Ramsgate’s biggest
Jackey Baker's Recreation Ground
Playing field
17 ha (41 acres)0.5 km of path
23 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
1 mi north-westfrom the centre
Playground
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: John Fielding from Norwich, UK · CC BY 2.0BOutdoors Grade
Outdoors in Ramsgate · parks, paths & countryside
Ramsgate is on the coast, on the King Charles III England Coast Path
The sea makes up 51% of the area within 5 km. Parks and playing fields in Ramsgate add up to 1.2 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. A park or playing field is within a 5-minute walk for 89% of residents. Ramsgate grades B for the outdoors: #46 of 87 in Kent. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
1.2 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
89%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
74 km
2.9 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
0%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Kent Downs National Landscape
The sea
51%
of the area within 5 km
A coastal town
Character
What kind of outdoors town is Ramsgate?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
On the coast51% of the area within 5 km is sea; 16 beaches mapped.On a National TrailThe King Charles III England Coast Path passes through.Historic parksAlbion Place Gardens is a registered historic park (Grade II).Less park per person1.2 ha of parks and playing fields per 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1.
Ramsgate’s strongest suit is the sea, followed by the King Charles III England Coast Path. Where it falls short is park space per person.
Outdoors grade
Ramsgate grades B for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Ramsgate, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
B
Better than 59% of UK towns#46 of 87 in Kent · 34th of 60 UK towns its size
Public green space1.2 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
18out of
100
100
A park within a walk89%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
65out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape0%of the land within 5 km · None within 5 km
31out of
100
100
Footpaths2.9 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
56out of
100
100
The sea51%of the area within 5 km
99out 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
Ramsgate is 34th of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 36,600 to 48,400 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
Ramsgate2.9
Towns its size3.7
Kent towns2.6
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Ramsgate1.2
Towns its size2.4
Kent towns2.3
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Ramsgate89%
Towns its size83%
Kent towns78%
All UK towns83%
Ramsgate falls furthest behind on park space per resident, where 57 of the 59 others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Havant Hampshire | A+ | 3.6 | 84% | 5.8 | 30% |
| 2 | Wrexham Clwyd | A | 3.8 | 92% | 3.9 | 2% |
| 3 | Salisbury Wiltshire | A | 2.7 | 94% | 3.9 | 22% |
| 4 | Aldershot Hampshire | A | 3.4 | 77% | 6.3 | 17% |
| 5 | Wallsend Tyne and Wear | A | 6 | 93% | 5.7 | 0% |
| 6 | Merthyr Tydfil Mid Glamorgan | A | 3.3 | 89% | 3.2 | 29% |
| 7 | Haywards Heath West Sussex | A | 2.4 | 84% | 4.2 | 44% |
| 8 | Bexhill-on-Sea East Sussex | A | 1.7 | 83% | 3.4 | 13% |
| 9 | Ilkeston Derbyshire | A | 3.7 | 98% | 5 | 0% |
| 10 | Bletchley Buckinghamshire | A | 4.1 | 91% | 5.9 | 0% |
| 11 | Eastleigh Hampshire | A− | 3 | 76% | 4.9 | 17% |
| 12 | Llanelli Dyfed | A− | 2.3 | 85% | 2.4 | 18% |
| 13 | Trowbridge Wiltshire | A− | 2.3 | 91% | 4.3 | 3% |
| 14 | Chorley Lancashire | A− | 5 | 88% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 15 | Bamber Bridge Lancashire | A− | 6.4 | 88% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 16 | Hoddesdon Hertfordshire | A− | 6.5 | 82% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 17 | Leyland Lancashire | B+ | 4.6 | 91% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 18 | Cheshunt Hertfordshire | B+ | 4.8 | 79% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 19 | Newbury Berkshire | B+ | 1.9 | 81% | 3.3 | 50% |
| 20 | Hatfield Hertfordshire | B+ | 2.8 | 84% | 5.5 | 0% |
| 21 | West Molesey Surrey | B+ | 4.4 | 80% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 22 | Fleet Hampshire | B+ | 3.3 | 79% | 5.5 | 0% |
| 23 | Bridgwater Somerset | B+ | 1.9 | 86% | 3.7 | 2% |
| 24 | Aberdare Mid Glamorgan | B+ | 4.6 | 84% | 1.8 | 19% |
| 25 | Rowley Regis West Midlands | B+ | 4.1 | 71% | 5.5 | 0% |
| 26 | Batley West Yorkshire | B+ | 2.7 | 94% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 27 | Cwmbrân Gwent | B+ | 2.1 | 84% | 3.7 | 1% |
| 28 | Middleton Greater Manchester | B+ | 3.5 | 80% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 29 | Leigh Greater Manchester | B | 5.3 | 77% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 30 | Arnold Nottinghamshire | B | 3 | 81% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 31 | Whitley Bay Tyne and Wear | B | 1.9 | 82% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 32 | Warwick Warwickshire | B | 3 | 85% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 33 | Bishop's Stortford Hertfordshire | B | 2.3 | 80% | 6.8 | 0% |
| 34 | Ramsgate Kent | B | 1.2 | 89% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 35 | Borehamwood Hertfordshire | B | 1.8 | 97% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 36 | Prescot Merseyside | B | 3.5 | 94% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 37 | Bicester Oxfordshire | B | 2.1 | 99% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 38 | Blyth Northumberland | B | 1.6 | 83% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 39 | Castleford West Yorkshire | B | 2.3 | 92% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 40 | Fareham Hampshire | B | 1.1 | 48% | 4 | 2% |
| 41 | Chadderton Greater Manchester | B | 1.9 | 87% | 4.6 | 0% |
| 42 | Redcar North Yorkshire | B− | 2.6 | 79% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 43 | Bury St Edmunds Suffolk | B− | 3 | 78% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 44 | Oldbury West Midlands | B− | 3 | 68% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 45 | Eccles Greater Manchester | B− | 2.7 | 93% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 46 | Lytham St Anne's Lancashire | B− | 2.4 | 83% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 47 | Canvey Island Essex | B− | 1.5 | 86% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 48 | Braintree Essex | B− | 1.7 | 89% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 49 | Tipton West Midlands | B− | 1.9 | 79% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 50 | Camberley Surrey | C+ | 2 | 73% | 4.8 | 0% |
| 51 | Leighton Buzzard Bedfordshire | C+ | 1.5 | 85% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 52 | Urmston Greater Manchester | C+ | 1.7 | 79% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 53 | King's Lynn Norfolk | C+ | 1.3 | 80% | 2.2 | 23% |
| 54 | Neath West Glamorgan | C | 2 | 80% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 55 | Long Eaton Derbyshire | C | 1.8 | 74% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 56 | Kirkby Merseyside | C | 2.2 | 87% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 57 | Grays Essex | C | 1.2 | 83% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 58 | Boston Lincolnshire | C− | 2.1 | 78% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 59 | Worksop Nottinghamshire | C− | 1.3 | 75% | 3 | 0% |
| 60 | Grantham Lincolnshire | D | 0.9 | 69% | 2.7 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Ramsgate’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 Ramsgate
The biggest is Jackey Baker's Recreation Ground, 17 ha (41 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
All 13 named parks by size: 39 ha (95 acres) and 5 km of path
Parks & gardens 18 haPlaying fields 20 ha
The two biggest, Jackey Baker's Recreation Ground and King George VI Memorial Park, are 64% of the named green space. 9 of the 13 are under 2 ha: small gardens, play spaces and pitches.
King George VI Memorial Park
Park or garden
8.1 ha (20 acres)0.3 km of path
11 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.9 mi eastfrom the centre
Playground Conservatory and Wall to Which It Is Attached Grade II* +3 listed
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Ellington Park
Park or garden
4.8 ha (12 acres)1.8 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.8 km of path
7 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Ramsgate
Playground 2 listed
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Warre Recreation Ground
Playing field
2.9 ha (7 acres)0.5 km of path
4 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Ramsgate
Playground
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Winterstoke Gardens
Park or garden
0.8 ha (2 acres)0.4 km of path
0.9 mi eastfrom the centre
1 listed
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Government Acre
Park or garden
1.3 ha (3 acres)0.2 km of path
2 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.8 mi southfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Court Stairs Park
Park or garden
0.7 ha (2 acres)0.4 km of path
1.1 mi south-westfrom the centre
Playground
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Nethercourt Park
Park or garden
1.4 ha (4 acres)
2 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.7 mi south-westfrom the centre
Playground 1 listed
Directionsto the nearest entrance
All 13 named parks and green spaces
Jackey Baker's Recreation GroundPlaying field · 17 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsKing George VI Memorial ParkPark or garden · 8.1 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsEllington ParkPark or garden · 4.8 ha · 1.8 km of path
DirectionsWarre Recreation GroundPlaying field · 2.9 ha · 0.5 km of path
DirectionsWinterstoke GardensPark or garden · 0.8 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsGovernment AcrePark or garden · 1.3 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsCourt Stairs ParkPark or garden · 0.7 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsNethercourt ParkPark or garden · 1.4 ha
DirectionsSt Luke's Recreation GroundPlaying field · 0.9 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsAlbion Place GardensPark or garden · 0.4 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsThe Rose GardenPark or garden · 0.3 ha · 0.2 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsThe CopsePark or garden · 0.3 ha
DirectionsCommunity GardenPark or garden · 0.0 ha
DirectionsClose to home
9 in 10 Ramsgate 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 (89%)Further (11%)
Ramsgate89%
Towns its size83%
Kent towns78%
All UK towns83%
About 5,000 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 38 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 1,106 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The Kent Downs National Landscape is 9.6 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
Footpaths & waymarked walks
Ramsgate is on the King Charles III England Coast Path
74 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Ramsgate and the kilometre around it, 2.9 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: Folkestone to Ramsgate5.1 km
Augustine Camino4.8 km
King Charles III England Coast Path: Ramsgate to Whitstable4.2 km
Turner & Dickens Walk4.2 km
The King Charles III England Coast Path, a national route, passes Ramsgate. The regional route here is the Augustine Camino.
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 historic park in the middle of Ramsgate
Historic England’s register of parks and gardens, and the listed buildings and scheduled monuments that stand inside Ramsgate’s named parks.
Registered park · Grade II
Albion Place Gardens
0.4 ha. A registered historic park (Grade II). 2 listed structures and monuments stand inside it or at its edge.
IIMemorial to the Great WarIIRock Gardens and Cascade, Madeira Walk
Listed buildings insideKing George VI Memorial ParkConservatory and Wall to Which It Is Attached, Battlemented Courtyard with Towers and Internal Wall and Gate House and Walls Attached and 1 more
Listed buildings insideEllington ParkSt Lawrence House and The Cottage
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 Ramsgate: 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 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 9 |
| Rain (mm) | 59 | 44 | 38 | 39 | 43 | 54 | 53 | 56 | 46 | 81 | 77 | 67 |
March is the driest month (38 mm) and August the warmest (highs of 23 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 81 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 13 nights a year. The climate in Ramsgate →
The coast
The coast and beaches near Ramsgate
51% of the area within 5 km of Ramsgate is sea. 16 beaches are mapped within 5 km, 8 with a name.
Ramsgate SandsIn town
DirectionsRamsgate Western Undercliffe0.0 mi from town
DirectionsViking Bay1.0 mi from town
DirectionsStone Bay1.4 mi from town
DirectionsMargate Main Sands2.1 mi from town
DirectionsWalpole Bay2.2 mi from town
DirectionsJoss Bay2.3 mi from town
DirectionsKingsgate Bay2.5 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
3 viewpoints and 38 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.
3Viewpoints1.5× towns its size1Waterfalls1Nature reserves38Playgroundsabout the same as towns its size2Dog parks1Campsites3Slipways
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 3
Plus 3 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Waterfalls 1
Plus 1 waterfall without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 1
Sandwich & Pegwell Bay NNR446 ha · 0.8 mi from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 38
Coleman Crescent Play Areain town
DirectionsCourtstairs Play Areain town
DirectionsEllington Park Play Areain town
DirectionsJackey Bakers Play Areain town
DirectionsKing George Ⅵ Play Areain town
DirectionsLancaster Close Play Areain town
DirectionsNethercourt Play Areain town
DirectionsNewington Play Areain town
DirectionsPlus 30 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 2
Plus 2 dog parks without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Plus 1 campsite without a name on the map.
Slipways 3
Western Undercliff Slip0.0 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 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.
BroadstairsCliffs EndMargateMinster (Thanet)SandwichAsh (Dover)Ramsgate
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsgate | B | 1.2 | 89% | 0% |
| Broadstairs 1.7 mi | B | 1.7 | 76% | 0% |
| Cliffs End 2.0 mi | A | 6.9 | 100% | 0% |
| Margate 3.5 mi | B | 1.8 | 88% | 0% |
| Minster (Thanet) 4.0 mi | C | 2.3 | 64% | 0% |
| Sandwich 5.7 mi | C+ | 2.1 | 51% | 0% |
| Ash (Dover) 7.0 mi | C | 2.3 | 72% | 0% |
Cliffs End, 2 miles away, grades A, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. Cliffs End has at least twice Ramsgate’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Ramsgate
What is the biggest park in Ramsgate?
Jackey Baker's Recreation Ground, 17 ha (41 acres). King George VI Memorial Park (8.1 ha) is second. 13 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Ramsgate near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Kent Downs National Landscape, 9.6 mi south of the town’s edge. It covers 879 km² and was designated in 1968.
What are the best walks near Ramsgate?
4 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the King Charles III England Coast Path: Folkestone to Ramsgate, Augustine Camino and King Charles III England Coast Path: Ramsgate to Whitstable.
How many people in Ramsgate live near a park?
89% 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 Ramsgate?
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 Ramsgate are historic?
Albion Place Gardens (Grade II) is on Historic England’s register of parks and gardens.
Is Ramsgate good for walking?
About average for paths: 2.9 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 56% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 18% (1.2 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 Ramsgate’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Ramsgate’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.