Cleobury Mortimer’s biggest
Cleobury Park Play Area
Play space
0.0 ha (0 acres)
Centralin the middle of Cleobury Mortimer
Playground
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: David Gearing · CC BY-SA 2.0DOutdoors Grade
Outdoors in Cleobury Mortimer · parks, paths & countryside
Parks and walks in Cleobury Mortimer
The Shropshire Hills National Landscape begins 2.6 mi from the town’s edge. Parks and playing fields in Cleobury Mortimer add up to 0.8 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. A park or playing field is within a 5-minute walk for 64% of residents. Cleobury Mortimer grades D for the outdoors: #16 of 19 in Shropshire. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
0.8 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
64%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
19 km
2.0 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
2%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Shropshire Hills National Landscape
Character
What kind of outdoors town is Cleobury Mortimer?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Countryside close byThe Shropshire Hills National Landscape starts 2.6 mi north-west.Less park per person0.8 ha of parks and playing fields per 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1.
Cleobury Mortimer’s strongest suit is the Shropshire Hills National Landscape close by. Where it falls short is park space per person.
Outdoors grade
Cleobury Mortimer grades D for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Cleobury Mortimer, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
D
Better than 13% of UK towns#16 of 19 in Shropshire · 49th of 60 UK towns its size
Public green space0.8 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
9out of
100
100
A park within a walk64%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
24out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape2%of the land within 5 km
65out of
100
100
Footpaths2.0 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
30out 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
Cleobury Mortimer is 49th of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 2,800 to 3,100 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
Cleobury Mortimer2.0
Towns its size2.5
Shropshire towns2.0
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Cleobury Mortimer0.8
Towns its size2.5
Shropshire towns1.8
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Cleobury Mortimer64%
Towns its size89%
Shropshire towns72%
All UK towns83%
Cleobury Mortimer falls furthest behind on park space per resident, where 52 of the 59 others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rowlands Castle Hampshire | A+ | 26.1 | 100% | 5 | 48% |
| 2 | Halling Kent | A+ | 3.8 | 100% | 4.6 | 54% |
| 3 | Arundel West Sussex | A+ | 4.4 | 100% | 3.8 | 56% |
| 4 | Theale Berkshire | A+ | 5 | 100% | 3.8 | 39% |
| 5 | Cuxton Kent | A+ | 25.2 | 90% | 4 | 44% |
| 6 | Horton Heath Hampshire | A+ | 10 | 100% | 3.3 | 13% |
| 7 | Beaminster Dorset | A | 4.1 | 89% | 3.4 | 100% |
| 8 | Ebbsfleet Valley Kent | A | 9 | 77% | 8.3 | 0% |
| 9 | Downton Wiltshire | A | 4.3 | 100% | 2 | 59% |
| 10 | Langwith Derbyshire | A | 19.6 | 100% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 11 | Ellistown Leicestershire | A | 7.5 | 100% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 12 | Llangollen Clwyd | A | 3.5 | 91% | 2.5 | 76% |
| 13 | Mortimer Berkshire | A | 2.4 | 100% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 14 | Menai Bridge Gwynedd | A | 1.8 | 100% | 2.4 | 7% |
| 15 | Kingsclere Hampshire | A− | 2.2 | 100% | 2.5 | 50% |
| 16 | New Marske North Yorkshire | A− | 4.4 | 90% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 17 | Wargrave Berkshire | A− | 4 | 100% | 2 | 11% |
| 18 | Knighton Powys | A− | 2.7 | 81% | 3.4 | 34% |
| 19 | East Saltdean East Sussex | A− | 1.6 | 0% | 4.9 | 44% |
| 20 | Seaton Sluice Northumberland | A− | 2.2 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
| 21 | Rhodes Greater Manchester | B+ | 16.6 | 78% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 22 | Milton-under-Wychwood and Shipton-under-Wychwood Oxfordshire | B+ | 4.1 | 87% | 1.3 | 100% |
| 23 | Welham Green Hertfordshire | B+ | 2.5 | 93% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 24 | Almondsbury Gloucestershire | B+ | 7.9 | 77% | 4 | 0% |
| 25 | South Hetton County Durham | B+ | 3.4 | 100% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 26 | Wing Buckinghamshire | B | 2.4 | 100% | 3 | 0% |
| 27 | Newton and Blackwell Derbyshire | B | 2.6 | 91% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 28 | Camelford Cornwall | B | 2 | 100% | 1.5 | 33% |
| 29 | Newport Essex | B | 2.5 | 100% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 30 | Denholme West Yorkshire | B | 1.6 | 100% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 31 | Scholes (near Cleckheaton) West Yorkshire | B | 4 | 89% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 32 | Weldon Northamptonshire | B | 8.2 | 100% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 33 | Bugbrooke Northamptonshire | B− | 3.7 | 80% | 3 | 0% |
| 34 | Long Hanborough Oxfordshire | B− | 1.3 | 89% | 2.7 | 18% |
| 35 | Henley-in-Arden Warwickshire | C+ | 4.6 | 58% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 36 | Over Cambridgeshire | C+ | 1.3 | 100% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 37 | Capel St Mary Suffolk | C+ | 1.5 | 59% | 3 | 24% |
| 38 | Rolleston on Dove Staffordshire | C+ | 3.8 | 84% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 39 | Hendy and Fforest Dyfed | C | 2.1 | 100% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 40 | Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll Gwynedd | C | 0.8 | 71% | 1.6 | 8% |
| 41 | Bottesford Leicestershire | C | 3.9 | 69% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 42 | Haddenham Cambridgeshire | C | 2.2 | 86% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 43 | East Goscote Leicestershire | C | 2.9 | 75% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 44 | Corbridge Northumberland | C | 2.2 | 79% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 45 | Fenstanton Cambridgeshire | C− | 0.8 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
| 46 | Great Leighs Essex | C− | 1.5 | 87% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 47 | Burnopfield County Durham | C− | 1.5 | 50% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 48 | St Mary's Bay Kent | D | 0 | 0% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 49 | Cleobury Mortimer Shropshire | D | 0.8 | 64% | 2 | 2% |
| 50 | Kelsall Cheshire | D | 1 | 57% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 51 | Gamlingay Cambridgeshire | D | 2.1 | 32% | 2 | 0% |
| 52 | Scotter Lincolnshire | D | 2.6 | 61% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 53 | Gobowen Shropshire | D | 1.2 | 50% | 1.2 | 2% |
| 54 | Gilberdyke East Riding of Yorkshire | D | 0.7 | 90% | 0.3 | 0% |
| 55 | Thurston Suffolk | D | 1.6 | 39% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 56 | Pevensey Bay East Sussex | D | 0.5 | 0% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 57 | Bampton Oxfordshire | D | 1.1 | 63% | 2 | 0% |
| 58 | Hunmanby North Yorkshire | D | 0.3 | 33% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 59 | Langstone Gwent | D− | 0.1 | 46% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 60 | Feltwell Norfolk | D− | 1.1 | 63% | 0.4 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Cleobury Mortimer’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 Cleobury Mortimer
The biggest is Cleobury Park Play Area, 0.0 ha (0 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Close to home
6 in 10 Cleobury Mortimer 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 (64%)Further (36%)
Cleobury Mortimer64%
Towns its size89%
Shropshire towns72%
All UK towns83%
About 1,100 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 593 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The Shropshire Hills National Landscape is 2.6 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
National Landscape
Shropshire Hills
2.6 mi north-west808 km²since 19592% of the land within 5 km
Official site2% of the land within 5 km of Cleobury Mortimer is National Park or National Landscape, more than 65% of UK towns.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
2 waymarked walks pass through or near Cleobury Mortimer
19 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Cleobury Mortimer and the kilometre around it, 2.0 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
Regional
Shropshire Way (Route 11, Link to Severn Way)6.8 km
Simon Evans Way6.0 km
2 regional routes pass through, including the Shropshire Way (Route 11, Link to Severn Way) and Simon Evans 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 Cleobury Mortimer: 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 | 13.8 | 15.7 | 16.8 | 16.3 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.6 | 7.7 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Rain (mm) | 68 | 58 | 54 | 54 | 59 | 66 | 59 | 66 | 58 | 81 | 76 | 78 |
March is the driest month (54 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 21 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 81 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 47 nights a year. The climate in Cleobury Mortimer →
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
Next door
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
HighleyTenbury WellsBewdleyAlveleyStourport-on-SevernWolverleyCleobury Mortimer
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleobury Mortimer | D | 0.8 | 64% | 2% |
| Highley 6.3 mi | C+ | 3.4 | 73% | 0% |
| Tenbury Wells 6.8 mi | C | 2.3 | 51% | 3% |
| Bewdley 7.0 mi | C+ | 1.7 | 88% | 0% |
| Alveley 7.9 mi | C− | 5.4 | 51% | 0% |
| Stourport-on-Severn 8.9 mi | B | 3.1 | 79% | 0% |
| Wolverley 9.5 mi | C− | 7.2 | 23% | 0% |
Stourport-on-Severn, 8.9 miles away, grades B, the best next door: 79% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. Highley, Tenbury Wells and Alveley have at least twice Cleobury Mortimer’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Cleobury Mortimer
What is the biggest park in Cleobury Mortimer?
Cleobury Park Play Area, 0.0 ha (0 acres). 1 named park, garden or playing field is in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Cleobury Mortimer near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Shropshire Hills National Landscape, 2.6 mi north-west of the town’s edge. It covers 808 km² and was designated in 1959.
What are the best walks near Cleobury Mortimer?
2 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the Shropshire Way (Route 11, Link to Severn Way) and Simon Evans Way.
How many people in Cleobury Mortimer live near a park?
64% 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 Cleobury Mortimer?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Cleobury Mortimer good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 2.0 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 30% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 9% (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 Cleobury Mortimer’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Cleobury Mortimer’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.