Photo: Tim Heaton · CC BY-SA 2.049% of the land within 5 km of Bransgore is National Park or National Landscape
The New Forest National Park reaches the edge of Bransgore. 15 km of footpaths run through the town and the kilometre around it, 1.2 for every square kilometre. A park or playing field is within a 5-minute walk for 71% of residents. Bransgore grades C for the outdoors: #72 of 76 in Hampshire. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
What kind of outdoors town is Bransgore?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Bransgore’s strongest suit is protected countryside on the doorstep. Where it falls short is footpaths.
Bransgore grades C for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Bransgore, 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.
Bransgore is 37th of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 3,500 to 3,800 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Bransgore falls furthest behind on path per km², where 54 of the 59 others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trimley St Mary Suffolk | A+ | 2.3 | 100% | 3.8 | 34% |
| 2 | Tutshill and Sedbury Gloucestershire | A+ | 2.5 | 87% | 4.5 | 32% |
| 3 | Marsden West Yorkshire | A | 1.9 | 100% | 6.5 | 33% |
| 4 | Leonard Stanley and King's Stanley Gloucestershire | A | 2 | 100% | 4.6 | 51% |
| 5 | Cuckfield West Sussex | A | 6.7 | 70% | 4.9 | 49% |
| 6 | Lingfield Surrey | A | 3.5 | 100% | 2.8 | 16% |
| 7 | Bethesda Gwynedd | A | 2.5 | 90% | 3.2 | 49% |
| 8 | Church Stretton Shropshire | A− | 2.2 | 68% | 4.7 | 92% |
| 9 | Kingswood Surrey | A− | 4.6 | 27% | 6.3 | 17% |
| 10 | Stanstead Abbotts Hertfordshire | B+ | 2.5 | 92% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 11 | Keresley Newlands Warwickshire | B+ | 4.4 | 89% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 12 | Harriseahead, Mow Cop and Newchapel Staffordshire | B+ | 4.2 | 86% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 13 | Watchet Somerset | B+ | 1.3 | 86% | 2 | 18% |
| 14 | Lyme Regis Dorset | B | 1.4 | 60% | 2.5 | 56% |
| 15 | Mayland Essex | B | 2.6 | 91% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 16 | Martham Norfolk | B | 1.7 | 74% | 1.8 | 45% |
| 17 | Belton Norfolk | B− | 1.5 | 77% | 1.5 | 48% |
| 18 | Whitwell Derbyshire | B− | 1.7 | 100% | 3 | 0% |
| 19 | Rhuddlan Clwyd | B− | 1.8 | 85% | 0.9 | 8% |
| 20 | Cholsey Oxfordshire | B− | 2.3 | 55% | 2.5 | 81% |
| 21 | Lower Nazeing Essex | B− | 23.8 | 58% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 22 | Worlingham Suffolk | B− | 1.5 | 100% | 1.4 | 24% |
| 23 | Pulborough West Sussex | B− | 1.4 | 77% | 2.7 | 50% |
| 24 | Penllergaer West Glamorgan | B− | 21 | 83% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 25 | Langport Somerset | B− | 2.3 | 94% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 26 | Cardigan Dyfed | B− | 1.9 | 69% | 1.4 | 13% |
| 27 | Kingskerswell Devon | C+ | 3.5 | 76% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 28 | Oakworth West Yorkshire | C+ | 2.3 | 84% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 29 | Fradley Staffordshire | C+ | 2.7 | 82% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 30 | Tutbury Staffordshire | C+ | 2.5 | 90% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 31 | Pewsey Wiltshire | C+ | 1 | 64% | 3 | 91% |
| 32 | Troedyrhiw and Pentrebach Mid Glamorgan | C+ | 2.5 | 84% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 33 | Great Lumley County Durham | C+ | 1.4 | 88% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 34 | Norton Fitzwarren Somerset | C+ | 1.3 | 35% | 5.2 | 6% |
| 35 | Hatfield Peverel Essex | C | 2 | 84% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 36 | Coggeshall Essex | C | 2.1 | 84% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 37 | Bransgore Hampshire | C | 1.9 | 71% | 1.2 | 49% |
| 38 | Cowbridge South Glamorgan | C | 1.2 | 86% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 39 | Haltwhistle Northumberland | C | 1.5 | 59% | 2.3 | 31% |
| 40 | Glemsford Suffolk | C− | 1.1 | 84% | 3 | 0% |
| 41 | Bramhope West Yorkshire | C− | 1.8 | 0% | 2.7 | 2% |
| 42 | Hawkhurst Kent | C− | 1.1 | 60% | 1.4 | 100% |
| 43 | Fulbourn Cambridgeshire | C− | 1.7 | 74% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 44 | Pwllheli Gwynedd | C− | 0.1 | 23% | 1.3 | 2% |
| 45 | West Parley Dorset | C− | 1.6 | 20% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 46 | Bloxham Oxfordshire | C− | 2.6 | 71% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 47 | Kempsey Worcestershire | D | 0.9 | 40% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 48 | Windlesham Surrey | D | 2 | 57% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 49 | Hoveton and Wroxham Norfolk | D | 1.4 | 65% | 0.8 | 18% |
| 50 | Pen-pedair-heol Gwent | D | 0.9 | 80% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 51 | Langford Bedfordshire | D | 1.4 | 63% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 52 | Spilsby Lincolnshire | D | 0 | 0% | 2.2 | 23% |
| 53 | Wilsden West Yorkshire | D | 0.6 | 61% | 3 | 0% |
| 54 | St Columb Major Cornwall | D | 1 | 89% | 1 | 0% |
| 55 | Willaston (Cheshire East) Cheshire | D | 1 | 82% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 56 | Bilton East Riding of Yorkshire | D | 1.3 | 66% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 57 | Llanbradach Gwent | D− | 1.2 | 52% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 58 | Upwell and Outwell Norfolk | D− | 1.8 | 43% | 0.4 | 0% |
| 59 | Llanharry Mid Glamorgan | D− | 0.6 | 50% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 60 | Copmanthorpe North Yorkshire | D− | 0.7 | 38% | 1.4 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
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7 in 10 Bransgore 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).
About 1,100 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 5 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 738 residents.
National Parks and National Landscapes around Bransgore
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.
New Forest
49% of the land within 5 km of Bransgore is National Park or National Landscape, more than 91% of UK towns. New Forest National Park covers 567 km² and has been a National Park since 2006.
1 waymarked walk passes through or near Bransgore
15 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Bransgore and the kilometre around it, 1.2 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
The regional route here is the Avon Valley Path.
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 Bransgore: 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 | |
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| 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) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 9 |
| Rain (mm) | 97 | 68 | 63 | 60 | 53 | 58 | 56 | 66 | 73 | 105 | 114 | 109 |
May is the driest month (53 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 22 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 114 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 46 nights a year. The climate in Bransgore →
5 playgrounds and the nearest beaches
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.
The nearest beaches
Bransgore is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.
Check the water before you swim. The Environment Agency tests designated bathing waters from May to September and publishes a rating for each beach.
Up high. Cross Ways, at 75 m, is the highest named top within 2 km of Bransgore.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 2
Nature reserves 1
Playgrounds 5
Plus 5 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bransgore | C | 1.9 | 71% | 49% |
| Christchurch 2.8 mi | A− | 2.1 | 70% | 14% |
| New Milton 3.9 mi | B+ | 2.3 | 75% | 38% |
| Barton on Sea 4.3 mi | A | 4.9 | 50% | 22% |
| Hightown 4.3 mi | A+ | 15.7 | 100% | 58% |
| Ashley 4.7 mi | B | 2.2 | 53% | 47% |
| Ringwood 5.0 mi | B+ | 2.3 | 78% | 43% |
Hightown, 4.3 miles away, grades A+, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. Barton on Sea and Hightown have at least twice Bransgore’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Bransgore
Is Bransgore near a National Park?
New Forest National Park reaches the edge of Bransgore. It covers 567 km² and has been a National Park since 2006.
What are the best walks near Bransgore?
1 waymarked walking route passes within 2 km of the town, including the Avon Valley Path.
What is the nearest beach to Bransgore?
Avon Beach, 3.3 mi from the edge of the town, then White Pits (4.1 mi). Bransgore itself is inland.
How many people in Bransgore live near a park?
71% 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 Bransgore?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Bransgore good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 1.2 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 11% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 40% (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 Bransgore’s overall grade.
Where Bransgore’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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