Teignmouth’s biggest
Mules Park
Park or garden
5.4 ha (13 acres)1.7 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.7 km of path
8 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.5 mi eastfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: John Lucas · CC BY-SA 2.0B−Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in Teignmouth · parks, paths & countryside
Teignmouth is on the coast, on the South West Coast Path
The sea makes up 40% of the area within 5 km. The East Devon National Landscape begins 4.7 mi from the town’s edge. Parks and playing fields in Teignmouth add up to 1.7 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Teignmouth grades B− for the outdoors: #31 of 47 in Devon. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
1.7 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
82%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
39 km
2.1 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 4.7 mi out, past the 5 km
The sea
40%
of the area within 5 km
A coastal town
Character
What kind of outdoors town is Teignmouth?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
On the coast40% of the area within 5 km is sea; 34 beaches mapped.Hills with a view8 mapped viewpoints, about 8× as many per resident as the typical town its size.Countryside close byThe East Devon National Landscape starts 4.7 mi north-east.Less park per person1.7 ha of parks and playing fields per 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1.
Teignmouth’s strongest suit is the sea, followed by its views. Where it falls short is park space per person.
Outdoors grade
Teignmouth grades B− for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Teignmouth, 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 45% of UK towns#31 of 47 in Devon · 42nd of 60 UK towns its size
Public green space1.7 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
33out of
100
100
A park within a walk82%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
51out 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
Footpaths2.1 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
34out of
100
100
The sea40%of the area within 5 km
96out 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
Teignmouth is 42nd of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 14,600 to 16,100 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
Teignmouth2.1
Towns its size3.6
Devon towns1.8
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Teignmouth1.7
Towns its size2.5
Devon towns1.9
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Teignmouth82%
Towns its size83%
Devon towns84%
All UK towns83%
Teignmouth falls furthest behind on path per km², where 57 of the 59 others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saltash Cornwall | A+ | 2.4 | 96% | 3.6 | 44% |
| 2 | Lymington Hampshire | A+ | 2.8 | 89% | 3.3 | 56% |
| 3 | Hythe Kent | A+ | 3.7 | 76% | 4 | 31% |
| 4 | Tadley Hampshire | A+ | 11.4 | 96% | 4.2 | 9% |
| 5 | Llandudno Clwyd | A+ | 2.1 | 83% | 4.9 | 3% |
| 6 | Conwy Clwyd | A+ | 2.9 | 82% | 3.6 | 13% |
| 7 | Swanscombe Kent | A+ | 3.3 | 90% | 8.5 | 0% |
| 8 | Kesgrave Suffolk | A | 3.3 | 97% | 4.7 | 14% |
| 9 | Petersfield Hampshire | A | 3.2 | 93% | 3.2 | 100% |
| 10 | Staveley Derbyshire | A | 6.6 | 100% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 11 | Penzance Cornwall | A | 1.6 | 96% | 2.3 | 34% |
| 12 | Lewes East Sussex | A | 1.9 | 83% | 4.6 | 75% |
| 13 | Stapleford Nottinghamshire | A | 3.5 | 95% | 5.9 | 0% |
| 14 | Skipton North Yorkshire | A | 1.7 | 99% | 4.2 | 25% |
| 15 | Yateley Hampshire | A− | 14.9 | 85% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 16 | Kidsgrove Staffordshire | A− | 8.6 | 87% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 17 | Porthcawl Mid Glamorgan | A− | 3.5 | 82% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 18 | Frimley Surrey | A− | 2.9 | 99% | 4.8 | 0% |
| 19 | Hessle East Riding of Yorkshire | A− | 5.3 | 96% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 20 | Risca Gwent | A− | 6.9 | 94% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 21 | Ilkley West Yorkshire | B+ | 1.6 | 76% | 5.7 | 37% |
| 22 | Worcester Park and Stoneleigh Surrey | B+ | 7.3 | 76% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 23 | South Woodham Ferrers Essex | B+ | 7.8 | 93% | 3 | 0% |
| 24 | Uckfield East Sussex | B+ | 2.9 | 47% | 4.9 | 22% |
| 25 | Neston Cheshire | B+ | 2.7 | 91% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 26 | Peacehaven East Sussex | B+ | 1.1 | 51% | 3.6 | 44% |
| 27 | Somercotes and Swanwick Derbyshire | B+ | 3.6 | 95% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 28 | Weybridge Surrey | B+ | 3.9 | 80% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 29 | Marlow Buckinghamshire | B+ | 1.9 | 73% | 4 | 39% |
| 30 | Ashtead Surrey | B+ | 2.7 | 62% | 4.3 | 13% |
| 31 | Newport Pagnell Buckinghamshire | B+ | 2.6 | 95% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 32 | Humberston and New Waltham Lincolnshire | B+ | 4.1 | 44% | 2.2 | 1% |
| 33 | Whickham Tyne and Wear | B+ | 3.9 | 77% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 34 | Swinton South Yorkshire | B+ | 3 | 97% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 35 | Crowthorne Berkshire | B | 4.7 | 60% | 5.2 | 0% |
| 36 | Haslingden Lancashire | B | 1.8 | 89% | 5.5 | 0% |
| 37 | Redruth Cornwall | B− | 1.5 | 78% | 3.7 | 3% |
| 38 | Hoyland South Yorkshire | B− | 2.7 | 67% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 39 | Knaresborough North Yorkshire | B− | 2.3 | 87% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 40 | Mexborough South Yorkshire | B− | 2 | 97% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 41 | Aberystwyth Dyfed | B− | 1.8 | 51% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 42 | Teignmouth Devon | B− | 1.7 | 82% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 43 | East Ardsley West Yorkshire | C+ | 1.8 | 91% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 44 | South Normanton and Pinxton Derbyshire | C+ | 1.7 | 90% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 45 | Elland West Yorkshire | C+ | 2 | 69% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 46 | Herne Kent | C+ | 1.2 | 54% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 47 | Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne Gloucestershire | C+ | 2.2 | 78% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 48 | Darton South Yorkshire | C+ | 2.5 | 86% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 49 | South Hayling Hampshire | C+ | 1 | 65% | 1.4 | 26% |
| 50 | Aldridge West Midlands | C+ | 3 | 83% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 51 | Hockley and Hawkwell Essex | C+ | 1.6 | 85% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 52 | Kidlington Oxfordshire | C+ | 0.9 | 81% | 3 | 2% |
| 53 | Garforth West Yorkshire | C | 1.2 | 88% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 54 | Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley Kent | C | 1.2 | 54% | 3.3 | 21% |
| 55 | Ashby-de-la-Zouch Leicestershire | C | 1.1 | 90% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 56 | Nailsea Somerset | C | 1.1 | 65% | 5.4 | 0% |
| 57 | Alsager Cheshire | C | 1.2 | 82% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 58 | Swallownest and Aston South Yorkshire | C− | 1.2 | 73% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 59 | Taverham and Drayton Norfolk | C− | 1.9 | 67% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 60 | Shepshed Leicestershire | D | 1.1 | 69% | 2.2 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Teignmouth’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 Teignmouth
The biggest is Mules Park, 5.4 ha (13 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
All 5 named parks by size: 14 ha (34 acres) and 3 km of path
Parks & gardens 7.8 haPlaying fields 5.8 ha
The two biggest, Mules Park and Homeyards Botanical Gardens, are 55% of the named green space and carry 3 km of path between them.
Homeyards Botanical Gardens
Park or garden · 310 m outside town
2.1 ha (5 acres)1.1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.1 km of path
3 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
1 mi southfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Hazeldown Cricket Club
Playing field
4.0 ha (10 acres)
6 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.5 mi northfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Milford Park
Playing field
1.8 ha (4 acres)
3 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.5 mi south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home
8 in 10 Teignmouth 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 (82%)Further (18%)
Teignmouth82%
Towns its size83%
Devon towns84%
All UK towns83%
About 2,700 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 13 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 1,178 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The East Devon National Landscape is 4.7 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 Teignmouth scores 0% on it even though the East Devon National Landscape is 4.7 mi away. Dartmoor National Park covers 956 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
Teignmouth is on the South West Coast Path
39 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Teignmouth and the kilometre around it, 2.1 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
NationalRegionalLocal
Teignmouth & Dawlish Way12.9 km
South West Coast Path (Section 43: Babbacombe to Exmouth)9.0 km
Templer Way4.4 km
The South West Coast Path, a national route, passes Teignmouth. Close to home, the Teignmouth & Dawlish Way has 13 km of local walk within 2 km of the town. The regional route here is the 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 Teignmouth: 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 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
| Rain (mm) | 104 | 78 | 77 | 66 | 57 | 59 | 50 | 69 | 64 | 112 | 107 | 109 |
July is the driest month (50 mm) and the warmest (highs of 21 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 112 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 15 nights a year. The climate in Teignmouth →
The coast
The coast and beaches near Teignmouth
40% of the area within 5 km of Teignmouth is sea. 34 beaches are mapped within 5 km, 13 with a name.
Gales HillIn town
DirectionsSprat SandIn town
DirectionsTeignmouth Beach0.0 mi from town
DirectionsShaldon Beach0.2 mi from town
DirectionsEast Pole Sand0.2 mi from town
DirectionsNess Beach0.5 mi from town
DirectionsSable collecté - Ness Beach0.5 mi from town
DirectionsCoryton's Cove Beach1.0 mi from town
DirectionsCherryred Beach1.0 mi from town
DirectionsDawlish Town Beach1.3 mi from town
DirectionsRed Rock Beach2.0 mi from town
DirectionsMaidencombe Beach2.5 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
8 viewpoints and 13 playgrounds
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.
8Viewpoints7.9× towns its size1Hills and peaks1Nature reserves13Playgrounds0.5× towns its size8Slipways
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 8
New Quayin town
DirectionsFish Quay0.0 mi from town
DirectionsTeignmouth Letters0.1 mi from town
DirectionsHaldon Aerodrome Toposcope1.1 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 4 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 1
Plus 1 peak without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 1
Frobisher Wood0.7 ha · 0.0 mi from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 13
Coombe Valley LNR Play Areain town
DirectionsPlus 12 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Slipways 8
Gales Hillin town
DirectionsPolly Steps slipwayin town
DirectionsPlus 6 slipways 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.
ShaldonBishopsteigntonDawlishDawlish WarrenKingsteigntonKingskerswellTeignmouth
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teignmouth | B− | 1.7 | 82% | 0% |
| Shaldon 1.1 mi | B− | 1.7 | 85% | 0% |
| Bishopsteignton 1.8 mi | C | 3.0 | 62% | 0% |
| Dawlish 2.6 mi | A | 2.1 | 93% | 0% |
| Dawlish Warren 3.8 mi | A | 21.1 | 73% | 1% |
| Kingsteignton 4.1 mi | B− | 1.9 | 95% | 0% |
| Kingskerswell 5.0 mi | C+ | 3.5 | 76% | 0% |
Dawlish Warren, 3.8 miles away, grades A, the best next door: 73% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. Dawlish Warren and Kingskerswell have at least twice Teignmouth’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Teignmouth
What is the biggest park in Teignmouth?
Mules Park, 5.4 ha (13 acres), with 1.7 km of path. Homeyards Botanical Gardens (2.1 ha) is second. 5 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Teignmouth near a National Park?
Yes. Dartmoor National Park begins 6.4 mi north-west of the town’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, 4.7 mi away.
What are the best walks near Teignmouth?
3 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the Teignmouth & Dawlish Way, South West Coast Path (Section 43: Babbacombe to Exmouth) and Templer Way.
How many people in Teignmouth live near a park?
82% 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 Teignmouth?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Teignmouth good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 2.1 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 34% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 33% (1.7 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 Teignmouth’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Teignmouth’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.