Photo: Chris Whippet · CC BY-SA 2.0Lower Halstow is on the coast
The sea makes up 23% of the area within 5 km. The Kent Downs National Landscape begins 2.5 mi from the village’s edge. Parks and playing fields in Lower Halstow add up to 1.5 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Lower Halstow grades A− for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
What kind of outdoors village is Lower Halstow?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Lower Halstow’s strongest suit is the sea, followed by parks close to every home. Where it falls short is park space per person.
Lower Halstow grades A− for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Lower Halstow, 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.
Lower Halstow is 11th of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,100 to 1,300 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Against villages its size, Lower Halstow stands out most for homes near a park: none of the other 59 has more. It falls furthest behind on park space per resident, where 43 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastington Gloucestershire | A+ | 4.2 | 100% | 3.7 | 22% |
| 2 | Holmbridge West Yorkshire | A+ | 2.5 | 100% | 4.2 | 45% |
| 3 | Carlin How North Yorkshire | A+ | 3.1 | 100% | 2.3 | 13% |
| 4 | Shamley Green Surrey | A | 2.9 | 100% | 3 | 69% |
| 5 | Niton Isle of Wight | A | 2.6 | 76% | 3.1 | 37% |
| 6 | Donisthorpe Leicestershire | A | 38.4 | 100% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 7 | Hoddlesden Lancashire | A | 11.4 | 100% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 8 | Rotherfield East Sussex | A | 5.6 | 100% | 1.7 | 91% |
| 9 | Ruardean Gloucestershire | A | 4.5 | 100% | 2.2 | 29% |
| 10 | Great Bedwyn Wiltshire | A | 3 | 76% | 3.7 | 100% |
| 11 | Lower Halstow Kent | A− | 1.5 | 100% | 2.5 | 4% |
| 12 | Nutley East Sussex | A− | 2.2 | 75% | 4.5 | 80% |
| 13 | Caldy Merseyside | A− | 19.3 | 47% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 14 | Low Bradley North Yorkshire | A− | 1.2 | 100% | 6.2 | 2% |
| 15 | Thorpe Surrey | A− | 5.2 | 100% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 16 | Herstmonceux East Sussex | A− | 3.4 | 100% | 1.5 | 36% |
| 17 | Foulridge Lancashire | A− | 9.4 | 23% | 5.4 | 4% |
| 18 | Oxspring South Yorkshire | B+ | 2.7 | 77% | 4 | 1% |
| 19 | Toll Bar South Yorkshire | B+ | 10.9 | 100% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 20 | King's Somborne Hampshire | B+ | 5.2 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 21 | Canewdon Essex | B | 2.5 | 100% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 22 | Keinton Mandeville Somerset | B | 3.8 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 23 | Alconbury Weald Cambridgeshire | B | 5 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 24 | Portreath Cornwall | B | 1.1 | 78% | 2.3 | 8% |
| 25 | Woodchurch Kent | B | 2.3 | 78% | 2.8 | 12% |
| 26 | Corse Gloucestershire | B | 2.3 | 100% | 1.4 | 1% |
| 27 | Clarborough Nottinghamshire | B | 4 | 100% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 28 | Trawden Lancashire | B− | 4 | 0% | 6.1 | 0% |
| 29 | Welford Northamptonshire | B− | 3.5 | 100% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 30 | Rushwick Worcestershire | B− | 5 | 71% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 31 | East Morton West Yorkshire | C+ | 2.1 | 89% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 32 | Lyne Surrey | C+ | 4 | 71% | 3 | 0% |
| 33 | Crondall Hampshire | C+ | 3.6 | 73% | 1.8 | 1% |
| 34 | Husbands Bosworth Leicestershire | C+ | 3 | 100% | 1 | 0% |
| 35 | Clehonger Herefordshire | C+ | 0.6 | 100% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 36 | Lavenham Suffolk | C | 4.2 | 59% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 37 | Medomsley County Durham | C | 1.6 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 38 | Stalmine Lancashire | C | 3.1 | 67% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 39 | Clifton upon Dunsmore Warwickshire | C | 2.2 | 79% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 40 | Croughton Northamptonshire | C | 3.6 | 73% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 41 | Hill Brow and Rake Hampshire | C− | 0 | 0% | 2.9 | 97% |
| 42 | Wolverley Worcestershire | C− | 7.2 | 23% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 43 | Crays Hill Essex | C− | 10.6 | 0% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 44 | Methley West Yorkshire | C− | 0.2 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 45 | Sproatley East Riding of Yorkshire | C− | 8.6 | 47% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 46 | Kirby-le-Soken Essex | C− | 0.7 | 0% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 47 | Parson Drove Cambridgeshire | D | 3.5 | 60% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 48 | Kingswood Warwickshire | D | 1.7 | 42% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 49 | Coup Green Lancashire | D | 0.6 | 70% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 50 | Horton and Broadway Somerset | D | 0.5 | 45% | 1.9 | 14% |
| 51 | Puddletown Dorset | D | 0.2 | 0% | 2.1 | 15% |
| 52 | Beckingham Nottinghamshire | D | 2.6 | 28% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 53 | Ifold West Sussex | D | 0 | 0% | 1.9 | 5% |
| 54 | Walesby Nottinghamshire | D− | 1.1 | 50% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 55 | Rillington North Yorkshire | D− | 1 | 75% | 0.6 | 0% |
| 56 | Wrawby Lincolnshire | D− | 1.8 | 26% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 57 | Darrington West Yorkshire | D− | 0.5 | 72% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 58 | Blackwell Worcestershire | D− | 0.7 | 29% | 2 | 0% |
| 59 | Fiskerton Lincolnshire | D− | 0 | 0% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 60 | Prees Higher Heath Shropshire | D− | 0.7 | 26% | 0.9 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Lower Halstow’s built-up area.
Everyone in Lower Halstow lives 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).
Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees.
The Kent Downs National Landscape is 2.5 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.
Kent Downs
4% of the land within 5 km of Lower Halstow is National Park or National Landscape, more than 66% of UK towns.
1 waymarked walk passes through or near Lower Halstow
16 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Lower Halstow and the kilometre around it, 2.5 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the village.
The regional route here is the Saxon Shore Way.
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 Lower Halstow: 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 | |
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| 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 | 15 | 11 | 9 |
| Rain (mm) | 50 | 43 | 35 | 40 | 42 | 43 | 37 | 48 | 45 | 63 | 63 | 59 |
March is the driest month (35 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 23 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 63 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 31 nights a year. The climate in Lower Halstow →
The coast and beaches near Lower Halstow
23% of the area within 5 km of Lower Halstow is sea. 1 beach is mapped within 5 km, 0 with a name.
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.
Viewpoints, hills and nature near Lower Halstow
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.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 2
Nature reserves 1
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 1
Plus 1 playground without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Plus 1 campsite without a name on the map.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Halstow | A− | 1.5 | 100% | 4% |
| Upchurch 0.9 mi | A | 4.0 | 76% | 7% |
| Newington 1.5 mi | A− | 2.3 | 78% | 21% |
| Iwade 2.6 mi | C+ | 0.8 | 100% | 0% |
| Sittingbourne 3.7 mi | A | 1.9 | 93% | 17% |
| Gillingham 4.1 mi | A | 1.6 | 86% | 23% |
| Queenborough 4.6 mi | B | 1.6 | 100% | 0% |
Gillingham, 4.1 miles away, grades A, the best next door: 86% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. Upchurch has at least twice Lower Halstow’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Lower Halstow
Is Lower Halstow near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Kent Downs National Landscape, 2.5 mi south-west of the village’s edge. It covers 879 km² and was designated in 1968.
What are the best walks near Lower Halstow?
1 waymarked walking route passes within 2 km of the village, including the Saxon Shore Way.
How many people in Lower Halstow 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 Lower Halstow?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Lower Halstow good for walking?
About average for paths: 2.5 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 44% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 29% (1.5 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 Lower Halstow’s overall grade.
Where Lower Halstow’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.