Bridgnorth’s biggest
Severn Park
Park or garden
7.9 ha (19 acres)0.8 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.8 km of path
11 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Bridgnorth
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Jeff Gogarty · CC BY-SA 2.0C−Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in Bridgnorth · parks, paths & countryside
Parks and walks in Bridgnorth
The Shropshire Hills National Landscape begins 5.5 mi from the town’s edge. A park or playing field is within a 5-minute walk for 66% of residents. Parks and playing fields in Bridgnorth add up to 2.4 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Bridgnorth grades C− for the outdoors: #10 of 19 in Shropshire. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
2.4 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
66%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
41 km
2.4 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
0%
of the land within 5 km
Shropshire Hills starts 5.5 mi out, past the 5 km
Character
What kind of outdoors town is Bridgnorth?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Countryside close byThe Shropshire Hills National Landscape starts 5.5 mi west.Parks can be a walk away34% of residents live more than 400 m from a park or playing field.
Bridgnorth’s strongest suit is the Shropshire Hills National Landscape close by. Where it falls short is how far some homes are from a park.
Outdoors grade
Bridgnorth grades C− for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Bridgnorth, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
C−
Better than 24% of UK towns#10 of 19 in Shropshire · 50th of 60 UK towns its size
Public green space2.4 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
57out of
100
100
A park within a walk66%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
26out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape0%of the land within 5 km · Shropshire Hills begins just past 5 km
31out of
100
100
Footpaths2.4 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
43out of
100
100
The sea0%of the area within 5 km · Inland
42out 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
Bridgnorth is 50th of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 11,600 to 12,800 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
Bridgnorth2.4
Towns its size3.1
Shropshire towns2.0
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Bridgnorth2.4
Towns its size2.1
Shropshire towns1.8
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Bridgnorth66%
Towns its size85%
Shropshire towns72%
All UK towns83%
Against towns its size, Bridgnorth stands out most for park space per resident: only 26 of the other 59 have more. It falls furthest behind on homes near a park, where 52 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whitby North Yorkshire | A+ | 4 | 100% | 2.9 | 53% |
| 2 | Tring Hertfordshire | A+ | 5.7 | 95% | 4.8 | 57% |
| 3 | Snodland Kent | A+ | 7.7 | 97% | 4.4 | 44% |
| 4 | Chepstow Gwent | A+ | 1.9 | 100% | 3.3 | 30% |
| 5 | Minehead Somerset | A+ | 1.4 | 95% | 4.3 | 47% |
| 6 | Brockworth Gloucestershire | A+ | 2.5 | 95% | 5.1 | 46% |
| 7 | Waltham Cross Hertfordshire | A | 10.6 | 100% | 5.6 | 0% |
| 8 | Holyhead Gwynedd | A | 3.4 | 78% | 2.3 | 31% |
| 9 | Southwick West Sussex | A | 1.1 | 100% | 2.6 | 34% |
| 10 | Houghton-le-Spring Tyne and Wear | A | 4.8 | 100% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 11 | Sandown Isle of Wight | A | 1.4 | 74% | 4.5 | 28% |
| 12 | Killingworth Tyne and Wear | A | 4.7 | 97% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 13 | Little Lever Greater Manchester | A | 4.5 | 97% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 14 | Dawlish Devon | A | 2.1 | 93% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 15 | Bradwell Norfolk | A− | 2 | 80% | 2.7 | 31% |
| 16 | Matlock Derbyshire | A− | 2.9 | 76% | 4.7 | 20% |
| 17 | Blackwood Gwent | A− | 3.6 | 97% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 18 | Bridport Dorset | A− | 0.9 | 75% | 3.7 | 71% |
| 19 | Flackwell Heath and Wooburn Green Buckinghamshire | A− | 1.7 | 90% | 3.9 | 30% |
| 20 | Guiseley West Yorkshire | A− | 2.5 | 75% | 5.7 | 6% |
| 21 | Lees Greater Manchester | A− | 2.5 | 80% | 4.4 | 4% |
| 22 | Barton-upon-Humber Lincolnshire | A− | 5.9 | 97% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 23 | Tavistock Devon | A− | 5.9 | 83% | 1.6 | 72% |
| 24 | Cleckheaton West Yorkshire | B+ | 3.3 | 98% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 25 | New Milton Hampshire | B+ | 2.3 | 75% | 1.9 | 38% |
| 26 | Ivybridge Devon | B+ | 1.8 | 86% | 3.4 | 38% |
| 27 | Blandford Forum Dorset | B+ | 2.1 | 90% | 2.2 | 72% |
| 28 | Ringwood Hampshire | B+ | 2.3 | 78% | 3.2 | 43% |
| 29 | Chorleywood Hertfordshire | B+ | 2.7 | 37% | 5.7 | 22% |
| 30 | Haslemere Surrey | B+ | 1 | 78% | 5.1 | 80% |
| 31 | Bentley South Yorkshire | B+ | 3.4 | 100% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 32 | Worsley Greater Manchester | B+ | 4.7 | 86% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 33 | Cudworth and Shafton South Yorkshire | B | 3.1 | 88% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 34 | Henley-on-Thames Oxfordshire | B | 2.4 | 70% | 2.9 | 53% |
| 35 | Buckhurst Hill Essex | B | 4.5 | 64% | 6.3 | 0% |
| 36 | Littleborough Greater Manchester | B | 5 | 85% | 3 | 0% |
| 37 | Stotfold Bedfordshire | B | 2.1 | 96% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 38 | Ystrad Mynach Gwent | B− | 5.4 | 85% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 39 | Honiton Devon | B− | 1.3 | 90% | 2 | 73% |
| 40 | Chigwell Essex | B− | 2.9 | 64% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 41 | Wells Somerset | B− | 1.7 | 65% | 3.4 | 26% |
| 42 | Ince-in-Makerfield Greater Manchester | B− | 2 | 74% | 5.1 | 0% |
| 43 | Rochford Essex | B− | 2 | 71% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 44 | Kingsteignton Devon | B− | 1.9 | 95% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 45 | Huntington North Yorkshire | C+ | 2 | 72% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 46 | Street Somerset | C+ | 0.7 | 96% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 47 | Stanwell Surrey | C+ | 1.4 | 93% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 48 | Hersham Surrey | C | 2.5 | 73% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 49 | Featherstone West Yorkshire | C | 2 | 77% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 50 | Bridgnorth Shropshire | C− | 2.4 | 66% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 51 | Haverfordwest Dyfed | C− | 1 | 85% | 1.4 | 8% |
| 52 | Oakham Rutland | C− | 1.8 | 86% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 53 | Market Drayton Shropshire | C− | 1.5 | 88% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 54 | Codsall Staffordshire | C− | 1.4 | 84% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 55 | Sarn Mid Glamorgan | D | 1.8 | 75% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 56 | Amesbury Wiltshire | D | 1.8 | 73% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 57 | Flint Clwyd | D | 1 | 56% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 58 | Desborough Northamptonshire | D | 0.6 | 69% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 59 | Wetherby West Yorkshire | D | 0.5 | 14% | 3 | 0% |
| 60 | Thorne South Yorkshire | D− | 1.6 | 65% | 0.6 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Bridgnorth’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 Bridgnorth
The biggest is Severn Park, 7.9 ha (19 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
All 5 named parks by size: 15 ha (36 acres) and 2 km of path
Parks & gardens 9.1 haPlaying fields 5.7 ha
The two biggest, Severn Park and Crown Meadow, are 81% of the named green space. 3 of the 5 are under 2 ha: small gardens, play spaces and pitches.
Crown Meadow
Playing field
4.0 ha (10 acres)0.1 km of path
6 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Bridgnorth
Directionsto the nearest entrance
The Castle Grounds
Park or garden
1.0 ha (3 acres)0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
Centralin the middle of Bridgnorth
Bridgnorth Castle monument +3 listed
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Bridgnorth Rugby Club
Playing field
1.7 ha (4 acres)
2 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Bridgnorth
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Bridgnorth Community Garden
Park or garden
0.2 ha (0 acres)
Centralin the middle of Bridgnorth
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home
7 in 10 Bridgnorth 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 (66%)Further (34%)
Bridgnorth66%
Towns its size85%
Shropshire towns72%
All UK towns83%
About 4,100 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 2,434 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The Shropshire Hills National Landscape is 5.5 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.
National ParkNational LandscapeThe 5 km the grade counts
Protected landscape begins just outside the 5 km ring the Outdoors Grade measures, so Bridgnorth scores 0% on it even though the Shropshire Hills National Landscape is 5.5 mi away.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
2 waymarked walks pass through or near Bridgnorth
41 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Bridgnorth 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.
Regional
Severn Way (2) Shrewsbury to Worcester8.0 km
Geopark Way5.6 km
2 regional routes pass through, including the Severn Way (2) Shrewsbury to Worcester and Geopark Way.
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Public rights of way are only as complete as the map in each area.
History along the way
History inside Bridgnorth’s parks
Historic England’s register of parks and gardens, and the listed buildings and scheduled monuments that stand inside Bridgnorth’s named parks.
Park with listed buildings
The Castle Grounds
1.0 ha. 4 listed structures and monuments stand inside it or at its edge, including Bridgnorth Castle (a scheduled monument).
SMBridgnorth CastleIISabrina FountainIIThe CastleIIWar Memorial
A listed building or monument counts when it sits inside the park’s OS Open Greenspace outline (to about 15 m), so a few at the boundary are included. Historic England, National Heritage List for England.
When to get out
The best walking months in Bridgnorth: 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) | 8.2 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.7 | 16.8 | 16.4 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.6 | 7.7 |
| High (°C) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 63 | 53 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 56 | 64 | 57 | 73 | 71 | 74 |
March is the driest month (48 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 21 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 74 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 47 nights a year. The climate in Bridgnorth →
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
Viewpoints 1
High Rock0.3 mi from town
DirectionsHills and peaks 1
Panpudding Hill0.0 mi from town
DirectionsNature reserves 1
Stanmore Country Park15 ha · 0.8 mi from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 5
Plus 5 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.
BroseleyHighleyAlveleyMuch WenlockPattinghamAlbrightonBridgnorth
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgnorth | C− | 2.4 | 66% | 0% |
| Broseley 5.9 mi | C+ | 1.2 | 74% | 8% |
| Highley 6.0 mi | C+ | 3.4 | 73% | 0% |
| Alveley 6.1 mi | C− | 5.4 | 51% | 0% |
| Much Wenlock 7.0 mi | B− | 2.4 | 13% | 20% |
| Pattingham 7.6 mi | C− | 2.0 | 80% | 0% |
| Albrighton 9.0 mi | D− | 0.8 | 32% | 0% |
Much Wenlock, 7 miles away, grades B−, the best next door: 13% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. Alveley has at least twice Bridgnorth’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Bridgnorth
What is the biggest park in Bridgnorth?
Severn Park, 7.9 ha (19 acres), with 0.8 km of path. Crown Meadow (4.0 ha) is second. 5 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Bridgnorth near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Shropshire Hills National Landscape, 5.5 mi west of the town’s edge. It covers 808 km² and was designated in 1959.
What are the best walks near Bridgnorth?
2 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the Severn Way (2) Shrewsbury to Worcester and Geopark Way.
How many people in Bridgnorth live near a park?
66% 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 Bridgnorth?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Bridgnorth good for walking?
About average for paths: 2.4 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 43% 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 Bridgnorth’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Bridgnorth’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.