Photo: Neil Owen · CC BY-SA 2.0Chilcompton has more park space per resident than 9 in 10 UK towns
Parks and playing fields in Chilcompton add up to 6.5 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. The Mendip Hills National Landscape begins 2.5 mi from the village’s edge. A park or playing field is within a 5-minute walk for 40% of residents. Chilcompton grades B− for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
What kind of outdoors village is Chilcompton?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Chilcompton’s strongest suit is plenty of park space, followed by two protected landscapes close by. Where it falls short is how far some homes are from a park.
Chilcompton grades B− for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Chilcompton, 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.
Chilcompton is 28th of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,800 to 1,900 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Against villages its size, Chilcompton stands out most for park space per resident: only 7 of the other 59 have more. It falls furthest behind on homes near a park, where 53 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Badshot Lea Surrey | A+ | 25.9 | 100% | 5.2 | 25% |
| 2 | Llanberis Gwynedd | A+ | 33.7 | 100% | 3.9 | 49% |
| 3 | St Just Cornwall | A+ | 1.8 | 100% | 4.2 | 50% |
| 4 | Southwick Wiltshire | A+ | 22.2 | 100% | 5.2 | 1% |
| 5 | Scholes (near Hade Edge) West Yorkshire | A+ | 3.8 | 100% | 4.7 | 16% |
| 6 | Hayfield Derbyshire | A+ | 2.2 | 100% | 4.1 | 62% |
| 7 | Mistley Essex | A | 4.3 | 86% | 1.9 | 41% |
| 8 | Colwall Stone Herefordshire | A | 4.5 | 67% | 5.5 | 64% |
| 9 | Bagworth Leicestershire | A | 11 | 100% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 10 | Newell Green Berkshire | A | 22.6 | 100% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 11 | Ravenstone Leicestershire | A− | 5.3 | 100% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 12 | Wembury Devon | A− | 2.4 | 53% | 2.7 | 41% |
| 13 | Flamborough East Riding of Yorkshire | A− | 1.9 | 100% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 14 | Painswick Gloucestershire | B+ | 1.3 | 81% | 4.3 | 83% |
| 15 | Waddesdon Buckinghamshire | B+ | 3 | 100% | 3 | 0% |
| 16 | Mevagissey Cornwall | B+ | 1.3 | 87% | 1.9 | 29% |
| 17 | Tongwynlais South Glamorgan | B+ | 8.6 | 65% | 5.8 | 0% |
| 18 | Findon West Sussex | B+ | 1.7 | 74% | 3.7 | 70% |
| 19 | Bishop's Castle Shropshire | B+ | 2 | 100% | 1.3 | 53% |
| 20 | Weston Turville Buckinghamshire | B | 2.9 | 64% | 3.1 | 30% |
| 21 | Fernhurst West Sussex | B | 3.1 | 37% | 3 | 92% |
| 22 | Hathersage Derbyshire | B | 1.6 | 58% | 4.5 | 100% |
| 23 | Westham East Sussex | B | 3.8 | 18% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 24 | Little Eaton Derbyshire | B | 4.6 | 85% | 3 | 0% |
| 25 | Rhayader Powys | B | 5.5 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 26 | Horrabridge Devon | B | 1.4 | 83% | 2.7 | 92% |
| 27 | Campsall South Yorkshire | B | 14.8 | 100% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 28 | Chilcompton Somerset | B− | 6.5 | 40% | 2.9 | 1% |
| 29 | Yelverton Devon | B− | 3.6 | 72% | 1.1 | 85% |
| 30 | Ingrave and Herongate Essex | B− | 5 | 51% | 4 | 0% |
| 31 | Newcastle Emlyn Dyfed | B− | 5.9 | 100% | 0.4 | 0% |
| 32 | Barnburgh and Harlington South Yorkshire | B− | 1.8 | 100% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 33 | Houghton Conquest Bedfordshire | C+ | 1.8 | 100% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 34 | Lowdham Nottinghamshire | C+ | 3.7 | 85% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 35 | Pontlottyn Gwent | C+ | 1.8 | 70% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 36 | Ryton-on-Dunsmore Warwickshire | C | 1.2 | 100% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 37 | Milnthorpe Cumbria | C | 2.2 | 49% | 2 | 39% |
| 38 | Walkington East Riding of Yorkshire | C | 2.3 | 100% | 1 | 0% |
| 39 | Dunkeswell Devon | C | 1.4 | 83% | 0.7 | 87% |
| 40 | Lympstone Devon | C | 1 | 66% | 1.3 | 16% |
| 41 | Scotby Cumbria | C− | 3 | 75% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 42 | Toft Hill and High Etherley County Durham | C− | 2.5 | 83% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 43 | Woolpit Suffolk | C− | 4.3 | 54% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 44 | Hemingbrough North Yorkshire | C− | 1.3 | 100% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 45 | Bradninch Devon | D | 2.3 | 73% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 46 | Thornton-le-Dale North Yorkshire | D | 1.1 | 58% | 1.1 | 29% |
| 47 | Newton Longville Buckinghamshire | D | 2.9 | 18% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 48 | Dunholme Lincolnshire | D | 1.8 | 52% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 49 | Salfords Surrey | D | 1.3 | 12% | 3 | 0% |
| 50 | Rickinghall and Botesdale Suffolk | D | 1.7 | 61% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 51 | Harston Cambridgeshire | D | 1.6 | 45% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 52 | Barnetby le Wold Lincolnshire | D | 1.8 | 59% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 53 | Wragby Lincolnshire | D | 1.3 | 69% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 54 | Hampton in Arden West Midlands | D− | 0.1 | 44% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 55 | Mickle Trafford Cheshire | D− | 0.5 | 70% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 56 | Weeting Norfolk | D− | 1.2 | 68% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 57 | Audlem Cheshire | D− | 0.6 | 50% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 58 | Great Gonerby Lincolnshire | D− | 0.7 | 56% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 59 | Great Barton Suffolk | D− | 1.6 | 19% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 60 | Burstwick East Riding of Yorkshire | D− | 0 | 0% | 1 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Chilcompton’s built-up area.
4 in 10 Chilcompton 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 1,100 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 13 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 143 residents.
Mendip Hills and Cotswolds both start about 6 miles from Chilcompton
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.
Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
1% of the land within 5 km of Chilcompton is National Park or National Landscape, more than 63% of UK towns.
Footpaths in and around Chilcompton
33 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Chilcompton and the kilometre around it, 2.9 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0).
No named walking route is mapped within 2 km of Chilcompton; its footpaths are on the map above.
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 Chilcompton: May to September
The village’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) | 8.3 | 9.9 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 15.6 | 16.6 | 16.1 | 14.6 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.8 | 7.9 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 121 | 95 | 81 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 77 | 98 | 83 | 128 | 130 | 131 |
June is the driest month (71 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 21 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 131 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 38 nights a year. The climate in Chilcompton →
13 playgrounds and the nearest beaches
Mapped within 2 km of the village in OpenStreetMap, against the typical UK village its size per resident. Named places are listed with directions; unnamed ones are only counted.
The nearest beaches
Chilcompton is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the village.
Check the water before you swim. The Environment Agency tests designated bathing waters from May to September and publishes a rating for each beach.
Up high. Folly Hill, at 156 m, is the highest named top within 2 km of Chilcompton.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 1
Nature reserves 1
Playgrounds 13
Plus 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chilcompton | B− | 6.5 | 40% | 1% |
| Midsomer Norton 1.6 mi | B− | 1.9 | 90% | 0% |
| Radstock 2.8 mi | B− | 1.1 | 93% | 1% |
| Coleford 2.9 mi | C− | 1.2 | 51% | 0% |
| Paulton 3.0 mi | A− | 2.1 | 96% | 0% |
| High Littleton 4.2 mi | C+ | 1.0 | 58% | 1% |
| Temple Cloud 4.3 mi | B+ | 2.6 | 77% | 15% |
Paulton, 3 miles away, grades A−, the best next door: 96% of its residents live within 400 m of a park.
Questions about the outdoors in Chilcompton
Is Chilcompton near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Mendip Hills National Landscape, 2.5 mi west of the village’s edge. It covers 198 km² and was designated in 1989.
What is the nearest beach to Chilcompton?
Clevedon Beach, 19 mi from the edge of the village, then Sugar Loaf Beach (19 mi). Chilcompton itself is inland.
How many people in Chilcompton live near a park?
40% 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 Chilcompton?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Chilcompton good for walking?
About average for paths: 2.9 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 56% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 91% (6.5 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 Chilcompton’s overall grade.
Where Chilcompton’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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