Chambercombe’s biggest
Brimlands Playing Field
Playing field
8.8 ha (22 acres)1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
12 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Chambercombe
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Roger A Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0A+Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in Chambercombe · parks, paths & countryside
Chambercombe is on the coast, on the South West Coast Path
The sea makes up 46% of the area within 5 km. The North Devon National Landscape reaches the edge of Chambercombe. Parks and playing fields in Chambercombe add up to 8.7 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Chambercombe grades A+ for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
8.7 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
100%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
21 km
2.8 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
29%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: North Devon National Landscape
The sea
46%
of the area within 5 km
A coastal town
Character
What kind of outdoors village is Chambercombe?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
On the coast46% of the area within 5 km is sea; 17 beaches mapped.Room to roam8.7 ha of parks and playing fields per 1,000 residents, more than 94% of UK towns.A park on every doorstep100% of residents live within 400 m of a park or playing field.Protected countryside29% of the land within 5 km is North Devon National Landscape.
Chambercombe’s strongest suit is the sea, followed by plenty of park space.
Outdoors grade
Chambercombe grades A+ for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Chambercombe, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
A+
Better than almost every UK town1st of 60 UK villages its size
Public green space8.7 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
95out 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 Landscape29%of the land within 5 km
83out of
100
100
Footpaths2.8 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
54out of
100
100
The sea46%of the area within 5 km
98out 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
Chambercombe is 1st of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,400 to 1,600 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
Chambercombe2.8
Villages its size1.9
Devon towns1.8
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Chambercombe8.7
Villages its size2.0
Devon towns1.9
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Chambercombe100%
Villages its size80%
Devon towns84%
All UK towns83%
Against villages its size, Chambercombe stands out most for park space per resident: only 1 of the other 59 has more.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chambercombe Devon | A+ | 8.7 | 100% | 2.8 | 29% |
| 2 | Ashurst Wood West Sussex | A+ | 4 | 100% | 3.4 | 81% |
| 3 | Heathfield Devon | A+ | 20.4 | 100% | 3 | 30% |
| 4 | Charlton Down Dorset | A | 4 | 100% | 2.3 | 58% |
| 5 | Ewhurst Surrey | A | 4.3 | 76% | 4.6 | 46% |
| 6 | Gargrave North Yorkshire | A | 5.2 | 100% | 1.9 | 41% |
| 7 | Denham Buckinghamshire | A− | 5.7 | 100% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 8 | Knowle Hampshire | A− | 2 | 100% | 3.1 | 7% |
| 9 | Hale Cheshire | A− | 4.8 | 100% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 10 | Littleton Hampshire | A− | 7.8 | 100% | 1.1 | 10% |
| 11 | Twyford Hampshire | A− | 6.8 | 49% | 3.3 | 44% |
| 12 | Temple Cloud Somerset | B+ | 2.6 | 77% | 3.9 | 15% |
| 13 | Caer-went Gwent | B+ | 1.8 | 100% | 0.8 | 8% |
| 14 | Great Bowden Leicestershire | B+ | 6.1 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 15 | Offenham Worcestershire | B+ | 2.4 | 100% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 16 | Kensworth Bedfordshire | B | 1.8 | 79% | 3 | 59% |
| 17 | Burford Oxfordshire | B | 3.5 | 84% | 1.2 | 53% |
| 18 | Sturminster Marshall Dorset | B | 2 | 100% | 1.4 | 30% |
| 19 | Pont Rhyd-y-cyff Mid Glamorgan | B | 4.9 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 20 | South Godstone Surrey | B | 2 | 100% | 1.8 | 5% |
| 21 | Houghton Cumbria | B | 1.7 | 100% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 22 | Wingrave Buckinghamshire | B− | 3.7 | 100% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 23 | Kingstone Herefordshire | B− | 3.1 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 24 | Kibblesworth Tyne and Wear | B− | 2.5 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 25 | Collingtree and Milton Malsor Northamptonshire | B− | 4.9 | 83% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 26 | Carharrack Cornwall | C+ | 0.7 | 80% | 4.2 | 2% |
| 27 | Trinant Gwent | C+ | 2.5 | 100% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 28 | Nether Stowey Somerset | C+ | 1.9 | 18% | 3 | 39% |
| 29 | Langley Vale Surrey | C+ | 0.8 | 53% | 5.5 | 7% |
| 30 | Gretton Northamptonshire | C+ | 2.3 | 100% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 31 | Nether Heyford Northamptonshire | C+ | 1.4 | 100% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 32 | Bassingham Lincolnshire | C+ | 2.2 | 100% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 33 | Sibsey Lincolnshire | C | 2.4 | 100% | 0.2 | 0% |
| 34 | Connor Downs Cornwall | C | 0.5 | 79% | 0.7 | 8% |
| 35 | Geddington Northamptonshire | C | 3 | 82% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 36 | Barton Lancashire | C | 2.6 | 47% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 37 | Eythorne Kent | C | 0.5 | 79% | 2.5 | 9% |
| 38 | Horndon on the Hill Essex | C | 3.5 | 81% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 39 | Freeland Oxfordshire | C | 1.4 | 53% | 2.6 | 17% |
| 40 | Waresley Worcestershire | C | 1.7 | 100% | 1 | 0% |
| 41 | Brabourne Lees Kent | C | 0.9 | 0% | 3.2 | 34% |
| 42 | Alveley Shropshire | C− | 5.4 | 51% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 43 | Hartwell Northamptonshire | C− | 1.2 | 59% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 44 | Silverton Devon | C− | 1 | 100% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 45 | Denbury Devon | C− | 2.8 | 24% | 0.7 | 3% |
| 46 | Greens Norton Northamptonshire | C− | 1.2 | 66% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 47 | Pontyberem Dyfed | C− | 4.7 | 58% | 0.4 | 0% |
| 48 | North Somercotes Lincolnshire | D | 1.7 | 44% | 0.7 | 0% |
| 49 | Cawood North Yorkshire | D | 1.9 | 60% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 50 | Braunston Northamptonshire | D | 1.8 | 50% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 51 | Croft Cheshire | D | 1.1 | 79% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 52 | Oakington Cambridgeshire | D | 2.1 | 52% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 53 | Stockton Warwickshire | D | 1.5 | 44% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 54 | Newton-with-Scales Lancashire | D | 1.4 | 76% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 55 | Badersfield Norfolk | D− | 0.3 | 53% | 1 | 2% |
| 56 | Gayton Norfolk | D− | 1.6 | 62% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 57 | Sturton by Stow Lincolnshire | D− | 1.7 | 41% | 1 | 0% |
| 58 | Tilney St Lawrence Norfolk | D− | 1.5 | 53% | 0.3 | 0% |
| 59 | South Broomhill Northumberland | D− | 0 | 0% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 60 | Great Bricett Suffolk | D− | 1.2 | 0% | 1.4 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Chambercombe’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 Chambercombe
The biggest is Brimlands Playing Field, 8.8 ha (22 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
St James's Park
Park or garden · 340 m outside town
0.4 ha (1 acres)0.3 km of path
0.4 mi north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home
Everyone in Chambercombe lives within a 5-minute walk of 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%)
Chambercombe100%
Villages its size80%
Devon towns84%
All UK towns83%
Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 8 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 188 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
North Devon and Exmoor both start about 2 miles from Chambercombe
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
North Devon
At the edge north172 km²since 196028% of the land within 5 km
Official site29% of the land within 5 km of Chambercombe is National Park or National Landscape, more than 82% of UK towns. Exmoor National Park covers 693 km² and has been a National Park since 1954.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
Chambercombe is on the South West Coast Path
21 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Chambercombe and the kilometre around it, 2.8 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the village.
National
South West Coast Path (Section 4: Combe Martin to Woolacombe)8.6 km
The South West Coast Path, a national route, passes Chambercombe.
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 Chambercombe: 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) | 8.4 | 9.9 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 15.5 | 16.6 | 16.1 | 14.6 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.8 | 7.9 |
| High (°C) | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 9 |
| Rain (mm) | 119 | 99 | 88 | 72 | 71 | 91 | 87 | 114 | 106 | 156 | 148 | 146 |
May is the driest month (71 mm) and August the warmest (highs of 19 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 156 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 6 nights a year. The climate in Chambercombe →
The coast
The coast and beaches near Chambercombe
46% of the area within 5 km of Chambercombe is sea. 17 beaches are mapped within 5 km, 7 with a name.
Hele BeachIn town
DirectionsWildersmouth Beach0.6 mi from town
DirectionsBroadsands1.6 mi from town
DirectionsGolden Cove1.7 mi from town
DirectionsCombe Martin beach2.5 mi from town
DirectionsWild Pear beach2.8 mi from town
DirectionsThe South West Coast Path passes the town.
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.
Things to do
5 viewpoints and 8 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.
5Viewpoints7Hills and peaks2Nature reserves1Picnic sites8Playgrounds1.6× villages its size3Campsites1Slipways
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 5
Plus 5 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 7
Lantern Hill0.4 mi from town
DirectionsCapstone Hill0.6 mi from town
DirectionsFurze Hill1.1 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 4 hills and peaks without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 2
Cairn Woodland Local Nature Reserve11 ha · 0.7 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 1 nature reserve without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 8
Greenways Play Area0.8 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 7 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 3
Hele Valley Holiday Park Campsite0.1 mi from town
DirectionsTreetops0.7 mi from town
DirectionsMullacott Farm1.2 mi from town
DirectionsSlipways 1
Plus 1 slipway 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.
IlfracombeCombe MartinBrauntonChivenor and WraftonBarnstapleBickingtonChambercombe
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chambercombe | A+ | 8.7 | 100% | 29% |
| Ilfracombe 0.8 mi | A | 2.0 | 86% | 28% |
| Combe Martin 3.2 mi | A− | 1.8 | 88% | 37% |
| Braunton 7.3 mi | B | 1.6 | 78% | 24% |
| Chivenor and Wrafton 7.9 mi | C− | 0.6 | 0% | 17% |
| Barnstaple 9.2 mi | C | 1.6 | 92% | 0% |
| Bickington 9.2 mi | B | 1.4 | 100% | 0% |
Chambercombe grades higher for the outdoors than every neighbour in the table.
Questions about the outdoors in Chambercombe
What is the biggest park in Chambercombe?
Brimlands Playing Field, 8.8 ha (22 acres), with 1.2 km of path. St James's Park (0.4 ha) is second. 2 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the village or within 400 m of it.
Is Chambercombe near a National Park?
Yes. Exmoor National Park begins 2.3 mi east of the village’s edge. It covers 693 km² and has been a National Park since 1954. The nearest protected landscape of any kind is the North Devon National Landscape, at the edge of the village.
What are the best walks near Chambercombe?
1 waymarked walking route passes within 2 km of the village, including the South West Coast Path (Section 4: Combe Martin to Woolacombe).
How many people in Chambercombe 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 Chambercombe?
June to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Chambercombe good for walking?
About average for paths: 2.8 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 54% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 95% (8.7 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 Chambercombe’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Chambercombe’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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