Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Photo: Rick Crowley · CC BY-SA 2.095% of residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park or playing field. 99 km of footpaths run through the town and the kilometre around it, 4.6 for every square kilometre. The Cotswolds National Landscape begins 0.9 mi from the town’s edge. Keynsham grades A for the outdoors: #7 of 49 in Somerset. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Keynsham’s strongest suit is parks close to every home, followed by dense footpaths.
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Keynsham, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
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.
The 60 UK towns and cities of 17,900 to 20,800 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Against towns its size, Keynsham stands out most for path per km²: only 10 of the other 59 have more.
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Camborne Cornwall | A+ | 2.2 | 93% | 4 | 8% |
| 2 | Littlehampton West Sussex | A+ | 2.1 | 99% | 3.1 | 18% |
| 3 | Litherland Merseyside | A | 7.3 | 94% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 4 | Buxton Derbyshire | A | 3.5 | 86% | 3.8 | 61% |
| 5 | Houghton Regis Bedfordshire | A | 3.5 | 81% | 8 | 20% |
| 6 | Colne Lancashire | A | 3.2 | 86% | 5.3 | 8% |
| 7 | Waltham Abbey Essex | A | 11.9 | 92% | 6.7 | 0% |
| 8 | Farnham Surrey | A | 5.1 | 73% | 4.3 | 35% |
| 9 | Hazlemere Buckinghamshire | A | 2.5 | 81% | 4.7 | 68% |
| 10 | Forest Town Nottinghamshire | A | 6.4 | 94% | 5.7 | 0% |
| 11 | Northwich Cheshire | A | 8.8 | 92% | 4.8 | 0% |
| 12 | Leek Staffordshire | A | 4.2 | 83% | 3.6 | 19% |
| 13 | Stratton St Margaret Wiltshire | A | 3.3 | 82% | 5.1 | 5% |
| 14 | Keynsham Somerset | A | 2.1 | 95% | 4.6 | 11% |
| 15 | Abbots Langley and Kings Langley Hertfordshire | A | 3.8 | 88% | 3.6 | 3% |
| 16 | Harwich Essex | A− | 1.7 | 95% | 2.1 | 20% |
| 17 | Peterlee County Durham | A− | 2.3 | 85% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 18 | Ebbw Vale Gwent | A− | 2 | 92% | 3.3 | 29% |
| 19 | Mansfield Woodhouse Nottinghamshire | A− | 2.8 | 94% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 20 | Devizes Wiltshire | A− | 1.8 | 91% | 3.2 | 38% |
| 21 | Walkden Greater Manchester | B+ | 3.4 | 92% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 22 | Belper Derbyshire | B+ | 2.4 | 94% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 23 | Eastwood Nottinghamshire | B+ | 2.6 | 93% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 24 | Hythe and Dibden Purlieu Hampshire | B+ | 0.8 | 49% | 4.4 | 44% |
| 25 | Sandhurst Berkshire | B+ | 5.1 | 79% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 26 | Warminster Wiltshire | B+ | 1.7 | 86% | 3 | 44% |
| 27 | Hazel Grove Greater Manchester | B+ | 2.9 | 62% | 4.2 | 3% |
| 28 | Mirfield West Yorkshire | B | 2.5 | 90% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 29 | Ripley Derbyshire | B | 2.4 | 91% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 30 | Irlam Greater Manchester | B | 3.1 | 95% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 31 | Cradley Heath West Midlands | B | 3.3 | 76% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 32 | Penwortham Lancashire | B | 2.9 | 91% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 33 | Ely Cambridgeshire | B | 2.7 | 88% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 34 | Stanley County Durham | B | 1.7 | 88% | 5.2 | 0% |
| 35 | Shaw Greater Manchester | B | 1.9 | 96% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 36 | Stourport-on-Severn Worcestershire | B | 3.1 | 79% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 37 | Romsey Hampshire | B− | 1.2 | 82% | 4.5 | 2% |
| 38 | Ware Hertfordshire | B− | 2 | 81% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 39 | Guisborough North Yorkshire | B− | 1.5 | 80% | 2.6 | 35% |
| 40 | Calne Wiltshire | B− | 1.3 | 88% | 2.4 | 33% |
| 41 | Wednesbury West Midlands | B− | 2.7 | 93% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 42 | Carterton Oxfordshire | B− | 2.1 | 82% | 2 | 13% |
| 43 | Failsworth Greater Manchester | C+ | 1.8 | 77% | 4.6 | 0% |
| 44 | Rawmarsh South Yorkshire | C+ | 2 | 84% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 45 | Maesteg Mid Glamorgan | C+ | 2 | 94% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 46 | Melksham Wiltshire | C+ | 2.2 | 87% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 47 | Bideford Devon | C+ | 0.9 | 83% | 1 | 11% |
| 48 | Newmarket Suffolk | C+ | 1.9 | 91% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 49 | Knowle and Dorridge West Midlands | C+ | 2.7 | 82% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 50 | Adwick le Street South Yorkshire | C+ | 2.8 | 89% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 51 | Spennymoor County Durham | C+ | 2.1 | 84% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 52 | Thornton Lancashire | C | 2.1 | 71% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 53 | Nantwich Cheshire | C | 2.2 | 86% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 54 | Sleaford Lincolnshire | C | 1.7 | 93% | 2 | 0% |
| 55 | Maghull Merseyside | C− | 1.6 | 86% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 56 | Skegness Lincolnshire | C− | 0.9 | 58% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 57 | Willerby and Anlaby East Riding of Yorkshire | C− | 1.6 | 46% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 58 | Selby North Yorkshire | C− | 1.6 | 81% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 59 | Goole East Riding of Yorkshire | D | 1.7 | 81% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 60 | Tiverton Devon | D | 1.5 | 59% | 2.6 | 0% |
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Keynsham’s built-up area.
The biggest is Keynsham Memorial Park, 6.7 ha (16 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
The two biggest, Keynsham Memorial Park and Manor Road Playing Fields, are 86% of the named green space and carry 2 km of path between them. 6 of the 8 are under 2 ha: small gardens, play spaces and pitches.
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 1,000 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 36 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 535 residents.
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.
11% of the land within 5 km of Keynsham is National Park or National Landscape, more than 72% of UK towns.
99 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Keynsham and the kilometre around it, 4.6 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
Close to home, the Community Forest Path has 9 km of local walk within 2 km of the town. 4 regional routes pass through, including the River Avon Trail, Kennet and Avon Canal Trail, Monarch's Way and Two Rivers Way.
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Public rights of way are only as complete as the map in each area.
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) | 8.3 | 9.9 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 15.6 | 16.6 | 16.2 | 14.6 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.8 | 7.9 |
| High (°C) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 9 |
| Rain (mm) | 86 | 59 | 52 | 48 | 59 | 48 | 50 | 71 | 54 | 69 | 83 | 92 |
April is the driest month (48 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 22 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 92 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 35 nights a year. The climate in Keynsham →
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.
Keynsham is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.
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. Publow Hill, at 120 m, is the highest named top within 2 km of Keynsham.
Plus 3 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Plus 2 nature reserves without a name on the map.
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Plus 34 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Plus 4 slipways without a name on the map.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keynsham | A | 2.1 | 95% | 11% |
| Saltford 1.9 mi | B | 1.6 | 75% | 24% |
| Whitchurch 2.4 mi | C+ | 2.3 | 47% | 0% |
| Newton St Loe 3.6 mi | C− | 0.0 | 0% | 17% |
| Kingswood and Fishponds 4.0 mi | A | 3.1 | 85% | 10% |
| Wick 4.3 mi | B− | 1.8 | 56% | 39% |
| Farmborough 4.7 mi | C− | 2.0 | 38% | 0% |
Kingswood and Fishponds, 4 miles away, grades A, the best next door: 85% of its residents live within 400 m of a park.
Keynsham Memorial Park, 6.7 ha (16 acres), with 1.8 km of path. Manor Road Playing Fields (5.1 ha) is second. 8 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
The nearest protected landscape is the Cotswolds National Landscape, 0.9 mi east of the town’s edge. It covers 2,041 km² and was designated in 1966.
6 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the River Avon Trail, Kennet and Avon Canal Trail and Community Forest Path.
Sugar Loaf Beach, 13 mi from the edge of the town, then Ladye Bay (15 mi). Keynsham itself is inland.
95% 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%.
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.
For paths, yes: 4.6 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 89% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 47% (2.1 ha per 1,000 residents).
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 Keynsham’s overall grade.
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