Photo: Christine Johnstone · CC BY-SA 2.0Almost everyone in Summit lives within a 5-minute walk of a park
Parks and playing fields in Summit add up to 1.9 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Footpaths add up to 24 km in the village and the kilometre around it, 2.5 for every square kilometre. Summit grades B− for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
What kind of outdoors village is Summit?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Summit’s strongest suit is parks close to every home, followed by the Pennine Way.
Summit grades B− for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Summit, 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.
Summit is 30th of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,600 to 1,800 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Against villages its size, Summit stands out most for homes near a park: none of the other 59 has more.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wanborough Wiltshire | A+ | 6 | 100% | 2.7 | 45% |
| 2 | Trimley St Martin Suffolk | A+ | 1.7 | 100% | 2.9 | 43% |
| 3 | Penwithick Cornwall | A | 15 | 100% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 4 | Wroxall Isle of Wight | A | 1.2 | 84% | 4.6 | 33% |
| 5 | Woodbury Devon | A | 3.3 | 100% | 0.9 | 26% |
| 6 | Eccles Kent | A | 3.7 | 100% | 2.4 | 30% |
| 7 | Malvern Wells Worcestershire | A | 10.8 | 37% | 5.3 | 57% |
| 8 | Elstree Hertfordshire | A | 22 | 100% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 9 | Flimby Cumbria | A | 1.7 | 100% | 2.3 | 2% |
| 10 | Grain Kent | A | 13 | 100% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 11 | Southwell Dorset | A | 0.7 | 100% | 5.4 | 0% |
| 12 | Upchurch Kent | A | 4 | 76% | 2.3 | 7% |
| 13 | Wickwar Gloucestershire | A− | 2 | 100% | 3.5 | 15% |
| 14 | Hamstreet Kent | A− | 2.3 | 100% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 15 | Seascale Cumbria | A− | 2.1 | 81% | 2.2 | 27% |
| 16 | Clayhanger West Midlands | A− | 17.4 | 100% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 17 | Ripley Surrey | A− | 15 | 64% | 3.6 | 2% |
| 18 | Ingleton North Yorkshire | B+ | 1.5 | 100% | 2.5 | 54% |
| 19 | Harthill South Yorkshire | B+ | 3.6 | 100% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 20 | Appledore Devon | B+ | 1.2 | 100% | 1.6 | 16% |
| 21 | Criccieth Gwynedd | B | 2.9 | 75% | 1.3 | 4% |
| 22 | Blewbury Oxfordshire | B | 3.1 | 54% | 2.7 | 79% |
| 23 | Denby Bottles Derbyshire | B | 1.4 | 100% | 4.8 | 0% |
| 24 | South Hiendley West Yorkshire | B | 13.4 | 87% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 25 | Great Bentley Essex | B− | 6.4 | 100% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 26 | Bryn Dyfed | B− | 2.9 | 67% | 1.4 | 1% |
| 27 | Flockton West Yorkshire | B− | 2.4 | 100% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 28 | Shaldon Devon | B− | 1.7 | 85% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 29 | Winkfield Row Berkshire | B− | 11 | 80% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 30 | Summit Greater Manchester | B− | 1.9 | 100% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 31 | Trethomas Gwent | B− | 6.9 | 48% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 32 | Feniton Devon | C+ | 1.3 | 100% | 1.4 | 17% |
| 33 | Dunvant West Glamorgan | C+ | 4.3 | 36% | 1.8 | 30% |
| 34 | Langho Lancashire | C+ | 1.6 | 74% | 3 | 7% |
| 35 | Pilling Lancashire | C+ | 4.2 | 46% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 36 | North Leigh Oxfordshire | C+ | 2.3 | 56% | 2.4 | 26% |
| 37 | Sharnbrook Bedfordshire | C+ | 1.6 | 100% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 38 | Harvington Worcestershire | C+ | 2.6 | 100% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 39 | Minsterley Shropshire | C+ | 1.1 | 77% | 2.4 | 38% |
| 40 | Bury Cambridgeshire | C+ | 1.1 | 100% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 41 | Billington Lancashire | C− | 0.5 | 0% | 3.9 | 14% |
| 42 | Poyle Berkshire | C− | 0.7 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
| 43 | Leeming North Yorkshire | C− | 5 | 76% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 44 | West Thorney West Sussex | C− | 0.4 | 0% | 0.9 | 55% |
| 45 | Embsay North Yorkshire | C− | 0.9 | 38% | 2.5 | 47% |
| 46 | High Bentham North Yorkshire | C− | 0.1 | 0% | 2.9 | 45% |
| 47 | Higher Kinnerton Clwyd | C− | 0.7 | 100% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 48 | Sudbrooke Lincolnshire | C− | 1.5 | 82% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 49 | Croft Leicestershire | C− | 1.4 | 84% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 50 | Charminster Dorset | D | 0.3 | 0% | 2 | 56% |
| 51 | Holt Wiltshire | D | 1.1 | 45% | 2.1 | 2% |
| 52 | Shrewton Wiltshire | D | 1.4 | 42% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 53 | Glinton Cambridgeshire | D | 1.3 | 79% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 54 | Frizington Cumbria | D | 1.4 | 52% | 0.9 | 15% |
| 55 | Houghton on the Hill Leicestershire | D | 1.8 | 60% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 56 | Point Clear Essex | D | 0.1 | 0% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 57 | Monk Fryston and Hillam North Yorkshire | D | 2.7 | 40% | 0.7 | 0% |
| 58 | Necton Norfolk | D− | 1.5 | 17% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 59 | Swffryd Gwent | D− | 1.4 | 17% | 0.4 | 0% |
| 60 | Hambleton North Yorkshire | D− | 0.1 | 52% | 1.1 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Summit’s built-up area.
How close Summit’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; 5 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 346 residents.
The Peak District National Park is 6.6 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.
Peak District National Park covers 1,438 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
Summit is on the Pennine Way
24 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Summit and the kilometre around it, 2.5 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the village.
The Pennine Way, a national route, passes Summit. Close to home, the Todmorden Centenary Way has 7 km of local walk within 2 km of the village. 4 regional routes pass through, including the Rochdale Way, Mary Towneley Loop, GM Ringway Stage 11 and GM Ringway Stage 10.
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 Summit: June 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 | |
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| Daylight (h) | 8.0 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.9 | 17.0 | 16.6 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.5 | 7.5 |
| High (°C) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
| Rain (mm) | 128 | 102 | 91 | 72 | 73 | 86 | 93 | 100 | 100 | 120 | 129 | 143 |
April is the driest month (72 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 19 °C). Winter days are short, about 7 hours of daylight in December, and 143 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 53 nights a year. The climate in Summit →
5 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
Summit 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
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 9
Plus 2 hills and peaks without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 5
Plus 5 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.
Whitworth, 3.6 miles away, grades B+, the best next door: 96% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. Littleborough has at least twice Summit’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Summit
Is Summit near a National Park?
Yes. Peak District National Park begins 6.6 mi south-east of the village’s edge. It covers 1,438 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
What are the best walks near Summit?
7 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the village, including the Rochdale Way, Mary Towneley Loop and Todmorden Centenary Way.
What is the nearest beach to Summit?
Car Park Beach, 11 mi from the edge of the village, then Stone Beach (11 mi). Summit itself is inland.
How many people in Summit 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 Summit?
June to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Summit good for walking?
About average for paths: 2.5 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 45% 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 Summit’s overall grade.
Where Summit’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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