Mundesley’s biggest
Gold Park
Playing field
1.9 ha (5 acres)0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
3 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Mundesley
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Michael Garlick · CC BY-SA 2.0BOutdoors Grade
Outdoors in Mundesley · parks, paths & countryside
Mundesley is on the coast, on the King Charles III England Coast Path
The sea makes up 48% of the area within 5 km. The Norfolk Coast National Landscape reaches the edge of Mundesley. Footpaths add up to 18 km in the town and the kilometre around it, 1.5 for every square kilometre. Mundesley grades B for the outdoors: #15 of 51 in Norfolk. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
1.8 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
79%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
18 km
1.5 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
24%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Norfolk Coast National Landscape
The sea
48%
of the area within 5 km
A coastal town
Character
What kind of outdoors town is Mundesley?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
On the coast48% of the area within 5 km is sea; 2 beaches mapped.Countryside both waysNorfolk Coast starts 0.0 mi west, the Broads 4.3 mi south.On a National TrailThe King Charles III England Coast Path passes through.Few mapped footpaths1.5 km of path per km²; the typical UK town has 3.0.
Mundesley’s strongest suit is the sea, followed by two protected landscapes close by. Where it falls short is footpaths.
Outdoors grade
Mundesley grades B for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Mundesley, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
B
Better than 64% of UK towns#15 of 51 in Norfolk · 13th of 60 UK towns its size
Public green space1.8 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
38out of
100
100
A park within a walk79%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
45out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape24%of the land within 5 km
80out of
100
100
Footpaths1.5 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
17out of
100
100
The sea48%of the area within 5 km
98out 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.
Towns its size
Mundesley is 13th of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 2,700 to 2,900 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
Mundesley1.5
Towns its size2.2
Norfolk towns1.6
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Mundesley1.8
Towns its size1.6
Norfolk towns1.8
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Mundesley79%
Towns its size75%
Norfolk towns73%
All UK towns83%
Against towns its size, Mundesley stands out most for park space per resident: only 26 of the other 59 have more. It falls furthest behind on path per km², where 43 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lindford Hampshire | A+ | 17.1 | 100% | 4.7 | 42% |
| 2 | Bruton Somerset | A | 9.3 | 100% | 2.5 | 1% |
| 3 | Penmaenmawr Clwyd | A | 1.7 | 78% | 3.4 | 39% |
| 4 | Hartshill Warwickshire | A | 19 | 100% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 5 | Martlesham Heath Suffolk | A− | 3.5 | 68% | 4.6 | 25% |
| 6 | Congresbury Somerset | A− | 8.5 | 67% | 3.5 | 10% |
| 7 | Jacksdale and Westwood Nottinghamshire | A− | 2.7 | 100% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 8 | Holywell Green and Stainland West Yorkshire | A− | 4 | 89% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 9 | Charfield Gloucestershire | B+ | 1.3 | 100% | 3 | 22% |
| 10 | Perranporth Cornwall | B+ | 1.3 | 75% | 3.4 | 4% |
| 11 | Hertford Heath Hertfordshire | B+ | 1.6 | 100% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 12 | Buckfastleigh Devon | B+ | 2.9 | 89% | 1.3 | 53% |
| 13 | Mundesley Norfolk | B | 1.8 | 79% | 1.5 | 24% |
| 14 | Broadway Worcestershire | B | 2 | 65% | 3.6 | 56% |
| 15 | Charlbury Oxfordshire | B | 3.1 | 66% | 2.4 | 65% |
| 16 | Boverton South Glamorgan | B | 4.3 | 52% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 17 | Ormesby St Margaret Norfolk | B | 2.1 | 79% | 0.8 | 21% |
| 18 | Sutton-in-Craven North Yorkshire | B | 1.8 | 100% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 19 | Tollesbury Essex | B− | 2 | 85% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 20 | Chalgrove Oxfordshire | B− | 4.1 | 85% | 1.2 | 4% |
| 21 | Alltwen West Glamorgan | B− | 4.2 | 100% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 22 | Denby Dale West Yorkshire | B− | 0.7 | 100% | 4 | 0% |
| 23 | Waltham Chase Hampshire | B− | 2 | 75% | 2.2 | 39% |
| 24 | Pimperne Dorset | C+ | 1.9 | 72% | 1.9 | 89% |
| 25 | Great Totham Essex | C+ | 2.8 | 100% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 26 | Hambrook and Nutbourne West Sussex | C+ | 1.2 | 28% | 2 | 69% |
| 27 | Rhostyllen Clwyd | C+ | 1.1 | 68% | 3.7 | 10% |
| 28 | Bluntisham and Colne Cambridgeshire | C+ | 2.3 | 88% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 29 | Lostock Gralam Cheshire | C | 1.2 | 100% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 30 | Catterick North Yorkshire | C | 3.6 | 89% | 0.7 | 0% |
| 31 | Asfordby Leicestershire | C | 4 | 57% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 32 | Badsey Worcestershire | C | 2.8 | 54% | 1.9 | 5% |
| 33 | Woolton Hill and Highclere Hampshire | C | 1.2 | 60% | 2.3 | 70% |
| 34 | Kidwelly Dyfed | C | 2.8 | 56% | 1 | 0% |
| 35 | Trimdon County Durham | C | 1 | 100% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 36 | Buckden Cambridgeshire | C | 2.9 | 85% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 37 | Swavesey Cambridgeshire | C− | 1.8 | 80% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 38 | Alrewas Staffordshire | C− | 1.5 | 66% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 39 | Cheswick Green West Midlands | C− | 1 | 77% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 40 | Tuxford Nottinghamshire | C− | 1.4 | 100% | 1 | 0% |
| 41 | Mere Wiltshire | C− | 1.6 | 34% | 1.5 | 54% |
| 42 | Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen West Glamorgan | C− | 1.1 | 80% | 0.8 | 26% |
| 43 | Tarvin Cheshire | C− | 1.2 | 90% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 44 | Clifton Bedfordshire | C− | 1.7 | 64% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 45 | Kirkbymoorside North Yorkshire | C− | 0.4 | 55% | 1.9 | 37% |
| 46 | Thorngumbald East Riding of Yorkshire | D | 1.3 | 69% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 47 | Catterall Lancashire | D | 1 | 47% | 1.9 | 9% |
| 48 | Croston Lancashire | D | 0.6 | 78% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 49 | Harbury Warwickshire | D | 1.6 | 73% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 50 | Larkhill Wiltshire | D | 1.1 | 68% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 51 | Ambrosden Oxfordshire | D | 1 | 78% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 52 | Sherburn County Durham | D | 0.2 | 0% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 53 | Berinsfield Oxfordshire | D | 0.1 | 0% | 2.1 | 11% |
| 54 | Terrington St Clement Norfolk | D | 1.5 | 53% | 0.4 | 0% |
| 55 | Seghill Northumberland | D | 0.2 | 41% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 56 | Repton Derbyshire | D | 0.8 | 36% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 57 | East Ayton and West Ayton North Yorkshire | D | 0.1 | 0% | 1.2 | 33% |
| 58 | West Winch Norfolk | D | 1.5 | 73% | 0.7 | 0% |
| 59 | Pickmere Cheshire | D− | 0.4 | 71% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 60 | Greetham Rutland | D− | 0.9 | 30% | 0.8 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Mundesley’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 Mundesley
The biggest is Gold Park, 1.9 ha (5 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Close to home
8 in 10 Mundesley 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 (79%)Further (21%)
Mundesley79%
Towns its size75%
Norfolk towns73%
All UK towns83%
About 600 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 5 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 555 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
Norfolk Coast and the Broads both start about 4 miles from Mundesley
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
National Landscape
Norfolk Coast
At the edge west446 km²since 196824% of the land within 5 km
Official site24% of the land within 5 km of Mundesley is National Park or National Landscape, more than 80% of UK towns. The Broads National Park covers 302 km² and has been a National Park since 1989.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
Mundesley is on the King Charles III England Coast Path
18 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Mundesley and the kilometre around it, 1.5 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
NationalRegionalLocal
Paston Way12.9 km
Mundesley Circular Walk8.2 km
King Charles III England Coast Path: Sea Palling to Weybourne8.0 km
Norfolk Coast Path8.0 km
Trunch Circular Walk1.8 km
Paston Heritage Walk1.8 km
Paston Heritage Walk (Family Friendly Short Route)1.3 km
Trimingham Circular1.0 km
The King Charles III England Coast Path, a national route, passes Mundesley. Close to home, the Mundesley Circular Walk has 8 km of local walk within 2 km of the town. The regional route here is the Paston Way.
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 Mundesley: 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) | 8.1 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.8 | 16.9 | 16.4 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.6 | 7.6 |
| High (°C) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 50 | 41 | 44 | 35 | 40 | 57 | 56 | 62 | 54 | 66 | 70 | 62 |
April is the driest month (35 mm) and August the warmest (highs of 21 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 70 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 18 nights a year. The climate in Mundesley →
The coast
The coast and beaches near Mundesley
48% of the area within 5 km of Mundesley is sea. 2 beaches are mapped within 5 km, 0 with a name.
The King Charles III England Coast Path passes the town.
Sea: the area outside the ONS coastline (mean high water). Bathing water quality is published by the Environment Agency (England) and Natural Resources Wales; check it before swimming.
Things to do
5 playgrounds
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.
Every named place, with directions
Playgrounds 5
Plus 5 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Meadow View1.0 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.
North WalshamCromerStalhamBadersfieldWest Runton and Beeston RegisSuttonMundesley
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mundesley | B | 1.8 | 79% | 24% |
| North Walsham 4.4 mi | C− | 1.3 | 69% | 10% |
| Cromer 6.1 mi | B+ | 1.4 | 74% | 36% |
| Stalham 8.5 mi | B− | 1.9 | 85% | 23% |
| Badersfield 9.0 mi | D− | 0.3 | 53% | 2% |
| West Runton and Beeston Regis 9.3 mi | A+ | 25.0 | 100% | 34% |
| Sutton 9.3 mi | D− | 0.0 | 0% | 29% |
West Runton and Beeston Regis, 9.3 miles away, grades A+, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. West Runton and Beeston Regis has at least twice Mundesley’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Mundesley
What is the biggest park in Mundesley?
Gold Park, 1.9 ha (5 acres), with 0.6 km of path. 1 named park, garden or playing field is in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Mundesley near a National Park?
Yes. the Broads National Park begins 4.3 mi south of the town’s edge. It covers 302 km² and has been a National Park since 1989. The nearest protected landscape of any kind is the Norfolk Coast National Landscape, at the edge of the town.
What are the best walks near Mundesley?
8 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the Paston Way, Mundesley Circular Walk and King Charles III England Coast Path: Sea Palling to Weybourne.
How many people in Mundesley live near a park?
79% 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 Mundesley?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Mundesley good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 1.5 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 17% 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 Mundesley’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Mundesley’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.