Photo: Dave Bevis · CC BY-SA 2.078% of Collingham’s residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park
23 km of footpaths run through the town and the kilometre around it, 2.4 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Collingham add up to 2.4 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Collingham grades C for the outdoors: #31 of 49 in Nottinghamshire. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Collingham grades C for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Collingham, 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.
Collingham is 34th of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 2,700 to 3,000 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Against towns its size, Collingham stands out most for park space per resident: only 23 of the other 59 have more.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Halling Kent | A+ | 3.8 | 100% | 4.6 | 54% |
| 2 | Rudloe Wiltshire | A+ | 7.3 | 91% | 4 | 45% |
| 3 | Downton Wiltshire | A | 4.3 | 100% | 2 | 59% |
| 4 | Bruton Somerset | A | 9.3 | 100% | 2.5 | 1% |
| 5 | Hartshill Warwickshire | A | 19 | 100% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 6 | Mortimer Berkshire | A | 2.4 | 100% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 7 | Stoke Mandeville Buckinghamshire | A− | 5.5 | 37% | 6.8 | 29% |
| 8 | Kingsclere Hampshire | A− | 2.2 | 100% | 2.5 | 50% |
| 9 | Wargrave Berkshire | A− | 4 | 100% | 2 | 11% |
| 10 | Threemilestone Cornwall | A− | 3.1 | 100% | 2.6 | 1% |
| 11 | Knighton Powys | A− | 2.7 | 81% | 3.4 | 34% |
| 12 | East Saltdean East Sussex | A− | 1.6 | 0% | 4.9 | 44% |
| 13 | Congresbury Somerset | A− | 8.5 | 67% | 3.5 | 10% |
| 14 | Holywell Green and Stainland West Yorkshire | A− | 4 | 89% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 15 | Seaton Sluice Northumberland | A− | 2.2 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
| 16 | Milton-under-Wychwood and Shipton-under-Wychwood Oxfordshire | B+ | 4.1 | 87% | 1.3 | 100% |
| 17 | Charfield Gloucestershire | B+ | 1.3 | 100% | 3 | 22% |
| 18 | Almondsbury Gloucestershire | B+ | 7.9 | 77% | 4 | 0% |
| 19 | South Hetton County Durham | B+ | 3.4 | 100% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 20 | Hertford Heath Hertfordshire | B+ | 1.6 | 100% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 21 | Charlbury Oxfordshire | B | 3.1 | 66% | 2.4 | 65% |
| 22 | Barlborough Derbyshire | B | 4.4 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
| 23 | Newport Essex | B | 2.5 | 100% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 24 | Rockwell Green Somerset | B | 1 | 90% | 3.2 | 24% |
| 25 | Scholes (near Cleckheaton) West Yorkshire | B | 4 | 89% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 26 | Tollesbury Essex | B− | 2 | 85% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 27 | Chalgrove Oxfordshire | B− | 4.1 | 85% | 1.2 | 4% |
| 28 | Aston Clwyd | B− | 4.4 | 37% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 29 | Waltham Chase Hampshire | B− | 2 | 75% | 2.2 | 39% |
| 30 | Over Cambridgeshire | C+ | 1.3 | 100% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 31 | Bluntisham and Colne Cambridgeshire | C+ | 2.3 | 88% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 32 | Rolleston on Dove Staffordshire | C+ | 3.8 | 84% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 33 | Alderholt Dorset | C | 1.9 | 43% | 2.3 | 31% |
| 34 | Collingham Nottinghamshire | C | 2.4 | 78% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 35 | Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll Gwynedd | C | 0.8 | 71% | 1.6 | 8% |
| 36 | Barrow upon Humber Lincolnshire | C | 1.5 | 88% | 0.3 | 0% |
| 37 | Trimdon County Durham | C | 1 | 100% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 38 | East Goscote Leicestershire | C | 2.9 | 75% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 39 | Corbridge Northumberland | C | 2.2 | 79% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 40 | Maerdy Mid Glamorgan | C− | 1.1 | 100% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 41 | Alrewas Staffordshire | C− | 1.5 | 66% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 42 | Tuxford Nottinghamshire | C− | 1.4 | 100% | 1 | 0% |
| 43 | Mere Wiltshire | C− | 1.6 | 34% | 1.5 | 54% |
| 44 | Weedon Bec Northamptonshire | C− | 1.1 | 87% | 2 | 0% |
| 45 | Thorngumbald East Riding of Yorkshire | D | 1.3 | 69% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 46 | Catterall Lancashire | D | 1 | 47% | 1.9 | 9% |
| 47 | Croston Lancashire | D | 0.6 | 78% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 48 | Gamlingay Cambridgeshire | D | 2.1 | 32% | 2 | 0% |
| 49 | Sherburn County Durham | D | 0.2 | 0% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 50 | Scotter Lincolnshire | D | 2.6 | 61% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 51 | Terrington St Clement Norfolk | D | 1.5 | 53% | 0.4 | 0% |
| 52 | Seghill Northumberland | D | 0.2 | 41% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 53 | Pevensey Bay East Sussex | D | 0.5 | 0% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 54 | East Ayton and West Ayton North Yorkshire | D | 0.1 | 0% | 1.2 | 33% |
| 55 | West Winch Norfolk | D | 1.5 | 73% | 0.7 | 0% |
| 56 | Hunmanby North Yorkshire | D | 0.3 | 33% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 57 | Pickmere Cheshire | D− | 0.4 | 71% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 58 | Langstone Gwent | D− | 0.1 | 46% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 59 | Feltwell Norfolk | D− | 1.1 | 63% | 0.4 | 0% |
| 60 | Greetham Rutland | D− | 0.9 | 30% | 0.8 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Collingham’s built-up area.
How close Collingham’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 600 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees.
1 waymarked walk passes through or near Collingham
23 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Collingham and the kilometre around it, 2.4 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 Trent 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 Collingham: 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 | 16.5 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.5 | 7.6 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 47 | 37 | 34 | 42 | 45 | 64 | 60 | 60 | 50 | 58 | 54 | 54 |
March is the driest month (34 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 22 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 64 mm of rain falls in June, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 41 nights a year. The climate in Collingham →
2 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
Collingham 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
Hills and peaks 1
Plus 1 peak without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 1
Playgrounds 2
Plus 2 playgrounds 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.
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collingham | C | 2.4 | 78% | 0% |
| Sutton on Trent 3.1 mi | D− | 0.5 | 39% | 0% |
| Witham St Hughs 4.0 mi | D | 0.7 | 91% | 0% |
| Coddington 4.6 mi | C+ | 2.9 | 100% | 0% |
| Bassingham 5.1 mi | C+ | 2.2 | 100% | 0% |
| Newark-on-Trent 5.6 mi | C | 2.2 | 91% | 0% |
| South Hykeham 6.2 mi | D− | 0.2 | 0% | 0% |
Coddington, 4.6 miles away, grades C+, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Collingham
Is Collingham near a National Park?
No National Park or National Landscape is within 30 km (about 19 miles) of Collingham.
What are the best walks near Collingham?
1 waymarked walking route passes within 2 km of the town, including the Trent Valley Way.
What is the nearest beach to Collingham?
The Beach, 12 mi from the edge of the town, then Sea Lions (26 mi). Collingham itself is inland.
How many people in Collingham live near a park?
78% 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 Collingham?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Collingham good for walking?
About average for paths: 2.4 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 42% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 57% (2.4 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 Collingham’s overall grade.
Where Collingham’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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