Wymott’s biggest
Wymott Park
Playing field
0.7 ha (2 acres)0.1 km of path
Centralin the middle of Wymott
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: David Long · CC BY-SA 2.0D−Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in Wymott · parks, paths & countryside
Parks and walks in Wymott
Parks and playing fields in Wymott add up to 0.3 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 10% of residents. Footpaths add up to 22 km in the village and the kilometre around it, 2.7 for every square kilometre. Wymott grades D− for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
0.3 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
10%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
22 km
2.7 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
0%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Forest Of Bowland National Landscape
Outdoors grade
Wymott grades D− for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Wymott, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
D−
Better than 4% of UK towns
Public green space0.3 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
3out of
100
100
A park within a walk10%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
3out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape0%of the land within 5 km · None within 5 km
31out of
100
100
Footpaths2.7 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
51out 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
How Wymott compares with UK villages of 2,000 to 2,200
The 60 UK towns and cities of 2,000 to 2,200 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
Wymott2.7
Villages its size2.5
Lancashire towns3.0
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Wymott0.3
Villages its size2.1
Lancashire towns2.0
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Wymott10%
Villages its size71%
Lancashire towns85%
All UK towns83%
Wymott falls furthest behind on homes near a park, where 56 of the 59 others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hay-on-Wye Powys | A+ | 9.3 | 100% | 3.8 | 21% |
| 2 | Wye Kent | A+ | 4.7 | 100% | 3.1 | 71% |
| 3 | Crickhowell Powys | A+ | 4.3 | 100% | 2.9 | 100% |
| 4 | Seaview and Nettlestone Isle of Wight | A+ | 3.6 | 89% | 2.8 | 8% |
| 5 | Charlton Hampshire | A+ | 5.6 | 87% | 5.2 | 19% |
| 6 | Chigwell Row Essex | A | 30.3 | 100% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 7 | Eton Wick Berkshire | A | 17.4 | 100% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 8 | Carlton South Yorkshire | A | 23.1 | 87% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 9 | Highfields Caldecote Cambridgeshire | A− | 4.1 | 100% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 10 | Marldon Devon | A− | 4.1 | 70% | 2.7 | 3% |
| 11 | Bishops Lydeard Somerset | A− | 3.2 | 100% | 1.8 | 23% |
| 12 | Chipping Campden Gloucestershire | A− | 2.1 | 100% | 2 | 74% |
| 13 | Church Warsop Nottinghamshire | B+ | 4.1 | 85% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 14 | Carnon Downs and Devoran Cornwall | B+ | 0.3 | 87% | 2.5 | 36% |
| 15 | Bermuda Warwickshire | B | 4.7 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
| 16 | Alveston Gloucestershire | B | 2.5 | 100% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 17 | Bickington Devon | B | 1.4 | 100% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 18 | Ellington Northumberland | B | 2.5 | 86% | 2 | 0% |
| 19 | Needingworth Cambridgeshire | B− | 4.6 | 85% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 20 | Bishop's Tachbrook Warwickshire | B− | 2.5 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 21 | Edenfield Lancashire | B− | 2.7 | 69% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 22 | Wardle Greater Manchester | B− | 1 | 100% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 23 | Exning Suffolk | B− | 3.6 | 82% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 24 | Westoning Bedfordshire | B− | 1.1 | 100% | 1.9 | 10% |
| 25 | Aspley Guise Bedfordshire | B− | 2.2 | 69% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 26 | Brantham Suffolk | C+ | 1 | 27% | 2.6 | 42% |
| 27 | Kintbury Berkshire | C+ | 1.9 | 71% | 1.8 | 92% |
| 28 | Gregson Lane Lancashire | C+ | 1.7 | 86% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 29 | Pembrey Dyfed | C+ | 0.3 | 48% | 2.6 | 11% |
| 30 | Read Lancashire | C+ | 1.6 | 71% | 2.5 | 21% |
| 31 | Hixon Staffordshire | C+ | 0.8 | 100% | 1.3 | 11% |
| 32 | Market Bosworth Leicestershire | C | 10.9 | 25% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 33 | Galgate Lancashire | C | 1.1 | 58% | 3.4 | 12% |
| 34 | Bredon Worcestershire | C | 2.1 | 66% | 1.6 | 25% |
| 35 | Benllech Gwynedd | C | 0.1 | 17% | 1.8 | 27% |
| 36 | Maesycwmmer Gwent | C− | 1.9 | 73% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 37 | Micklefield West Yorkshire | C− | 2.1 | 48% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 38 | Seamer (Scarborough) North Yorkshire | C− | 2.2 | 58% | 1 | 18% |
| 39 | Crich Derbyshire | C− | 0.6 | 69% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 40 | Sutton Bonington Nottinghamshire | C− | 2.7 | 28% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 41 | Stainburn Cumbria | C− | 0.1 | 72% | 2 | 0% |
| 42 | Urpeth County Durham | C− | 1.3 | 0% | 4.8 | 0% |
| 43 | Radley Oxfordshire | C− | 2.1 | 36% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 44 | Underwood Gwent | C− | 1.9 | 87% | 1 | 0% |
| 45 | Winwick Cheshire | C− | 3.2 | 48% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 46 | Ilchester Somerset | C− | 3.5 | 40% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 47 | Scholar Green Cheshire | C− | 0.7 | 65% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 48 | Stone Buckinghamshire | D | 2.2 | 57% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 49 | Bardney Lincolnshire | D | 4.1 | 49% | 1 | 0% |
| 50 | Stretham Cambridgeshire | D | 1.4 | 60% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 51 | Merriott Somerset | D | 1.1 | 39% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 52 | Hersden Kent | D | 2 | 63% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 53 | Meden Vale Nottinghamshire | D | 0.3 | 58% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 54 | Haxey Lincolnshire | D | 1.6 | 46% | 2 | 0% |
| 55 | Preston East Riding of Yorkshire | D | 0.6 | 52% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 56 | Great Eccleston Lancashire | D | 1.2 | 72% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 57 | West Hill Devon | D | 0 | 0% | 1.2 | 27% |
| 58 | Wymott Lancashire | D− | 0.3 | 10% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 59 | Keelby Lincolnshire | D− | 1 | 71% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 60 | Wythall Worcestershire | D− | 0.2 | 0% | 2 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Wymott’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 Wymott
The biggest is Wymott Park, 0.7 ha (2 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Close to home
1 in 10 Wymott 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 (10%)Further (90%)
Wymott10%
Villages its size71%
Lancashire towns85%
All UK towns83%
About 1,900 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 11 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 190 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The Forest Of Bowland National Landscape is 13 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
Footpaths in and around Wymott
22 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Wymott and the kilometre around it, 2.7 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0).
No named walking route is mapped within 2 km of Wymott; its footpaths are on the map above.
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 Wymott: May to July and 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) | 8.0 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.9 | 17.0 | 16.6 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.5 | 7.5 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 79 | 74 | 55 | 52 | 54 | 65 | 79 | 96 | 88 | 100 | 96 | 137 |
April is the driest month (52 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 20 °C). Winter days are short, about 7 hours of daylight in December, and 137 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 37 nights a year. The climate in Wymott →
Things to do
11 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
Wymott is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the village.
Taylor's Bank18 mi from Wymott’s edge
DirectionsCrosby Beach18 mi from Wymott’s edge
DirectionsCreek Beach North18 mi from Wymott’s edge
DirectionsCreek Beach South18 mi from Wymott’s edge
DirectionsWader Point19 mi from Wymott’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 11
Plus 11 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Longfold Farm Campsite1.2 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.
CrostonLeylandEcclestonFarington MossEuxtonLongtonWymott
ABCDOutdoors Grade
Euxton, 3.3 miles away, grades A−, the best next door: 98% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. Croston, Leyland and Eccleston have at least twice Wymott’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Wymott
What is the biggest park in Wymott?
Wymott Park, 0.7 ha (2 acres). 1 named park, garden or playing field is in the village or within 400 m of it.
Is Wymott near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Forest Of Bowland National Landscape, 13 mi north-east of the village’s edge. It covers 806 km² and was designated in 1964.
What is the nearest beach to Wymott?
Taylor's Bank, 18 mi from the edge of the village, then Crosby Beach (18 mi). Wymott itself is inland.
How many people in Wymott live near a park?
10% 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 Wymott?
May to July and September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Wymott good for walking?
About average for paths: 2.7 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 51% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 3% (0.3 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 Wymott’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Wymott’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.