Photo: John Salmon · CC BY-SA 2.0Parks and walks in Hevingham
The Broads National Park begins 3.8 mi from the village’s edge. No park or playing field is mapped within a 5-minute walk of homes in Hevingham. 17 km of footpaths run through the village and the kilometre around it, 2.0 for every square kilometre. Hevingham grades D for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
What kind of outdoors village is Hevingham?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Hevingham’s strongest suit is the Broads National Park close by. Where it falls short is how far some homes are from a park.
Hevingham grades D for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Hevingham, 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.
Hevingham is 52nd of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,000 to 1,100 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Hevingham falls furthest behind on homes near a park, where 49 of the 59 others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grove Dorset | A+ | 6 | 100% | 8.7 | 0% |
| 2 | Lizard Cornwall | A+ | 2.3 | 100% | 3.3 | 30% |
| 3 | Uplyme Devon | A+ | 2.4 | 100% | 3 | 61% |
| 4 | Winchelsea Beach East Sussex | A+ | 4.9 | 100% | 1.9 | 45% |
| 5 | East Challow Oxfordshire | A+ | 4.9 | 100% | 3.6 | 44% |
| 6 | Abingworth West Sussex | A | 6.1 | 100% | 2.7 | 27% |
| 7 | Newnham Gloucestershire | A | 4.2 | 100% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 8 | Bellingham Northumberland | A | 8.6 | 100% | 1.8 | 57% |
| 9 | Aberaeron Dyfed | A | 6.1 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 10 | Shorne Kent | A | 28.3 | 23% | 3.4 | 24% |
| 11 | Misterton Somerset | A | 2.5 | 100% | 2.9 | 35% |
| 12 | Godshill Isle of Wight | A | 2.1 | 100% | 2.7 | 53% |
| 13 | Chedgrave Norfolk | A− | 3 | 100% | 1.7 | 26% |
| 14 | Ardleigh Essex | A− | 3.2 | 100% | 1.5 | 21% |
| 15 | Hyde Heath Buckinghamshire | B+ | 5.4 | 68% | 2.1 | 81% |
| 16 | Llangynidr Powys | B+ | 2.4 | 65% | 3.2 | 100% |
| 17 | Crowlas Cornwall | B+ | 3.3 | 73% | 1.1 | 23% |
| 18 | Loddiswell Devon | B+ | 2.1 | 100% | 1.3 | 53% |
| 19 | Thornwood Common Essex | B+ | 6.1 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 20 | Clyst Honiton Devon | B+ | 8 | 83% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 21 | Avening Gloucestershire | B | 0.9 | 100% | 2.3 | 97% |
| 22 | Morchard Bishop Devon | B | 2.6 | 100% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 23 | Thornton Leicestershire | B | 13.7 | 50% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 24 | Llanymynech Shropshire | B | 2 | 100% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 25 | Minley Hampshire | B− | 5.7 | 0% | 6.5 | 0% |
| 26 | High Shincliffe County Durham | B− | 0.5 | 100% | 4.6 | 0% |
| 27 | King's Bromley Staffordshire | B− | 3.4 | 100% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 28 | Derry Hill and Studley Wiltshire | C+ | 1.2 | 100% | 1.7 | 1% |
| 29 | St Newlyn East Cornwall | C+ | 3 | 100% | 0.7 | 0% |
| 30 | Little Waltham Essex | C+ | 2.3 | 63% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 31 | Simister Greater Manchester | C | 16.6 | 0% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 32 | Warmington Northamptonshire | C | 1.6 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
| 33 | Little Melton Norfolk | C | 4.2 | 72% | 2 | 0% |
| 34 | Hilton Cambridgeshire | C | 6.8 | 70% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 35 | Upper Bucklebury Berkshire | C | 0.1 | 0% | 4 | 48% |
| 36 | Elswick Lancashire | C | 1.8 | 100% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 37 | Freethorpe Norfolk | C− | 2.3 | 26% | 0.7 | 61% |
| 38 | Ansley Warwickshire | C− | 1.8 | 64% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 39 | Ewyas Harold Herefordshire | C− | 2.1 | 55% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 40 | Hoylandswaine South Yorkshire | C− | 1.4 | 60% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 41 | Marchwiel Clwyd | C− | 1.1 | 100% | 1 | 0% |
| 42 | Castle Hedingham Essex | C− | 1.7 | 52% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 43 | Swarthmoor Cumbria | C− | 0.2 | 79% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 44 | Surfleet Lincolnshire | C− | 4.2 | 0% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 45 | Scole Norfolk | C− | 2.1 | 51% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 46 | Loxwood West Sussex | D | 0 | 0% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 47 | New Quay Dyfed | D | 1.2 | 30% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 48 | Sutton St James Lincolnshire | D | 0.1 | 100% | 0.6 | 0% |
| 49 | Skidby East Riding of Yorkshire | D | 2.8 | 56% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 50 | Marshland St James Norfolk | D | 3.5 | 0% | 0.4 | 0% |
| 51 | Northop Clwyd | D | 1.6 | 70% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 52 | Hevingham Norfolk | D | 1.8 | 0% | 2 | 0% |
| 53 | Waltham on the Wolds Leicestershire | D | 2 | 23% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 54 | Horsham St Faith Norfolk | D | 0.9 | 52% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 55 | Henham Essex | D | 0 | 0% | 3 | 0% |
| 56 | Sutton Norfolk | D− | 0 | 0% | 1 | 29% |
| 57 | Methwold Norfolk | D− | 1.8 | 61% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 58 | Foulsham Norfolk | D− | 1.4 | 29% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 59 | Wainfleet St Mary Lincolnshire | D− | 0.1 | 0% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 60 | Ranby Nottinghamshire | D− | 0 | 0% | 0.8 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Hevingham’s built-up area.
Few Hevingham 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 1,000 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 3 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 346 residents.
The Broads National Park is 3.8 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.
Protected landscape begins just outside the 5 km ring the Outdoors Grade measures, so Hevingham scores 0% on it even though the Broads National Park is 3.8 mi away. The Broads National Park covers 302 km² and has been a National Park since 1989.
Footpaths in and around Hevingham
17 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Hevingham and the kilometre around it, 2.0 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0).
No named walking route is mapped within 2 km of Hevingham; 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.
The best walking months in Hevingham: May to 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 | |
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| Daylight (h) | 8.1 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.8 | 16.8 | 16.4 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.6 | 7.6 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 58 | 46 | 46 | 41 | 43 | 63 | 54 | 63 | 57 | 70 | 74 | 66 |
April is the driest month (41 mm) and August the warmest (highs of 22 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 74 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 40 nights a year. The climate in Hevingham →
3 playgrounds
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.
Every named place, with directions
Nature reserves 1
Playgrounds 3
Plus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Campsites 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hevingham | D | 1.8 | 0% | 0% |
| Horsford 3.0 mi | B+ | 6.5 | 97% | 0% |
| Aylsham 3.4 mi | C | 2.6 | 74% | 0% |
| Badersfield 3.8 mi | D− | 0.3 | 53% | 2% |
| Horsham St Faith 3.9 mi | D | 0.9 | 52% | 0% |
| Cawston 4.3 mi | D | 2.7 | 71% | 0% |
| Coltishall and Horstead 4.4 mi | C− | 2.1 | 57% | 8% |
Horsford, 3 miles away, grades B+, the best next door: 97% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. Horsford has at least twice Hevingham’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Hevingham
Is Hevingham near a National Park?
Yes. the Broads National Park begins 3.8 mi east of the village’s edge. It covers 302 km² and has been a National Park since 1989.
How many people in Hevingham live near a park?
0% 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 Hevingham?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Hevingham good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 2.0 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 29% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 39% (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 Hevingham’s overall grade.
Where Hevingham’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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