Newlyn’s biggest
Foster-Bolitho Gardens
Park or garden
2.4 ha (6 acres)1.1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.1 km of path
3 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Newlyn
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Marktee1 · CC BY-SA 3.0B+Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in Newlyn · parks, paths & countryside
Newlyn is on the coast, on the South West Coast Path
The sea makes up 34% of the area within 5 km. The Cornwall National Landscape begins 0.5 mi from the town’s edge. Footpaths add up to 31 km in the town and the kilometre around it, 3.2 for every square kilometre. Newlyn grades B+ for the outdoors: #14 of 35 in Cornwall. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
1.5 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
67%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
31 km
3.2 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
24%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Cornwall National Landscape
The sea
34%
of the area within 5 km
A coastal town
Character
What kind of outdoors town is Newlyn?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
On the coast34% of the area within 5 km is sea; 8 beaches mapped.Countryside close byThe Cornwall National Landscape starts 0.5 mi south.On a National TrailThe South West Coast Path passes through.Less park per person1.5 ha of parks and playing fields per 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1.
Newlyn’s strongest suit is the sea, followed by the Cornwall National Landscape close by. Where it falls short is park space per person.
Outdoors grade
Newlyn grades B+ for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Newlyn, 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 73% of UK towns#14 of 35 in Cornwall · 11th of 60 UK towns its size
Public green space1.5 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
29out of
100
100
A park within a walk67%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
27out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape24%of the land within 5 km
81out of
100
100
Footpaths3.2 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
65out of
100
100
The sea34%of the area within 5 km
93out 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
Newlyn is 11th of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 3,200 to 3,500 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
Newlyn3.2
Towns its size2.5
Cornwall towns2.3
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Newlyn1.5
Towns its size1.9
Cornwall towns1.6
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Newlyn67%
Towns its size78%
Cornwall towns81%
All UK towns83%
Against towns its size, Newlyn stands out most for path per km²: only 16 of the other 59 have more. It falls furthest behind on park space per resident, where 41 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minchinhampton Gloucestershire | A+ | 5.6 | 91% | 5.3 | 90% |
| 2 | Lane End Buckinghamshire | A+ | 3.1 | 92% | 4.7 | 90% |
| 3 | Silsoe Bedfordshire | A+ | 6.6 | 100% | 3.8 | 2% |
| 4 | Goring Oxfordshire | A+ | 3 | 100% | 3.2 | 98% |
| 5 | Bakewell Derbyshire | A | 5.5 | 91% | 2.7 | 98% |
| 6 | Talke and Talke Pits Staffordshire | A | 16.6 | 100% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 7 | Broadwell and Coalway Gloucestershire | A | 2.8 | 72% | 5.5 | 38% |
| 8 | Elsenham Essex | A− | 3 | 100% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 9 | Westward Ho! Devon | A− | 12.3 | 63% | 1.7 | 18% |
| 10 | Birdwell South Yorkshire | A− | 3.6 | 90% | 4.6 | 0% |
| 11 | Newlyn Cornwall | B+ | 1.5 | 67% | 3.2 | 24% |
| 12 | Blaenau Ffestiniog Gwynedd | B+ | 3.6 | 70% | 2.5 | 78% |
| 13 | Mickletown West Yorkshire | B+ | 3.3 | 93% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 14 | Hartley Wintney Hampshire | B+ | 6.1 | 82% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 15 | Elton Cheshire | B | 1.9 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 16 | Madeley Staffordshire | B | 3.8 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 17 | Whalley Lancashire | B | 1.2 | 88% | 3.5 | 23% |
| 18 | Walton West Yorkshire | B | 12.3 | 78% | 3 | 0% |
| 19 | Treeton South Yorkshire | B | 4.4 | 63% | 5.3 | 0% |
| 20 | Fishbourne West Sussex | B | 1.9 | 38% | 2.5 | 47% |
| 21 | Westerham Kent | B | 1.9 | 61% | 3.5 | 66% |
| 22 | Fernhill Heath Worcestershire | B | 3.2 | 88% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 23 | Caddington Bedfordshire | B | 1.3 | 81% | 3.6 | 33% |
| 24 | Hemingford Grey Cambridgeshire | B | 1.9 | 100% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 25 | Sunniside Tyne and Wear | B | 2.1 | 87% | 4 | 0% |
| 26 | Istead Rise Kent | B− | 1.9 | 82% | 2.7 | 15% |
| 27 | Pangbourne Berkshire | B− | 2.9 | 61% | 2 | 85% |
| 28 | Ruabon Clwyd | B− | 3.8 | 69% | 1.9 | 20% |
| 29 | Castle Cary Somerset | B− | 2.2 | 91% | 3 | 0% |
| 30 | Stalham Norfolk | B− | 1.9 | 85% | 2 | 23% |
| 31 | Pilsley and Lower Pilsley Derbyshire | B− | 1.9 | 91% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 32 | Fishguard Dyfed | C+ | 0.8 | 64% | 2.1 | 23% |
| 33 | Highley Shropshire | C+ | 3.4 | 73% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 34 | Pegswood Northumberland | C+ | 1.3 | 100% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 35 | Leadgate County Durham | C+ | 1.5 | 91% | 1.9 | 1% |
| 36 | Marlow Bottom Buckinghamshire | C | 0.5 | 40% | 3.4 | 50% |
| 37 | Ashburton Devon | C | 1.7 | 74% | 1 | 60% |
| 38 | Somersham Cambridgeshire | C | 2.7 | 81% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 39 | Earls Colne Essex | C | 1.4 | 91% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 40 | Bedale North Yorkshire | C | 3.6 | 78% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 41 | Alvechurch Worcestershire | C | 2.2 | 84% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 42 | Adderbury and Twyford Oxfordshire | C | 1.7 | 89% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 43 | Laceby Lincolnshire | C | 1.6 | 64% | 2.1 | 18% |
| 44 | Eastchurch Kent | C | 1.9 | 72% | 0.6 | 0% |
| 45 | Nettleham Lincolnshire | C | 4.2 | 74% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 46 | Sapcote Leicestershire | C− | 2.4 | 67% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 47 | Bishopthorpe North Yorkshire | C− | 3.2 | 51% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 48 | Lytchett Matravers Dorset | C− | 1.2 | 83% | 1.2 | 5% |
| 49 | Talbot Green Mid Glamorgan | D | 0.7 | 66% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 50 | Wadhurst East Sussex | D | 0.9 | 19% | 1.2 | 100% |
| 51 | Chapel St Leonards Lincolnshire | D | 0.4 | 53% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 52 | Messingham Lincolnshire | D | 3.4 | 46% | 0.6 | 0% |
| 53 | Eglwys-Brewis South Glamorgan | D | 0.3 | 0% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 54 | Iver Buckinghamshire | D | 1.3 | 60% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 55 | Cherry Willingham Lincolnshire | D | 1 | 79% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 56 | Spixworth Norfolk | D | 0.6 | 59% | 1.2 | 5% |
| 57 | Heckington Lincolnshire | D | 1.4 | 68% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 58 | New Tredegar Gwent | D− | 1.4 | 68% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 59 | Headcorn Kent | D− | 1.6 | 48% | 1 | 0% |
| 60 | Bawtry South Yorkshire | D− | 0.5 | 49% | 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 Newlyn’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 Newlyn
The biggest is Foster-Bolitho Gardens, 2.4 ha (6 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Mann's Field
Park or garden · 330 m outside town
0.4 ha (1 acres)0.1 km of path
0.6 mi north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home
7 in 10 Newlyn residents live within a 5-minute walk of 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 (67%)Further (33%)
Newlyn67%
Towns its size78%
Cornwall towns81%
All UK towns83%
About 1,100 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 town, about one for every 374 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The Cornwall National Landscape is 0.5 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
24% of the land within 5 km of Newlyn is National Park or National Landscape, more than 80% of UK towns.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
Newlyn is on the South West Coast Path
31 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Newlyn and the kilometre around it, 3.2 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
National
South West Coast Path (Section 24: Lamorna to Marazion)6.5 km
The South West Coast Path, a national route, passes Newlyn.
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 Newlyn: 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) | 8.5 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.4 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 8.1 |
| High (°C) | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
| Rain (mm) | 135 | 110 | 87 | 78 | 67 | 70 | 80 | 94 | 88 | 124 | 148 | 148 |
May is the driest month (67 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 19 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 148 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 7 nights a year. The climate in Newlyn →
The coast
The coast and beaches near Newlyn
34% of the area within 5 km of Newlyn is sea. 8 beaches are mapped within 5 km, 1 with a name.
Sandy CoveIn town
DirectionsThe 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.
Things to do
9 playgrounds
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.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 9
Alexandra Grounds0.5 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 8 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 2
Mousehole Camping0.5 mi from town
DirectionsYHA Campsite0.5 mi from town
DirectionsSlipways 3
Plus 3 slipways 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.
PenzanceLongrockMarazionCrowlasGoldsithneySt JustNewlyn
ABCDOutdoors Grade
St Just, 5.9 miles away, grades A+, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. Crowlas has at least twice Newlyn’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Newlyn
What is the biggest park in Newlyn?
Foster-Bolitho Gardens, 2.4 ha (6 acres), with 1.1 km of path. Mann's Field (0.4 ha) is second. 2 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Newlyn near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Cornwall National Landscape, 0.5 mi south of the town’s edge. It covers 964 km² and was designated in 1959.
What are the best walks near Newlyn?
1 waymarked walking route passes within 2 km of the town, including the South West Coast Path (Section 24: Lamorna to Marazion).
How many people in Newlyn live near a park?
67% 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 Newlyn?
June to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Newlyn good for walking?
For paths, yes: 3.2 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 65% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 29% (1.5 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 Newlyn’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Newlyn’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.