Photo: Geographer · CC BY-SA 2.093% of Attleborough’s residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park
Footpaths add up to 28 km in the town and the kilometre around it, 1.4 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Attleborough add up to 1.8 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Attleborough grades C− for the outdoors: #37 of 51 in Norfolk. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Attleborough grades C− for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Attleborough, 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.
Attleborough is 47th of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 10,700 to 11,800 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Against towns its size, Attleborough stands out most for homes near a park: only 12 of the other 59 have more. It falls furthest behind on path per km², where 58 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minehead Somerset | A+ | 1.4 | 95% | 4.3 | 47% |
| 2 | Weybourne Surrey | A+ | 7.1 | 86% | 6.1 | 14% |
| 3 | West End Hampshire | A | 9.1 | 100% | 6.1 | 0% |
| 4 | Holyhead Gwynedd | A | 3.4 | 78% | 2.3 | 31% |
| 5 | Brierfield Lancashire | A | 2.1 | 92% | 5.6 | 18% |
| 6 | Penryn Cornwall | A | 1.9 | 91% | 2.6 | 31% |
| 7 | Emsworth Hampshire | A | 2.3 | 56% | 3.7 | 51% |
| 8 | Sandown Isle of Wight | A | 1.4 | 74% | 4.5 | 28% |
| 9 | Great Harwood Lancashire | A | 2.2 | 97% | 4.3 | 4% |
| 10 | Dawlish Devon | A | 2.1 | 93% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 11 | Bradwell Norfolk | A− | 2 | 80% | 2.7 | 31% |
| 12 | Conisbrough South Yorkshire | A− | 5.3 | 99% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 13 | Royston South Yorkshire | A− | 7.9 | 97% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 14 | Romiley Greater Manchester | A− | 3.9 | 80% | 3.8 | 1% |
| 15 | Southwater West Sussex | A− | 3.4 | 82% | 3.7 | 3% |
| 16 | Uppermill Greater Manchester | A− | 2.4 | 70% | 4.8 | 27% |
| 17 | Kearsley Greater Manchester | A− | 3.4 | 91% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 18 | Cleckheaton West Yorkshire | B+ | 3.3 | 98% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 19 | Ross-on-Wye Herefordshire | B+ | 1.9 | 76% | 3.4 | 56% |
| 20 | Barnoldswick Lancashire | B+ | 1.8 | 87% | 4 | 2% |
| 21 | South Elmsall West Yorkshire | B+ | 9 | 92% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 22 | Oxted Surrey | B | 2.1 | 84% | 2.8 | 28% |
| 23 | Henley-on-Thames Oxfordshire | B | 2.4 | 70% | 2.9 | 53% |
| 24 | Buckhurst Hill Essex | B | 4.5 | 64% | 6.3 | 0% |
| 25 | Corsham Wiltshire | B | 1.9 | 81% | 3 | 31% |
| 26 | Warmsworth South Yorkshire | B | 2.7 | 79% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 27 | Gillingham Dorset | B | 1.9 | 91% | 2.6 | 3% |
| 28 | Shirebrook Derbyshire | B | 1.8 | 100% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 29 | Sandbach Cheshire | B− | 2.5 | 87% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 30 | Helston Cornwall | B− | 1.3 | 61% | 2.7 | 21% |
| 31 | Mossley Greater Manchester | B− | 0.9 | 74% | 4.5 | 14% |
| 32 | Oswaldtwistle Lancashire | B− | 1.1 | 94% | 4.6 | 0% |
| 33 | Lymm Cheshire | B− | 3.6 | 89% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 34 | Leatherhead Surrey | B− | 1 | 72% | 3.9 | 24% |
| 35 | Filton Gloucestershire | B− | 3.3 | 40% | 4.8 | 0% |
| 36 | Cambourne Cambridgeshire | B− | 0.7 | 91% | 7.1 | 0% |
| 37 | Liskeard Cornwall | C+ | 0.8 | 89% | 2.7 | 6% |
| 38 | Bolsover Derbyshire | C+ | 1.9 | 85% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 39 | Stanwell Surrey | C+ | 1.4 | 93% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 40 | Selsey West Sussex | C | 1.6 | 79% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 41 | Earl Shilton Leicestershire | C | 1.5 | 98% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 42 | Sandy Bedfordshire | C | 0.9 | 76% | 5.4 | 0% |
| 43 | Brimington Derbyshire | C | 1.2 | 72% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 44 | Ulverston Cumbria | C | 0.7 | 60% | 1.8 | 8% |
| 45 | Towcester Northamptonshire | C | 1.3 | 77% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 46 | Featherstone West Yorkshire | C | 2 | 77% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 47 | Attleborough Norfolk | C− | 1.8 | 93% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 48 | Hexham Northumberland | C− | 1.5 | 64% | 2 | 9% |
| 49 | Cleveleys Lancashire | C− | 0.8 | 71% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 50 | Downham Market Norfolk | C− | 1.5 | 77% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 51 | Chatteris Cambridgeshire | C− | 1.4 | 94% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 52 | Cheadle Staffordshire | C− | 1.7 | 90% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 53 | Dinnington South Yorkshire | C− | 1.1 | 81% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 54 | New Ollerton and Ollerton Nottinghamshire | C− | 0.8 | 80% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 55 | Leominster Herefordshire | C− | 1.1 | 72% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 56 | Newtown Powys | D | 2.3 | 65% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 57 | Longton Lancashire | D | 1.7 | 60% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 58 | Wetherby West Yorkshire | D | 0.5 | 14% | 3 | 0% |
| 59 | Tonyrefail Mid Glamorgan | D− | 0.7 | 48% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 60 | Watton Norfolk | D− | 0.5 | 28% | 1.4 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Attleborough’s built-up area.
How close Attleborough’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).
About 800 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 13 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 864 residents.
The Broads National Park 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.
The Broads National Park covers 302 km² and has been a National Park since 1989.
1 waymarked walk passes through or near Attleborough
28 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Attleborough and the kilometre around it, 1.4 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
The regional route here is the Tas Valley 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 Attleborough: 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) | 8.2 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.7 | 16.8 | 16.4 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.6 | 7.7 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 50 | 44 | 44 | 39 | 45 | 61 | 54 | 61 | 57 | 64 | 62 | 59 |
April is the driest month (39 mm) and August the warmest (highs of 22 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 64 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 42 nights a year. The climate in Attleborough →
13 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
Attleborough is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.
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 13
Plus 13 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 2
Plus 2 dog parks 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.
Wymondham, 6.3 miles away, grades B, the best next door: 97% 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 Attleborough
Is Attleborough near a National Park?
Yes. the Broads National Park begins 13 mi north-east of the town’s edge. It covers 302 km² and has been a National Park since 1989.
What are the best walks near Attleborough?
1 waymarked walking route passes within 2 km of the town, including the Tas Valley Way.
What is the nearest beach to Attleborough?
The Beach, 17 mi from the edge of the town, then Snettisham Scalp (33 mi). Attleborough itself is inland.
How many people in Attleborough live near a park?
93% 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 Attleborough?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Attleborough good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 1.4 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 15% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 38% (1.8 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 Attleborough’s overall grade.
Where Attleborough’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.
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