Photo: Geographer · CC BY-SA 2.0Parks and walks in Hingham
13% of residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park or playing field. Footpaths add up to 11 km in the village and the kilometre around it, 1.0 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Hingham add up to 1.9 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Hingham grades D− for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Hingham grades D− for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Hingham, 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.
How Hingham compares with UK villages of 2,200 to 2,400
The 60 UK towns and cities of 2,200 to 2,400 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Hingham 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 | Radford Semele Warwickshire | A | 12.3 | 100% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 2 | Elstead Surrey | A | 2.5 | 100% | 2.6 | 82% |
| 3 | Westcott Surrey | A | 1.8 | 86% | 5.5 | 78% |
| 4 | Harlington Bedfordshire | A− | 2.7 | 100% | 2.7 | 16% |
| 5 | Millbrook Cornwall | A− | 2 | 100% | 1.1 | 19% |
| 6 | Picket Piece Hampshire | A− | 3.9 | 100% | 1.3 | 33% |
| 7 | Cannington Somerset | A− | 2.8 | 88% | 3.2 | 3% |
| 8 | Clare Suffolk | A− | 7.7 | 100% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 9 | Y Felinheli Gwynedd | B+ | 4.9 | 65% | 1.9 | 10% |
| 10 | Acle Norfolk | B+ | 1.6 | 89% | 3.1 | 43% |
| 11 | Hall Green West Yorkshire | B+ | 7.5 | 82% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 12 | Tisbury Wiltshire | B+ | 1.5 | 86% | 2.9 | 100% |
| 13 | Bowness-on-Windermere Cumbria | B | 1.7 | 76% | 2.8 | 100% |
| 14 | Pen-y-fai Mid Glamorgan | B | 3.8 | 100% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 15 | Creech St Michael Somerset | B− | 1.2 | 88% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 16 | Dormansland Surrey | B− | 2.5 | 70% | 2.3 | 33% |
| 17 | Upper Halliford Surrey | B− | 5.1 | 44% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 18 | Bickershaw Greater Manchester | B− | 5 | 13% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 19 | Wiveliscombe Somerset | B− | 2.3 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 20 | Debenham Suffolk | C+ | 1 | 100% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 21 | Bere Alston Devon | C+ | 1.4 | 64% | 1.3 | 93% |
| 22 | Osbaldwick North Yorkshire | C+ | 1.9 | 70% | 5 | 0% |
| 23 | Delph Greater Manchester | C+ | 0.7 | 72% | 3.9 | 17% |
| 24 | Bramford Suffolk | C+ | 3.2 | 76% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 25 | Mickleton Gloucestershire | C+ | 2.2 | 52% | 2.1 | 45% |
| 26 | Boughton under Blean Kent | C+ | 2.7 | 24% | 2.5 | 18% |
| 27 | Cold Ash Berkshire | C+ | 1.5 | 7% | 3.1 | 60% |
| 28 | Bishopsteignton Devon | C | 3 | 62% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 29 | Stanton Suffolk | C | 2.6 | 87% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 30 | Caistor Lincolnshire | C | 2.8 | 39% | 1.3 | 33% |
| 31 | Hawkesbury Warwickshire | C | 1 | 78% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 32 | Woolavington Somerset | C | 1.6 | 100% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 33 | Dearham Cumbria | C | 0.6 | 72% | 1.4 | 6% |
| 34 | West Rainton County Durham | C | 2.1 | 73% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 35 | Tatworth Somerset | C | 1.3 | 71% | 1.7 | 44% |
| 36 | Whaddon Wiltshire | C | 2.6 | 55% | 1.3 | 10% |
| 37 | Wardley Greater Manchester | C− | 0.6 | 88% | 3 | 0% |
| 38 | Stanford in the Vale Oxfordshire | C− | 1.3 | 100% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 39 | Credenhill Herefordshire | C− | 1.5 | 87% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 40 | Roche Cornwall | C− | 2.8 | 81% | 1 | 0% |
| 41 | Hathern Leicestershire | C− | 1.8 | 50% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 42 | Knowsley Merseyside | C− | 3.1 | 77% | 1 | 0% |
| 43 | Creigiau South Glamorgan | C− | 1.7 | 85% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 44 | Kings Sutton Northamptonshire | C− | 1.8 | 79% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 45 | Reepham Norfolk | C− | 2.3 | 66% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 46 | Coates and Eastrea Cambridgeshire | C− | 0.9 | 100% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 47 | Goxhill Lincolnshire | C− | 1.5 | 69% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 48 | Usk Gwent | C− | 3.5 | 56% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 49 | Netherton (Wakefield) West Yorkshire | D | 0.7 | 27% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 50 | Scholes (Leeds) West Yorkshire | D | 0 | 0% | 5.5 | 0% |
| 51 | St Stephen Cornwall | D | 1.2 | 88% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 52 | Bicknacre Essex | D | 1 | 56% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 53 | Belton Lincolnshire | D | 1.5 | 67% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 54 | Tattenhall Cheshire | D− | 1.8 | 28% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 55 | Ixworth Suffolk | D− | 1 | 73% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 56 | Hingham Norfolk | D− | 1.9 | 13% | 1 | 0% |
| 57 | Norton South Yorkshire | D− | 1.3 | 63% | 0.7 | 0% |
| 58 | Leven East Riding of Yorkshire | D− | 1.2 | 64% | 0.7 | 0% |
| 59 | Isleham Cambridgeshire | D− | 0.2 | 71% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 60 | Puriton Somerset | D− | 0.1 | 0% | 1.4 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Hingham’s built-up area.
1 in 10 Hingham 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 2,000 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 8 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 288 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.
Footpaths in and around Hingham
11 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Hingham and the kilometre around it, 1.0 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0).
No named walking route is mapped within 2 km of Hingham; 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 Hingham: 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 | 15.7 | 16.8 | 16.4 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.6 | 7.7 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 7 |
| Rain (mm) | 57 | 47 | 47 | 41 | 48 | 62 | 58 | 62 | 61 | 68 | 67 | 62 |
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 68 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 42 nights a year. The climate in Hingham →
8 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
Hingham is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the village.
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 8
Plus 8 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hingham | D− | 1.9 | 13% | 0% |
| Besthorpe 4.5 mi | D | 1.5 | 72% | 0% |
| Attleborough 4.7 mi | C− | 1.8 | 93% | 0% |
| Shipdham 5.0 mi | D− | 1.0 | 59% | 0% |
| Griston 5.6 mi | D− | 0.8 | 15% | 0% |
| Mattishall 5.7 mi | D− | 1.4 | 58% | 0% |
| Wymondham 5.9 mi | B | 2.8 | 97% | 0% |
Wymondham, 5.9 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 Hingham
Is Hingham near a National Park?
Yes. the Broads National Park begins 13 mi east of the village’s edge. It covers 302 km² and has been a National Park since 1989.
What is the nearest beach to Hingham?
The Beach, 19 mi from the edge of the village, then Snettisham Scalp (29 mi). Hingham itself is inland.
How many people in Hingham live near a park?
13% 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 Hingham?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Hingham good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 1.0 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 8% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 40% (1.9 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 Hingham’s overall grade.
Where Hingham’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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