Kingsteignton’s biggest
Hackney Marsh
Park or garden
9.0 ha (22 acres)2.0 km of path
25 minto walk all 2 km of path
13 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.7 mi southfrom the centre
Nature reserve
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Robin Stott · CC BY-SA 2.0B−Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in Kingsteignton · parks, paths & countryside
95% of Kingsteignton’s residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park
Dartmoor National Park begins 3.0 mi from the town’s edge. 30 km of footpaths run through the town and the kilometre around it, 1.8 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Kingsteignton add up to 1.9 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Kingsteignton grades B− for the outdoors: #30 of 47 in Devon. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
1.9 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
95%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
30 km
1.8 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
0%
of the land within 5 km
Dartmoor starts 3.0 mi out, past the 5 km
Outdoors grade
Kingsteignton grades B− for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Kingsteignton, 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 46% of UK towns#30 of 47 in Devon · 44th of 60 UK towns its size
Public green space1.9 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
43out of
100
100
A park within a walk95%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
75out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape0%of the land within 5 km · Dartmoor begins just past 5 km
61out of
100
100
Footpaths1.8 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
24out of
100
100
The sea0%of the area within 5 km · Inland: 2.5% sea, under the 5% that counts
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.
Towns its size
Kingsteignton is 44th of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 11,300 to 12,600 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
Kingsteignton1.8
Towns its size3.3
Devon towns1.8
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Kingsteignton1.9
Towns its size2.0
Devon towns1.9
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Kingsteignton95%
Towns its size85%
Devon towns84%
All UK towns83%
Against towns its size, Kingsteignton stands out most for homes near a park: only 14 of the other 59 have more. It falls furthest behind on path per km², where 49 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tring Hertfordshire | A+ | 5.7 | 95% | 4.8 | 57% |
| 2 | Snodland Kent | A+ | 7.7 | 97% | 4.4 | 44% |
| 3 | Chepstow Gwent | A+ | 1.9 | 100% | 3.3 | 30% |
| 4 | Minehead Somerset | A+ | 1.4 | 95% | 4.3 | 47% |
| 5 | Brockworth Gloucestershire | A+ | 2.5 | 95% | 5.1 | 46% |
| 6 | Waltham Cross Hertfordshire | A | 10.6 | 100% | 5.6 | 0% |
| 7 | Holyhead Gwynedd | A | 3.4 | 78% | 2.3 | 31% |
| 8 | Southwick West Sussex | A | 1.1 | 100% | 2.6 | 34% |
| 9 | Houghton-le-Spring Tyne and Wear | A | 4.8 | 100% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 10 | Emsworth Hampshire | A | 2.3 | 56% | 3.7 | 51% |
| 11 | Sandown Isle of Wight | A | 1.4 | 74% | 4.5 | 28% |
| 12 | Killingworth Tyne and Wear | A | 4.7 | 97% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 13 | Little Lever Greater Manchester | A | 4.5 | 97% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 14 | Dawlish Devon | A | 2.1 | 93% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 15 | Bradwell Norfolk | A− | 2 | 80% | 2.7 | 31% |
| 16 | Matlock Derbyshire | A− | 2.9 | 76% | 4.7 | 20% |
| 17 | Conisbrough South Yorkshire | A− | 5.3 | 99% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 18 | Bridport Dorset | A− | 0.9 | 75% | 3.7 | 71% |
| 19 | Flackwell Heath and Wooburn Green Buckinghamshire | A− | 1.7 | 90% | 3.9 | 30% |
| 20 | Guiseley West Yorkshire | A− | 2.5 | 75% | 5.7 | 6% |
| 21 | Barton-upon-Humber Lincolnshire | A− | 5.9 | 97% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 22 | Cleckheaton West Yorkshire | B+ | 3.3 | 98% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 23 | New Milton Hampshire | B+ | 2.3 | 75% | 1.9 | 38% |
| 24 | Ivybridge Devon | B+ | 1.8 | 86% | 3.4 | 38% |
| 25 | Blandford Forum Dorset | B+ | 2.1 | 90% | 2.2 | 72% |
| 26 | Haslemere Surrey | B+ | 1 | 78% | 5.1 | 80% |
| 27 | Bentley South Yorkshire | B+ | 3.4 | 100% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 28 | Worsley Greater Manchester | B+ | 4.7 | 86% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 29 | Cudworth and Shafton South Yorkshire | B | 3.1 | 88% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 30 | Henley-on-Thames Oxfordshire | B | 2.4 | 70% | 2.9 | 53% |
| 31 | Oxted Surrey | B | 2.1 | 84% | 2.8 | 28% |
| 32 | Buckhurst Hill Essex | B | 4.5 | 64% | 6.3 | 0% |
| 33 | Littleborough Greater Manchester | B | 5 | 85% | 3 | 0% |
| 34 | Stotfold Bedfordshire | B | 2.1 | 96% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 35 | Shirebrook Derbyshire | B | 1.8 | 100% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 36 | Ystrad Mynach Gwent | B− | 5.4 | 85% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 37 | Honiton Devon | B− | 1.3 | 90% | 2 | 73% |
| 38 | Chigwell Essex | B− | 2.9 | 64% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 39 | Mossley Greater Manchester | B− | 0.9 | 74% | 4.5 | 14% |
| 40 | Wells Somerset | B− | 1.7 | 65% | 3.4 | 26% |
| 41 | Lymm Cheshire | B− | 3.6 | 89% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 42 | Leatherhead Surrey | B− | 1 | 72% | 3.9 | 24% |
| 43 | Ince-in-Makerfield Greater Manchester | B− | 2 | 74% | 5.1 | 0% |
| 44 | Kingsteignton Devon | B− | 1.9 | 95% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 45 | Huntington North Yorkshire | C+ | 2 | 72% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 46 | Stanwell Surrey | C+ | 1.4 | 93% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 47 | Sandy Bedfordshire | C | 0.9 | 76% | 5.4 | 0% |
| 48 | Featherstone West Yorkshire | C | 2 | 77% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 49 | Bridgnorth Shropshire | C− | 2.4 | 66% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 50 | Haverfordwest Dyfed | C− | 1 | 85% | 1.4 | 8% |
| 51 | Oakham Rutland | C− | 1.8 | 86% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 52 | Cheadle Staffordshire | C− | 1.7 | 90% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 53 | Market Drayton Shropshire | C− | 1.5 | 88% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 54 | Codsall Staffordshire | C− | 1.4 | 84% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 55 | Sarn Mid Glamorgan | D | 1.8 | 75% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 56 | Desborough Northamptonshire | D | 0.6 | 69% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 57 | Wetherby West Yorkshire | D | 0.5 | 14% | 3 | 0% |
| 58 | Thorne South Yorkshire | D− | 1.6 | 65% | 0.6 | 0% |
| 59 | Tonyrefail Mid Glamorgan | D− | 0.7 | 48% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 60 | Watton Norfolk | D− | 0.5 | 28% | 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 Kingsteignton’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 Kingsteignton
The biggest is Hackney Marsh, 9.0 ha (22 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Rackerhayes
Playing field
3.9 ha (10 acres)
5 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.7 mi south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Oakford Lawn
Park or garden
1.3 ha (3 acres)0.2 km of path
2 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.4 mi southfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home
How close Kingsteignton’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 (95%)Further (5%)
Kingsteignton95%
Towns its size85%
Devon towns84%
All UK towns83%
About 600 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 20 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 597 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
Dartmoor National Park is 3.0 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 Kingsteignton scores 0% on it even though Dartmoor National Park is 3.0 mi away. Dartmoor National Park covers 956 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
4 waymarked walks pass through or near Kingsteignton
30 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Kingsteignton and the kilometre around it, 1.8 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
RegionalLocal
Orange Way9.9 km
Templer Way8.6 km
Newton Abbot Circular3.6 km
Stover Heritage Trail3.6 km
2 regional routes pass through, including the Orange Way and Templer 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 Kingsteignton: May to September
The town’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 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
| Rain (mm) | 112 | 92 | 89 | 81 | 54 | 56 | 48 | 64 | 62 | 113 | 128 | 101 |
July is the driest month (48 mm) and the warmest (highs of 22 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 128 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 19 nights a year. The climate in Kingsteignton →
Things to do
3 viewpoints, 20 playgrounds and the nearest beaches
Mapped within 2 km of the town in OpenStreetMap, against the typical UK town its size per resident. Named places are listed with directions; unnamed ones are only counted.
3Viewpoints3.1× towns its size5Nature reserves4.9× towns its size2Picnic sites20Playgroundsabout the same as towns its size1Campsites
The nearest beaches
Kingsteignton is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.
Shaldon Beach3.3 mi from Kingsteignton’s edge
DirectionsGales Hill3.5 mi from Kingsteignton’s edge
DirectionsSprat Sand3.6 mi from Kingsteignton’s edge
DirectionsNess Beach3.6 mi from Kingsteignton’s edge
DirectionsSable collecté - Ness Beach3.6 mi from Kingsteignton’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 3
Plus 3 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 5
Hackney Marshes Local Nature Reserve9.3 ha · 0.0 mi from town
DirectionsJetty Marsh Local Nature Reserve2.3 ha · 0.1 mi from town
DirectionsDecoy Country Park3.1 ha · 1.2 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 2 nature reserves more.
Picnic sites 2
Bench and Statue0.3 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 20
Jetty Marsh Teenage Area0.2 mi from town
DirectionsCourtney park playground0.5 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 18 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Plus 1 campsite 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.
Newton AbbotBishopsteigntonChudleigh KnightonHeathfieldAbbotskerswellKingskerswellKingsteignton
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsteignton | B− | 1.9 | 95% | 0% |
| Newton Abbot 1.7 mi | C+ | 2.6 | 62% | 6% |
| Bishopsteignton 2.2 mi | C | 3.0 | 62% | 0% |
| Chudleigh Knighton 2.9 mi | C− | 1.0 | 46% | 16% |
| Heathfield 2.9 mi | A+ | 20.4 | 100% | 30% |
| Abbotskerswell 3.2 mi | C− | 4.2 | 49% | 0% |
| Kingskerswell 3.5 mi | C+ | 3.5 | 76% | 0% |
Heathfield, 2.9 miles away, grades A+, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. Heathfield and Abbotskerswell have at least twice Kingsteignton’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Kingsteignton
What is the biggest park in Kingsteignton?
Hackney Marsh, 9.0 ha (22 acres), with 2 km of path. Rackerhayes (3.9 ha) is second. 3 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Kingsteignton near a National Park?
Yes. Dartmoor National Park begins 3.0 mi west of the town’s edge. It covers 956 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
What are the best walks near Kingsteignton?
4 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the Orange Way, Templer Way and Newton Abbot Circular. Hackney Marsh alone has 2 km of path.
What is the nearest beach to Kingsteignton?
Shaldon Beach, 3.3 mi from the edge of the town, then Gales Hill (3.5 mi). Kingsteignton itself is inland.
How many people in Kingsteignton live near a park?
95% 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 Kingsteignton?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Kingsteignton good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 1.8 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 24% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 43% (1.9 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 Kingsteignton’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Kingsteignton’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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