Photo: Robert Graham · CC BY-SA 2.0Almost everyone in Medomsley lives within a 5-minute walk of a park
The North Pennines National Landscape begins 3.3 mi from the village’s edge. Footpaths add up to 13 km in the village and the kilometre around it, 1.9 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Medomsley add up to 1.6 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Medomsley grades C for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
What kind of outdoors village is Medomsley?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Medomsley’s strongest suit is parks close to every home, followed by the North Pennines National Landscape close by. Where it falls short is park space per person.
Medomsley grades C for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Medomsley, 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.
Medomsley is 39th of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,100 to 1,300 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Against villages its size, Medomsley stands out most for homes near a park: none of the other 59 has more. It falls furthest behind on park space per resident, where 45 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastington Gloucestershire | A+ | 4.2 | 100% | 3.7 | 22% |
| 2 | Holmbridge West Yorkshire | A+ | 2.5 | 100% | 4.2 | 45% |
| 3 | Shamley Green Surrey | A | 2.9 | 100% | 3 | 69% |
| 4 | Niton Isle of Wight | A | 2.6 | 76% | 3.1 | 37% |
| 5 | Donisthorpe Leicestershire | A | 38.4 | 100% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 6 | Hoddlesden Lancashire | A | 11.4 | 100% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 7 | Rotherfield East Sussex | A | 5.6 | 100% | 1.7 | 91% |
| 8 | Haydon Bridge Northumberland | A | 7.2 | 100% | 1.7 | 26% |
| 9 | Cronton Merseyside | A | 6.8 | 100% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 10 | Lower Halstow Kent | A− | 1.5 | 100% | 2.5 | 4% |
| 11 | Nutley East Sussex | A− | 2.2 | 75% | 4.5 | 80% |
| 12 | East Hanney Oxfordshire | A− | 5.7 | 100% | 1.8 | 4% |
| 13 | Caldy Merseyside | A− | 19.3 | 47% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 14 | Low Bradley North Yorkshire | A− | 1.2 | 100% | 6.2 | 2% |
| 15 | Thorpe Surrey | A− | 5.2 | 100% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 16 | Herstmonceux East Sussex | A− | 3.4 | 100% | 1.5 | 36% |
| 17 | Foulridge Lancashire | A− | 9.4 | 23% | 5.4 | 4% |
| 18 | Felsted Essex | A− | 7.5 | 81% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 19 | Toll Bar South Yorkshire | B+ | 10.9 | 100% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 20 | King's Somborne Hampshire | B+ | 5.2 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 21 | Canewdon Essex | B | 2.5 | 100% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 22 | Keinton Mandeville Somerset | B | 3.8 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 23 | Alconbury Weald Cambridgeshire | B | 5 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 24 | Portreath Cornwall | B | 1.1 | 78% | 2.3 | 8% |
| 25 | Woodchurch Kent | B | 2.3 | 78% | 2.8 | 12% |
| 26 | Corse Gloucestershire | B | 2.3 | 100% | 1.4 | 1% |
| 27 | Clarborough Nottinghamshire | B | 4 | 100% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 28 | Trawden Lancashire | B− | 4 | 0% | 6.1 | 0% |
| 29 | Welford Northamptonshire | B− | 3.5 | 100% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 30 | Chulmleigh Devon | C+ | 3.5 | 100% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 31 | East Morton West Yorkshire | C+ | 2.1 | 89% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 32 | Lyne Surrey | C+ | 4 | 71% | 3 | 0% |
| 33 | Trimdon Grange County Durham | C+ | 2.1 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 34 | Crondall Hampshire | C+ | 3.6 | 73% | 1.8 | 1% |
| 35 | Husbands Bosworth Leicestershire | C+ | 3 | 100% | 1 | 0% |
| 36 | Clehonger Herefordshire | C+ | 0.6 | 100% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 37 | Thorpe on the Hill West Yorkshire | C+ | 2.2 | 64% | 4 | 0% |
| 38 | Lavenham Suffolk | C | 4.2 | 59% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 39 | Medomsley County Durham | C | 1.6 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 40 | Warwick Bridge Cumbria | C | 6.5 | 78% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 41 | West Clandon Surrey | C | 1.9 | 49% | 2.1 | 28% |
| 42 | Clifton upon Dunsmore Warwickshire | C | 2.2 | 79% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 43 | Croughton Northamptonshire | C | 3.6 | 73% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 44 | South Killingholme Lincolnshire | C | 1.7 | 68% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 45 | Hill Brow and Rake Hampshire | C− | 0 | 0% | 2.9 | 97% |
| 46 | Wolverley Worcestershire | C− | 7.2 | 23% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 47 | Crays Hill Essex | C− | 10.6 | 0% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 48 | Little Downham Cambridgeshire | C− | 2.8 | 61% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 49 | Sproatley East Riding of Yorkshire | C− | 8.6 | 47% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 50 | Kirby-le-Soken Essex | C− | 0.7 | 0% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 51 | Parson Drove Cambridgeshire | D | 3.5 | 60% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 52 | Coup Green Lancashire | D | 0.6 | 70% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 53 | Horton and Broadway Somerset | D | 0.5 | 45% | 1.9 | 14% |
| 54 | Beckingham Nottinghamshire | D | 2.6 | 28% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 55 | Ifold West Sussex | D | 0 | 0% | 1.9 | 5% |
| 56 | Walesby Nottinghamshire | D− | 1.1 | 50% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 57 | Rillington North Yorkshire | D− | 1 | 75% | 0.6 | 0% |
| 58 | Blackwell Worcestershire | D− | 0.7 | 29% | 2 | 0% |
| 59 | Fiskerton Lincolnshire | D− | 0 | 0% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 60 | Prees Higher Heath Shropshire | D− | 0.7 | 26% | 0.9 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Medomsley’s built-up area.
How close Medomsley’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; 4 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 304 residents.
The North Pennines National Landscape is 3.3 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 Medomsley scores 0% on it even though the North Pennines National Landscape is 3.3 mi away. Northumberland National Park covers 1,051 km² and has been a National Park since 1957.
Footpaths in and around Medomsley
13 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Medomsley and the kilometre around it, 1.9 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0).
No named walking route is mapped within 2 km of Medomsley; 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 Medomsley: June 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) | 7.8 | 9.6 | 11.7 | 14.0 | 16.1 | 17.3 | 16.8 | 14.9 | 12.6 | 10.3 | 8.3 | 7.2 |
| High (°C) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
| Rain (mm) | 64 | 56 | 51 | 55 | 49 | 67 | 63 | 71 | 63 | 71 | 81 | 73 |
May is the driest month (49 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 20 °C). Winter days are short, about 7 hours of daylight in December, and 81 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 47 nights a year. The climate in Medomsley →
4 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
Medomsley is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the village.
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
Nature reserves 1
Picnic sites 3
Playgrounds 4
Plus 4 playgrounds 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medomsley | C | 1.6 | 100% | 0% |
| Blackhall Mill 1.3 mi | B+ | 3.4 | 100% | 0% |
| Leadgate 1.6 mi | C+ | 1.5 | 91% | 1% |
| Consett 2.3 mi | B | 1.7 | 87% | 19% |
| Dipton 2.4 mi | B | 3.2 | 87% | 0% |
| Chopwell 2.5 mi | A | 7.5 | 100% | 0% |
| Annfield Plain 3.4 mi | B+ | 3.4 | 93% | 0% |
Chopwell, 2.5 miles away, grades A, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. Blackhall Mill, Dipton and Chopwell have at least twice Medomsley’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Medomsley
Is Medomsley near a National Park?
Yes. Northumberland National Park begins 17 mi north-west of the village’s edge. It covers 1,051 km² and has been a National Park since 1957. The nearest protected landscape of any kind is the North Pennines National Landscape, 3.3 mi away.
What is the nearest beach to Medomsley?
Shingle Beach, 6.7 mi from the edge of the village, then Shingles (6.9 mi). Medomsley itself is inland.
How many people in Medomsley 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 Medomsley?
June to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Medomsley good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 1.9 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 29% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 31% (1.6 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 Medomsley’s overall grade.
Where Medomsley’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.
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