Tywardreath, #1 on this list · Photo: Roger Cornfoot · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cornwall rankings · Outdoors

Best towns for the outdoors in Cornwall

Tywardreath ranks first on outdoors among Cornwall’s 35 towns of 2,500+; 12 of the 35 grade A− or better against UK towns.

The Outdoors Grade, a character grade (not part of the overall): green space per resident, parks within 400 m, National Park or National Landscape within 5 km, footpaths and the coast. The rank across England and Wales sits beside each letter. How grades work

Tywardreath

2,589 people

A⁺

Better than almost every UK town·#20 of 2,156 in England and Wales

Saltash

15,433 people

A⁺

Better than 98% of UK towns·#32 of 2,156 in England and Wales

Pool and Illogan

8,588 people

A⁺

Better than 96% of UK towns·#68 of 2,156 in England and Wales

All 35 towns, ranked

Outdoors grade, best first; ranks are the county ranks on each town’s page (T = tied). Military garrison towns and university campuses keep their grades but aren’t ranked. Each rank across England and Wales links to the national list.

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#TownGrade · UK rankCompared with UK towns

1Tywardreath2,589 peopleA⁺#20 of 2,156 nationallybetter than almost every UK town

2Saltash15,433 peopleA⁺#32 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 98% of UK towns

3Pool and Illogan8,588 peopleA⁺#68 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 96% of UK towns

4Camborne20,445 peopleA⁺#81 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 96% of UK towns

5Falmouth24,066 peopleA#118 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 94% of UK towns

6Bude7,347 peopleA#137 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 93% of UK towns

7Penryn11,194 peopleA#242 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 89% of UK towns

8Penzance14,957 peopleA#285 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 87% of UK towns

9St Ives5,413 peopleA#288 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 87% of UK towns

10St Blazey6,569 peopleA⁻#375 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 84% of UK towns

11Threemilestone2,854 peopleA⁻#439 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 81% of UK towns

12Torpoint7,163 peopleA⁻#581 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 75% of UK towns

13Carbis Bay3,967 peopleB⁺#635 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 73% of UK towns

14Newlyn3,362 peopleB⁺#647 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 73% of UK towns

15Porthleven3,118 peopleB⁺#659 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 72% of UK towns

16Perranporth2,752 peopleB⁺#747 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 69% of UK towns

17Hayle9,040 peopleB⁺#763 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 68% of UK towns

18St Agnes3,253 peopleB⁺#799 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 67% of UK towns

19Camelford2,983 peopleB#863 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 64% of UK towns

20Callington4,665 peopleB#1,029 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 57% of UK towns

21Truro23,060 peopleB#1,054 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 56% of UK towns

22Gunnislake and St Ann's Chapel3,506 peopleB⁻#1,106 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 54% of UK towns

23Helston11,366 peopleB⁻#1,114 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 54% of UK towns

24St Austell24,361 peopleB⁻#1,184 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 50% of UK towns

25Redruth15,455 peopleB⁻#1,187 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 50% of UK towns

26Newquay24,543 peopleC⁺#1,339 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 43% of UK towns

27Liskeard10,901 peopleC⁺#1,411 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 40% of UK towns

28Bodmin16,904 peopleC⁺#1,501 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 36% of UK towns

29Wadebridge5,626 peopleC#1,586 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 32% of UK towns

30Looe5,314 peopleC⁻#1,763 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 24% of UK towns

31Lostwithiel3,067 peopleC⁻#1,828 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 20% of UK towns

32Launceston8,431 peopleC⁻#1,870 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 18% of UK towns

33Probus2,565 peopleC⁻#1,902 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 16% of UK towns

34St Columb Major3,663 peopleD#2,013 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 10% of UK towns

35Indian Queens, Fraddon and St Columb Road3,888 peopleD⁻#2,146 of 2,156 nationallybehind almost every UK town

Quick answers

Questions people ask

Which town in Cornwall is best for the outdoors?

Tywardreath ranks first on outdoors among 35 towns, with an A+: better than almost every UK town. Saltash and Pool and Illogan follow.

How are these towns ranked?

The Outdoors Grade, a character grade (not part of the overall): green space per resident, parks within 400 m, National Park or National Landscape within 5 km, footpaths and the coast. The letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

Garrison towns and university campuses aren’t ranked, and towns without the figures this grade needs are counted above. The list covers Cornwall’s towns of 2,500+ with the figure. Smaller places show it on their own pages; every town in Cornwall is on the county page.

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Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.

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Best places to live35 towns · #1 St Agnes Best small towns23 towns · #1 St Agnes Most affordable towns35 towns · #1 St Blazey Safest towns35 towns · #1 Probus Towns with the best schools35 towns · #1 St Agnes Healthiest towns35 towns · #1 St Agnes Best towns for jobs & income35 towns · #1 Threemilestone Most walkable towns35 towns · #1 St Ives Towns with the lowest flood risk35 towns · #1 Gunnislake and St Ann's Chapel and Threemilestone Most historic towns35 towns · #1 St Ives Towns with the most civic life35 towns · #1 Lostwithiel Towns with the highest household incomes35 towns · #1 St AgnesDescribed, no letters Towns with the lowest council tax35 towns · #1 TywardreathDescribed, no letters Towns with the mildest winters35 towns · #1 PenzanceDescribed, no letters Towns with the warmest summers35 towns · #1 Saltash and TorpointDescribed, no letters Towns with the coolest summers35 towns · #1 CamelfordDescribed, no letters Towns with the fewest frosts35 towns · #1 St IvesDescribed, no letters Driest towns35 towns · #1 BudeDescribed, no letters Wettest towns35 towns · #1 LiskeardDescribed, no letters

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