Finberry’s biggest
Bridgefield Park
Park or garden · 350 m outside town
7.5 ha (19 acres)0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
10 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.5 mi south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
A+Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in Finberry · parks, paths & countryside
Almost everyone in Finberry lives within a 5-minute walk of a park
37 km of footpaths run through the village and the kilometre around it, 5.1 for every square kilometre. The Kent Downs National Landscape begins 2.8 mi from the village’s edge. Parks and playing fields in Finberry add up to 4.0 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Finberry grades A+ for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
4.0 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
100%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
37 km
5.1 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
2%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Kent Downs National Landscape
Character
What kind of outdoors village is Finberry?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
A park on every doorstep100% of residents live within 400 m of a park or playing field.A village of footpaths5.1 km of path per km², more than 93% of UK towns. The typical town has 3.0.Room to roam4.0 ha of parks and playing fields per 1,000 residents, more than 81% of UK towns.Countryside close byThe Kent Downs National Landscape starts 2.8 mi north-east.
Finberry’s strongest suit is parks close to every home, followed by dense footpaths.
Outdoors grade
Finberry grades A+ for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Finberry, 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 97% of UK towns3rd of 60 UK villages its size
Public green space4.0 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
81out of
100
100
A park within a walk100%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
89out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape2%of the land within 5 km
64out of
100
100
Footpaths5.1 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
94out 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.
Villages its size
Finberry is 3rd of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,500 to 1,600 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
Finberry5.1
Villages its size2.7
Kent towns2.6
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Finberry4.0
Villages its size2.3
Kent towns2.3
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Finberry100%
Villages its size81%
Kent towns78%
All UK towns83%
Against villages its size, Finberry stands out most for path per km²: only 2 of the other 59 have more.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanhope County Durham | A+ | 7.7 | 100% | 3.5 | 86% |
| 2 | Salcombe Devon | A+ | 2 | 100% | 3.3 | 65% |
| 3 | Finberry Kent | A+ | 4 | 100% | 5.1 | 2% |
| 4 | Dobcross Greater Manchester | A+ | 2.8 | 100% | 4.8 | 22% |
| 5 | Fairlight East Sussex | A+ | 39.6 | 50% | 3.3 | 42% |
| 6 | Crockenhill Kent | A+ | 5.2 | 100% | 3.1 | 27% |
| 7 | Wood Street Village Surrey | A+ | 25.7 | 81% | 4.9 | 18% |
| 8 | Ducklington Oxfordshire | A | 10.1 | 79% | 4.8 | 4% |
| 9 | Roydon Essex | A | 3.5 | 100% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 10 | Haverigg Cumbria | A | 4.7 | 67% | 2.5 | 11% |
| 11 | North Bradley Wiltshire | A | 3.4 | 100% | 4.6 | 0% |
| 12 | Middle Winterslow Wiltshire | A | 7 | 100% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 13 | Collett's Green Worcestershire | A | 3.5 | 100% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 14 | St Athan South Glamorgan | A | 2.2 | 100% | 3 | 0% |
| 15 | Sabden Lancashire | A− | 0.8 | 100% | 5 | 38% |
| 16 | Oakenshaw West Yorkshire | A− | 7.4 | 100% | 3 | 0% |
| 17 | West Wellow Hampshire | A− | 3.6 | 82% | 2.7 | 51% |
| 18 | Thorpe-le-Soken Essex | A− | 4.2 | 100% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 19 | King's Cliffe Northamptonshire | B+ | 3.3 | 100% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 20 | Kimpton Hertfordshire | B+ | 3.7 | 100% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 21 | Littlebourne Kent | B+ | 1.6 | 100% | 3 | 9% |
| 22 | Ambergate Derbyshire | B+ | 2.4 | 100% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 23 | Farcet Cambridgeshire | B+ | 13.8 | 77% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 24 | Tideswell Derbyshire | B | 1.5 | 100% | 1.6 | 97% |
| 25 | Mount Hawke Cornwall | B | 1.4 | 85% | 2 | 6% |
| 26 | Fence Lancashire | B | 1.3 | 62% | 6.2 | 32% |
| 27 | Potterne Wiltshire | B | 1.3 | 77% | 5.1 | 8% |
| 28 | Wick Gloucestershire | B− | 1.8 | 56% | 3.6 | 39% |
| 29 | Mundford Norfolk | B− | 3.1 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 30 | Gotham Nottinghamshire | B− | 3.9 | 83% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 31 | South Witham Lincolnshire | B− | 2.5 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 32 | High Harrington Cumbria | C+ | 0.5 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 33 | Evenwood County Durham | C+ | 3.4 | 100% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 34 | Norton (Norton Juxta Kempsey) Worcestershire | C+ | 0.9 | 100% | 3 | 0% |
| 35 | Bacton and Cotton Suffolk | C+ | 4.4 | 70% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 36 | Rufford Lancashire | C | 2.8 | 70% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 37 | Anna Valley and Upper Clatford Hampshire | C | 2.2 | 77% | 3 | 0% |
| 38 | Four Lanes Cornwall | C | 0.6 | 100% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 39 | Kingsley Cheshire | C | 3.4 | 81% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 40 | Stock Essex | C | 2.2 | 62% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 41 | Arksey South Yorkshire | C− | 1.1 | 88% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 42 | Rawcliffe East Riding of Yorkshire | C− | 1 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 43 | Glapwell Derbyshire | C− | 2.2 | 60% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 44 | Horsmonden Kent | C− | 0.5 | 79% | 0.9 | 50% |
| 45 | Yalding Kent | C− | 7.1 | 21% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 46 | Sandleheath Hampshire | C− | 0.1 | 0% | 2.6 | 52% |
| 47 | Tidbury Green West Midlands | C− | 2.4 | 49% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 48 | Baston Lincolnshire | C− | 2.3 | 78% | 1 | 0% |
| 49 | Ainsworth Greater Manchester | D | 0.4 | 64% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 50 | Heighington County Durham | D | 2.6 | 64% | 0.4 | 0% |
| 51 | Henstridge Somerset | D | 1.8 | 47% | 2 | 0% |
| 52 | Broadclyst Devon | D | 1.4 | 78% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 53 | Wood End (North Warwickshire) Warwickshire | D | 1.1 | 74% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 54 | Camblesforth North Yorkshire | D | 0.3 | 81% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 55 | Burton Green Warwickshire | D− | 0 | 0% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 56 | Aberford West Yorkshire | D− | 1.3 | 22% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 57 | Edgmond Shropshire | D− | 1.7 | 33% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 58 | Walpole St Peter and Walpole St Andrew Norfolk | D− | 1.7 | 52% | 0.2 | 0% |
| 59 | School Aycliffe County Durham | D− | 0 | 0% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 60 | Leasingham Lincolnshire | D− | 1.3 | 50% | 0.9 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Finberry’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 Finberry
The biggest is Bridgefield Park, 7.5 ha (19 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Captain's Wood Play Area
Play space
0.2 ha (0 acres)
Centralin the middle of Finberry
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home
How close Finberry’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 (100%)Further (0%)
Finberry100%
Villages its size81%
Kent towns78%
All UK towns83%
Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 19 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 83 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The Kent Downs National Landscape is 2.8 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
2.8 mi north-east879 km²since 19682% of the land within 5 km
Official site2% of the land within 5 km of Finberry is National Park or National Landscape, more than 64% of UK towns.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
1 waymarked walk passes through or near Finberry
37 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Finberry and the kilometre around it, 5.1 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the village.
Regional
Greensand Way2.5 km
The regional route here is the Greensand Way.
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 Finberry: May 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.4 | 9.9 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 16.1 | 14.6 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.8 | 7.9 |
| High (°C) | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 76 | 57 | 43 | 44 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 62 | 58 | 89 | 91 | 87 |
March is the driest month (43 mm) and August the warmest (highs of 22 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 91 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 36 nights a year. The climate in Finberry →
Things to do
19 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
Finberry is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the village.
Seabrook Beach9.6 mi from Finberry’s edge
DirectionsGreatstone beach9.9 mi from Finberry’s edge
DirectionsSandgate Beach11 mi from Finberry’s edge
DirectionsBroomhill Sands11 mi from Finberry’s edge
DirectionsMermaid Beach12 mi from Finberry’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.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 1
Collier's Hill0.7 mi from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 19
Park Farm Park0.6 mi from town
DirectionsAsda Park1.0 mi from town
DirectionsEvolution Playground1.2 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 16 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Broadhembury Caravan & Camping Park1.1 mi from town
DirectionsNext door
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
AshfordAldingtonShadoxhurstBrabourne LeesHamstreetWyeFinberry
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finberry | A+ | 4.0 | 100% | 2% |
| Ashford 2.0 mi | A | 2.7 | 94% | 23% |
| Aldington 2.8 mi | A+ | 4.6 | 100% | 11% |
| Shadoxhurst 3.3 mi | D | 1.8 | 44% | 0% |
| Brabourne Lees 3.6 mi | C | 0.9 | 0% | 34% |
| Hamstreet 4.1 mi | A− | 2.3 | 100% | 0% |
| Wye 4.8 mi | A+ | 4.7 | 100% | 71% |
Wye, 4.8 miles away, grades A+, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park.
Questions about the outdoors in Finberry
What is the biggest park in Finberry?
Bridgefield Park, 7.5 ha (19 acres), with 0.8 km of path, just outside the built-up area. Captain's Wood Play Area (0.2 ha) is second. 2 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the village or within 400 m of it.
Is Finberry near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Kent Downs National Landscape, 2.8 mi north-east of the village’s edge. It covers 879 km² and was designated in 1968.
What are the best walks near Finberry?
1 waymarked walking route passes within 2 km of the village, including the Greensand Way.
What is the nearest beach to Finberry?
Seabrook Beach, 9.6 mi from the edge of the village, then Greatstone beach (9.9 mi). Finberry itself is inland.
How many people in Finberry 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 Finberry?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Finberry good for walking?
For paths, yes: 5.1 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 94% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 81% (4.0 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 Finberry’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Finberry’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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