Liphook’s biggest
Radford Park
Park or garden
12 ha (29 acres)1.8 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.8 km of path
17 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.4 mi north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Malc McDonald · CC BY-SA 2.0AOutdoors Grade
Outdoors in Liphook · parks, paths & countryside
64% of the land within 5 km of Liphook is National Park or National Landscape
The South Downs National Park reaches the edge of Liphook. Footpaths add up to 58 km in the town and the kilometre around it, 3.8 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Liphook add up to 3.1 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Liphook grades A for the outdoors: #18 of 76 in Hampshire. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
3.1 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
86%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
58 km
3.8 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
64%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: South Downs National Park
Character
What kind of outdoors town is Liphook?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Protected countryside64% of the land within 5 km is South Downs National Park.A town of footpaths3.8 km of path per km², more than 76% of UK towns. The typical town has 3.0.Historic parksLittle Boarhunt is a registered historic park (Grade II).
Liphook’s strongest suit is protected countryside on the doorstep, followed by dense footpaths.
Outdoors grade
Liphook grades A for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Liphook, 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 92% of UK towns#18 of 76 in Hampshire · 6th of 60 UK towns its size
Public green space3.1 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
72out of
100
100
A park within a walk86%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
58out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape64%of the land within 5 km
95out of
100
100
Footpaths3.8 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
77out of
100
100
The sea0%of the area within 5 km · Inland
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.
Towns its size
Liphook is 6th of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 6,900 to 7,400 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
Liphook3.8
Towns its size3.1
Hampshire towns3.3
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Liphook3.1
Towns its size2.1
Hampshire towns2.8
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Liphook86%
Towns its size77%
Hampshire towns80%
All UK towns83%
Against towns its size, Liphook stands out most for park space per resident: only 13 of the other 59 have more.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holbury Hampshire | A+ | 5.5 | 89% | 3.1 | 42% |
| 2 | Sheringham Norfolk | A+ | 11.6 | 74% | 3.4 | 32% |
| 3 | Stocksbridge South Yorkshire | A | 2.2 | 100% | 4.4 | 30% |
| 4 | Bude Cornwall | A | 3.1 | 78% | 3.3 | 9% |
| 5 | Anstey Leicestershire | A | 12.9 | 100% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 6 | Liphook Hampshire | A | 3.1 | 86% | 3.8 | 64% |
| 7 | Bishop's Waltham Hampshire | A | 2.6 | 93% | 3.4 | 55% |
| 8 | Bourne End Buckinghamshire | A | 2.9 | 87% | 4 | 19% |
| 9 | Gwersyllt Clwyd | A | 14.6 | 96% | 2.5 | 2% |
| 10 | Ashley Heath Dorset | A | 24.2 | 68% | 4 | 15% |
| 11 | Darfield South Yorkshire | A | 4 | 100% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 12 | Easington County Durham | A− | 5 | 94% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 13 | Walton-on-the-Naze Essex | A− | 3.2 | 96% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 14 | Shiremoor Tyne and Wear | A− | 2.5 | 76% | 5.3 | 0% |
| 15 | Otford and Kemsing Kent | A− | 3.3 | 53% | 3.6 | 73% |
| 16 | Torpoint Cornwall | A− | 2.2 | 84% | 1.6 | 26% |
| 17 | Blackwater Hampshire | B+ | 10.6 | 74% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 18 | Chinnor Oxfordshire | B+ | 1.5 | 88% | 3.7 | 37% |
| 19 | Kiveton Park South Yorkshire | B+ | 2.8 | 100% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 20 | Fence Houses Tyne and Wear | B+ | 3.8 | 81% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 21 | Malmesbury Wiltshire | B | 2 | 86% | 2.5 | 26% |
| 22 | Wroughton Wiltshire | B | 1.1 | 78% | 3.9 | 52% |
| 23 | Chapel-en-le-Frith Derbyshire | B− | 1 | 75% | 3.8 | 58% |
| 24 | Woodville Derbyshire | B− | 3.7 | 78% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 25 | Balsall Common West Midlands | B− | 3.7 | 81% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 26 | Cranfield Bedfordshire | B− | 2.3 | 72% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 27 | Borrowash Derbyshire | B− | 2.8 | 85% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 28 | Bollington Cheshire | B− | 1.3 | 56% | 4.1 | 31% |
| 29 | Blackheath West Midlands | C+ | 2.5 | 57% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 30 | Allerton Bywater West Yorkshire | C+ | 2.1 | 78% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 31 | North Baddesley Hampshire | C+ | 1.7 | 91% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 32 | Chipping Norton Oxfordshire | C+ | 1.5 | 67% | 2.4 | 73% |
| 33 | Wrecclesham Surrey | C+ | 1.2 | 50% | 3.8 | 37% |
| 34 | Poringland Norfolk | C+ | 1.3 | 91% | 2.1 | 5% |
| 35 | Pelton and Ouston County Durham | C+ | 2 | 64% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 36 | Murton County Durham | C+ | 2.1 | 54% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 37 | West Mersea Essex | C+ | 1.9 | 69% | 2 | 0% |
| 38 | Thrapston Northamptonshire | C | 1.2 | 100% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 39 | Caerleon Gwent | C | 1.9 | 64% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 40 | Horncastle Lincolnshire | C | 0.6 | 60% | 3.9 | 10% |
| 41 | Radcliffe on Trent Nottinghamshire | C | 2.5 | 76% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 42 | Hattersley Greater Manchester | C | 0.9 | 52% | 3.9 | 7% |
| 43 | Sawston Cambridgeshire | C | 1.4 | 97% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 44 | Hagley Worcestershire | C | 1.7 | 90% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 45 | Castle Donington Leicestershire | C | 1.8 | 85% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 46 | Crewkerne Somerset | C | 0.5 | 66% | 2.8 | 21% |
| 47 | Aylsham Norfolk | C | 2.6 | 74% | 2 | 0% |
| 48 | Hethersett Norfolk | C | 2.1 | 65% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 49 | Market Warsop Nottinghamshire | C | 2.1 | 67% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 50 | Wivenhoe Essex | C− | 0.9 | 65% | 5.1 | 0% |
| 51 | Kibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth Harcourt Leicestershire | C− | 2.1 | 82% | 2 | 0% |
| 52 | Calverton Nottinghamshire | C− | 1.7 | 62% | 3 | 0% |
| 53 | Hollywood Worcestershire | C− | 2.4 | 54% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 54 | Pickering North Yorkshire | C− | 1.7 | 39% | 1.7 | 19% |
| 55 | Shefford Bedfordshire | D | 1.1 | 67% | 3 | 0% |
| 56 | Wellesbourne Warwickshire | D | 1.1 | 88% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 57 | Deeping St James Lincolnshire | D | 0.5 | 73% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 58 | Beddau Mid Glamorgan | D | 1 | 77% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 59 | Featherstone Staffordshire | D− | 1.2 | 52% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 60 | Albrighton Shropshire | D− | 0.8 | 32% | 1 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Liphook’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 Liphook
The biggest is Radford Park, 12 ha (29 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Lowsley Farm
Park or garden
5.9 ha (15 acres)1.7 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.7 km of path
8 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.6 mi north-westfrom the centre
Nature reserve
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Bramshott War Memorial Recreation Ground
Playing field
3.4 ha (8 acres)0.5 km of path
5 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Liphook
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home
9 in 10 Liphook 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 (86%)Further (15%)
Liphook86%
Towns its size77%
Hampshire towns80%
All UK towns83%
About 1,000 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 3 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 2,376 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
National Parks and National Landscapes around Liphook
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 Park
South Downs
At the edge south1,653 km²since 201059% of the land within 5 km
Official siteNational Landscape
Surrey Hills
1.4 mi north-east422 km²since 19585% of the land within 5 km
Official site64% of the land within 5 km of Liphook is National Park or National Landscape, more than 95% of UK towns. South Downs National Park covers 1,653 km² and has been a National Park since 2010.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
5 waymarked walks pass through or near Liphook
58 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Liphook and the kilometre around it, 3.8 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
RegionalLocal
Sussex Border Path8.1 km
The Serpent Trail7.4 km
The Shipwrights Way4.4 km
New Lipchis Way4.2 km
Shottermill to Marley Common and Cognor Wood walk, Black Down0.6 km
4 regional routes pass through, including the Sussex Border Path, The Serpent Trail, The Shipwrights Way and New Lipchis Way.
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Public rights of way are only as complete as the map in each area.
History along the way
A registered historic park in Liphook
Historic England’s register of parks and gardens, and the listed buildings and scheduled monuments that stand inside Liphook’s named parks.
Registered · Grade IILittle Boarhunt1.5 ha
A listed building or monument counts when it sits inside the park’s OS Open Greenspace outline (to about 15 m), so a few at the boundary are included. Historic England, National Heritage List for England.
When to get out
The best walking months in Liphook: 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.4 | 9.9 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 16.1 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.8 | 7.9 |
| High (°C) | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 107 | 81 | 77 | 94 | 80 | 66 | 81 | 95 | 63 | 108 | 146 | 109 |
September is the driest month (63 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 23 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 146 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 59 nights a year. The climate in Liphook →
Things to do
2 viewpoints, 3 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
Liphook is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.
Penguin Beach6.7 mi from Liphook’s edge
DirectionsPrinsted Beach16 mi from Liphook’s edge
DirectionsBosham Foreshore17 mi from Liphook’s edge
DirectionsSword Sands20 mi from Liphook’s edge
DirectionsLittlehampton East Beach21 mi from Liphook’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.
Up high. Keeper's Hill, at 99 m, is the highest named top within 2 km of Liphook.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 2
Plus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 5
Keeper's Hill99 m (325 ft) · 0.7 mi from town
DirectionsIron Down0.8 mi from town
DirectionsPolecat Hill85 m (279 ft) · 0.8 mi from town
DirectionsPark Hill89 m (292 ft) · 1.2 mi from town
DirectionsWeavers Down156 m (512 ft) · 1.2 mi from town
DirectionsNature reserves 1
Lowsley Farm Nature Reserve5.3 ha · 0.0 mi from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 3
Plus 3 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.
Headley Down and HeadleyWhitehillHaslemereBordonLindfordFernhurstLiphook
ABCDOutdoors Grade
Lindford, 3.6 miles away, grades A+, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. Whitehill, Bordon and Lindford have at least twice Liphook’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Liphook
What is the biggest park in Liphook?
Radford Park, 12 ha (29 acres), with 1.8 km of path. Lowsley Farm (5.9 ha) is second. 3 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Liphook near a National Park?
South Downs National Park reaches the edge of Liphook. It covers 1,653 km² and has been a National Park since 2010.
What are the best walks near Liphook?
5 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the Sussex Border Path, The Serpent Trail and The Shipwrights Way.
What is the nearest beach to Liphook?
Penguin Beach, 6.7 mi from the edge of the town, then Prinsted Beach (16 mi). Liphook itself is inland.
How many people in Liphook live near a park?
86% 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 Liphook?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Which parks in Liphook are historic?
Little Boarhunt (Grade II) is on Historic England’s register of parks and gardens.
Is Liphook good for walking?
For paths, yes: 3.8 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 77% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 72% (3.1 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 Liphook’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Liphook’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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