Photo: Tony Atkin · CC BY-SA 2.0Almost everyone in Quintrell Downs lives within a 5-minute walk of a park
Footpaths add up to 6 km in the village and the kilometre around it, 0.9 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Quintrell Downs add up to 3.3 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. The sea makes up 8% of the area within 5 km. Quintrell Downs grades B+ for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
What kind of outdoors village is Quintrell Downs?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Quintrell Downs’ strongest suit is parks close to every home, followed by the Cornwall National Landscape close by. Where it falls short is footpaths.
Quintrell Downs grades B+ for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Quintrell Downs, 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.
Quintrell Downs is 14th of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,300 to 1,400 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Against villages its size, Quintrell Downs stands out most for park space per resident: only 16 of the other 59 have more. It falls furthest behind on path per km², where 54 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Davids Dyfed | A+ | 5.2 | 84% | 2.5 | 47% |
| 2 | Pateley Bridge North Yorkshire | A+ | 2.4 | 100% | 3.4 | 100% |
| 3 | Winsley Wiltshire | A | 12.4 | 79% | 4.2 | 38% |
| 4 | Cowfold West Sussex | A | 2.6 | 100% | 3.6 | 15% |
| 5 | Goldsithney Cornwall | A | 1.4 | 100% | 3.1 | 10% |
| 6 | Maresfield East Sussex | A | 2.3 | 100% | 2.7 | 44% |
| 7 | Biddenden Kent | A− | 4.2 | 100% | 1.9 | 20% |
| 8 | Distington Cumbria | A− | 4.2 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 9 | Cwmfelinfach Gwent | A− | 24.6 | 100% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 10 | Stoke sub Hamdon Somerset | A− | 25.1 | 81% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 11 | Bradwell Derbyshire | A− | 1.2 | 100% | 2.9 | 100% |
| 12 | Govilon Gwent | A− | 2.1 | 80% | 3.4 | 69% |
| 13 | Mynydd Marian Clwyd | B+ | 1.7 | 100% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 14 | Quintrell Downs Cornwall | B+ | 3.3 | 100% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 15 | Barleythorpe Rutland | B+ | 3.7 | 100% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 16 | Appleton Thorn Cheshire | B+ | 5.6 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
| 17 | Wymeswold Leicestershire | B | 2.9 | 100% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 18 | Motcombe Dorset | B | 9.5 | 74% | 1.5 | 25% |
| 19 | Marazion Cornwall | B | 1.4 | 80% | 2 | 14% |
| 20 | Seven Sisters West Glamorgan | B | 7 | 82% | 0.5 | 19% |
| 21 | Cwmllynfell and Ystradowen West Glamorgan | B | 4.1 | 79% | 1 | 40% |
| 22 | Sampford Peverell Devon | B− | 3 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
| 23 | Holymoorside Derbyshire | B− | 1.1 | 82% | 3.8 | 14% |
| 24 | Burton-in-Kendal Cumbria | B− | 0.6 | 100% | 2.4 | 23% |
| 25 | Narborough Norfolk | B− | 3.8 | 100% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 26 | Cockfield County Durham | B− | 2.3 | 81% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 27 | Kingswood Kent | B− | 3.8 | 23% | 2.7 | 11% |
| 28 | St Merryn Cornwall | B− | 1.9 | 47% | 1.7 | 29% |
| 29 | Helmsley North Yorkshire | B− | 2.4 | 44% | 2.5 | 73% |
| 30 | Steeple Bumpstead Essex | B− | 1.9 | 100% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 31 | Mobberley Cheshire | C+ | 1.4 | 100% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 32 | Houghton Cambridgeshire | C+ | 2.2 | 81% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 33 | Stonnall Staffordshire | C+ | 11.5 | 82% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 34 | Launton Oxfordshire | C+ | 0.7 | 100% | 3 | 0% |
| 35 | Stoke Gabriel Devon | C+ | 1.2 | 70% | 1.2 | 30% |
| 36 | Great Waldingfield Suffolk | C | 2 | 100% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 37 | East Hendred Oxfordshire | C | 1.4 | 29% | 2.8 | 47% |
| 38 | Great Bardfield Essex | C | 2 | 81% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 39 | Harpole Northamptonshire | C | 2.3 | 81% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 40 | Ringstead Northamptonshire | C | 1.8 | 100% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 41 | Winterley Cheshire | C | 0.9 | 100% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 42 | Chelford Cheshire | C | 1.8 | 82% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 43 | Seaton Burn Tyne and Wear | C | 3.3 | 36% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 44 | Winkleigh Devon | C | 1.9 | 100% | 0.2 | 0% |
| 45 | Walkern Hertfordshire | C− | 2.4 | 52% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 46 | Cottingham and Middleton Northamptonshire | C− | 12.1 | 53% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 47 | Newton St Loe Somerset | C− | 0 | 0% | 3.5 | 17% |
| 48 | Cowbit Lincolnshire | C− | 0.9 | 100% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 49 | Ogmore-by-Sea South Glamorgan | C− | 0 | 0% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 50 | Butterwick Lincolnshire | D | 1.8 | 40% | 0.3 | 0% |
| 51 | Todwick South Yorkshire | D | 2 | 51% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 52 | Malpas Cheshire | D | 1.6 | 61% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 53 | North Cave East Riding of Yorkshire | D | 2.5 | 47% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 54 | Staindrop County Durham | D | 1.4 | 82% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 55 | Longframlington Northumberland | D | 1.3 | 78% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 56 | Bomere Heath Shropshire | D− | 1.8 | 0% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 57 | Claypole Lincolnshire | D− | 0.7 | 0% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 58 | Kilsby Northamptonshire | D− | 0.5 | 50% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 59 | Griston Norfolk | D− | 0.8 | 15% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 60 | Cock and End Suffolk | D− | 0 | 0% | 0.9 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Quintrell Downs’ built-up area.
How close Quintrell Downs’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).
Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 10 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 136 residents.
The Cornwall National Landscape is 5.0 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.
Protected landscape begins just outside the 5 km ring the Outdoors Grade measures, so Quintrell Downs scores 0% on it even though the Cornwall National Landscape is 5.0 mi away.
Footpaths in and around Quintrell Downs
6 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Quintrell Downs and the kilometre around it, 0.9 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0).
No named walking route is mapped within 2 km of Quintrell Downs; 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.
The best walking months in Quintrell Downs: 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 | 8.0 |
| High (°C) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 9 |
| Rain (mm) | 117 | 96 | 71 | 59 | 55 | 62 | 63 | 78 | 68 | 129 | 145 | 117 |
May is the driest month (55 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 19 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 145 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 14 nights a year. The climate in Quintrell Downs →
Quintrell Downs is near the sea
8% of the area within 5 km of Quintrell Downs is sea. 7 beaches are mapped within 5 km, 5 with a name.
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.
10 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
Campsites 1
Plus 1 campsite 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.
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quintrell Downs | B+ | 3.3 | 100% | 0% |
| Newquay 2.1 mi | C+ | 1.6 | 75% | 0% |
| St Newlyn East 2.8 mi | C+ | 3.0 | 100% | 0% |
| Indian Queens, Fraddon and St Columb Road 4.1 mi | D− | 0.7 | 27% | 0% |
| St Columb Major 4.1 mi | D | 1.0 | 89% | 0% |
| St Erme and Trispen 6.2 mi | D | 0.3 | 69% | 2% |
| St Dennis 6.5 mi | C+ | 2.4 | 100% | 0% |
Quintrell Downs grades higher for the outdoors than every neighbour in the table.
Questions about the outdoors in Quintrell Downs
Is Quintrell Downs near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Cornwall National Landscape, 5.0 mi north of the village’s edge. It covers 964 km² and was designated in 1959.
How many people in Quintrell Downs 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 Quintrell Downs?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Quintrell Downs good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 0.9 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 5% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 74% (3.3 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 Quintrell Downs’ overall grade.
Where Quintrell Downs’ 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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