Clyst Honiton’s biggest
Redhayes Green Corridor
Park or garden
0.9 ha (2 acres)0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
Centralin the middle of Clyst Honiton
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Robin Drayton · CC BY-SA 2.0B+Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in Clyst Honiton · parks, paths & countryside
Clyst Honiton has more park space per resident than 9 in 10 UK towns
Parks and playing fields in Clyst Honiton add up to 8.0 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. The East Devon National Landscape begins 3.7 mi from the village’s edge. 35 km of footpaths run through the village and the kilometre around it, 3.1 for every square kilometre. Clyst Honiton grades B+ for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
8.0 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
83%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
35 km
3.1 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
0%
of the land within 5 km
East Devon starts 3.7 mi out, past the 5 km
Character
What kind of outdoors village is Clyst Honiton?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Room to roam8.0 ha of parks and playing fields per 1,000 residents, more than 93% of UK towns.Countryside close byThe East Devon National Landscape starts 3.7 mi east.
Clyst Honiton’s strongest suit is plenty of park space, followed by the East Devon National Landscape close by.
Outdoors grade
Clyst Honiton grades B+ for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Clyst Honiton, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
B+
Better than 65% of UK towns17th of 60 UK villages its size
Public green space8.0 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
94out of
100
100
A park within a walk83%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
52out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape0%of the land within 5 km · East Devon begins just past 5 km
31out of
100
100
Footpaths3.1 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
62out 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
Clyst Honiton is 17th of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,000 to 1,100 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
Clyst Honiton3.1
Villages its size2.0
Devon towns1.8
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Clyst Honiton8.0
Villages its size2.1
Devon towns1.9
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Clyst Honiton83%
Villages its size74%
Devon towns84%
All UK towns83%
Against villages its size, Clyst Honiton stands out most for park space per resident: only 4 of the other 59 have more.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grove Dorset | A+ | 6 | 100% | 8.7 | 0% |
| 2 | Totternhoe Bedfordshire | A+ | 9.6 | 100% | 4.9 | 26% |
| 3 | Lizard Cornwall | A+ | 2.3 | 100% | 3.3 | 30% |
| 4 | Winchelsea Beach East Sussex | A+ | 4.9 | 100% | 1.9 | 45% |
| 5 | East Challow Oxfordshire | A+ | 4.9 | 100% | 3.6 | 44% |
| 6 | Cemaes Gwynedd | A+ | 5 | 100% | 1.3 | 14% |
| 7 | Abingworth West Sussex | A | 6.1 | 100% | 2.7 | 27% |
| 8 | Bellingham Northumberland | A | 8.6 | 100% | 1.8 | 57% |
| 9 | Aberaeron Dyfed | A | 6.1 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 10 | Shorne Kent | A | 28.3 | 23% | 3.4 | 24% |
| 11 | Misterton Somerset | A | 2.5 | 100% | 2.9 | 35% |
| 12 | Godshill Isle of Wight | A | 2.1 | 100% | 2.7 | 53% |
| 13 | Ardleigh Essex | A− | 3.2 | 100% | 1.5 | 21% |
| 14 | Llangynidr Powys | B+ | 2.4 | 65% | 3.2 | 100% |
| 15 | Loddiswell Devon | B+ | 2.1 | 100% | 1.3 | 53% |
| 16 | Thornwood Common Essex | B+ | 6.1 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 17 | Clyst Honiton Devon | B+ | 8 | 83% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 18 | Morchard Bishop Devon | B | 2.6 | 100% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 19 | Thornton Leicestershire | B | 13.7 | 50% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 20 | Whitwell Hertfordshire | B | 2.4 | 100% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 21 | Levens Cumbria | B | 0.8 | 100% | 2.1 | 53% |
| 22 | Llanymynech Shropshire | B | 2 | 100% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 23 | Minley Hampshire | B− | 5.7 | 0% | 6.5 | 0% |
| 24 | Great Amwell Hertfordshire | B− | 5.7 | 0% | 5.5 | 0% |
| 25 | High Shincliffe County Durham | B− | 0.5 | 100% | 4.6 | 0% |
| 26 | King's Bromley Staffordshire | B− | 3.4 | 100% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 27 | Derry Hill and Studley Wiltshire | C+ | 1.2 | 100% | 1.7 | 1% |
| 28 | St Newlyn East Cornwall | C+ | 3 | 100% | 0.7 | 0% |
| 29 | Little Waltham Essex | C+ | 2.3 | 63% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 30 | Warmington Northamptonshire | C | 1.6 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
| 31 | Bempton East Riding of Yorkshire | C | 0.6 | 100% | 0.2 | 0% |
| 32 | Upper Bucklebury Berkshire | C | 0.1 | 0% | 4 | 48% |
| 33 | Clifton Lancashire | C | 1.8 | 100% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 34 | Elswick Lancashire | C | 1.8 | 100% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 35 | Ansley Warwickshire | C− | 1.8 | 64% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 36 | Ewyas Harold Herefordshire | C− | 2.1 | 55% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 37 | Hoylandswaine South Yorkshire | C− | 1.4 | 60% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 38 | Marchwiel Clwyd | C− | 1.1 | 100% | 1 | 0% |
| 39 | Castle Hedingham Essex | C− | 1.7 | 52% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 40 | Swarthmoor Cumbria | C− | 0.2 | 79% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 41 | Surfleet Lincolnshire | C− | 4.2 | 0% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 42 | Scole Norfolk | C− | 2.1 | 51% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 43 | Llangeinor Mid Glamorgan | C− | 3.1 | 62% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 44 | Loxwood West Sussex | D | 0 | 0% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 45 | New Quay Dyfed | D | 1.2 | 30% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 46 | Sutton St James Lincolnshire | D | 0.1 | 100% | 0.6 | 0% |
| 47 | Marshland St James Norfolk | D | 3.5 | 0% | 0.4 | 0% |
| 48 | Northop Clwyd | D | 1.6 | 70% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 49 | Hevingham Norfolk | D | 1.8 | 0% | 2 | 0% |
| 50 | Waltham on the Wolds Leicestershire | D | 2 | 23% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 51 | Overton Lancashire | D | 0.1 | 0% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 52 | Henham Essex | D | 0 | 0% | 3 | 0% |
| 53 | Sutton Norfolk | D− | 0 | 0% | 1 | 29% |
| 54 | Methwold Norfolk | D− | 1.8 | 61% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 55 | Wawne East Riding of Yorkshire | D− | 1 | 0% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 56 | Foulsham Norfolk | D− | 1.4 | 29% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 57 | Mendlesham Suffolk | D− | 0.1 | 0% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 58 | Wainfleet St Mary Lincolnshire | D− | 0.1 | 0% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 59 | Stockton on the Forest North Yorkshire | D− | 0.2 | 0% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 60 | Ranby Nottinghamshire | D− | 0 | 0% | 0.8 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Clyst Honiton’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 Clyst Honiton
The biggest is Redhayes Green Corridor, 0.9 ha (2 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Close to home
8 in 10 Clyst Honiton residents live 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 (83%)Further (17%)
Clyst Honiton83%
Villages its size74%
Devon towns84%
All UK towns83%
About 200 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 22 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 47 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The East Devon National Landscape is 3.7 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.
National ParkNational LandscapeThe 5 km the grade counts
Protected landscape begins just outside the 5 km ring the Outdoors Grade measures, so Clyst Honiton scores 0% on it even though the East Devon National Landscape is 3.7 mi away. Dartmoor National Park covers 956 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
2 waymarked walks pass through or near Clyst Honiton
35 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Clyst Honiton and the kilometre around it, 3.1 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the village.
RegionalLocal
Pinhoe to Exeter Way2.2 km
Exeter to Honiton Way1.8 km
The regional route here is the Exeter to Honiton Way.
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 Clyst Honiton: 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 | 9.9 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 16.1 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 8.0 |
| High (°C) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 9 |
| Rain (mm) | 89 | 69 | 63 | 57 | 51 | 62 | 53 | 64 | 58 | 92 | 99 | 90 |
May is the driest month (51 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 22 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 99 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 39 nights a year. The climate in Clyst Honiton →
Things to do
2 viewpoints, 22 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
Clyst Honiton is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the village.
Pirate Cove7.8 mi from Clyst Honiton’s edge
DirectionsExmouth Beach8.1 mi from Clyst Honiton’s edge
DirectionsBudleigh Salterton8.7 mi from Clyst Honiton’s edge
DirectionsJacobs Ladder Beach8.8 mi from Clyst Honiton’s edge
DirectionsRed Rock Beach9.8 mi from Clyst Honiton’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
Viewpoints 2
Plus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 3
Plus 3 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 22
Mayfield Gardens Play Park0.6 mi from town
DirectionsWilton Way Play Area1.0 mi from town
DirectionsSummerway Park Playground1.2 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 19 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 2
Plus 2 dog parks 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.
West ClystBroadclystClyst St MaryCranbrookExeterTopshamClyst Honiton
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyst Honiton | B+ | 8.0 | 83% | 0% |
| West Clyst 0.9 mi | C− | 0.6 | 59% | 0% |
| Broadclyst 1.9 mi | D | 1.4 | 78% | 0% |
| Clyst St Mary 1.9 mi | B | 5.8 | 100% | 0% |
| Cranbrook 2.1 mi | B+ | 6.4 | 87% | 1% |
| Exeter 2.8 mi | B− | 1.8 | 81% | 0% |
| Topsham 3.4 mi | B− | 1.9 | 76% | 0% |
Cranbrook, 2.1 miles away, grades B+, the best next door: 87% of its residents live within 400 m of a park.
Questions about the outdoors in Clyst Honiton
What is the biggest park in Clyst Honiton?
Redhayes Green Corridor, 0.9 ha (2 acres), with 0.6 km of path. 1 named park, garden or playing field is in the village or within 400 m of it.
Is Clyst Honiton near a National Park?
Yes. Dartmoor National Park begins 9.2 mi south-west 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 East Devon National Landscape, 3.7 mi away.
What are the best walks near Clyst Honiton?
2 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the village, including the Pinhoe to Exeter Way and Exeter to Honiton Way.
What is the nearest beach to Clyst Honiton?
Pirate Cove, 7.8 mi from the edge of the village, then Exmouth Beach (8.1 mi). Clyst Honiton itself is inland.
How many people in Clyst Honiton live near a park?
83% 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 Clyst Honiton?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Clyst Honiton good for walking?
For paths, yes: 3.1 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 62% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 94% (8.0 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 Clyst Honiton’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Clyst Honiton’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.