Snodland’s biggest
Leybourne Lakes Country Park
Park or garden
109 ha (270 acres)5.0 km of path
1 h 5 minto walk all 5 km of path
153 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Snodland
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Malc McDonald · CC BY-SA 2.0A+Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in Snodland · parks, paths & countryside
Almost everyone in Snodland lives within a 5-minute walk of a park
97% of residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park or playing field. The Kent Downs National Landscape reaches the edge of Snodland. Parks and playing fields in Snodland add up to 7.7 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Snodland grades A+ for the outdoors: #4 of 87 in Kent. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
7.7 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
97%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
63 km
4.4 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
44%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Kent Downs National Landscape
Character
What kind of outdoors town is Snodland?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
A park on every doorstep97% of residents live within 400 m of a park or playing field.Room to roam7.7 ha of parks and playing fields per 1,000 residents, more than 93% of UK towns.A town of footpaths4.4 km of path per km², more than 86% of UK towns. The typical town has 3.0.Protected countryside44% of the land within 5 km is Kent Downs National Landscape.
Snodland’s strongest suit is parks close to every home, followed by plenty of park space.
Outdoors grade
Snodland grades A+ for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Snodland, 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 almost every UK town#4 of 87 in Kent · 2nd of 60 UK towns its size
Public green space7.7 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
93out of
100
100
A park within a walk97%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
78out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape44%of the land within 5 km
90out of
100
100
Footpaths4.4 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
86out of
100
100
The sea0%of the area within 5 km · Inland: 1.5% sea, under the 5% that counts
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.
Towns its size
Snodland is 2nd of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 11,200 to 12,500 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
Snodland4.4
Towns its size3.0
Kent towns2.6
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Snodland7.7
Towns its size2.0
Kent towns2.3
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Snodland97%
Towns its size84%
Kent towns78%
All UK towns83%
Against towns its size, Snodland stands out most for park space per resident: only 1 of the other 59 has more.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tring Hertfordshire | A+ | 5.7 | 95% | 4.8 | 57% |
| 2 | Snodland Kent | A+ | 7.7 | 97% | 4.4 | 44% |
| 3 | Chepstow Gwent | A+ | 1.9 | 100% | 3.3 | 30% |
| 4 | Minehead Somerset | A+ | 1.4 | 95% | 4.3 | 47% |
| 5 | Weybourne Surrey | A+ | 7.1 | 86% | 6.1 | 14% |
| 6 | Brockworth Gloucestershire | A+ | 2.5 | 95% | 5.1 | 46% |
| 7 | Waltham Cross Hertfordshire | A | 10.6 | 100% | 5.6 | 0% |
| 8 | Holyhead Gwynedd | A | 3.4 | 78% | 2.3 | 31% |
| 9 | Southwick West Sussex | A | 1.1 | 100% | 2.6 | 34% |
| 10 | Emsworth Hampshire | A | 2.3 | 56% | 3.7 | 51% |
| 11 | Sandown Isle of Wight | A | 1.4 | 74% | 4.5 | 28% |
| 12 | Killingworth Tyne and Wear | A | 4.7 | 97% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 13 | Dawlish Devon | A | 2.1 | 93% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 14 | Bradwell Norfolk | A− | 2 | 80% | 2.7 | 31% |
| 15 | Matlock Derbyshire | A− | 2.9 | 76% | 4.7 | 20% |
| 16 | Conisbrough South Yorkshire | A− | 5.3 | 99% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 17 | Bridport Dorset | A− | 0.9 | 75% | 3.7 | 71% |
| 18 | Barton-upon-Humber Lincolnshire | A− | 5.9 | 97% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 19 | Cleckheaton West Yorkshire | B+ | 3.3 | 98% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 20 | New Milton Hampshire | B+ | 2.3 | 75% | 1.9 | 38% |
| 21 | Blandford Forum Dorset | B+ | 2.1 | 90% | 2.2 | 72% |
| 22 | Haslemere Surrey | B+ | 1 | 78% | 5.1 | 80% |
| 23 | Bentley South Yorkshire | B+ | 3.4 | 100% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 24 | Worsley Greater Manchester | B+ | 4.7 | 86% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 25 | Henley-on-Thames Oxfordshire | B | 2.4 | 70% | 2.9 | 53% |
| 26 | Oxted Surrey | B | 2.1 | 84% | 2.8 | 28% |
| 27 | Buckhurst Hill Essex | B | 4.5 | 64% | 6.3 | 0% |
| 28 | Littleborough Greater Manchester | B | 5 | 85% | 3 | 0% |
| 29 | Warmsworth South Yorkshire | B | 2.7 | 79% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 30 | Stotfold Bedfordshire | B | 2.1 | 96% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 31 | Shirebrook Derbyshire | B | 1.8 | 100% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 32 | Sandbach Cheshire | B− | 2.5 | 87% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 33 | Helston Cornwall | B− | 1.3 | 61% | 2.7 | 21% |
| 34 | Ystrad Mynach Gwent | B− | 5.4 | 85% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 35 | Honiton Devon | B− | 1.3 | 90% | 2 | 73% |
| 36 | Chigwell Essex | B− | 2.9 | 64% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 37 | Mossley Greater Manchester | B− | 0.9 | 74% | 4.5 | 14% |
| 38 | Wells Somerset | B− | 1.7 | 65% | 3.4 | 26% |
| 39 | Lymm Cheshire | B− | 3.6 | 89% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 40 | Leatherhead Surrey | B− | 1 | 72% | 3.9 | 24% |
| 41 | Ince-in-Makerfield Greater Manchester | B− | 2 | 74% | 5.1 | 0% |
| 42 | Kingsteignton Devon | B− | 1.9 | 95% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 43 | Huntington North Yorkshire | C+ | 2 | 72% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 44 | Stanwell Surrey | C+ | 1.4 | 93% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 45 | Sandy Bedfordshire | C | 0.9 | 76% | 5.4 | 0% |
| 46 | Towcester Northamptonshire | C | 1.3 | 77% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 47 | Featherstone West Yorkshire | C | 2 | 77% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 48 | Bridgnorth Shropshire | C− | 2.4 | 66% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 49 | Haverfordwest Dyfed | C− | 1 | 85% | 1.4 | 8% |
| 50 | Oakham Rutland | C− | 1.8 | 86% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 51 | Downham Market Norfolk | C− | 1.5 | 77% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 52 | Cheadle Staffordshire | C− | 1.7 | 90% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 53 | Market Drayton Shropshire | C− | 1.5 | 88% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 54 | Codsall Staffordshire | C− | 1.4 | 84% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 55 | Sarn Mid Glamorgan | D | 1.8 | 75% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 56 | Desborough Northamptonshire | D | 0.6 | 69% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 57 | Wetherby West Yorkshire | D | 0.5 | 14% | 3 | 0% |
| 58 | Thorne South Yorkshire | D− | 1.6 | 65% | 0.6 | 0% |
| 59 | Tonyrefail Mid Glamorgan | D− | 0.7 | 48% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 60 | Watton Norfolk | D− | 0.5 | 28% | 1.4 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Snodland’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 Snodland
The biggest is Leybourne Lakes Country Park, 109 ha (270 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
All 4 named parks by size: 116 ha (287 acres) and 5 km of path
Parks & gardens 109 haPlaying fields 6.7 ha
The two biggest, Leybourne Lakes Country Park and New Potyns Sports Field, are 97% of the named green space and carry 5 km of path between them.
New Potyns Sports Field
Playing field
3.2 ha (8 acres)0.2 km of path
4 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.5 mi north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Potyns Sports Field
Playing field
2.4 ha (6 acres)
3 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Snodland
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Snodland Cricket Meadow
Playing field
1.1 ha (3 acres)
Centralin the middle of Snodland
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home
How close Snodland’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 (97%)Further (3%)
Snodland97%
Towns its size84%
Kent towns78%
All UK towns83%
About 300 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 21 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 563 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
National Parks and National Landscapes around Snodland
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
At the edge south-west879 km²since 196844% of the land within 5 km
Official site44% of the land within 5 km of Snodland is National Park or National Landscape, more than 89% of UK towns.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
2 waymarked walks pass through or near Snodland
63 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Snodland and the kilometre around it, 4.4 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
Regional
Medway Valley Walk8.0 km
Augustine Camino1.6 km
2 regional routes pass through, including the Medway Valley Walk 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 Snodland: 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 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 66 | 58 | 46 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 47 | 58 | 58 | 82 | 83 | 78 |
March is the driest month (46 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 23 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 83 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 39 nights a year. The climate in Snodland →
Things to do
21 playgrounds and the nearest beaches
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.
The nearest beaches
Snodland is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.
The Beach9.5 mi from Snodland’s edge
DirectionsNorthfleet Beach9.9 mi from Snodland’s edge
DirectionsEgypt Bay Beach11 mi from Snodland’s edge
DirectionsSt Mary's Bay Beach11 mi from Snodland’s edge
DirectionsCoombe Point Beach12 mi from Snodland’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
Playgrounds 21
Plus 21 playgrounds 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.
HallingEcclesBurhamLarkfieldWest MallingCuxtonSnodland
ABCDOutdoors Grade
Halling, 1.8 miles away, grades A+, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. Cuxton has at least twice Snodland’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Snodland
What is the biggest park in Snodland?
Leybourne Lakes Country Park, 109 ha (270 acres), with 5 km of path. New Potyns Sports Field (3.2 ha) is second. 4 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Snodland near a National Park?
It covers 879 km² and was designated in 1968.
What are the best walks near Snodland?
2 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the Medway Valley Walk and Augustine Camino. Leybourne Lakes Country Park alone has 5 km of path.
What is the nearest beach to Snodland?
The Beach, 9.5 mi from the edge of the town, then Northfleet Beach (9.9 mi). Snodland itself is inland.
How many people in Snodland live near a park?
97% 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 Snodland?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Snodland good for walking?
For paths, yes: 4.4 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 86% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 93% (7.7 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 Snodland’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Snodland’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.