Yealmpton’s biggest
Stray Park
Park or garden
1.1 ha (3 acres)0.2 km of path
2 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Yealmpton
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Rob Purvis · CC BY-SA 2.0B+Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in Yealmpton · parks, paths & countryside
Yealmpton is inside the South Devon National Landscape
Footpaths add up to 15 km in the village and the kilometre around it, 1.8 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Yealmpton add up to 1.8 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Yealmpton grades B+ for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
1.8 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
87%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
15 km
1.8 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
50%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: South Devon National Landscape
The sea
7%
of the area within 5 km
Character
What kind of outdoors village is Yealmpton?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Inside the South Devon National LandscapeYealmpton sits inside it: 340 km² of protected landscape.Less park per person1.8 ha of parks and playing fields per 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1.
Yealmpton’s strongest suit is a protected landscape all round. Where it falls short is park space per person.
Outdoors grade
Yealmpton grades B+ for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Yealmpton, 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 74% of UK towns16th of 60 UK villages its size
Public green space1.8 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
38out of
100
100
A park within a walk87%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
60out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape50%of the land within 5 km
92out of
100
100
Footpaths1.8 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
23out of
100
100
The sea7%of the area within 5 km
85out 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
Yealmpton is 16th of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,900 to 2,100 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
Yealmpton1.8
Villages its size2.1
Devon towns1.8
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Yealmpton1.8
Villages its size2.2
Devon towns1.9
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Yealmpton87%
Villages its size79%
Devon towns84%
All UK towns83%
Yealmpton falls furthest behind on park space per resident, where 37 of the 59 others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meliden Clwyd | A+ | 4.2 | 100% | 4.2 | 21% |
| 2 | Vigo Village Kent | A+ | 33.3 | 100% | 2.9 | 44% |
| 3 | Llanfoist Gwent | A+ | 10.7 | 86% | 4.2 | 57% |
| 4 | Ditchingham Norfolk | A+ | 17.2 | 100% | 2.9 | 13% |
| 5 | Fowey Cornwall | A | 3.2 | 91% | 2.1 | 32% |
| 6 | Lower Kingswood Surrey | A | 4.7 | 75% | 6.6 | 22% |
| 7 | Bournmoor County Durham | A | 11 | 100% | 4 | 0% |
| 8 | Chiseldon Wiltshire | A | 1.8 | 100% | 3.4 | 69% |
| 9 | Upper Rissington Gloucestershire | A | 6.2 | 100% | 1.2 | 100% |
| 10 | Churchill Somerset | A | 2.8 | 84% | 3.9 | 39% |
| 11 | Wrington Somerset | A | 3.2 | 100% | 2.6 | 20% |
| 12 | Machen Gwent | A | 3.5 | 100% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 13 | Y Bala Gwynedd | A | 4 | 100% | 1.4 | 67% |
| 14 | Great Haywood Staffordshire | A− | 7.1 | 27% | 4.1 | 29% |
| 15 | Stowupland Suffolk | A− | 5.3 | 83% | 4.6 | 0% |
| 16 | Yealmpton Devon | B+ | 1.8 | 87% | 1.8 | 50% |
| 17 | Culverstone Green Kent | B+ | 5.3 | 61% | 2.7 | 42% |
| 18 | Brompton North Yorkshire | B+ | 4.7 | 100% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 19 | Valley Gwynedd | B+ | 5 | 33% | 1.2 | 37% |
| 20 | Martlesham Suffolk | B | 2.1 | 69% | 3.8 | 24% |
| 21 | Sandford Dorset | B | 0.3 | 43% | 4.7 | 41% |
| 22 | Welsh Bicknor Gloucestershire | B | 2.7 | 31% | 3.3 | 45% |
| 23 | Dyserth Clwyd | B− | 0.5 | 54% | 3.6 | 22% |
| 24 | Wheaton Aston Staffordshire | B− | 2.6 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
| 25 | Felbridge Surrey | B− | 2 | 80% | 2.4 | 25% |
| 26 | Trelewis Mid Glamorgan | B− | 2.6 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 27 | Rothbury Northumberland | B− | 1 | 76% | 3.8 | 21% |
| 28 | Barmouth Gwynedd | B− | 0.5 | 60% | 2 | 53% |
| 29 | Northleach Gloucestershire | B− | 1.5 | 68% | 2.6 | 100% |
| 30 | Ightham Kent | C+ | 2 | 30% | 3 | 56% |
| 31 | Audley Staffordshire | C+ | 3.4 | 83% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 32 | Axbridge Somerset | C+ | 1.3 | 72% | 2.8 | 51% |
| 33 | Landkey Devon | C+ | 2.5 | 100% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 34 | Langtoft Lincolnshire | C+ | 2.8 | 100% | 1 | 0% |
| 35 | Whitchurch Somerset | C+ | 2.3 | 47% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 36 | Wychbold Worcestershire | C | 2.1 | 100% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 37 | Clenchwarton Norfolk | C | 2.2 | 87% | 0.3 | 3% |
| 38 | West Haddon Northamptonshire | C | 2.3 | 100% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 39 | Goodwick Dyfed | C | 0.2 | 47% | 1.9 | 25% |
| 40 | Marcham Oxfordshire | C | 1.2 | 100% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 41 | Hightown Merseyside | C | 1.7 | 44% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 42 | Longrock Cornwall | C | 0.7 | 60% | 1.2 | 26% |
| 43 | Keyingham East Riding of Yorkshire | C− | 1.7 | 100% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 44 | Cadnam and Bartley Hampshire | C− | 0.9 | 30% | 2.4 | 79% |
| 45 | Pool-in-Wharfedale West Yorkshire | C− | 2.1 | 44% | 1.6 | 7% |
| 46 | Ashwell Hertfordshire | C− | 3 | 52% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 47 | Stoke Golding Leicestershire | C− | 1.4 | 85% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 48 | Hibaldstow Lincolnshire | C− | 1.7 | 89% | 0.7 | 0% |
| 49 | Bishop Burton and Cherry Burton East Riding of Yorkshire | C− | 2.5 | 78% | 0.3 | 0% |
| 50 | Briston Norfolk | D | 2.7 | 69% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 51 | Broughton Northamptonshire | D | 2.7 | 70% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 52 | Baschurch Shropshire | D | 2.3 | 72% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 53 | Morda Shropshire | D | 0.7 | 84% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 54 | Curry Rivel Somerset | D | 1.9 | 33% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 55 | Greylees Lincolnshire | D | 1.5 | 79% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 56 | Westwoodside Lincolnshire | D− | 1.2 | 33% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 57 | Tollerton Nottinghamshire | D− | 0.6 | 19% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 58 | Rossett Clwyd | D− | 0.3 | 55% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 59 | Wilberfoss East Riding of Yorkshire | D− | 0.7 | 69% | 0.3 | 0% |
| 60 | Bottisham Cambridgeshire | D− | 0 | 0% | 1.3 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Yealmpton’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 Yealmpton
The biggest is Stray Park, 1.1 ha (3 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Yealmpton Sports Ground
Playing field
2.4 ha (6 acres)
3 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Yealmpton
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home
9 in 10 Yealmpton 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 (87%)Further (14%)
Yealmpton87%
Villages its size79%
Devon towns84%
All UK towns83%
About 300 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 7 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 287 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
National Parks and National Landscapes around Yealmpton
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
South Devon
Yealmpton is inside it340 km²since 196050% of the land within 5 km
Official site50% of the land within 5 km of Yealmpton is National Park or National Landscape, more than 91% of UK towns. Dartmoor National Park covers 956 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
1 waymarked walk passes through or near Yealmpton
15 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Yealmpton 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 village.
Regional
Erme-Plym Trail7.4 km
The regional route here is the Erme-Plym Trail.
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 Yealmpton: 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) | 8.5 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 15.4 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 8.0 |
| High (°C) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 9 |
| Rain (mm) | 132 | 94 | 93 | 79 | 68 | 71 | 83 | 99 | 83 | 131 | 150 | 138 |
May is the driest month (68 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 20 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 150 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 20 nights a year. The climate in Yealmpton →
The coast
Yealmpton is near the sea
7% of the area within 5 km of Yealmpton is sea. 7 beaches are mapped within 5 km.
Wadham Beach2.4 mi from town
DirectionsSandy Cove2.6 mi from town
DirectionsStoke Beach2.6 mi from town
DirectionsRow Cove2.6 mi from town
DirectionsMeadowsfoot Beach2.8 mi from town
DirectionsPamflete Beach2.9 mi from town
DirectionsMothecombe Beach2.9 mi from town
DirectionsSea: 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
7 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.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 7
Plus 7 playgrounds 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.
SherfordWemburyIvybridgeModburyPlymouthTorpointYealmpton
ABCDOutdoors Grade
Plymouth, 6.2 miles away, grades A+, the best next door: 87% of its residents live within 400 m of a park.
Questions about the outdoors in Yealmpton
What is the biggest park in Yealmpton?
Stray Park, 1.1 ha (3 acres). Yealmpton Sports Ground (2.4 ha) is second. 2 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the village or within 400 m of it.
Is Yealmpton near a National Park?
Yes. Dartmoor National Park begins 4.0 mi north-east 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 South Devon National Landscape, at the edge of the village.
What are the best walks near Yealmpton?
1 waymarked walking route passes within 2 km of the village, including the Erme-Plym Trail.
How many people in Yealmpton live near a park?
87% 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 Yealmpton?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Yealmpton good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 1.8 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 23% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 38% (1.8 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 Yealmpton’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Yealmpton’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.