Eastington’s biggest
Owen Harris Memorial Ground
Playing field
3.7 ha (9 acres)
5 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Eastington
Playground
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Philip Halling · CC BY-SA 2.0A+Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in Eastington · parks, paths & countryside
Almost everyone in Eastington lives within a 5-minute walk of a park
The Cotswolds National Landscape begins 1.3 mi from the village’s edge. Parks and playing fields in Eastington add up to 4.2 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. 30 km of footpaths run through the village and the kilometre around it, 3.7 for every square kilometre. Eastington grades A+ for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
4.2 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
100%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
30 km
3.7 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
22%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Cotswolds National Landscape
Character
What kind of outdoors village is Eastington?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
A park on every doorstep100% of residents live within 400 m of a park or playing field.Room to roam4.2 ha of parks and playing fields per 1,000 residents, more than 82% of UK towns.Countryside close byThe Cotswolds National Landscape starts 1.3 mi east.
Eastington’s strongest suit is parks close to every home, followed by plenty of park space.
Outdoors grade
Eastington grades A+ for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Eastington, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
A+
Better than 97% of UK towns1st of 60 UK villages its size
Public green space4.2 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
83out of
100
100
A park within a walk100%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
89out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape22%of the land within 5 km
79out of
100
100
Footpaths3.7 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
75out of
100
100
The sea0%of the area within 5 km · Inland: 3.6% 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.
Villages its size
Eastington is 1st of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,200 to 1,300 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
Eastington3.7
Villages its size2.1
Gloucestershire towns3.6
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Eastington4.2
Villages its size2.7
Gloucestershire towns2.4
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Eastington100%
Villages its size80%
Gloucestershire towns84%
All UK towns83%
Against villages its size, Eastington stands out most for path per km²: only 9 of the other 59 have more.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastington Gloucestershire | A+ | 4.2 | 100% | 3.7 | 22% |
| 2 | Holmbridge West Yorkshire | A+ | 2.5 | 100% | 4.2 | 45% |
| 3 | Shamley Green Surrey | A | 2.9 | 100% | 3 | 69% |
| 4 | Donisthorpe Leicestershire | A | 38.4 | 100% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 5 | Hoddlesden Lancashire | A | 11.4 | 100% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 6 | Rotherfield East Sussex | A | 5.6 | 100% | 1.7 | 91% |
| 7 | Haydon Bridge Northumberland | A | 7.2 | 100% | 1.7 | 26% |
| 8 | Cronton Merseyside | A | 6.8 | 100% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 9 | Lower Halstow Kent | A− | 1.5 | 100% | 2.5 | 4% |
| 10 | Nutley East Sussex | A− | 2.2 | 75% | 4.5 | 80% |
| 11 | East Hanney Oxfordshire | A− | 5.7 | 100% | 1.8 | 4% |
| 12 | Caldy Merseyside | A− | 19.3 | 47% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 13 | Low Bradley North Yorkshire | A− | 1.2 | 100% | 6.2 | 2% |
| 14 | Thorpe Surrey | A− | 5.2 | 100% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 15 | Bonds Lancashire | A− | 1.7 | 100% | 3.5 | 16% |
| 16 | Herstmonceux East Sussex | A− | 3.4 | 100% | 1.5 | 36% |
| 17 | Foulridge Lancashire | A− | 9.4 | 23% | 5.4 | 4% |
| 18 | Felsted Essex | A− | 7.5 | 81% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 19 | Walberton West Sussex | B+ | 1.8 | 100% | 1.9 | 39% |
| 20 | Toll Bar South Yorkshire | B+ | 10.9 | 100% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 21 | King's Somborne Hampshire | B+ | 5.2 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 22 | Canewdon Essex | B | 2.5 | 100% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 23 | Stoke Holy Cross Norfolk | B | 2.2 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 24 | Keinton Mandeville Somerset | B | 3.8 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 25 | Alconbury Weald Cambridgeshire | B | 5 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 26 | Portreath Cornwall | B | 1.1 | 78% | 2.3 | 8% |
| 27 | Woodchurch Kent | B | 2.3 | 78% | 2.8 | 12% |
| 28 | Corse Gloucestershire | B | 2.3 | 100% | 1.4 | 1% |
| 29 | Clarborough Nottinghamshire | B | 4 | 100% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 30 | Trawden Lancashire | B− | 4 | 0% | 6.1 | 0% |
| 31 | Chulmleigh Devon | C+ | 3.5 | 100% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 32 | East Morton West Yorkshire | C+ | 2.1 | 89% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 33 | Lyne Surrey | C+ | 4 | 71% | 3 | 0% |
| 34 | Trimdon Grange County Durham | C+ | 2.1 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 35 | Crondall Hampshire | C+ | 3.6 | 73% | 1.8 | 1% |
| 36 | Husbands Bosworth Leicestershire | C+ | 3 | 100% | 1 | 0% |
| 37 | Clehonger Herefordshire | C+ | 0.6 | 100% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 38 | Thorpe on the Hill West Yorkshire | C+ | 2.2 | 64% | 4 | 0% |
| 39 | Lavenham Suffolk | C | 4.2 | 59% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 40 | Medomsley County Durham | C | 1.6 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 41 | Warwick Bridge Cumbria | C | 6.5 | 78% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 42 | West Clandon Surrey | C | 1.9 | 49% | 2.1 | 28% |
| 43 | Clifton upon Dunsmore Warwickshire | C | 2.2 | 79% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 44 | Croughton Northamptonshire | C | 3.6 | 73% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 45 | South Killingholme Lincolnshire | C | 1.7 | 68% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 46 | Hill Brow and Rake Hampshire | C− | 0 | 0% | 2.9 | 97% |
| 47 | Wolverley Worcestershire | C− | 7.2 | 23% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 48 | Crays Hill Essex | C− | 10.6 | 0% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 49 | Little Downham Cambridgeshire | C− | 2.8 | 61% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 50 | Sproatley East Riding of Yorkshire | C− | 8.6 | 47% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 51 | Kirby-le-Soken Essex | C− | 0.7 | 0% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 52 | Coup Green Lancashire | D | 0.6 | 70% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 53 | Horton and Broadway Somerset | D | 0.5 | 45% | 1.9 | 14% |
| 54 | Beckingham Nottinghamshire | D | 2.6 | 28% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 55 | Ifold West Sussex | D | 0 | 0% | 1.9 | 5% |
| 56 | Walesby Nottinghamshire | D− | 1.1 | 50% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 57 | Rillington North Yorkshire | D− | 1 | 75% | 0.6 | 0% |
| 58 | Blackwell Worcestershire | D− | 0.7 | 29% | 2 | 0% |
| 59 | Fiskerton Lincolnshire | D− | 0 | 0% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 60 | Prees Higher Heath Shropshire | D− | 0.7 | 26% | 0.9 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Eastington’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 Eastington
The biggest is Owen Harris Memorial Ground, 3.7 ha (9 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Close to home
How close Eastington’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 (100%)Further (0%)
Eastington100%
Villages its size80%
Gloucestershire towns84%
All UK towns83%
Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 6 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 203 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The Cotswolds National Landscape is 1.3 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
22% of the land within 5 km of Eastington is National Park or National Landscape, more than 79% of UK towns.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
1 waymarked walk passes through or near Eastington
30 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Eastington and the kilometre around it, 3.7 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
Thames & Severn Way5.6 km
The regional route here is the Thames & Severn 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 Eastington: May to July and 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) | 8.3 | 9.9 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 15.6 | 16.7 | 16.2 | 14.6 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 7.8 |
| High (°C) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 75 | 53 | 50 | 50 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 66 | 56 | 80 | 82 | 81 |
April is the driest month (50 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 22 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 82 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 38 nights a year. The climate in Eastington →
Things to do
6 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
Eastington is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the village.
Fossil Beach15 mi from Eastington’s edge
DirectionsSugar Loaf Beach27 mi from Eastington’s edge
DirectionsLadye Bay30 mi from Eastington’s edge
DirectionsClevedon Beach31 mi from Eastington’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
Campsites 1
Apple Tree Park0.5 mi from town
DirectionsSlipways 1
Eastington Slipway0.4 mi from town
DirectionsNext door
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
StonehouseLeonard Stanley and King's StanleyFrampton on SevernCamWhiteshill and RandwickStroudEastington
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastington | A+ | 4.2 | 100% | 22% |
| Stonehouse 1.7 mi | A | 1.8 | 94% | 36% |
| Leonard Stanley and King's Stanley 2.3 mi | A | 2.0 | 100% | 51% |
| Frampton on Severn 2.5 mi | A+ | 11.0 | 100% | 0% |
| Cam 3.8 mi | A− | 2.8 | 57% | 34% |
| Whiteshill and Randwick 3.9 mi | A | 4.5 | 60% | 64% |
| Stroud 4.2 mi | A+ | 4.6 | 79% | 70% |
Frampton on Severn, 2.5 miles away, grades A+, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. Frampton on Severn has at least twice Eastington’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Eastington
What is the biggest park in Eastington?
Owen Harris Memorial Ground, 3.7 ha (9 acres). 1 named park, garden or playing field is in the village or within 400 m of it.
Is Eastington near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Cotswolds National Landscape, 1.3 mi east of the village’s edge. It covers 2,041 km² and was designated in 1966.
What are the best walks near Eastington?
1 waymarked walking route passes within 2 km of the village, including the Thames & Severn Way.
What is the nearest beach to Eastington?
Fossil Beach, 15 mi from the edge of the village, then Sugar Loaf Beach (27 mi). Eastington itself is inland.
How many people in Eastington 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 Eastington?
May to July and September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Eastington good for walking?
For paths, yes: 3.7 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 75% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 83% (4.2 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 Eastington’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Eastington’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.