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Outdoors in Kirkby · parks, paths & countryside

87% of Kirkby’s residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park

Footpaths add up to 92 km in the town and the kilometre around it, 2.2 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Kirkby add up to 2.2 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Kirkby grades C for the outdoors: #19 of 25 in Merseyside. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.

18named parks
Green space
2.2 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
87%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
92 km
2.2 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
0%
of the land within 5 km
Outdoors grade

Kirkby grades C for the outdoors

Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Kirkby, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.

C
Better than 34% of UK towns#19 of 25 in Merseyside · 53rd of 60 UK towns its size
Public green space2.2 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
typical 2.1 ha010+
52out of
100
A park within a walk87%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
typical 83%0100+
61out of
100
National Park or National Landscape0%of the land within 5 km · None within 5 km
none100+
31out of
100
Footpaths2.2 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
typical 3.0 km010+
37out of
100
The sea0%of the area within 5 km · Inland
none80+
42out of
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

Kirkby is 53rd of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors

The 60 UK towns and cities of 40,000 to 51,800 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.

0255075100Bridgend (Mid Glamorgan): D · 0.9 ha green space per 1,000 · 78% near a park · 2 km path per km²Grantham (Lincolnshire): D · 0.9 ha green space per 1,000 · 69% near a park · 2.7 km path per km²Worksop (Nottinghamshire): C− · 1.3 ha green space per 1,000 · 75% near a park · 3 km path per km²Boston (Lincolnshire): C− · 2.1 ha green space per 1,000 · 78% near a park · 2.1 km path per km²Keighley (West Yorkshire): C · 1.6 ha green space per 1,000 · 73% near a park · 3.3 km path per km²Durham (County Durham): C · 1.1 ha green space per 1,000 · 68% near a park · 6 km path per km²Grays (Essex): C · 1.2 ha green space per 1,000 · 83% near a park · 2.1 km path per km²Kirkby (Merseyside): C · 2.2 ha green space per 1,000 · 87% near a park · 2.2 km path per km²Neath (West Glamorgan): C · 2 ha green space per 1,000 · 80% near a park · 1.4 km path per km²King's Lynn (Norfolk): C+ · 1.3 ha green space per 1,000 · 80% near a park · 2.2 km path per km²Urmston (Greater Manchester): C+ · 1.7 ha green space per 1,000 · 79% near a park · 3.8 km path per km²Leighton Buzzard (Bedfordshire): C+ · 1.5 ha green space per 1,000 · 85% near a park · 3.8 km path per km²Willenhall (West Midlands): C+ · 3.4 ha green space per 1,000 · 66% near a park · 3 km path per km²Hinckley (Leicestershire): C+ · 1.8 ha green space per 1,000 · 87% near a park · 3.3 km path per km²Tipton (West Midlands): B− · 1.9 ha green space per 1,000 · 79% near a park · 4.5 km path per km²Braintree (Essex): B− · 1.7 ha green space per 1,000 · 89% near a park · 3.7 km path per km²Lytham St Anne's (Lancashire): B− · 2.4 ha green space per 1,000 · 83% near a park · 1.5 km path per km²Eccles (Greater Manchester): B− · 2.7 ha green space per 1,000 · 93% near a park · 2.5 km path per km²Oldbury (West Midlands): B− · 3 ha green space per 1,000 · 68% near a park · 4.3 km path per km²Bury St Edmunds (Suffolk): B− · 3 ha green space per 1,000 · 78% near a park · 3.4 km path per km²Fareham (Hampshire): B · 1.1 ha green space per 1,000 · 48% near a park · 4 km path per km²Castleford (West Yorkshire): B · 2.3 ha green space per 1,000 · 92% near a park · 3.2 km path per km²Welwyn Garden City (Hertfordshire): B · 2.2 ha green space per 1,000 · 80% near a park · 4.9 km path per km²Altrincham (Greater Manchester): B · 2.2 ha green space per 1,000 · 91% near a park · 3.6 km path per km²Winchester (Hampshire): B · 1.2 ha green space per 1,000 · 79% near a park · 3.8 km path per km²Ramsgate (Kent): B · 1.2 ha green space per 1,000 · 89% near a park · 2.9 km path per km²Bishop's Stortford (Hertfordshire): B · 2.3 ha green space per 1,000 · 80% near a park · 6.8 km path per km²Arnold (Nottinghamshire): B · 3 ha green space per 1,000 · 81% near a park · 4.2 km path per km²Leigh (Greater Manchester): B · 5.3 ha green space per 1,000 · 77% near a park · 3.8 km path per km²Horsham (West Sussex): B · 1.5 ha green space per 1,000 · 83% near a park · 3.9 km path per km²Wokingham (Berkshire): B · 4 ha green space per 1,000 · 84% near a park · 3.5 km path per km²Middleton (Greater Manchester): B+ · 3.5 ha green space per 1,000 · 80% near a park · 4.2 km path per km²Cwmbrân (Gwent): B+ · 2.1 ha green space per 1,000 · 84% near a park · 3.7 km path per km²Batley (West Yorkshire): B+ · 2.7 ha green space per 1,000 · 94% near a park · 3.5 km path per km²Royal Leamington Spa (Warwickshire): B+ · 2.7 ha green space per 1,000 · 91% near a park · 3.8 km path per km²Yeovil (Somerset): B+ · 2 ha green space per 1,000 · 90% near a park · 3.2 km path per km²Bridgwater (Somerset): B+ · 1.9 ha green space per 1,000 · 86% near a park · 3.7 km path per km²Thundersley and South Benfleet (Essex): B+ · 3.2 ha green space per 1,000 · 69% near a park · 3.2 km path per km²West Molesey (Surrey): B+ · 4.4 ha green space per 1,000 · 80% near a park · 4.4 km path per km²Hatfield (Hertfordshire): B+ · 2.8 ha green space per 1,000 · 84% near a park · 5.5 km path per km²Newbury (Berkshire): B+ · 1.9 ha green space per 1,000 · 81% near a park · 3.3 km path per km²Cheshunt (Hertfordshire): B+ · 4.8 ha green space per 1,000 · 79% near a park · 4.9 km path per km²Hoddesdon (Hertfordshire): A− · 6.5 ha green space per 1,000 · 82% near a park · 4.3 km path per km²Bamber Bridge (Lancashire): A− · 6.4 ha green space per 1,000 · 88% near a park · 3.7 km path per km²Ashton-under-Lyne (Greater Manchester): A− · 3.1 ha green space per 1,000 · 85% near a park · 3.6 km path per km²Washington (Tyne and Wear): A− · 4.5 ha green space per 1,000 · 90% near a park · 4 km path per km²Crosby (Merseyside): A− · 4.6 ha green space per 1,000 · 89% near a park · 2.3 km path per km²Royal Tunbridge Wells (Kent): A− · 2.2 ha green space per 1,000 · 93% near a park · 2.7 km path per km²Christchurch (Dorset): A− · 2.1 ha green space per 1,000 · 70% near a park · 3.3 km path per km²Trowbridge (Wiltshire): A− · 2.3 ha green space per 1,000 · 91% near a park · 4.3 km path per km²Llanelli (Dyfed): A− · 2.3 ha green space per 1,000 · 85% near a park · 2.4 km path per km²Eastleigh (Hampshire): A− · 3 ha green space per 1,000 · 76% near a park · 4.9 km path per km²Bletchley (Buckinghamshire): A · 4.1 ha green space per 1,000 · 91% near a park · 5.9 km path per km²Bexhill-on-Sea (East Sussex): A · 1.7 ha green space per 1,000 · 83% near a park · 3.4 km path per km²Haywards Heath (West Sussex): A · 2.4 ha green space per 1,000 · 84% near a park · 4.2 km path per km²Wallsend (Tyne and Wear): A · 6 ha green space per 1,000 · 93% near a park · 5.7 km path per km²Wrexham (Clwyd): A · 3.8 ha green space per 1,000 · 92% near a park · 3.9 km path per km²Salisbury (Wiltshire): A · 2.7 ha green space per 1,000 · 94% near a park · 3.9 km path per km²Andover (Hampshire): A · 2.7 ha green space per 1,000 · 91% near a park · 4.4 km path per km²Havant (Hampshire): A+ · 3.6 ha green space per 1,000 · 84% near a park · 5.8 km path per km²Kirkby
Outdoors score: the share of UK towns each one beats
Footpath, km per km²
Kirkby2.2
Towns its size3.7
Merseyside towns2.6
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Kirkby2.2
Towns its size2.3
Merseyside towns3.0
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Kirkby87%
Towns its size83%
Merseyside towns87%
All UK towns83%

Kirkby falls furthest behind on path per km², where 53 of the 59 others do better.

Show as a table
TownOutdoorsGreen spaceNear a parkPath per km²Protected
1Havant HampshireA+3.684%5.830%
2Andover HampshireA2.791%4.421%
3Wrexham ClwydA3.892%3.92%
4Salisbury WiltshireA2.794%3.922%
5Wallsend Tyne and WearA693%5.70%
6Haywards Heath West SussexA2.484%4.244%
7Bexhill-on-Sea East SussexA1.783%3.413%
8Bletchley BuckinghamshireA4.191%5.90%
9Eastleigh HampshireA−376%4.917%
10Llanelli DyfedA−2.385%2.418%
11Trowbridge WiltshireA−2.391%4.33%
12Christchurch DorsetA−2.170%3.314%
13Crosby MerseysideA−4.689%2.30%
14Royal Tunbridge Wells KentA−2.293%2.773%
15Washington Tyne and WearA−4.590%40%
16Ashton-under-Lyne Greater ManchesterA−3.185%3.60%
17Bamber Bridge LancashireA−6.488%3.70%
18Hoddesdon HertfordshireA−6.582%4.30%
19Cheshunt HertfordshireB+4.879%4.90%
20Newbury BerkshireB+1.981%3.350%
21Hatfield HertfordshireB+2.884%5.50%
22West Molesey SurreyB+4.480%4.40%
23Thundersley and South Benfleet EssexB+3.269%3.20%
24Bridgwater SomersetB+1.986%3.72%
25Yeovil SomersetB+290%3.22%
26Royal Leamington Spa WarwickshireB+2.791%3.80%
27Batley West YorkshireB+2.794%3.50%
28Cwmbrân GwentB+2.184%3.71%
29Middleton Greater ManchesterB+3.580%4.20%
30Horsham West SussexB1.583%3.919%
31Wokingham BerkshireB484%3.50%
32Leigh Greater ManchesterB5.377%3.80%
33Arnold NottinghamshireB381%4.20%
34Bishop's Stortford HertfordshireB2.380%6.80%
35Ramsgate KentB1.289%2.90%
36Winchester HampshireB1.279%3.835%
37Altrincham Greater ManchesterB2.291%3.60%
38Welwyn Garden City HertfordshireB2.280%4.90%
39Castleford West YorkshireB2.392%3.20%
40Fareham HampshireB1.148%42%
41Bury St Edmunds SuffolkB−378%3.40%
42Oldbury West MidlandsB−368%4.30%
43Eccles Greater ManchesterB−2.793%2.50%
44Lytham St Anne's LancashireB−2.483%1.50%
45Braintree EssexB−1.789%3.70%
46Tipton West MidlandsB−1.979%4.50%
47Hinckley LeicestershireC+1.887%3.30%
48Willenhall West MidlandsC+3.466%30%
49Leighton Buzzard BedfordshireC+1.585%3.80%
50Urmston Greater ManchesterC+1.779%3.80%
51King's Lynn NorfolkC+1.380%2.223%
52Neath West GlamorganC280%1.40%
53Kirkby MerseysideC2.287%2.20%
54Grays EssexC1.283%2.10%
55Durham County DurhamC1.168%60%
56Keighley West YorkshireC1.673%3.30%
57Boston LincolnshireC−2.178%2.10%
58Worksop NottinghamshireC−1.375%30%
59Grantham LincolnshireD0.969%2.70%
60Bridgend Mid GlamorganD0.978%20%
The map

Parks, footpaths & countryside

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Kirkby’s built-up area.

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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 Kirkby

The biggest is Tower Hill Park, 14 ha (34 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.

All 18 named parks by size: 119 ha (295 acres) and 22 km of pathMillbrook Park Mill…15 ha · 2.4 km of pathMillbrook Park Millennium Green: 15 ha, 2.4 km of pathNorthwood Forest Hi…14 ha · 2.4 km of pathNorthwood Forest Hills: 14 ha, 2.4 km of pathTower Hill Park14 ha · 3.1 km of…Tower Hill Park: 14 ha, 3.1 km of pathMill Dam Park9.7 ha · 2 km of p…Mill Dam Park: 9.7 ha, 2 km of pathMill Dam Pa…9.7 ha · 2 km o…Mill Dam Park: 9.7 ha, 2 km of pathMill Dam Pa…9.7 ha · 2 km o…Mill Dam Park: 9.7 ha, 2 km of pathSaxon Green8.0 ha · 1.6…Saxon Green: 8.0 ha, 1.6 km of pathJohn O'L…6.6 ha · 0…John O'Leary Pavilion: 6.6 ha, 0.1 km of pathOld Rou…6.4 ha · 1…Old Rough Park: 6.4 ha, 1.2 km of pathAmenity and…5.8 ha · 1.1 km…Amenity and Open Space: 5.8 ha, 1.1 km of pathValley Park5.5 ha · 0.6 km…Valley Park: 5.5 ha, 0.6 km of pathMemorial…5.3 ha · 1.…Memorial Park: 5.3 ha, 1.1 km of pathWebster P…3.4 ha · 0.…Webster Park: 3.4 ha, 0.9 km of path2 haRainbow Park: 2.4 ha, 0.1 km of path1 haField Lane Park: 1.2 ha, 0.5 km of pathSt Chad's Park: 1.1 ha, 0.6 km of pathMill Lane Open Space: 1.0 haMay Pole Green: 0.1 ha
Parks & gardens 113 haPlaying fields 6.6 ha

The biggest is Tower Hill Park, 14 ha (34 acres); no single park dominates. 4 of the 18 are under 2 ha: small gardens, play spaces and pitches.

Kirkby’s biggest

Tower Hill Park

Park or garden
14 ha (34 acres)3.1 km of path
40 minto walk all 3.1 km of path
19 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.6 mi northfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance

Millbrook Park Millennium Green

Park or garden
15 ha (37 acres)2.4 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.4 km of path
21 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Kirkby
Directionsto the nearest entrance

Northwood Forest Hills

Park or garden
14 ha (35 acres)2.4 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.4 km of path
20 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.4 mi northfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance

Mill Dam Park

Park or garden
9.7 ha (24 acres)2.0 km of path
25 minto walk all 2 km of path
14 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Kirkby
Playground
Directionsto the nearest entrance

Mill Dam Park

Park or garden
9.7 ha (24 acres)2.0 km of path
25 minto walk all 2 km of path
14 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Kirkby
Playground
Directionsto the nearest entrance

Mill Dam Park

Park or garden
9.7 ha (24 acres)2.0 km of path
25 minto walk all 2 km of path
14 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Kirkby
Playground
Directionsto the nearest entrance

Saxon Green

Park or garden
8.0 ha (20 acres)1.6 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.6 km of path
11 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
1 mi northfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance

Old Rough Park

Park or garden
6.4 ha (16 acres)1.2 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.2 km of path
9 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Kirkby
Directionsto the nearest entrance
All 18 named parks and green spaces
Tower Hill ParkPark or garden · 14 ha · 3.1 km of path
Directions
Millbrook Park Millennium GreenPark or garden · 15 ha · 2.4 km of path
Directions
Northwood Forest HillsPark or garden · 14 ha · 2.4 km of path
Directions
Mill Dam ParkPark or garden · 9.7 ha · 2.0 km of path
Directions
Mill Dam ParkPark or garden · 9.7 ha · 2.0 km of path
Directions
Mill Dam ParkPark or garden · 9.7 ha · 2.0 km of path
Directions
Saxon GreenPark or garden · 8.0 ha · 1.6 km of path
Directions
Old Rough ParkPark or garden · 6.4 ha · 1.2 km of path
Directions
Amenity and Open SpacePark or garden · 5.8 ha · 1.1 km of path · just outside town
Directions
Memorial ParkPark or garden · 5.3 ha · 1.1 km of path
Directions
Valley ParkPark or garden · 5.5 ha · 0.6 km of path
Directions
Webster ParkPark or garden · 3.4 ha · 0.9 km of path
Directions
John O'Leary PavilionPlaying field · 6.6 ha · 0.1 km of path
Directions
Rainbow ParkPark or garden · 2.4 ha · 0.1 km of path
Directions
St Chad's ParkPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.6 km of path
Directions
Field Lane ParkPark or garden · 1.2 ha · 0.5 km of path
Directions
Mill Lane Open SpacePark or garden · 1.0 ha
Directions
May Pole GreenPark or garden · 0.1 ha · just outside town
Directions
Close to home

How close Kirkby’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 (87%)Further (13%)
Kirkby87%
Towns its size83%
Merseyside towns87%
All UK towns83%

About 6,000 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 33 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 1,381 residents.

Footpaths & waymarked walks

Footpaths in and around Kirkby

92 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Kirkby and the kilometre around it, 2.2 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0).

No named walking route is mapped within 2 km of Kirkby; 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 Kirkby: 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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)8.09.711.713.915.917.016.514.812.610.48.57.5
High (°C)881013161921201814108
Rain (mm)786556576070808287999498

March is the driest month (56 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 21 °C). Winter days are short, about 7 hours of daylight in December, and 99 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 31 nights a year. The climate in Kirkby →

Things to do

33 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.

1Hills and peaks33Playgrounds0.7× towns its size

The nearest beaches

Kirkby is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.

Crosby Beach5.3 mi from Kirkby’s edge
Directions
Brazil Bank6.7 mi from Kirkby’s edge
Directions
Tranmere Beach6.9 mi from Kirkby’s edge
Directions
Taylor's Bank8.6 mi from Kirkby’s edge
Directions
East Hoyle Bank12 mi from Kirkby’s edge
Directions
Good 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.

Up high. Melling Mount, at 36 m, is the highest named top within 2 km of Kirkby.

Every named place, with directions

Hills and peaks 1

Melling Mount36 m (118 ft) · 0.3 mi from town
Directions

Playgrounds 33

Copthorne Aventure Playgroundin town
Directions
Mill Parkin town
Directions

Plus 31 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.

Aintree: Outdoors Grade DKnowsley: Outdoors Grade C−Maghull: Outdoors Grade C−Lydiate: Outdoors Grade C−Bootle: Outdoors Grade B+Rainford: Outdoors Grade C+AintreeKnowsleyMaghullLydiateBootleRainfordKirkby
ABCDOutdoors Grade
TownOutdoorsGreen space, ha per 1,000Near a parkProtected within 5 km
KirkbyC2.287%0%
Aintree 2.1 miD1.343%0%
Knowsley 2.7 miC−3.177%0%
Maghull 2.8 miC−1.686%0%
Lydiate 3.7 miC−1.590%0%
Bootle 4.0 miB+2.193%0%
Rainford 4.4 miC+2.3100%0%

Bootle, 4 miles away, grades B+, the best next door: 93% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.

Questions about the outdoors in Kirkby

What is the biggest park in Kirkby?

Tower Hill Park, 14 ha (34 acres), with 3.1 km of path. Millbrook Park Millennium Green (15 ha) is second. 18 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.

Is Kirkby near a National Park?

No National Park or National Landscape is within 30 km (about 19 miles) of Kirkby.

What is the nearest beach to Kirkby?

Crosby Beach, 5.3 mi from the edge of the town, then Brazil Bank (6.7 mi). Kirkby itself is inland.

How many people in Kirkby live near a park?

87% 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 Kirkby?

May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

Is Kirkby good for walking?

Paths are thinner than most towns: 2.2 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 37% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 52% (2.2 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 Kirkby’s overall grade.

Sources

Where Kirkby’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.