Photo: Roger Cornfoot · CC BY-SA 2.0Almost everyone in Winkleigh lives within a 5-minute walk of a park
Footpaths add up to 3 km in the village and the kilometre around it, 0.2 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Winkleigh add up to 1.9 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Winkleigh grades C for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
What kind of outdoors village is Winkleigh?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Winkleigh’s strongest suit is parks close to every home. Where it falls short is footpaths.
Winkleigh grades C for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Winkleigh, 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.
Winkleigh is 44th of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,300 to 1,400 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Against villages its size, Winkleigh stands out most for homes near a park: none of the other 59 has more. It falls furthest behind on path per km², where 59 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Worrall South Yorkshire | A+ | 3.7 | 100% | 5.4 | 21% |
| 2 | St Davids Dyfed | A+ | 5.2 | 84% | 2.5 | 47% |
| 3 | Pateley Bridge North Yorkshire | A+ | 2.4 | 100% | 3.4 | 100% |
| 4 | Wolvercote Oxfordshire | A | 32 | 100% | 5.5 | 0% |
| 5 | Crowmarsh Gifford Oxfordshire | A | 8 | 77% | 3.6 | 60% |
| 6 | Goldsithney Cornwall | A | 1.4 | 100% | 3.1 | 10% |
| 7 | Charmouth Dorset | A | 2.5 | 82% | 2.3 | 63% |
| 8 | Brinscall Lancashire | A | 3.5 | 100% | 4.6 | 0% |
| 9 | Burbage Wiltshire | A | 2.7 | 100% | 1.9 | 100% |
| 10 | Biddenden Kent | A− | 4.2 | 100% | 1.9 | 20% |
| 11 | Cwmfelinfach Gwent | A− | 24.6 | 100% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 12 | Stoke sub Hamdon Somerset | A− | 25.1 | 81% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 13 | Upper Caldecote Bedfordshire | A− | 3.7 | 100% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 14 | Blean Kent | A− | 5.9 | 80% | 6.5 | 0% |
| 15 | Govilon Gwent | A− | 2.1 | 80% | 3.4 | 69% |
| 16 | Auckley South Yorkshire | B+ | 4.9 | 100% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 17 | Layer-de-la-Haye Essex | B+ | 9.5 | 79% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 18 | Mynydd Marian Clwyd | B+ | 1.7 | 100% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 19 | Quintrell Downs Cornwall | B+ | 3.3 | 100% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 20 | Barleythorpe Rutland | B+ | 3.7 | 100% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 21 | Abbots Bromley Staffordshire | B | 6.9 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 22 | Wymeswold Leicestershire | B | 2.9 | 100% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 23 | Marazion Cornwall | B | 1.4 | 80% | 2 | 14% |
| 24 | Seven Sisters West Glamorgan | B | 7 | 82% | 0.5 | 19% |
| 25 | Cwmllynfell and Ystradowen West Glamorgan | B | 4.1 | 79% | 1 | 40% |
| 26 | Lingdale North Yorkshire | B− | 1.4 | 100% | 1.7 | 31% |
| 27 | Holymoorside Derbyshire | B− | 1.1 | 82% | 3.8 | 14% |
| 28 | Burton-in-Kendal Cumbria | B− | 0.6 | 100% | 2.4 | 23% |
| 29 | Narborough Norfolk | B− | 3.8 | 100% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 30 | Cockfield County Durham | B− | 2.3 | 81% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 31 | Burwash East Sussex | B− | 1.5 | 76% | 2.5 | 100% |
| 32 | St Merryn Cornwall | B− | 1.9 | 47% | 1.7 | 29% |
| 33 | Helmsley North Yorkshire | B− | 2.4 | 44% | 2.5 | 73% |
| 34 | Mobberley Cheshire | C+ | 1.4 | 100% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 35 | Pensarn Clwyd | C+ | 13.1 | 45% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 36 | Morton Derbyshire | C+ | 18.3 | 66% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 37 | Littleton Panell Wiltshire | C+ | 5.3 | 39% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 38 | Stonnall Staffordshire | C+ | 11.5 | 82% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 39 | Stoke Gabriel Devon | C+ | 1.2 | 70% | 1.2 | 30% |
| 40 | Harpole Northamptonshire | C | 2.3 | 81% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 41 | Kislingbury Northamptonshire | C | 8.4 | 26% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 42 | Moretonhampstead Devon | C | 0.6 | 81% | 1.2 | 100% |
| 43 | Seaton Burn Tyne and Wear | C | 3.3 | 36% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 44 | Winkleigh Devon | C | 1.9 | 100% | 0.2 | 0% |
| 45 | Northborough Cambridgeshire | C− | 1.7 | 68% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 46 | Llandysul Dyfed | C− | 5.2 | 47% | 1 | 0% |
| 47 | Ogmore-by-Sea South Glamorgan | C− | 0 | 0% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 48 | Butterwick Lincolnshire | D | 1.8 | 40% | 0.3 | 0% |
| 49 | Todwick South Yorkshire | D | 2 | 51% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 50 | Malpas Cheshire | D | 1.6 | 61% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 51 | North Cave East Riding of Yorkshire | D | 2.5 | 47% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 52 | Staindrop County Durham | D | 1.4 | 82% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 53 | Longframlington Northumberland | D | 1.3 | 78% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 54 | Hauxton Cambridgeshire | D− | 1.3 | 55% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 55 | Bomere Heath Shropshire | D− | 1.8 | 0% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 56 | Brandesburton East Riding of Yorkshire | D− | 2.2 | 0% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 57 | Claypole Lincolnshire | D− | 0.7 | 0% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 58 | Kilsby Northamptonshire | D− | 0.5 | 50% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 59 | Griston Norfolk | D− | 0.8 | 15% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 60 | Cock and End Suffolk | D− | 0 | 0% | 0.9 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Winkleigh’s built-up area.
How close Winkleigh’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; 3 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 447 residents.
Dartmoor National Park is 7.6 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.
Dartmoor National Park covers 956 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
Footpaths in and around Winkleigh
3 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Winkleigh and the kilometre around it, 0.2 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0).
No named walking route is mapped within 2 km of Winkleigh; 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 Winkleigh: 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 | 8.8 | 8.0 |
| High (°C) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
| Rain (mm) | 119 | 102 | 68 | 66 | 61 | 68 | 82 | 85 | 78 | 114 | 120 | 129 |
May is the driest month (61 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 20 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 129 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 29 nights a year. The climate in Winkleigh →
3 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
Winkleigh 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
Playgrounds 3
Plus 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winkleigh | C | 1.9 | 100% | 0% |
| North Tawton 4.5 mi | B− | 2.9 | 100% | 0% |
| Chulmleigh 5.2 mi | C+ | 3.5 | 100% | 0% |
| Bow 6.9 mi | C | 1.9 | 100% | 0% |
| Okehampton 8.3 mi | C+ | 0.9 | 85% | 37% |
| Morchard Bishop 8.5 mi | B | 2.6 | 100% | 0% |
| Copplestone 9.2 mi | D | 1.1 | 88% | 0% |
Morchard Bishop, 8.5 miles away, grades B, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park.
Questions about the outdoors in Winkleigh
Is Winkleigh near a National Park?
Yes. Dartmoor National Park begins 7.6 mi south of the village’s edge. It covers 956 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
What is the nearest beach to Winkleigh?
Instow Beach, 16 mi from the edge of the village, then West Appledore (16 mi). Winkleigh itself is inland.
How many people in Winkleigh 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 Winkleigh?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Winkleigh good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 0.2 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 0% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 41% (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 Winkleigh’s overall grade.
Where Winkleigh’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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