Dymchurch’s biggest
Dymchurch Recreation Ground
Playing field
4.5 ha (11 acres)
6 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.8 mi south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Marathon · CC BY-SA 2.0C+Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in Dymchurch · parks, paths & countryside
Dymchurch is on the coast, on the King Charles III England Coast Path
The sea makes up 41% of the area within 5 km. The Kent Downs National Landscape begins 0.7 mi from the town’s edge. 18 km of footpaths run through the town and the kilometre around it, 1.0 for every square kilometre. Dymchurch grades C+ for the outdoors: #65 of 87 in Kent. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
1.6 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
58%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
18 km
1.0 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
13%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Kent Downs National Landscape
The sea
41%
of the area within 5 km
A coastal town
Character
What kind of outdoors town is Dymchurch?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
On the coast41% of the area within 5 km is sea; 1 beach mapped.Countryside close byThe Kent Downs National Landscape starts 0.7 mi north.On a National TrailThe King Charles III England Coast Path passes through.Few mapped footpaths1.0 km of path per km²; the typical UK town has 3.0.
Dymchurch’s strongest suit is the sea, followed by the Kent Downs National Landscape close by. Where it falls short is footpaths.
Outdoors grade
Dymchurch grades C+ for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Dymchurch, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
C+
Better than 36% of UK towns#65 of 87 in Kent · 34th of 60 UK towns its size
Public green space1.6 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
32out of
100
100
A park within a walk58%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
19out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape13%of the land within 5 km
73out of
100
100
Footpaths1.0 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
8out of
100
100
The sea41%of the area within 5 km
96out 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
Dymchurch is 34th of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 3,000 to 3,200 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
Dymchurch1.0
Towns its size2.4
Kent towns2.6
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Dymchurch1.6
Towns its size1.7
Kent towns2.3
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Dymchurch58%
Towns its size81%
Kent towns78%
All UK towns83%
Dymchurch falls furthest behind on path per km², where 56 of the 59 others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whyteleafe Surrey | A+ | 16.3 | 100% | 4.9 | 15% |
| 2 | Arundel West Sussex | A+ | 4.4 | 100% | 3.8 | 56% |
| 3 | Theale Berkshire | A+ | 5 | 100% | 3.8 | 39% |
| 4 | Cuxton Kent | A+ | 25.2 | 90% | 4 | 44% |
| 5 | Horton Heath Hampshire | A+ | 10 | 100% | 3.3 | 13% |
| 6 | Bignall End Staffordshire | A | 9.1 | 100% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 7 | Llangollen Clwyd | A | 3.5 | 91% | 2.5 | 76% |
| 8 | Menai Bridge Gwynedd | A | 1.8 | 100% | 2.4 | 7% |
| 9 | Tywyn Gwynedd | A− | 2.4 | 79% | 1.9 | 51% |
| 10 | Gamesley Derbyshire | A− | 0.8 | 100% | 5 | 32% |
| 11 | Netherton (Kirklees) West Yorkshire | A− | 2 | 88% | 5.5 | 6% |
| 12 | Oughtibridge South Yorkshire | A− | 2.2 | 76% | 6 | 19% |
| 13 | Bream Gloucestershire | A− | 2.2 | 82% | 4.7 | 10% |
| 14 | Wootton Isle of Wight | B+ | 3.7 | 67% | 1.7 | 20% |
| 15 | North Petherton Somerset | B+ | 3.8 | 91% | 2.3 | 5% |
| 16 | Amlwch Gwynedd | B+ | 1.6 | 87% | 2.1 | 14% |
| 17 | Porthleven Cornwall | B+ | 1.6 | 78% | 2.5 | 19% |
| 18 | Drayton Oxfordshire | B+ | 1.7 | 100% | 3 | 3% |
| 19 | Markyate Hertfordshire | B+ | 1.4 | 100% | 2.2 | 53% |
| 20 | Wheatley Hill County Durham | B+ | 2.6 | 100% | 3 | 0% |
| 21 | Newton and Blackwell Derbyshire | B | 2.6 | 91% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 22 | Honeybourne Worcestershire | B | 2.9 | 80% | 2.6 | 14% |
| 23 | Upper Beeding West Sussex | B | 0.6 | 83% | 3.9 | 62% |
| 24 | Fleur-de-lis and Pengam Gwent | B | 6 | 54% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 25 | Weldon Northamptonshire | B | 8.2 | 100% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 26 | Newbold Verdon Leicestershire | B− | 2.3 | 100% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 27 | Bugbrooke Northamptonshire | B− | 3.7 | 80% | 3 | 0% |
| 28 | Askam in Furness Cumbria | B− | 1.7 | 90% | 2 | 0% |
| 29 | Long Hanborough Oxfordshire | B− | 1.3 | 89% | 2.7 | 18% |
| 30 | Harwell Oxfordshire | B− | 1.4 | 85% | 2.3 | 42% |
| 31 | Crumbles East Sussex | B− | 0.3 | 44% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 32 | Lambourn Berkshire | C+ | 1.2 | 61% | 3 | 100% |
| 33 | Etwall Derbyshire | C+ | 2.3 | 100% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 34 | Dymchurch Kent | C+ | 1.6 | 58% | 1 | 13% |
| 35 | Thaxted Essex | C | 0.8 | 91% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 36 | Swillington West Yorkshire | C | 2.2 | 68% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 37 | West Bergholt Essex | C | 1.5 | 82% | 1.8 | 9% |
| 38 | Swanmore Hampshire | C | 1.4 | 69% | 1.9 | 54% |
| 39 | Sutton Courtenay Oxfordshire | C | 1.2 | 23% | 4 | 6% |
| 40 | West Chiltington West Sussex | C | 1.5 | 18% | 2.7 | 38% |
| 41 | Bottesford Leicestershire | C | 3.9 | 69% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 42 | Haddenham Cambridgeshire | C | 2.2 | 86% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 43 | Teynham Kent | C | 0.8 | 55% | 1.8 | 13% |
| 44 | Ogmore Vale Mid Glamorgan | C | 4.3 | 79% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 45 | Fenstanton Cambridgeshire | C− | 0.8 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
| 46 | Cullingworth West Yorkshire | C− | 1.1 | 72% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 47 | Hadlow Kent | C− | 1.7 | 61% | 2 | 11% |
| 48 | Charvil Berkshire | C− | 0.7 | 68% | 2.7 | 6% |
| 49 | Claydon Suffolk | C− | 2.8 | 72% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 50 | Lostwithiel Cornwall | C− | 1.6 | 67% | 1.5 | 11% |
| 51 | West Auckland County Durham | C− | 1.1 | 91% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 52 | South Petherton Somerset | C− | 1.1 | 61% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 53 | Rendlesham Suffolk | C− | 0.8 | 52% | 1.6 | 59% |
| 54 | Navenby Lincolnshire | D | 1.2 | 81% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 55 | Gobowen Shropshire | D | 1.2 | 50% | 1.2 | 2% |
| 56 | Skellingthorpe Lincolnshire | D | 1.2 | 69% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 57 | Gilberdyke East Riding of Yorkshire | D | 0.7 | 90% | 0.3 | 0% |
| 58 | Queniborough Leicestershire | D | 1.4 | 48% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 59 | Kirton in Lindsey Lincolnshire | D− | 1.7 | 57% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 60 | Boroughbridge North Yorkshire | D− | 0.4 | 60% | 1.6 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Dymchurch’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 Dymchurch
The biggest is Dymchurch Recreation Ground, 4.5 ha (11 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Countrys Field Millennium Park
Park or garden
0.3 ha (1 acres)
0.4 mi south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home
6 in 10 Dymchurch 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 (58%)Further (42%)
Dymchurch58%
Towns its size81%
Kent towns78%
All UK towns83%
About 1,300 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 town, about one for every 442 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The Kent Downs National Landscape is 0.7 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
13% of the land within 5 km of Dymchurch is National Park or National Landscape, more than 73% of UK towns.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
Dymchurch is on the King Charles III England Coast Path
18 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Dymchurch and the kilometre around it, 1.0 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
National
King Charles III England Coast Path: Camber to Folkestone10.2 km
The King Charles III England Coast Path, a national route, passes Dymchurch.
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 Dymchurch: 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 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 9 |
| Rain (mm) | 72 | 53 | 40 | 42 | 45 | 47 | 49 | 55 | 53 | 82 | 84 | 80 |
March is the driest month (40 mm) and August the warmest (highs of 22 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 84 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 24 nights a year. The climate in Dymchurch →
The coast
The coast and beaches near Dymchurch
41% of the area within 5 km of Dymchurch is sea. 1 beach is mapped within 5 km.
Greatstone beach2.9 mi from town
DirectionsThe King Charles III England Coast Path passes the town.
Sea: 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 town in OpenStreetMap, against the typical UK town its size per resident. Named places are listed with directions; unnamed ones are only counted.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 5
Plus 5 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 7
Plus 7 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 3
Fallow Fields Camping (Lathe Barn)0.8 mi from town
DirectionsDaleacres0.9 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 1 campsite without a name on the map.
Slipways 2
Plus 2 slipways 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.
St Mary's BayLympneNew RomneyHytheLittlestone-on-SeaAldingtonDymchurch
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dymchurch | C+ | 1.6 | 58% | 13% |
| St Mary's Bay 1.9 mi | D | 0.0 | 0% | 0% |
| Lympne 3.3 mi | A+ | 4.0 | 100% | 34% |
| New Romney 4.0 mi | C+ | 2.5 | 79% | 0% |
| Hythe 4.4 mi | A+ | 3.7 | 76% | 31% |
| Littlestone-on-Sea 4.6 mi | C− | 1.4 | 37% | 0% |
| Aldington 4.9 mi | A+ | 4.6 | 100% | 11% |
Lympne, 3.3 miles away, grades A+, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. Lympne, Hythe and Aldington have at least twice Dymchurch’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Dymchurch
What is the biggest park in Dymchurch?
Dymchurch Recreation Ground, 4.5 ha (11 acres). Countrys Field Millennium Park (0.3 ha) is second. 2 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Dymchurch near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Kent Downs National Landscape, 0.7 mi north of the town’s edge. It covers 879 km² and was designated in 1968.
What are the best walks near Dymchurch?
1 waymarked walking route passes within 2 km of the town, including the King Charles III England Coast Path: Camber to Folkestone.
How many people in Dymchurch live near a park?
58% 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 Dymchurch?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Dymchurch good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 1.0 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 8% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 32% (1.6 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 Dymchurch’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Dymchurch’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.