The George Inn · Photo: Chris Whippet · CC BY-SA 2.0Parks and walks in Teynham
The Kent Downs National Landscape begins 1.8 mi from the town’s edge. Parks and playing fields in Teynham add up to 0.8 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 55% of residents. Teynham grades C for the outdoors: #71 of 87 in Kent. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
What kind of outdoors town is Teynham?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Teynham’s strongest suit is the Kent Downs National Landscape close by, followed by the King Charles III England Coast Path. Where it falls short is park space per person.
Teynham grades C for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Teynham, 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.
Teynham is 42nd of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 3,000 to 3,300 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Teynham falls furthest behind on park space per resident, where 52 of the 59 others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whyteleafe Surrey | A+ | 16.3 | 100% | 4.9 | 15% |
| 2 | Theale Berkshire | A+ | 5 | 100% | 3.8 | 39% |
| 3 | Horton Heath Hampshire | A+ | 10 | 100% | 3.3 | 13% |
| 4 | Bignall End Staffordshire | A | 9.1 | 100% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 5 | Llangollen Clwyd | A | 3.5 | 91% | 2.5 | 76% |
| 6 | Menai Bridge Gwynedd | A | 1.8 | 100% | 2.4 | 7% |
| 7 | Moira Leicestershire | A | 15.5 | 86% | 5.1 | 0% |
| 8 | Tywyn Gwynedd | A− | 2.4 | 79% | 1.9 | 51% |
| 9 | Gamesley Derbyshire | A− | 0.8 | 100% | 5 | 32% |
| 10 | Netherton (Kirklees) West Yorkshire | A− | 2 | 88% | 5.5 | 6% |
| 11 | Oughtibridge South Yorkshire | A− | 2.2 | 76% | 6 | 19% |
| 12 | Bream Gloucestershire | A− | 2.2 | 82% | 4.7 | 10% |
| 13 | Wootton Isle of Wight | B+ | 3.7 | 67% | 1.7 | 20% |
| 14 | North Petherton Somerset | B+ | 3.8 | 91% | 2.3 | 5% |
| 15 | Amlwch Gwynedd | B+ | 1.6 | 87% | 2.1 | 14% |
| 16 | Porthleven Cornwall | B+ | 1.6 | 78% | 2.5 | 19% |
| 17 | Drayton Oxfordshire | B+ | 1.7 | 100% | 3 | 3% |
| 18 | Markyate Hertfordshire | B+ | 1.4 | 100% | 2.2 | 53% |
| 19 | Wheatley Hill County Durham | B+ | 2.6 | 100% | 3 | 0% |
| 20 | Newton and Blackwell Derbyshire | B | 2.6 | 91% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 21 | Honeybourne Worcestershire | B | 2.9 | 80% | 2.6 | 14% |
| 22 | Upper Beeding West Sussex | B | 0.6 | 83% | 3.9 | 62% |
| 23 | Fleur-de-lis and Pengam Gwent | B | 6 | 54% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 24 | Weldon Northamptonshire | B | 8.2 | 100% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 25 | Newbold Verdon Leicestershire | B− | 2.3 | 100% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 26 | Askam in Furness Cumbria | B− | 1.7 | 90% | 2 | 0% |
| 27 | Harwell Oxfordshire | B− | 1.4 | 85% | 2.3 | 42% |
| 28 | Healing Lincolnshire | B− | 2 | 78% | 1.3 | 1% |
| 29 | Crumbles East Sussex | B− | 0.3 | 44% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 30 | Lambourn Berkshire | C+ | 1.2 | 61% | 3 | 100% |
| 31 | Etwall Derbyshire | C+ | 2.3 | 100% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 32 | Milborne Port Somerset | C+ | 1.6 | 100% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 33 | Dymchurch Kent | C+ | 1.6 | 58% | 1 | 13% |
| 34 | Thaxted Essex | C | 0.8 | 91% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 35 | Swillington West Yorkshire | C | 2.2 | 68% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 36 | West Bergholt Essex | C | 1.5 | 82% | 1.8 | 9% |
| 37 | Swanmore Hampshire | C | 1.4 | 69% | 1.9 | 54% |
| 38 | Sutton Courtenay Oxfordshire | C | 1.2 | 23% | 4 | 6% |
| 39 | West Chiltington West Sussex | C | 1.5 | 18% | 2.7 | 38% |
| 40 | Bottesford Leicestershire | C | 3.9 | 69% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 41 | Haddenham Cambridgeshire | C | 2.2 | 86% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 42 | Teynham Kent | C | 0.8 | 55% | 1.8 | 13% |
| 43 | Ogmore Vale Mid Glamorgan | C | 4.3 | 79% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 44 | Cullingworth West Yorkshire | C− | 1.1 | 72% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 45 | Hadlow Kent | C− | 1.7 | 61% | 2 | 11% |
| 46 | Charvil Berkshire | C− | 0.7 | 68% | 2.7 | 6% |
| 47 | Claydon Suffolk | C− | 2.8 | 72% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 48 | Lostwithiel Cornwall | C− | 1.6 | 67% | 1.5 | 11% |
| 49 | West Auckland County Durham | C− | 1.1 | 91% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 50 | Purton Wiltshire | C− | 0.8 | 60% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 51 | South Petherton Somerset | C− | 1.1 | 61% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 52 | Rendlesham Suffolk | C− | 0.8 | 52% | 1.6 | 59% |
| 53 | Navenby Lincolnshire | D | 1.2 | 81% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 54 | Tarporley Cheshire | D | 1 | 69% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 55 | Gobowen Shropshire | D | 1.2 | 50% | 1.2 | 2% |
| 56 | Skellingthorpe Lincolnshire | D | 1.2 | 69% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 57 | Queniborough Leicestershire | D | 1.4 | 48% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 58 | Kirton in Lindsey Lincolnshire | D− | 1.7 | 57% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 59 | Boroughbridge North Yorkshire | D− | 0.4 | 60% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 60 | Donington Lincolnshire | D− | 0.8 | 54% | 0.8 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
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5 in 10 Teynham 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).
About 1,400 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 5 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 626 residents.
The Kent Downs National Landscape is 1.8 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.
13% of the land within 5 km of Teynham is National Park or National Landscape, more than 73% of UK towns.
Teynham is on the King Charles III England Coast Path
21 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Teynham and the kilometre around it, 1.8 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
The King Charles III England Coast Path, a national route, passes Teynham. 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 Teynham: 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 | |
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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 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 57 | 52 | 41 | 45 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 55 | 54 | 77 | 74 | 73 |
March is the driest month (41 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 23 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 77 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 33 nights a year. The climate in Teynham →
Teynham is near the sea
9% of the area within 5 km of Teynham is sea.
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.
5 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
Playgrounds 5
Plus 5 playgrounds 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teynham | C | 0.8 | 55% | 13% |
| Sittingbourne 2.9 mi | A | 1.9 | 93% | 17% |
| Faversham 3.7 mi | A | 2.0 | 88% | 24% |
| Iwade 4.5 mi | C+ | 0.8 | 100% | 0% |
| Eastchurch 4.8 mi | C | 1.9 | 72% | 0% |
| Minster (Swale) 6.1 mi | B | 2.5 | 89% | 0% |
| Newington 6.1 mi | A− | 2.3 | 78% | 21% |
Faversham, 3.7 miles away, grades A, the best next door: 88% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. Sittingbourne, Faversham and Eastchurch have at least twice Teynham’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Teynham
Is Teynham near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Kent Downs National Landscape, 1.8 mi south of the town’s edge. It covers 879 km² and was designated in 1968.
What are the best walks near Teynham?
3 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 Swale Heritage Trail.
How many people in Teynham live near a park?
55% 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 Teynham?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Teynham good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 1.8 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 25% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 8% (0.8 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 Teynham’s overall grade.
Where Teynham’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.