 | 62% | 6.2 | 32% |
| 30 | Wick Gloucestershire | B− | 1.8 | 56% | 3.6 | 39% |
| 31 | Mundford Norfolk | B− | 3.1 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 32 | Sibertswold Kent | B− | 1.9 | 79% | 2.2 | 38% |
| 33 | Gotham Nottinghamshire | B− | 3.9 | 83% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 34 | Whittington Shropshire | B− | 3.7 | 100% | 1 | 0% |
| 35 | South Witham Lincolnshire | B− | 2.5 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 36 | High Harrington Cumbria | C+ | 0.5 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 37 | Evenwood County Durham | C+ | 3.4 | 100% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 38 | Everton Hampshire | C+ | 1.3 | 58% | 1.5 | 37% |
| 39 | Norton (Norton Juxta Kempsey) Worcestershire | C+ | 0.9 | 100% | 3 | 0% |
| 40 | Bacton and Cotton Suffolk | C+ | 4.4 | 70% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 41 | Four Lanes Cornwall | C | 0.6 | 100% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 42 | Blisworth Northamptonshire | C | 2.2 | 81% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 43 | Buxted East Sussex | C | 1.1 | 63% | 2.4 | 52% |
| 44 | Stock Essex | C | 2.2 | 62% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 45 | Harden West Yorkshire | C | 1.8 | 40% | 5 | 0% |
| 46 | Scawby Lincolnshire | C− | 25.7 | 68% | 0.4 | 0% |
| 47 | Higher Walton Lancashire | C− | 2.2 | 61% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 48 | Arksey South Yorkshire | C− | 1.1 | 88% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 49 | Rawcliffe East Riding of Yorkshire | C− | 1 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 50 | Horsmonden Kent | C− | 0.5 | 79% | 0.9 | 50% |
| 51 | Baston Lincolnshire | C− | 2.3 | 78% | 1 | 0% |
| 52 | Ainsworth Greater Manchester | D | 0.4 | 64% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 53 | Whittlesford Cambridgeshire | D | 2.3 | 57% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 54 | Henstridge Somerset | D | 1.8 | 47% | 2 | 0% |
| 55 | Moulton Lincolnshire | D | 1.9 | 75% | 0.1 | 0% |
| 56 | Ketton Rutland | D | 2.1 | 56% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 57 | St Erme and Trispen Cornwall | D | 0.3 | 69% | 1.2 | 2% |
| 58 | Findern Derbyshire | D | 1.8 | 40% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 59 | Walpole St Peter and Walpole St Andrew Norfolk | D− | 1.7 | 52% | 0.2 | 0% |
| 60 | School Aycliffe County Durham | D− | 0 | 0% | 2.5 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Mount Hawke’s built-up area.
How close Mount Hawke’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).
About 200 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 9 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 177 residents.
The Cornwall National Landscape is 0.7 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.
6% of the land within 5 km of Mount Hawke is National Park or National Landscape, more than 67% of UK towns.
Mount Hawke is on the South West Coast Path
16 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Mount Hawke and the kilometre around it, 2.0 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the village.
The South West Coast Path, a national route, passes Mount Hawke.
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Public rights of way are only as complete as the map in each area.
The best walking months in Mount Hawke: 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 | |
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| Daylight (h) | 8.5 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.4 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 8.0 |
| High (°C) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
| Rain (mm) | 116 | 93 | 72 | 71 | 62 | 59 | 69 | 80 | 76 | 115 | 134 | 129 |
June is the driest month (59 mm) and August the warmest (highs of 20 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 134 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 9 nights a year. The climate in Mount Hawke →
Mount Hawke is near the sea
20% of the area within 5 km of Mount Hawke is sea. 10 beaches are mapped within 5 km, 3 with a name.
The South West Coast Path passes the town.
Sea: the area outside the ONS coastline (mean high water). Bathing water quality is published by the Environment Agency (England) and Natural Resources Wales; check it before swimming.
9 playgrounds
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.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 2
Plus 2 hills and peaks without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 9
Plus 7 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 6
Plus 3 campsites without a name on the map.
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
Illogan, 4.1 miles away, grades A+, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. St Day and Illogan have at least twice Mount Hawke’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Mount Hawke
Is Mount Hawke near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Cornwall National Landscape, 0.7 mi north-west of the village’s edge. It covers 964 km² and was designated in 1959.
What are the best walks near Mount Hawke?
2 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the village, including the South West Coast Path (Section 18: Perranporth to Portreath) and St Agnes FP 39.
How many people in Mount Hawke live near a park?
85% 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 Mount Hawke?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Mount Hawke good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 2.0 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 32% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 24% (1.4 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 Mount Hawke’s overall grade.
Where Mount Hawke’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.
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