Byfleet’s biggest
Brooklands Community Park
Playing field
20 ha (50 acres)4.0 km of path
55 minto walk all 4 km of path
28 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Byfleet
former taxiway
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Brooklands motor racing circuit, remains of the pre-World War II aerodrome, World War II Bofors tower and shelters, and the Brooklands memorial · Photo: Tony Lockhart · CC BY-SA 4.0C+Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in Byfleet · parks, paths & countryside
Parks and walks in Byfleet
The Surrey Hills National Landscape begins 4.6 mi from the town’s edge. Parks and playing fields in Byfleet add up to 3.1 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. 103 km of footpaths run through the town and the kilometre around it, 3.4 for every square kilometre. Byfleet grades C+ for the outdoors: #57 of 65 in Surrey. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
3.1 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
59%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
103 km
3.4 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
0%
of the land within 5 km
Surrey Hills starts 4.6 mi out, past the 5 km
Character
What kind of outdoors town is Byfleet?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Countryside close byThe Surrey Hills National Landscape starts 4.6 mi south.On a National TrailThe European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England passes through.Historic parksPainshill Park is a registered historic park (Grade I).Parks can be a walk away41% of residents live more than 400 m from a park or playing field.
Byfleet’s strongest suit is the Surrey Hills National Landscape close by, followed by the European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England. Where it falls short is how far some homes are from a park.
Outdoors grade
Byfleet grades C+ for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Byfleet, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
C+
Better than 39% of UK towns#57 of 65 in Surrey · 44th of 60 UK towns its size
Public green space3.1 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
71out of
100
100
A park within a walk59%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
19out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape0%of the land within 5 km · Surrey Hills begins just past 5 km
31out of
100
100
Footpaths3.4 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
70out 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
Byfleet is 44th of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 13,500 to 14,900 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
Byfleet3.4
Towns its size3.4
Surrey towns4.3
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Byfleet3.1
Towns its size2.5
Surrey towns3.1
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Byfleet59%
Towns its size81%
Surrey towns75%
All UK towns83%
Against towns its size, Byfleet stands out most for park space per resident: only 24 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 | Lymington Hampshire | A+ | 2.8 | 89% | 3.3 | 56% |
| 2 | Hythe Kent | A+ | 3.7 | 76% | 4 | 31% |
| 3 | Otley West Yorkshire | A+ | 5.8 | 93% | 4.4 | 26% |
| 4 | Tadley Hampshire | A+ | 11.4 | 96% | 4.2 | 9% |
| 5 | Llandudno Clwyd | A+ | 2.1 | 83% | 4.9 | 3% |
| 6 | Yeadon West Yorkshire | A | 3.5 | 94% | 4.6 | 2% |
| 7 | Cheadle Greater Manchester | A | 6.5 | 96% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 8 | Abergavenny Gwent | A | 3.2 | 83% | 3.1 | 60% |
| 9 | Wellington Somerset | A | 2.2 | 99% | 3.5 | 24% |
| 10 | Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint West Sussex | A− | 1.9 | 84% | 4.7 | 42% |
| 11 | Yateley Hampshire | A− | 14.9 | 85% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 12 | Addlestone Surrey | A− | 4.3 | 90% | 4.8 | 0% |
| 13 | Honley West Yorkshire | A− | 2.1 | 87% | 5.1 | 8% |
| 14 | Blaydon Tyne and Wear | A− | 7.9 | 88% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 15 | Tredegar Gwent | A− | 6.9 | 78% | 2.8 | 20% |
| 16 | Thornbury Gloucestershire | A− | 2.5 | 97% | 5.3 | 0% |
| 17 | Chertsey Surrey | A− | 6.2 | 84% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 18 | Bacup Lancashire | A− | 2.5 | 94% | 5.5 | 0% |
| 19 | Birstall Leicestershire | A− | 6 | 80% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 20 | Tewkesbury Gloucestershire | B+ | 2.2 | 84% | 4 | 6% |
| 21 | Ilkley West Yorkshire | B+ | 1.6 | 76% | 5.7 | 37% |
| 22 | Verwood Dorset | B+ | 5.7 | 41% | 3.9 | 13% |
| 23 | Buckingham Buckinghamshire | B+ | 3.4 | 96% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 24 | Chalfont St Peter Buckinghamshire | B+ | 2.2 | 80% | 3.5 | 18% |
| 25 | Marlow Buckinghamshire | B+ | 1.9 | 73% | 4 | 39% |
| 26 | Ashtead Surrey | B+ | 2.7 | 62% | 4.3 | 13% |
| 27 | Armthorpe South Yorkshire | B+ | 6.4 | 92% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 28 | Humberston and New Waltham Lincolnshire | B+ | 4.1 | 44% | 2.2 | 1% |
| 29 | Tilbury Essex | B | 1.4 | 98% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 30 | Morpeth Northumberland | B | 3.7 | 80% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 31 | Gomersal and Birkenshaw West Yorkshire | B | 3.2 | 83% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 32 | Blaby and Whetstone Leicestershire | B | 3 | 79% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 33 | Catterick Garrison North Yorkshire | B− | 4.9 | 78% | 1.8 | 6% |
| 34 | Newport Shropshire | B− | 3.3 | 95% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 35 | Hawarden Clwyd | B− | 3.7 | 81% | 3 | 0% |
| 36 | Chard Somerset | B− | 1.6 | 94% | 1.9 | 34% |
| 37 | Gorseinon West Glamorgan | B− | 3.7 | 83% | 1.3 | 2% |
| 38 | Midsomer Norton Somerset | B− | 1.9 | 90% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 39 | Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe Leicestershire | B− | 3.4 | 73% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 40 | Davenham Cheshire | B− | 1.3 | 88% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 41 | Aberystwyth Dyfed | B− | 1.8 | 51% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 42 | Cowes Isle of Wight | C+ | 1.1 | 50% | 2.2 | 15% |
| 43 | Beaconsfield Buckinghamshire | C+ | 1.9 | 57% | 2.6 | 31% |
| 44 | Byfleet Surrey | C+ | 3.1 | 59% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 45 | Buckley Clwyd | C+ | 2.6 | 82% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 46 | Dunscroft and Hatfield South Yorkshire | C+ | 4 | 91% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 47 | Kidlington Oxfordshire | C+ | 0.9 | 81% | 3 | 2% |
| 48 | Milford Haven Dyfed | C | 0.8 | 70% | 0.9 | 30% |
| 49 | Birtley Tyne and Wear | C | 1.4 | 71% | 4.6 | 0% |
| 50 | Flitwick Bedfordshire | C | 0.8 | 59% | 3.9 | 3% |
| 51 | Syston Leicestershire | C | 1.4 | 84% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 52 | Pyle Mid Glamorgan | C− | 1 | 78% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 53 | Uttoxeter Staffordshire | C− | 1.1 | 79% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 54 | Cottingham East Riding of Yorkshire | C− | 2.1 | 73% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 55 | Middlewich Cheshire | D | 1.4 | 81% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 56 | Halstead Essex | D | 0.6 | 73% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 57 | New Rossington and Rossington South Yorkshire | D | 0.8 | 50% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 58 | Whittlesey Cambridgeshire | D | 1.7 | 73% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 59 | Shepshed Leicestershire | D | 1.1 | 69% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 60 | Church Village Mid Glamorgan | D | 0.7 | 72% | 1.7 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Byfleet’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 Byfleet
The biggest is Brooklands Community Park, 20 ha (50 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Heathervale Recreation Ground
Playing field · 350 m outside town
5.0 ha (12 acres)1.1 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.1 km of path
7 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
1.2 mi westfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Weybridge Cricket Club
Playing field · 380 m outside town
2.2 ha (5 acres)
3 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
1.7 mi northfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home
6 in 10 Byfleet 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 (59%)Further (41%)
Byfleet59%
Towns its size81%
Surrey towns75%
All UK towns83%
About 5,900 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 40 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 355 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The Surrey Hills National Landscape is 4.6 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
Protected landscape begins just outside the 5 km ring the Outdoors Grade measures, so Byfleet scores 0% on it even though the Surrey Hills National Landscape is 4.6 mi away. South Downs National Park covers 1,653 km² and has been a National Park since 2010.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
Byfleet is on the European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England
103 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Byfleet and the kilometre around it, 3.4 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
NationalRegionalLocal
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England11.2 km
New Haw Lock to Pyrford Lock Walk, River Wey Navigations10.2 km
Weybridge to New Haw Lock Walk, River Wey Navigations8.8 km
Locks and Levels (SCC)7.3 km
Thames Path2.8 km
Canons and Cornmills2.4 km
Basingstoke Canal2.1 km
The European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England, a national route, passes Byfleet. Close to home, the New Haw Lock to Pyrford Lock Walk, River Wey Navigations has 10 km of local walk within 2 km of the town. The regional route here is the Basingstoke Canal.
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Public rights of way are only as complete as the map in each area.
History along the way
A registered historic park in Byfleet
Historic England’s register of parks and gardens, and the listed buildings and scheduled monuments that stand inside Byfleet’s named parks.
Registered · Grade IPainshill Park1.9 ha
Heritage walks
Basingstoke Canal 2.1 km
A listed building or monument counts when it sits inside the park’s OS Open Greenspace outline (to about 15 m), so a few at the boundary are included. Historic England, National Heritage List for England.
When to get out
The best walking months in Byfleet: 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) | 8.3 | 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 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 9 |
| Rain (mm) | 65 | 49 | 42 | 46 | 46 | 49 | 49 | 60 | 55 | 74 | 75 | 67 |
March is the driest month (42 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 23 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 75 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 39 nights a year. The climate in Byfleet →
Things to do
4 viewpoints, 40 playgrounds and the nearest beaches
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.
4Viewpoints4.1× towns its size3Hills and peaks1Waterfalls8Nature reserves7.9× towns its size1Picnic sites40Playgrounds1.8× towns its size3Campsites1Slipways
The nearest beaches
Byfleet is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.
Amity Beach3.3 mi from Byfleet’s edge
DirectionsHog Hole10 mi from Byfleet’s edge
DirectionsThe Hollows10 mi from Byfleet’s edge
DirectionsPenguin Beach19 mi from Byfleet’s edge
DirectionsKelson Beach21 mi from Byfleet’s edge
DirectionsGood to know
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. St George's Hill, at 78 m, is the highest named top within 2 km of Byfleet.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 4
Fruit Hill1.2 mi from town
DirectionsBattleston Hill1.2 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 3
St George's Hill78 m (256 ft) · in town
DirectionsRed Hill0.3 mi from town
DirectionsTelegraph Hill63 m (207 ft) · 1.1 mi from town
DirectionsWaterfalls 1
Cascade0.2 mi from town
DirectionsNature reserves 8
Plus 8 nature reserves without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 40
Plus 40 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 3
Walton Firs Activity Centre0.1 mi from town
DirectionsCamp HaHa!0.2 mi from town
DirectionsBirchmere Scout Camp Site0.6 mi from town
DirectionsSlipways 1
Plus 1 slipway without a name on the map.
Next door
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
WeybridgeNew Haw, West Byfleet and SheerwaterAddlestoneHershamChertseySheppertonByfleet
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byfleet | C+ | 3.1 | 59% | 0% |
| Weybridge 1.9 mi | B+ | 3.9 | 80% | 0% |
| New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater 1.9 mi | C+ | 2.2 | 69% | 0% |
| Addlestone 2.0 mi | A− | 4.3 | 90% | 0% |
| Hersham 3.0 mi | C | 2.5 | 73% | 0% |
| Chertsey 3.3 mi | A− | 6.2 | 84% | 0% |
| Shepperton 3.5 mi | A | 8.7 | 89% | 0% |
Shepperton, 3.5 miles away, grades A, the best next door: 89% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. Chertsey and Shepperton have at least twice Byfleet’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Byfleet
What is the biggest park in Byfleet?
Brooklands Community Park, 20 ha (50 acres), with 4 km of path. Heathervale Recreation Ground (5.0 ha) is second. 3 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Byfleet near a National Park?
Yes. South Downs National Park begins 18 mi south of the town’s edge. It covers 1,653 km² and has been a National Park since 2010. The nearest protected landscape of any kind is the Surrey Hills National Landscape, 4.6 mi away.
What are the best walks near Byfleet?
7 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England, New Haw Lock to Pyrford Lock Walk, River Wey Navigations and Weybridge to New Haw Lock Walk, River Wey Navigations. Brooklands Community Park alone has 4 km of path.
What is the nearest beach to Byfleet?
Amity Beach, 3.3 mi from the edge of the town, then Hog Hole (10 mi). Byfleet itself is inland.
How many people in Byfleet live near a park?
59% 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 Byfleet?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Which parks in Byfleet are historic?
Painshill Park (Grade I) is on Historic England’s register of parks and gardens.
Is Byfleet good for walking?
For paths, yes: 3.4 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 70% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 71% (3.1 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 Byfleet’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Byfleet’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.