Withnoe’s biggest
Coronation Park
Park or garden · 300 m outside town
4.5 ha (11 acres)1.5 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.5 km of path
6 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.6 mi westfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
C+Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in Withnoe · parks, paths & countryside
Almost everyone in Withnoe lives within a 5-minute walk of a park
The Tamar Valley National Landscape begins 2.0 mi from the village’s edge. 6 km of footpaths run through the village and the kilometre around it, 0.9 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Withnoe add up to 1.4 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Withnoe grades C+ for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
1.4 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
100%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
6 km
0.9 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
3%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Tamar Valley National Landscape
Character
What kind of outdoors village is Withnoe?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
A park on every doorstep100% of residents live within 400 m of a park or playing field.Countryside both waysTamar Valley starts 2.0 mi south-east, Cornwall 5.5 mi south-west.Few mapped footpaths0.9 km of path per km²; the typical UK town has 3.0.
Withnoe’s strongest suit is parks close to every home, followed by two protected landscapes close by. Where it falls short is footpaths.
Outdoors grade
Withnoe grades C+ for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Withnoe, 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 35% of UK towns38th of 60 UK villages its size
Public green space1.4 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
22out of
100
100
A park within a walk100%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
89out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape3%of the land within 5 km
66out of
100
100
Footpaths0.9 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
5out of
100
100
The sea0%of the area within 5 km · Inland
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
Withnoe is 38th of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,700 to 1,900 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
Withnoe0.9
Villages its size2.3
Cornwall towns2.3
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Withnoe1.4
Villages its size2.1
Cornwall towns1.6
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Withnoe100%
Villages its size78%
Cornwall towns81%
All UK towns83%
Against villages its size, Withnoe stands out most for homes near a park: none of the other 59 has more. It falls furthest behind on path per km², where 52 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Llanberis Gwynedd | A+ | 33.7 | 100% | 3.9 | 49% |
| 2 | St Just Cornwall | A+ | 1.8 | 100% | 4.2 | 50% |
| 3 | Market Lavington Wiltshire | A+ | 9.9 | 100% | 4.1 | 1% |
| 4 | Rogiet Gwent | A+ | 3.9 | 100% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 5 | Mistley Essex | A | 4.3 | 86% | 1.9 | 41% |
| 6 | New Denham Buckinghamshire | A | 8.9 | 100% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 7 | Scalby North Yorkshire | A | 5.9 | 70% | 2 | 43% |
| 8 | Wembury Devon | A− | 2.4 | 53% | 2.7 | 41% |
| 9 | Tow Law County Durham | A− | 4.1 | 100% | 1.3 | 21% |
| 10 | Horam East Sussex | B+ | 3.9 | 91% | 1.4 | 46% |
| 11 | Compton Berkshire | B+ | 2.4 | 100% | 1.1 | 100% |
| 12 | Painswick Gloucestershire | B+ | 1.3 | 81% | 4.3 | 83% |
| 13 | Tongwynlais South Glamorgan | B+ | 8.6 | 65% | 5.8 | 0% |
| 14 | Trimdon Colliery County Durham | B+ | 4.7 | 100% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 15 | Marks Tey Essex | B+ | 5.5 | 92% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 16 | Findon West Sussex | B+ | 1.7 | 74% | 3.7 | 70% |
| 17 | Bishop's Castle Shropshire | B+ | 2 | 100% | 1.3 | 53% |
| 18 | Weston Turville Buckinghamshire | B | 2.9 | 64% | 3.1 | 30% |
| 19 | Fernhurst West Sussex | B | 3.1 | 37% | 3 | 92% |
| 20 | Ironville Derbyshire | B | 1.6 | 100% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 21 | Northop Hall Clwyd | B | 2.6 | 100% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 22 | Rhayader Powys | B | 5.5 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 23 | Hemingfield South Yorkshire | B | 3.3 | 80% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 24 | Hughenden Valley Buckinghamshire | B− | 2.1 | 32% | 3.4 | 76% |
| 25 | Llandeilo Dyfed | B− | 1.8 | 88% | 2.3 | 22% |
| 26 | Holbrook Derbyshire | B− | 4.2 | 55% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 27 | Warton (Lancaster) Lancashire | B− | 0.3 | 32% | 3.5 | 43% |
| 28 | Meldreth Cambridgeshire | B− | 4.7 | 82% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 29 | Inkberrow Worcestershire | B− | 5.3 | 83% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 30 | Newcastle Emlyn Dyfed | B− | 5.9 | 100% | 0.4 | 0% |
| 31 | Warden Kent | B− | 1.4 | 100% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 32 | High Halstow Kent | B− | 1.7 | 76% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 33 | Copford Essex | B− | 4 | 70% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 34 | Barnburgh and Harlington South Yorkshire | B− | 1.8 | 100% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 35 | Great Yeldham Essex | C+ | 3.1 | 86% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 36 | Lowdham Nottinghamshire | C+ | 3.7 | 85% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 37 | Pontlottyn Gwent | C+ | 1.8 | 70% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 38 | Withnoe Cornwall | C+ | 1.4 | 100% | 0.9 | 3% |
| 39 | Ryton-on-Dunsmore Warwickshire | C | 1.2 | 100% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 40 | Walkington East Riding of Yorkshire | C | 2.3 | 100% | 1 | 0% |
| 41 | Dunkeswell Devon | C | 1.4 | 83% | 0.7 | 87% |
| 42 | Lympstone Devon | C | 1 | 66% | 1.3 | 16% |
| 43 | Penygroes Gwynedd | C− | 0.7 | 66% | 0.6 | 26% |
| 44 | Scotby Cumbria | C− | 3 | 75% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 45 | Drakes Broughton Worcestershire | C− | 1 | 86% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 46 | Woolpit Suffolk | C− | 4.3 | 54% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 47 | Branton South Yorkshire | C− | 1.1 | 71% | 3 | 0% |
| 48 | Hatfield Heath Essex | D | 1.3 | 76% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 49 | Bradninch Devon | D | 2.3 | 73% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 50 | Rickinghall and Botesdale Suffolk | D | 1.7 | 61% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 51 | Harston Cambridgeshire | D | 1.6 | 45% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 52 | Stainton North Yorkshire | D | 0.5 | 0% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 53 | Barnetby le Wold Lincolnshire | D | 1.8 | 59% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 54 | Mickle Trafford Cheshire | D− | 0.5 | 70% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 55 | Audlem Cheshire | D− | 0.6 | 50% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 56 | Great Barton Suffolk | D− | 1.6 | 19% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 57 | Pentre Maelor Clwyd | D− | 1.4 | 8% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 58 | Bardsey West Yorkshire | D− | 0.1 | 0% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 59 | Tockwith North Yorkshire | D− | 0.4 | 14% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 60 | Wainfleet All Saints Lincolnshire | D− | 0 | 0% | 0.7 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Withnoe’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 Withnoe
The biggest is Coronation Park, 4.5 ha (11 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Close to home
How close Withnoe’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 (100%)Further (0%)
Withnoe100%
Villages its size78%
Cornwall towns81%
All UK towns83%
Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 7 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 260 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
Tamar Valley and Cornwall both start about 6 miles from Withnoe
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
Tamar Valley
2.0 mi south-east196 km²since 19953% of the land within 5 km
Official site3% of the land within 5 km of Withnoe is National Park or National Landscape, more than 66% of UK towns. Dartmoor National Park covers 956 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
2 waymarked walks pass through or near Withnoe
6 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Withnoe and the kilometre around it, 0.9 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the village.
Regional
Tamar Valley Discovery Trail7.6 km
Two Castles Trail3.6 km
2 regional routes pass through, including the Tamar Valley Discovery Trail and Two Castles Trail.
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 Withnoe: 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) | 8.4 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.5 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 8.0 |
| High (°C) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
| Rain (mm) | 145 | 100 | 76 | 67 | 63 | 65 | 75 | 82 | 77 | 127 | 138 | 141 |
May is the driest month (63 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 21 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 145 mm of rain falls in January, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 29 nights a year. The climate in Withnoe →
Things to do
7 playgrounds and the nearest beaches
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.
The nearest beaches
Withnoe is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the village.
Widemouth Sands14 mi from Withnoe’s edge
DirectionsCompass Cove16 mi from Withnoe’s edge
DirectionsSummerleaze Beach16 mi from Withnoe’s edge
DirectionsMiddle Beach17 mi from Withnoe’s edge
DirectionsCrooklets Beach17 mi from Withnoe’s edge
DirectionsGood to know
Check the water before you swim. The Environment Agency tests designated bathing waters from May to September and publishes a rating for each beach.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 7
Plus 7 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.
LauncestonKelly BrayCallingtonGunnislake and St Ann's ChapelPensilvaTavistockWithnoe
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Withnoe | C+ | 1.4 | 100% | 3% |
| Launceston 0.9 mi | C− | 2.1 | 66% | 1% |
| Kelly Bray 7.7 mi | B− | 1.2 | 100% | 22% |
| Callington 8.8 mi | B | 2.1 | 100% | 21% |
| Gunnislake and St Ann's Chapel 9.1 mi | B− | 2.5 | 64% | 66% |
| Pensilva 9.2 mi | C− | 1.6 | 60% | 15% |
| Tavistock 10.5 mi | A− | 5.9 | 83% | 72% |
Tavistock, 10.5 miles away, grades A−, the best next door: 83% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. Tavistock has at least twice Withnoe’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Withnoe
What is the biggest park in Withnoe?
Coronation Park, 4.5 ha (11 acres), with 1.5 km of path, just outside the built-up area. 1 named park, garden or playing field is in the village or within 400 m of it.
Is Withnoe near a National Park?
Yes. Dartmoor National Park begins 7.7 mi east of the village’s edge. It covers 956 km² and has been a National Park since 1951. The nearest protected landscape of any kind is the Tamar Valley National Landscape, 2.0 mi away.
What are the best walks near Withnoe?
2 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the village, including the Tamar Valley Discovery Trail and Two Castles Trail.
What is the nearest beach to Withnoe?
Widemouth Sands, 14 mi from the edge of the village, then Compass Cove (16 mi). Withnoe itself is inland.
How many people in Withnoe 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 Withnoe?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Withnoe 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 22% (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 Withnoe’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Withnoe’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.