Parish Church of St Paul · Photo: Rodw · Public domainKewstoke is on the coast, on the King Charles III England Coast Path
The sea makes up 52% of the area within 5 km. Footpaths add up to 44 km in the village and the kilometre around it, 4.3 for every square kilometre. The Mendip Hills National Landscape begins 2.9 mi from the village’s edge. Kewstoke grades A− for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
What kind of outdoors village is Kewstoke?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Kewstoke’s strongest suit is the sea, followed by dense footpaths. Where it falls short is park space per person.
Kewstoke grades A− for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Kewstoke, 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.
Kewstoke is 15th of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,500 to 1,700 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Against villages its size, Kewstoke stands out most for path per km²: only 7 of the other 59 have more. It falls furthest behind on park space per resident, where 42 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portskewett Gwent | A+ | 10 | 100% | 2.9 | 3% |
| 2 | Stanhope County Durham | A+ | 7.7 | 100% | 3.5 | 86% |
| 3 | Melton Suffolk | A+ | 6.5 | 100% | 4.1 | 33% |
| 4 | Salcombe Devon | A+ | 2 | 100% | 3.3 | 65% |
| 5 | Wood Street Village Surrey | A+ | 25.7 | 81% | 4.9 | 18% |
| 6 | Ducklington Oxfordshire | A | 10.1 | 79% | 4.8 | 4% |
| 7 | Roydon Essex | A | 3.5 | 100% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 8 | St Athan South Glamorgan | A | 2.2 | 100% | 3 | 0% |
| 9 | Sabden Lancashire | A− | 0.8 | 100% | 5 | 38% |
| 10 | Hale Bank Cheshire | A− | 9.1 | 100% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 11 | West Wellow Hampshire | A− | 3.6 | 82% | 2.7 | 51% |
| 12 | Shillington Bedfordshire | A− | 3.7 | 83% | 3.2 | 14% |
| 13 | Bean Kent | A− | 17 | 72% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 14 | Woodhouse Eaves Leicestershire | A− | 35.7 | 85% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 15 | Kewstoke Somerset | A− | 1.3 | 74% | 4.3 | 1% |
| 16 | Hampton Magna Warwickshire | A− | 6.8 | 100% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 17 | Sonning Berkshire | A− | 11.1 | 80% | 2.5 | 7% |
| 18 | Thorpe-le-Soken Essex | A− | 4.2 | 100% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 19 | East Dean and Friston East Sussex | B+ | 1.2 | 18% | 4.6 | 58% |
| 20 | Stithians Cornwall | B+ | 3.2 | 80% | 3.4 | 3% |
| 21 | Staining Lancashire | B+ | 2.6 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 22 | King's Cliffe Northamptonshire | B+ | 3.3 | 100% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 23 | Seal Kent | B+ | 3.3 | 78% | 2.1 | 77% |
| 24 | Littlebourne Kent | B+ | 1.6 | 100% | 3 | 9% |
| 25 | Farcet Cambridgeshire | B+ | 13.8 | 77% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 26 | Mount Hawke Cornwall | B | 1.4 | 85% | 2 | 6% |
| 27 | Fence Lancashire | B | 1.3 | 62% | 6.2 | 32% |
| 28 | Wick Gloucestershire | B− | 1.8 | 56% | 3.6 | 39% |
| 29 | Sibertswold Kent | B− | 1.9 | 79% | 2.2 | 38% |
| 30 | Whittington Shropshire | B− | 3.7 | 100% | 1 | 0% |
| 31 | South Witham Lincolnshire | B− | 2.5 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 32 | High Harrington Cumbria | C+ | 0.5 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 33 | Evenwood County Durham | C+ | 3.4 | 100% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 34 | Everton Hampshire | C+ | 1.3 | 58% | 1.5 | 37% |
| 35 | Norton (Norton Juxta Kempsey) Worcestershire | C+ | 0.9 | 100% | 3 | 0% |
| 36 | Clutton Somerset | C+ | 0.9 | 74% | 3.3 | 11% |
| 37 | Four Lanes Cornwall | C | 0.6 | 100% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 38 | Potterspury Northamptonshire | C | 1.4 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 39 | Blisworth Northamptonshire | C | 2.2 | 81% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 40 | Buxted East Sussex | C | 1.1 | 63% | 2.4 | 52% |
| 41 | Harden West Yorkshire | C | 1.8 | 40% | 5 | 0% |
| 42 | Scawby Lincolnshire | C− | 25.7 | 68% | 0.4 | 0% |
| 43 | Higher Walton Lancashire | C− | 2.2 | 61% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 44 | Arksey South Yorkshire | C− | 1.1 | 88% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 45 | Rawcliffe East Riding of Yorkshire | C− | 1 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 46 | Horsmonden Kent | C− | 0.5 | 79% | 0.9 | 50% |
| 47 | Baston Lincolnshire | C− | 2.3 | 78% | 1 | 0% |
| 48 | Sywell and Overstone Northamptonshire | D | 3.1 | 62% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 49 | Ainsworth Greater Manchester | D | 0.4 | 64% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 50 | Whittlesford Cambridgeshire | D | 2.3 | 57% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 51 | Henstridge Somerset | D | 1.8 | 47% | 2 | 0% |
| 52 | Moulton Lincolnshire | D | 1.9 | 75% | 0.1 | 0% |
| 53 | Ketton Rutland | D | 2.1 | 56% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 54 | Balsham Cambridgeshire | D | 1.7 | 57% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 55 | St Erme and Trispen Cornwall | D | 0.3 | 69% | 1.2 | 2% |
| 56 | Findern Derbyshire | D | 1.8 | 40% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 57 | Scarcroft West Yorkshire | D− | 0.5 | 15% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 58 | Walpole St Peter and Walpole St Andrew Norfolk | D− | 1.7 | 52% | 0.2 | 0% |
| 59 | School Aycliffe County Durham | D− | 0 | 0% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 60 | Church Fenton North Yorkshire | D− | 0.3 | 50% | 0.7 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Kewstoke’s built-up area.
7 in 10 Kewstoke 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 400 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 7 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 230 residents.
The Mendip Hills National Landscape is 2.9 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.
Kewstoke is on the King Charles III England Coast Path
44 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Kewstoke and the kilometre around it, 4.3 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the village.
The King Charles III England Coast Path, a national route, passes Kewstoke.
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 Kewstoke: May to July and 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 | 16.2 | 14.6 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.8 | 7.9 |
| High (°C) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 9 |
| Rain (mm) | 86 | 62 | 56 | 57 | 63 | 59 | 68 | 82 | 69 | 92 | 99 | 96 |
March is the driest month (56 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 22 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 99 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 19 nights a year. The climate in Kewstoke →
The coast and beaches near Kewstoke
52% of the area within 5 km of Kewstoke is sea. 7 beaches are mapped within 5 km, 0 with a name.
The King Charles III England Coast Path passes the town.
Sea: the area outside the ONS coastline (mean high water). Bathing water quality is published by the Environment Agency (England) and Natural Resources Wales; check it before swimming.
5 viewpoints and 7 playgrounds
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.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 5
Plus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 1
Plus 1 peak without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 2
Playgrounds 7
Plus 7 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.
Hutton, 3.3 miles away, grades A, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. Locking and Yatton have at least twice Kewstoke’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Kewstoke
Is Kewstoke near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Mendip Hills National Landscape, 2.9 mi south of the village’s edge. It covers 198 km² and was designated in 1989.
What are the best walks near Kewstoke?
1 waymarked walking route passes within 2 km of the village, including the King Charles III England Coast Path: Sand Bay to Brean Down.
How many people in Kewstoke live near a park?
74% 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 Kewstoke?
May to July and September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Kewstoke good for walking?
For paths, yes: 4.3 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 85% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 22% (1.3 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 Kewstoke’s overall grade.
Where Kewstoke’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.