Faversham’s biggest
Oare Gunpowder Works Country Park
Park or garden
16 ha (39 acres)1.7 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.7 km of path
22 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.8 mi north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Des Blenkinsopp · CC BY-SA 2.0AOutdoors Grade
Outdoors in Faversham · parks, paths & countryside
88% of Faversham’s residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park
The Kent Downs National Landscape begins 0.1 mi from the town’s edge. Footpaths add up to 78 km in the town and the kilometre around it, 3.5 for every square kilometre. The sea makes up 9% of the area within 5 km. Faversham grades A for the outdoors: #19 of 87 in Kent. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
2.0 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
88%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
78 km
3.5 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
24%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Kent Downs National Landscape
The sea
9%
of the area within 5 km
Character
What kind of outdoors town is Faversham?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Countryside close byThe Kent Downs National Landscape starts 0.1 mi south-west.On a National TrailThe King Charles III England Coast Path passes through.
Faversham’s strongest suit is the Kent Downs National Landscape close by, followed by the King Charles III England Coast Path.
Outdoors grade
Faversham grades A for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Faversham, 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 93% of UK towns#19 of 87 in Kent · 6th of 60 UK towns its size
Public green space2.0 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
46out of
100
100
A park within a walk88%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
62out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape24%of the land within 5 km
81out of
100
100
Footpaths3.5 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
71out of
100
100
The sea9%of the area within 5 km
86out 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
Faversham is 6th of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 19,600 to 22,300 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
Faversham3.5
Towns its size3.6
Kent towns2.6
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Faversham2.0
Towns its size2.2
Kent towns2.3
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Faversham88%
Towns its size85%
Kent towns78%
All UK towns83%
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapeltown and High Green South Yorkshire | A+ | 4.9 | 94% | 5.8 | 0% |
| 2 | Camborne Cornwall | A+ | 2.2 | 93% | 4 | 8% |
| 3 | Dronfield Derbyshire | A+ | 3.2 | 97% | 5.3 | 9% |
| 4 | Buxton Derbyshire | A | 3.5 | 86% | 3.8 | 61% |
| 5 | Reddish Greater Manchester | A | 6.7 | 100% | 5 | 0% |
| 6 | Faversham Kent | A | 2 | 88% | 3.5 | 24% |
| 7 | Hebburn Tyne and Wear | A | 6.6 | 99% | 5.8 | 0% |
| 8 | Quedgeley and Hardwicke Gloucestershire | A | 2.1 | 99% | 4.7 | 21% |
| 9 | Farnham Surrey | A | 5.1 | 73% | 4.3 | 35% |
| 10 | Hazlemere Buckinghamshire | A | 2.5 | 81% | 4.7 | 68% |
| 11 | Stratton St Margaret Wiltshire | A | 3.3 | 82% | 5.1 | 5% |
| 12 | Seaham County Durham | A | 2.9 | 90% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 13 | Harwich Essex | A− | 1.7 | 95% | 2.1 | 20% |
| 14 | Peterlee County Durham | A− | 2.3 | 85% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 15 | Workington Cumbria | A− | 3 | 97% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 16 | Dukinfield Greater Manchester | A− | 4 | 95% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 17 | Ebbw Vale Gwent | A− | 2 | 92% | 3.3 | 29% |
| 18 | Coalville Leicestershire | A− | 3.7 | 94% | 4 | 0% |
| 19 | Rothwell West Yorkshire | A− | 3.4 | 91% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 20 | Whitefield Greater Manchester | A− | 4.7 | 87% | 4 | 0% |
| 21 | Crowborough East Sussex | B+ | 3.2 | 68% | 2.6 | 91% |
| 22 | Kirkby-in-Ashfield Nottinghamshire | B+ | 3 | 93% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 23 | Hythe and Dibden Purlieu Hampshire | B+ | 0.8 | 49% | 4.4 | 44% |
| 24 | Ossett West Yorkshire | B+ | 2.8 | 91% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 25 | Sandhurst Berkshire | B+ | 5.1 | 79% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 26 | Hazel Grove Greater Manchester | B+ | 2.9 | 62% | 4.2 | 3% |
| 27 | Brownhills West Midlands | B | 11 | 80% | 2 | 2% |
| 28 | Great Bookham and Fetcham Surrey | B | 1.7 | 68% | 4.4 | 33% |
| 29 | Ripley Derbyshire | B | 2.4 | 91% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 30 | Irlam Greater Manchester | B | 3.1 | 95% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 31 | Biggleswade Bedfordshire | B | 1.6 | 95% | 5.2 | 0% |
| 32 | Westhoughton Greater Manchester | B | 1.9 | 100% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 33 | Penwortham Lancashire | B | 2.9 | 91% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 34 | Old Trafford Greater Manchester | B | 2.5 | 79% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 35 | Dorchester Dorset | B | 1.6 | 78% | 2.9 | 53% |
| 36 | Stourport-on-Severn Worcestershire | B | 3.1 | 79% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 37 | Romsey Hampshire | B− | 1.2 | 82% | 4.5 | 2% |
| 38 | Ware Hertfordshire | B− | 2 | 81% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 39 | Bingley West Yorkshire | B− | 2.1 | 80% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 40 | Calne Wiltshire | B− | 1.3 | 88% | 2.4 | 33% |
| 41 | Berkhamsted Hertfordshire | B− | 1 | 69% | 3.6 | 56% |
| 42 | Staines-upon-Thames Surrey | B− | 3.4 | 67% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 43 | Wednesbury West Midlands | B− | 2.7 | 93% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 44 | Dereham Norfolk | B− | 1.8 | 90% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 45 | Failsworth Greater Manchester | C+ | 1.8 | 77% | 4.6 | 0% |
| 46 | Clevedon Somerset | C+ | 1.1 | 69% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 47 | Sunbury-on-Thames Surrey | C+ | 2 | 79% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 48 | Kenilworth Warwickshire | C+ | 2.7 | 75% | 3 | 0% |
| 49 | Spennymoor County Durham | C+ | 2.1 | 84% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 50 | Normanton West Yorkshire | C | 1.2 | 88% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 51 | Horwich Greater Manchester | C | 1.8 | 67% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 52 | Maghull Merseyside | C− | 1.6 | 86% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 53 | Skegness Lincolnshire | C− | 0.9 | 58% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 54 | Stowmarket Suffolk | C− | 0.8 | 50% | 5.5 | 0% |
| 55 | Gainsborough Lincolnshire | C− | 1 | 96% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 56 | March Cambridgeshire | C− | 1.7 | 87% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 57 | Goole East Riding of Yorkshire | D | 1.7 | 81% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 58 | Stamford Lincolnshire | D | 1.3 | 64% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 59 | Tiverton Devon | D | 1.5 | 59% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 60 | Darlaston West Midlands | D | 1.3 | 78% | 1.9 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Faversham’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 Faversham
The biggest is Oare Gunpowder Works Country Park, 16 ha (39 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Faversham Lakes Country Park
Park or garden · 160 m outside town
8.5 ha (21 acres)1.4 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.4 km of path
12 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
1 mi northfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
King George V Playing Field
Playing field
2.8 ha (7 acres)0.2 km of path
4 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.5 mi south-westfrom the centre
1 listed
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home
How close Faversham’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 (88%)Further (12%)
Faversham88%
Towns its size85%
Kent towns78%
All UK towns83%
About 3,000 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 20 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 1,047 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The Kent Downs National Landscape is 0.1 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
National Landscape
Kent Downs
0.1 mi south-west879 km²since 196824% of the land within 5 km
Official site24% of the land within 5 km of Faversham is National Park or National Landscape, more than 80% of UK towns.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
Faversham is on the King Charles III England Coast Path
78 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Faversham and the kilometre around it, 3.5 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
NationalRegionalLocal
King Charles III England Coast Path: Whitstable to Iwade16.0 km
Saxon Shore Way15.9 km
Augustine Camino9.2 km
Two Creeks Circular Walk5.7 km
Swale Heritage Trail5.7 km
The King Charles III England Coast Path, a national route, passes Faversham. Close to home, the Two Creeks Circular Walk has 6 km of local walk within 2 km of the town. 2 regional routes pass through, including the Saxon Shore Way and Augustine Camino.
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 Faversham: 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) | 8.3 | 9.9 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 15.6 | 16.6 | 16.2 | 14.6 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.8 | 7.9 |
| High (°C) | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 9 |
| Rain (mm) | 59 | 48 | 37 | 40 | 45 | 44 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 70 | 61 | 65 |
March is the driest month (37 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 23 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 70 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 31 nights a year. The climate in Faversham →
The coast
Faversham is near the sea
9% of the area within 5 km of Faversham is sea. 2 beaches are mapped within 5 km, 0 with a name.
The 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
20 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
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 1
Judd's Hill0.5 mi from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 20
Finch Close Play Areain town
DirectionsHilton Close Play Areain town
DirectionsOlder Children's Playgroundin town
DirectionsYounger Children's Playgroundin town
DirectionsPlus 16 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Faversham Secure Dog Field1.1 mi from town
DirectionsCampsites 3
Woodhill0.7 mi from town
DirectionsPainters Farm Campsite0.8 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 1 campsite 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.
Boughton under BleanTeynhamEastchurchWardenChallockSittingbourneFaversham
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faversham | A | 2.0 | 88% | 24% |
| Boughton under Blean 3.4 mi | C+ | 2.7 | 24% | 18% |
| Teynham 3.7 mi | C | 0.8 | 55% | 13% |
| Eastchurch 5.6 mi | C | 1.9 | 72% | 0% |
| Warden 6.4 mi | B− | 1.4 | 100% | 0% |
| Challock 6.5 mi | B− | 3.0 | 62% | 88% |
| Sittingbourne 6.7 mi | A | 1.9 | 93% | 17% |
Faversham grades higher for the outdoors than every neighbour in the table.
Questions about the outdoors in Faversham
What is the biggest park in Faversham?
Oare Gunpowder Works Country Park, 16 ha (39 acres), with 1.7 km of path. Faversham Lakes Country Park (8.5 ha) is second. 3 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Faversham near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Kent Downs National Landscape, 0.1 mi south-west of the town’s edge. It covers 879 km² and was designated in 1968.
What are the best walks near Faversham?
5 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the King Charles III England Coast Path: Whitstable to Iwade, Saxon Shore Way and Augustine Camino.
How many people in Faversham live near a park?
88% 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 Faversham?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Faversham good for walking?
For paths, yes: 3.5 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 71% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 46% (2.0 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 Faversham’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Faversham’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.