Perranarworthal’s biggest
King George's Field
Playing field
1.5 ha (4 acres)
2 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Perranarworthal
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Wayland Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0C+Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in Perranarworthal · parks, paths & countryside
76% of Perranarworthal’s residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park
The Cornwall National Landscape reaches the edge of Perranarworthal. Footpaths add up to 17 km in the village and the kilometre around it, 1.6 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Perranarworthal add up to 2.5 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Perranarworthal grades C+ for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
2.5 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
76%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
17 km
1.6 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
19%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Cornwall National Landscape
Character
What kind of outdoors village is Perranarworthal?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Countryside close byThe Cornwall National Landscape starts 0.0 mi south-east.Few mapped footpaths1.6 km of path per km²; the typical UK town has 3.0.
Perranarworthal’s strongest suit is the Cornwall National Landscape close by. Where it falls short is footpaths.
Outdoors grade
Perranarworthal grades C+ for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Perranarworthal, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
C+
Better than 40% of UK towns30th of 60 UK villages its size
Public green space2.5 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
58out of
100
100
A park within a walk76%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
39out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape19%of the land within 5 km
77out of
100
100
Footpaths1.6 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
19out of
100
100
The sea0%of the area within 5 km · Inland: 4.2% sea, under the 5% that counts
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
Perranarworthal is 30th of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,200 to 1,400 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
Perranarworthal1.6
Villages its size2.2
Cornwall towns2.3
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Perranarworthal2.5
Villages its size2.3
Cornwall towns1.6
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Perranarworthal76%
Villages its size73%
Cornwall towns81%
All UK towns83%
Perranarworthal falls furthest behind on path per km², where 41 of the 59 others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hightown Hampshire | A+ | 15.7 | 100% | 3.5 | 58% |
| 2 | Rough Common Kent | A+ | 11 | 100% | 9.2 | 1% |
| 3 | Worrall South Yorkshire | A+ | 3.7 | 100% | 5.4 | 21% |
| 4 | Box Wiltshire | A+ | 3.8 | 100% | 3.9 | 56% |
| 5 | Holybourne Hampshire | A+ | 12.2 | 100% | 2.7 | 23% |
| 6 | Pwll Dyfed | A | 21.6 | 64% | 2.6 | 19% |
| 7 | Hurley Berkshire | A | 3.1 | 100% | 2.6 | 36% |
| 8 | Amberley Gloucestershire | A | 13.7 | 0% | 6.3 | 87% |
| 9 | Bere Regis Dorset | A | 39.2 | 100% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 10 | Cliffs End Kent | A | 6.9 | 100% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 11 | Burbage Wiltshire | A | 2.7 | 100% | 1.9 | 100% |
| 12 | Compton Hampshire | A− | 18.8 | 61% | 3.6 | 28% |
| 13 | Bradley Clwyd | A− | 29.9 | 100% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 14 | Blean Kent | A− | 5.9 | 80% | 6.5 | 0% |
| 15 | Sherford Devon | A− | 3.2 | 100% | 1.5 | 28% |
| 16 | Exton Devon | A− | 2.2 | 100% | 0.6 | 7% |
| 17 | Riseley Bedfordshire | B+ | 2.4 | 100% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 18 | Baddesley Ensor Warwickshire | B+ | 18.3 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 19 | Marshfield Gloucestershire | B+ | 4.9 | 42% | 2.7 | 99% |
| 20 | Welland Worcestershire | B+ | 1.7 | 100% | 1.9 | 38% |
| 21 | Lidlington Bedfordshire | B | 1.9 | 100% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 22 | Weir Lancashire | B | 0.6 | 100% | 6 | 0% |
| 23 | Codmore Hill West Sussex | B− | 3.5 | 0% | 2.7 | 46% |
| 24 | Lingdale North Yorkshire | B− | 1.4 | 100% | 1.7 | 31% |
| 25 | Blindley Heath Surrey | B− | 3.2 | 79% | 2.2 | 1% |
| 26 | Blakeney Gloucestershire | B− | 2.1 | 68% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 27 | Fowlmere Cambridgeshire | B− | 4.5 | 100% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 28 | Burham Kent | C+ | 1.4 | 77% | 2.8 | 35% |
| 29 | Belford Northumberland | C+ | 1.2 | 83% | 0.9 | 21% |
| 30 | Perranarworthal Cornwall | C+ | 2.5 | 76% | 1.6 | 19% |
| 31 | Claverdon Warwickshire | C+ | 1.2 | 100% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 32 | North Duffield North Yorkshire | C | 2.6 | 100% | 0.4 | 0% |
| 33 | Biddulph Moor Staffordshire | C | 8.4 | 43% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 34 | Quainton Buckinghamshire | C | 3.8 | 69% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 35 | Haughley Suffolk | C | 3 | 71% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 36 | Kislingbury Northamptonshire | C | 8.4 | 26% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 37 | Nefyn Gwynedd | C | 0 | 0% | 2 | 24% |
| 38 | Ninfield East Sussex | C− | 1.8 | 50% | 1.4 | 50% |
| 39 | Atworth Wiltshire | C− | 1.5 | 62% | 2.2 | 13% |
| 40 | Spratton Northamptonshire | C− | 2.3 | 85% | 0.4 | 0% |
| 41 | Weeley Essex | C− | 7.5 | 0% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 42 | Langthorpe North Yorkshire | C− | 0.3 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 43 | Wingham Kent | C− | 2.2 | 53% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 44 | Llandysul Dyfed | C− | 5.2 | 47% | 1 | 0% |
| 45 | Wooden Dyfed | D | 0.1 | 0% | 0.4 | 18% |
| 46 | Yardley Gobion Northamptonshire | D | 1.2 | 47% | 3 | 0% |
| 47 | Bampton Devon | D | 1.5 | 22% | 1.6 | 5% |
| 48 | Pagham West Sussex | D | 0.3 | 0% | 2 | 0% |
| 49 | Heddon-on-the-Wall Northumberland | D | 0.6 | 70% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 50 | Colsterworth Lincolnshire | D | 1.3 | 67% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 51 | Hockwold cum Wilton Norfolk | D | 1.6 | 75% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 52 | Garsington Oxfordshire | D | 0.4 | 65% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 53 | Appleby Magna Leicestershire | D | 1.7 | 46% | 2 | 0% |
| 54 | Saham Toney Norfolk | D | 3 | 18% | 0.7 | 0% |
| 55 | Byfield Northamptonshire | D | 1.9 | 48% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 56 | Croeserw West Glamorgan | D | 1.3 | 33% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 57 | Hauxton Cambridgeshire | D− | 1.3 | 55% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 58 | Deeping St Nicholas Lincolnshire | D− | 0.7 | 80% | 0 | 0% |
| 59 | Hunger Hill Greater Manchester | D− | 0 | 0% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 60 | Witheridge Devon | D− | 0.5 | 36% | 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 Perranarworthal’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 Perranarworthal
The biggest is King George's Field, 1.5 ha (4 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Close to home
How close Perranarworthal’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 (76%)Further (24%)
Perranarworthal76%
Villages its size73%
Cornwall towns81%
All UK towns83%
About 300 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 4 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 326 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
National Parks and National Landscapes around Perranarworthal
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
At the edge south-east964 km²since 195919% of the land within 5 km
Official site19% of the land within 5 km of Perranarworthal is National Park or National Landscape, more than 77% of UK towns.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
Footpaths in and around Perranarworthal
17 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Perranarworthal and the kilometre around it, 1.6 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0).
No named walking route is mapped within 2 km of Perranarworthal; 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 Perranarworthal: 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) | 8.5 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.4 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 8.1 |
| High (°C) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
| Rain (mm) | 140 | 108 | 84 | 74 | 63 | 66 | 67 | 83 | 79 | 122 | 152 | 160 |
May is the driest month (63 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 20 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 160 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 17 nights a year. The climate in Perranarworthal →
The coast
Beaches near Perranarworthal
4% of the area within 5 km of Perranarworthal is sea, so the Outdoors Grade counts it as inland. 1 beach is mapped within 5 km.
Loe Beach2.6 mi from town
DirectionsSea: 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
4 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
Nature reserves 1
Devichoys Wood Nature Reserve0.4 mi from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 4
Plus 4 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.
Carnon Downs and DevoranMylor BridgePenrynCarharrackStithiansSt DayPerranarworthal
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perranarworthal | C+ | 2.5 | 76% | 19% |
| Carnon Downs and Devoran 1.4 mi | B+ | 0.3 | 87% | 36% |
| Mylor Bridge 2.6 mi | C+ | 1.1 | 63% | 49% |
| Penryn 2.8 mi | A | 1.9 | 91% | 31% |
| Carharrack 3.0 mi | C+ | 0.7 | 80% | 2% |
| Stithians 3.1 mi | B+ | 3.2 | 80% | 3% |
| St Day 3.4 mi | A | 3.2 | 100% | 0% |
Penryn, 2.8 miles away, grades A, the best next door: 91% of its residents live within 400 m of a park.
Questions about the outdoors in Perranarworthal
What is the biggest park in Perranarworthal?
King George's Field, 1.5 ha (4 acres). 1 named park, garden or playing field is in the village or within 400 m of it.
Is Perranarworthal near a National Park?
It covers 964 km² and was designated in 1959.
How many people in Perranarworthal live near a park?
76% 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 Perranarworthal?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Perranarworthal good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 1.6 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 19% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 58% (2.5 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 Perranarworthal’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Perranarworthal’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.