Kirton’s biggest
Kirton Green
Park or garden
0.4 ha (1 acres)
Centralin the middle of Kirton
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Robert Edwards · CC BY-SA 2.0A+Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in Kirton · parks, paths & countryside
Almost everyone in Kirton lives within a 5-minute walk of a park
The Suffolk Coast & Heaths National Landscape begins 0.3 mi from the village’s edge. The sea makes up 10% of the area within 5 km. 19 km of footpaths run through the village and the kilometre around it, 2.3 for every square kilometre. Kirton grades A+ for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
2.5 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
100%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
19 km
2.3 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
50%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Suffolk Coast & Heaths National Landscape
The sea
10%
of the area within 5 km
Character
What kind of outdoors village is Kirton?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
A park on every doorstep100% of residents live within 400 m of a park or playing field.Protected countryside50% of the land within 5 km is Suffolk Coast & Heaths National Landscape.
Kirton’s strongest suit is parks close to every home, followed by protected countryside on the doorstep.
Outdoors grade
Kirton grades A+ for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Kirton, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
A+
Better than 96% of UK towns3rd of 60 UK villages its size
Public green space2.5 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
60out of
100
100
A park within a walk100%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
89out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape50%of the land within 5 km
92out of
100
100
Footpaths2.3 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
39out of
100
100
The sea10%of the area within 5 km
87out 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.
Villages its size
Kirton is 3rd of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,200 to 1,300 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
Kirton2.3
Villages its size2.0
Suffolk towns2.5
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Kirton2.5
Villages its size2.4
Suffolk towns2.1
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Kirton100%
Villages its size79%
Suffolk towns80%
All UK towns83%
Against villages its size, Kirton stands out most for homes near a park: none of the other 59 has more.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huncoat Lancashire | A+ | 10.1 | 100% | 4.9 | 1% |
| 2 | Clanfield Hampshire | A+ | 6.1 | 100% | 2.9 | 78% |
| 3 | Kirton Suffolk | A+ | 2.5 | 100% | 2.3 | 50% |
| 4 | Otterbourne Hampshire | A | 2.9 | 100% | 3.2 | 25% |
| 5 | Thurgoland South Yorkshire | A | 2.5 | 100% | 4.1 | 1% |
| 6 | Haydon Bridge Northumberland | A | 7.2 | 100% | 1.7 | 26% |
| 7 | Cronton Merseyside | A | 6.8 | 100% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 8 | Chew Magna Somerset | A | 2.4 | 100% | 3 | 15% |
| 9 | Millhouse Green South Yorkshire | A | 1.9 | 100% | 3.6 | 18% |
| 10 | East Hanney Oxfordshire | A− | 5.7 | 100% | 1.8 | 4% |
| 11 | Harlech Gwynedd | A− | 1.9 | 36% | 3.5 | 67% |
| 12 | Caldy Merseyside | A− | 19.3 | 47% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 13 | Thorpe Surrey | A− | 5.2 | 100% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 14 | Bonds Lancashire | A− | 1.7 | 100% | 3.5 | 16% |
| 15 | Herstmonceux East Sussex | A− | 3.4 | 100% | 1.5 | 36% |
| 16 | Bradpole Dorset | A− | 0.9 | 100% | 3.3 | 95% |
| 17 | Felsted Essex | A− | 7.5 | 81% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 18 | Tregarth Gwynedd | B+ | 1.5 | 100% | 2.9 | 23% |
| 19 | Bierton Buckinghamshire | B+ | 5.8 | 70% | 7.7 | 0% |
| 20 | Walberton West Sussex | B+ | 1.8 | 100% | 1.9 | 39% |
| 21 | Sharpness Gloucestershire | B+ | 2.1 | 100% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 22 | Billy Row County Durham | B | 2.3 | 100% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 23 | Stoke Holy Cross Norfolk | B | 2.2 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 24 | Horton Kirby Kent | B | 5.9 | 78% | 1.7 | 21% |
| 25 | Bunbury Cheshire | B | 2.6 | 100% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 26 | Kilgetty Dyfed | B | 1 | 100% | 0.9 | 18% |
| 27 | Talgarth Powys | B | 5.7 | 71% | 1.5 | 52% |
| 28 | Alconbury Weald Cambridgeshire | B | 5 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 29 | Eckington Worcestershire | B | 4.1 | 72% | 1.9 | 23% |
| 30 | Brightwell-cum-Sotwell Oxfordshire | B− | 2.5 | 72% | 2.2 | 40% |
| 31 | Wyton Cambridgeshire | B− | 4.9 | 100% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 32 | Gilmorton Leicestershire | B− | 3.3 | 100% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 33 | Chulmleigh Devon | C+ | 3.5 | 100% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 34 | East Morton West Yorkshire | C+ | 2.1 | 89% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 35 | Trimdon Grange County Durham | C+ | 2.1 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 36 | Sutton Common Suffolk | C+ | 0.8 | 51% | 3.9 | 85% |
| 37 | Thorpe on the Hill West Yorkshire | C+ | 2.2 | 64% | 4 | 0% |
| 38 | Ashill Norfolk | C+ | 3.7 | 82% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 39 | Westhampnett West Sussex | C | 0.2 | 79% | 2.6 | 33% |
| 40 | Lavenham Suffolk | C | 4.2 | 59% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 41 | Ampleforth North Yorkshire | C | 2.3 | 27% | 1.7 | 95% |
| 42 | Bradfield Essex | C | 1.4 | 27% | 1.5 | 35% |
| 43 | Warwick Bridge Cumbria | C | 6.5 | 78% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 44 | Stoke Hampshire | C | 0.3 | 0% | 2 | 32% |
| 45 | West Clandon Surrey | C | 1.9 | 49% | 2.1 | 28% |
| 46 | Ponthir Gwent | C | 2.9 | 78% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 47 | South Killingholme Lincolnshire | C | 1.7 | 68% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 48 | Hanwood Shropshire | C− | 1.9 | 19% | 2.6 | 3% |
| 49 | Little Downham Cambridgeshire | C− | 2.8 | 61% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 50 | Trewoon Cornwall | D | 0.9 | 71% | 1.7 | 6% |
| 51 | Blyth Nottinghamshire | D | 2.5 | 76% | 0.3 | 0% |
| 52 | Burton on the Wolds Leicestershire | D | 2.5 | 31% | 2 | 0% |
| 53 | Southery Norfolk | D | 2 | 61% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 54 | Dishforth North Yorkshire | D | 2.3 | 68% | 0.7 | 0% |
| 55 | Fleet Hargate Lincolnshire | D | 1.7 | 76% | 0.7 | 0% |
| 56 | Felton Northumberland | D− | 1.7 | 50% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 57 | Sutton on Trent Nottinghamshire | D− | 0.5 | 39% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 58 | Walsham le Willows Suffolk | D− | 0.4 | 0% | 2 | 0% |
| 59 | Helpston Cambridgeshire | D− | 0 | 0% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 60 | Prees Higher Heath Shropshire | D− | 0.7 | 26% | 0.9 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Kirton’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 Kirton
The biggest is Kirton Green, 0.4 ha (1 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Close to home
How close Kirton’s homes are to 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 (100%)Further (0%)
Kirton100%
Villages its size79%
Suffolk towns80%
All UK towns83%
Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 4 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 311 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The Suffolk Coast & Heaths National Landscape is 0.3 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
Suffolk Coast & Heaths
0.3 mi north-east443 km²since 197050% of the land within 5 km
Official site50% of the land within 5 km of Kirton is National Park or National Landscape, more than 91% of UK towns.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
Footpaths in and around Kirton
19 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Kirton and the kilometre around it, 2.3 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0).
No named walking route is mapped within 2 km of Kirton; 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.
When to get out
The best walking months in Kirton: 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 8.2 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 15.7 | 16.7 | 16.3 | 14.6 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 7.8 |
| High (°C) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 54 | 44 | 37 | 36 | 41 | 45 | 52 | 48 | 48 | 61 | 60 | 58 |
April is the driest month (36 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 22 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 61 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 28 nights a year. The climate in Kirton →
The coast
Kirton is near the sea
10% of the area within 5 km of Kirton is sea. 9 beaches are mapped within 5 km, 1 with a name.
Trimley Shores1.7 mi from town
DirectionsSea: 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.
Things to do
4 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
Next door
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
Trimley St MartinTrimley St MaryFelixstoweShotley GateMartlesham HeathMartleshamKirton
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirton | A+ | 2.5 | 100% | 50% |
| Trimley St Martin 1.1 mi | A+ | 1.7 | 100% | 43% |
| Trimley St Mary 2.0 mi | A+ | 2.3 | 100% | 34% |
| Felixstowe 3.1 mi | A− | 2.0 | 88% | 28% |
| Shotley Gate 4.0 mi | A− | 1.0 | 100% | 34% |
| Martlesham Heath 4.2 mi | A− | 3.5 | 68% | 25% |
| Martlesham 4.8 mi | B | 2.1 | 69% | 24% |
Trimley St Mary, 2 miles away, grades A+, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park.
Questions about the outdoors in Kirton
What is the biggest park in Kirton?
Kirton Green, 0.4 ha (1 acres). 1 named park, garden or playing field is in the village or within 400 m of it.
Is Kirton near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Suffolk Coast & Heaths National Landscape, 0.3 mi north-east of the village’s edge. It covers 443 km² and was designated in 1970.
How many people in Kirton live near a park?
100% 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 Kirton?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Kirton good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 2.3 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 39% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 60% (2.5 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 Kirton’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Kirton’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.