Photo: Richard Law · CC BY-SA 2.0Parks and walks in Albrighton
32% of residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park or playing field. 20 km of footpaths run through the town and the kilometre around it, 1.0 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Albrighton add up to 0.8 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Albrighton grades D− for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Albrighton grades D− for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Albrighton, 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 Albrighton compares with UK towns of 6,700 to 7,300
The 60 UK towns and cities of 6,700 to 7,300 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Albrighton falls furthest behind on path per km², where 59 of the 59 others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheringham Norfolk | A+ | 11.6 | 74% | 3.4 | 32% |
| 2 | Acrefair and Cefn-mawr Clwyd | A | 6.5 | 96% | 2.9 | 36% |
| 3 | Anstey Leicestershire | A | 12.9 | 100% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 4 | Liphook Hampshire | A | 3.1 | 86% | 3.8 | 64% |
| 5 | Bishop's Waltham Hampshire | A | 2.6 | 93% | 3.4 | 55% |
| 6 | East Boldon and West Boldon Tyne and Wear | A | 3.4 | 96% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 7 | Ibstock Leicestershire | A | 8.5 | 96% | 4.6 | 0% |
| 8 | Bourne End Buckinghamshire | A | 2.9 | 87% | 4 | 19% |
| 9 | Barton on Sea Hampshire | A | 4.9 | 50% | 2.8 | 22% |
| 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 | Horden County Durham | A− | 2.1 | 82% | 4.8 | 0% |
| 16 | Shiremoor Tyne and Wear | A− | 2.5 | 76% | 5.3 | 0% |
| 17 | Torpoint Cornwall | A− | 2.2 | 84% | 1.6 | 26% |
| 18 | Blackwater Hampshire | B+ | 10.6 | 74% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 19 | Kiveton Park South Yorkshire | B+ | 2.8 | 100% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 20 | Fence Houses Tyne and Wear | B+ | 3.8 | 81% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 21 | Skelton (Redcar and Cleveland) North Yorkshire | B+ | 1.7 | 82% | 2.2 | 9% |
| 22 | Burley in Wharfedale West Yorkshire | B | 1.6 | 81% | 3.5 | 35% |
| 23 | Malmesbury Wiltshire | B | 2 | 86% | 2.5 | 26% |
| 24 | Chapel-en-le-Frith Derbyshire | B− | 1 | 75% | 3.8 | 58% |
| 25 | Woodville Derbyshire | B− | 3.7 | 78% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 26 | Barrow upon Soar Leicestershire | B− | 2.7 | 89% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 27 | Wincanton Somerset | B− | 1.4 | 88% | 2.8 | 7% |
| 28 | Balsall Common West Midlands | B− | 3.7 | 81% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 29 | Cranfield Bedfordshire | B− | 2.3 | 72% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 30 | Borrowash Derbyshire | B− | 2.8 | 85% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 31 | Bollington Cheshire | B− | 1.3 | 56% | 4.1 | 31% |
| 32 | Blackheath West Midlands | C+ | 2.5 | 57% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 33 | Allerton Bywater West Yorkshire | C+ | 2.1 | 78% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 34 | North Baddesley Hampshire | C+ | 1.7 | 91% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 35 | Chipping Norton Oxfordshire | C+ | 1.5 | 67% | 2.4 | 73% |
| 36 | Poringland Norfolk | C+ | 1.3 | 91% | 2.1 | 5% |
| 37 | Murton County Durham | C+ | 2.1 | 54% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 38 | West Mersea Essex | C+ | 1.9 | 69% | 2 | 0% |
| 39 | Rawdon West Yorkshire | C+ | 1.7 | 67% | 5.1 | 0% |
| 40 | Bolton-le-Sands Lancashire | C+ | 1.1 | 58% | 1.6 | 23% |
| 41 | Thrapston Northamptonshire | C | 1.2 | 100% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 42 | Radcliffe on Trent Nottinghamshire | C | 2.5 | 76% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 43 | Hattersley Greater Manchester | C | 0.9 | 52% | 3.9 | 7% |
| 44 | Waddington Lincolnshire | C | 2.3 | 87% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 45 | Hagley Worcestershire | C | 1.7 | 90% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 46 | Crewkerne Somerset | C | 0.5 | 66% | 2.8 | 21% |
| 47 | Rhoose South Glamorgan | C | 2 | 43% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 48 | Great Wakering Essex | C | 1.1 | 47% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 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 | Hollywood Worcestershire | C− | 2.4 | 54% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 53 | Culcheth Cheshire | C− | 1.7 | 67% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 54 | Wellesbourne Warwickshire | D | 1.1 | 88% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 55 | Deeping St James Lincolnshire | D | 0.5 | 73% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 56 | Coleshill Warwickshire | D | 1.3 | 69% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 57 | Keyworth Nottinghamshire | D− | 1.3 | 58% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 58 | Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook Staffordshire | D− | 1.6 | 49% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 59 | Featherstone Staffordshire | D− | 1.2 | 52% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 60 | Albrighton Shropshire | D− | 0.8 | 32% | 1 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Albrighton’s built-up area.
3 in 10 Albrighton 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 4,700 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 9 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 776 residents.
The Shropshire Hills National Landscape is 7.8 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.
1 waymarked walk passes through or near Albrighton
20 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Albrighton and the kilometre around it, 1.0 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 Monarch's 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 Albrighton: 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 | |
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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 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 58 | 45 | 45 | 51 | 51 | 63 | 58 | 65 | 56 | 66 | 64 | 67 |
February is the driest month (45 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 22 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 67 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 47 nights a year. The climate in Albrighton →
9 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 9
Plus 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albrighton | D− | 0.8 | 32% | 0% |
| Pattingham 3.7 mi | C− | 2.0 | 80% | 0% |
| Shifnal 4.0 mi | D | 1.0 | 89% | 0% |
| Codsall 4.2 mi | C− | 1.4 | 84% | 0% |
| Perton 4.8 mi | B | 2.4 | 93% | 0% |
| Brewood 5.7 mi | B− | 3.0 | 100% | 0% |
| Wheaton Aston 5.9 mi | B− | 2.6 | 100% | 0% |
Perton, 4.8 miles away, grades B, the best next door: 93% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. Pattingham, Perton and Brewood have at least twice Albrighton’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Albrighton
Is Albrighton near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Shropshire Hills National Landscape, 7.8 mi west of the town’s edge. It covers 808 km² and was designated in 1959.
What are the best walks near Albrighton?
1 waymarked walking route passes within 2 km of the town, including the Monarch's Way.
How many people in Albrighton live near a park?
32% 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 Albrighton?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Albrighton good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 1.0 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 6% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 8% (0.8 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 Albrighton’s overall grade.
Where Albrighton’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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