Sheringham’s biggest
Pretty Corner
Park or garden
62 ha (154 acres)10.1 km of path
2 h 15 minto walk all 10.1 km of path
87 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.6 mi southfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Hugh Venables · CC BY-SA 2.0A+Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in Sheringham · parks, paths & countryside
Sheringham is on the coast, on the King Charles III England Coast Path
The sea makes up 41% of the area within 5 km. Parks and playing fields in Sheringham add up to 11.6 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. The Norfolk Coast National Landscape reaches the edge of Sheringham. Sheringham grades A+ for the outdoors: #1 of 51 in Norfolk. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
11.6 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
74%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
50 km
3.4 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
32%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Norfolk Coast National Landscape
The sea
41%
of the area within 5 km
A coastal town
Character
What kind of outdoors town is Sheringham?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
On the coast41% of the area within 5 km is sea; 3 beaches mapped.Room to roam11.6 ha of parks and playing fields per 1,000 residents, more than 97% of UK towns.Protected countryside32% of the land within 5 km is Norfolk Coast National Landscape.On a National TrailThe King Charles III England Coast Path passes through.
Sheringham’s strongest suit is the sea, followed by plenty of park space.
Outdoors grade
Sheringham grades A+ for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Sheringham, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
A+
Better than 98% of UK towns#1 of 51 in Norfolk · 2nd of 60 UK towns its size
Public green space11.6 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
97out of
100
100
A park within a walk74%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
37out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape32%of the land within 5 km
85out of
100
100
Footpaths3.4 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
70out of
100
100
The sea41%of the area within 5 km
96out 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
Sheringham is 2nd of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 6,800 to 7,400 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
Sheringham3.4
Towns its size3.0
Norfolk towns1.6
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Sheringham11.6
Towns its size2.1
Norfolk towns1.8
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Sheringham74%
Towns its size78%
Norfolk towns73%
All UK towns83%
Against towns its size, Sheringham stands out most for park space per resident: only 3 of the other 59 have more.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holbury Hampshire | A+ | 5.5 | 89% | 3.1 | 42% |
| 2 | Sheringham Norfolk | A+ | 11.6 | 74% | 3.4 | 32% |
| 3 | Stocksbridge South Yorkshire | A | 2.2 | 100% | 4.4 | 30% |
| 4 | Acrefair and Cefn-mawr Clwyd | A | 6.5 | 96% | 2.9 | 36% |
| 5 | Bude Cornwall | A | 3.1 | 78% | 3.3 | 9% |
| 6 | Anstey Leicestershire | A | 12.9 | 100% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 7 | Liphook Hampshire | A | 3.1 | 86% | 3.8 | 64% |
| 8 | Bishop's Waltham Hampshire | A | 2.6 | 93% | 3.4 | 55% |
| 9 | Bourne End Buckinghamshire | A | 2.9 | 87% | 4 | 19% |
| 10 | Gwersyllt Clwyd | A | 14.6 | 96% | 2.5 | 2% |
| 11 | Ashley Heath Dorset | A | 24.2 | 68% | 4 | 15% |
| 12 | Darfield South Yorkshire | A | 4 | 100% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 13 | Easington County Durham | A− | 5 | 94% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 14 | Walton-on-the-Naze Essex | A− | 3.2 | 96% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 15 | Shiremoor Tyne and Wear | A− | 2.5 | 76% | 5.3 | 0% |
| 16 | Otford and Kemsing Kent | A− | 3.3 | 53% | 3.6 | 73% |
| 17 | Torpoint Cornwall | A− | 2.2 | 84% | 1.6 | 26% |
| 18 | Blackwater Hampshire | B+ | 10.6 | 74% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 19 | Chinnor Oxfordshire | B+ | 1.5 | 88% | 3.7 | 37% |
| 20 | Kiveton Park South Yorkshire | B+ | 2.8 | 100% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 21 | Fence Houses Tyne and Wear | B+ | 3.8 | 81% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 22 | Skelton (Redcar and Cleveland) North Yorkshire | B+ | 1.7 | 82% | 2.2 | 9% |
| 23 | Malmesbury Wiltshire | B | 2 | 86% | 2.5 | 26% |
| 24 | Wroughton Wiltshire | B | 1.1 | 78% | 3.9 | 52% |
| 25 | Chapel-en-le-Frith Derbyshire | B− | 1 | 75% | 3.8 | 58% |
| 26 | Woodville Derbyshire | B− | 3.7 | 78% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 27 | Balsall Common West Midlands | B− | 3.7 | 81% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 28 | Cranfield Bedfordshire | B− | 2.3 | 72% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 29 | Borrowash Derbyshire | B− | 2.8 | 85% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 30 | Bollington Cheshire | B− | 1.3 | 56% | 4.1 | 31% |
| 31 | Blackheath West Midlands | C+ | 2.5 | 57% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 32 | Allerton Bywater West Yorkshire | C+ | 2.1 | 78% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 33 | North Baddesley Hampshire | C+ | 1.7 | 91% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 34 | Chipping Norton Oxfordshire | C+ | 1.5 | 67% | 2.4 | 73% |
| 35 | Wrecclesham Surrey | C+ | 1.2 | 50% | 3.8 | 37% |
| 36 | Poringland Norfolk | C+ | 1.3 | 91% | 2.1 | 5% |
| 37 | Pelton and Ouston County Durham | C+ | 2 | 64% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 38 | Murton County Durham | C+ | 2.1 | 54% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 39 | West Mersea Essex | C+ | 1.9 | 69% | 2 | 0% |
| 40 | Thrapston Northamptonshire | C | 1.2 | 100% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 41 | Caerleon Gwent | C | 1.9 | 64% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 42 | Horncastle Lincolnshire | C | 0.6 | 60% | 3.9 | 10% |
| 43 | Radcliffe on Trent Nottinghamshire | C | 2.5 | 76% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 44 | Hattersley Greater Manchester | C | 0.9 | 52% | 3.9 | 7% |
| 45 | Sawston Cambridgeshire | C | 1.4 | 97% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 46 | Hagley Worcestershire | C | 1.7 | 90% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 47 | Castle Donington Leicestershire | C | 1.8 | 85% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 48 | Crewkerne Somerset | C | 0.5 | 66% | 2.8 | 21% |
| 49 | Aylsham Norfolk | C | 2.6 | 74% | 2 | 0% |
| 50 | Hethersett Norfolk | C | 2.1 | 65% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 51 | Market Warsop Nottinghamshire | C | 2.1 | 67% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 52 | Kibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth Harcourt Leicestershire | C− | 2.1 | 82% | 2 | 0% |
| 53 | Calverton Nottinghamshire | C− | 1.7 | 62% | 3 | 0% |
| 54 | Hollywood Worcestershire | C− | 2.4 | 54% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 55 | Pickering North Yorkshire | C− | 1.7 | 39% | 1.7 | 19% |
| 56 | Shefford Bedfordshire | D | 1.1 | 67% | 3 | 0% |
| 57 | Wellesbourne Warwickshire | D | 1.1 | 88% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 58 | Deeping St James Lincolnshire | D | 0.5 | 73% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 59 | Featherstone Staffordshire | D− | 1.2 | 52% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 60 | Albrighton Shropshire | D− | 0.8 | 32% | 1 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Sheringham’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 Sheringham
The biggest is Pretty Corner, 62 ha (154 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
All 4 named parks by size: 91 ha (226 acres) and 16 km of path
Parks & gardens 91 ha
The two biggest, Pretty Corner and Beeston Regis Common, are 93% of the named green space and carry 15 km of path between them.
Beeston Regis Common
Park or garden
23 ha (56 acres)4.6 km of path
1 hto walk all 4.6 km of path
32 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.4 mi eastfrom the centre
Nature reserve
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Sheringham Common
Park or garden
5.3 ha (13 acres)0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
7 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.4 mi south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Back Common
Park or garden
1.3 ha (3 acres)0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
2 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Sheringham
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home
7 in 10 Sheringham 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 (74%)Further (26%)
Sheringham74%
Towns its size78%
Norfolk towns73%
All UK towns83%
About 1,800 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 6 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 1,181 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
National Parks and National Landscapes around Sheringham
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 south446 km²since 196832% of the land within 5 km
Official site32% of the land within 5 km of Sheringham is National Park or National Landscape, more than 84% of UK towns. The Broads National Park covers 302 km² and has been a National Park since 1989.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
Sheringham is on the King Charles III England Coast Path
50 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Sheringham and the kilometre around it, 3.4 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
NationalLocal
Norfolk Coast Path, Sheringham Circular14.0 km
Bittern Line Walk 1012.7 km
Sheringham Circular11.0 km
King Charles III England Coast Path: Sea Palling to Weybourne6.5 km
Norfolk Coast Path6.5 km
Ramblers Route, Sheringham Park6.2 km
Roman Camp Circular Walk5.6 km
Woodland and Coastal Walk, Sheringham Park5.3 km
Repton Route and Rhododendrons, Sheringham Park3.5 km
Bittern Line Walk 93.5 km
Have fun on the family trail3.2 km
Tramper Route, Sheringham Park3.0 km
Wild Garden Route, Sheringham Park2.8 km
West Runton Circular Walk, West Runton2.5 km
West Runton Circular2.3 km
Felbrigg Circular1.2 km
Plus 3 more waymarked walks on the map.
The King Charles III England Coast Path, a national route, passes Sheringham. Close to home, the Norfolk Coast Path, Sheringham Circular has 14 km of local walk within 2 km of the town.
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 Sheringham: May to July and 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) | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 55 | 50 | 51 | 45 | 45 | 58 | 57 | 76 | 62 | 79 | 76 | 66 |
May is the driest month (45 mm) and August the warmest (highs of 21 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 79 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 21 nights a year. The climate in Sheringham →
The coast
The coast and beaches near Sheringham
41% of the area within 5 km of Sheringham is sea. 3 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
13 viewpoints and 6 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.
13Viewpoints7Hills and peaks14.5× towns its size2Nature reserves1Picnic sites6Playgrounds0.4× towns its size3Campsites3Slipways
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 13
Franklin Hillin town
DirectionsBeeston Hill0.0 mi from town
DirectionsCoast Guard Lookout0.1 mi from town
DirectionsGazebo0.9 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 9 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 7
Franklin Hillin town
DirectionsSkelding Hill0.1 mi from town
DirectionsBeacon Hill105 m (344 ft) · 1.0 mi from town
DirectionsCracking Hill1.0 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 3 hills and peaks without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 2
Beeston And Sheringham Commons26 ha · 0.1 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 1 nature reserve without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 6
Plus 6 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.
West Runton and Beeston RegisCromerHoltBristonMelton ConstableMundesleySheringham
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheringham | A+ | 11.6 | 74% | 32% |
| West Runton and Beeston Regis 0.7 mi | A+ | 25.0 | 100% | 34% |
| Cromer 4.0 mi | B+ | 1.4 | 74% | 36% |
| Holt 5.2 mi | A | 8.5 | 84% | 40% |
| Briston 8.7 mi | D | 2.7 | 69% | 0% |
| Melton Constable 9.2 mi | D | 1.6 | 76% | 0% |
| Mundesley 10.0 mi | B | 1.8 | 79% | 24% |
West Runton and Beeston Regis, 0.7 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 Sheringham’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Sheringham
What is the biggest park in Sheringham?
Pretty Corner, 62 ha (154 acres), with 10.1 km of path. Beeston Regis Common (23 ha) is second. 4 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Sheringham near a National Park?
Yes. the Broads National Park begins 13 mi south-east 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 Sheringham?
19 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the Norfolk Coast Path, Sheringham Circular, Bittern Line Walk 10 and Sheringham Circular. Pretty Corner alone has 10.1 km of path.
How many people in Sheringham live near a park?
74% 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 Sheringham?
May to July and September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Sheringham good for walking?
For paths, yes: 3.4 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 70% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 97% (11.6 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 Sheringham’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Sheringham’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.