Frimley’s biggest
Frimley Lodge Park
Playing field
15 ha (38 acres)0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
21 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
1 mi southfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Euchiasmus at English Wikipedia · Public domainA−Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in Frimley · parks, paths & countryside
Almost everyone in Frimley lives within a 5-minute walk of a park
A park or playing field is within a 5-minute walk for 99% of residents. Footpaths add up to 83 km in the town and the kilometre around it, 4.8 for every square kilometre. The Surrey Hills National Landscape begins 4.6 mi from the town’s edge. Frimley grades A− for the outdoors: #25 of 65 in Surrey. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
2.9 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
99%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
83 km
4.8 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 Frimley?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
A park on every doorstep99% of residents live within 400 m of a park or playing field.A town of footpaths4.8 km of path per km², more than 91% of UK towns. The typical town has 3.0.Countryside close byThe Surrey Hills National Landscape starts 4.6 mi south.Historic parksFrimley Park is a registered historic park (Grade II).
Frimley’s strongest suit is parks close to every home, followed by dense footpaths.
Outdoors grade
Frimley grades A− for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Frimley, 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 80% of UK towns#25 of 65 in Surrey · 20th of 60 UK towns its size
Public green space2.9 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
69out of
100
100
A park within a walk99%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
78out 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
Footpaths4.8 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
91out 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
Frimley is 20th of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 14,300 to 15,900 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
Frimley4.8
Towns its size3.6
Surrey towns4.3
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Frimley2.9
Towns its size2.6
Surrey towns3.1
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Frimley99%
Towns its size84%
Surrey towns75%
All UK towns83%
Against towns its size, Frimley stands out most for path per km²: only 8 of the other 59 have more.
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 | Saltash Cornwall | A+ | 2.4 | 96% | 3.6 | 44% |
| 3 | Hythe Kent | A+ | 3.7 | 76% | 4 | 31% |
| 4 | Otley West Yorkshire | A+ | 5.8 | 93% | 4.4 | 26% |
| 5 | Tadley Hampshire | A+ | 11.4 | 96% | 4.2 | 9% |
| 6 | Llandudno Clwyd | A+ | 2.1 | 83% | 4.9 | 3% |
| 7 | Conwy Clwyd | A+ | 2.9 | 82% | 3.6 | 13% |
| 8 | Swanscombe Kent | A+ | 3.3 | 90% | 8.5 | 0% |
| 9 | Kesgrave Suffolk | A | 3.3 | 97% | 4.7 | 14% |
| 10 | Petersfield Hampshire | A | 3.2 | 93% | 3.2 | 100% |
| 11 | Staveley Derbyshire | A | 6.6 | 100% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 12 | Penzance Cornwall | A | 1.6 | 96% | 2.3 | 34% |
| 13 | Cheadle Greater Manchester | A | 6.5 | 96% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 14 | Stapleford Nottinghamshire | A | 3.5 | 95% | 5.9 | 0% |
| 15 | Skipton North Yorkshire | A | 1.7 | 99% | 4.2 | 25% |
| 16 | Yateley Hampshire | A− | 14.9 | 85% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 17 | Honley West Yorkshire | A− | 2.1 | 87% | 5.1 | 8% |
| 18 | Kidsgrove Staffordshire | A− | 8.6 | 87% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 19 | Porthcawl Mid Glamorgan | A− | 3.5 | 82% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 20 | Frimley Surrey | A− | 2.9 | 99% | 4.8 | 0% |
| 21 | Tredegar Gwent | A− | 6.9 | 78% | 2.8 | 20% |
| 22 | Hessle East Riding of Yorkshire | A− | 5.3 | 96% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 23 | Risca Gwent | A− | 6.9 | 94% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 24 | Thornbury Gloucestershire | A− | 2.5 | 97% | 5.3 | 0% |
| 25 | Chertsey Surrey | A− | 6.2 | 84% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 26 | Ilkley West Yorkshire | B+ | 1.6 | 76% | 5.7 | 37% |
| 27 | Uckfield East Sussex | B+ | 2.9 | 47% | 4.9 | 22% |
| 28 | Neston Cheshire | B+ | 2.7 | 91% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 29 | Peacehaven East Sussex | B+ | 1.1 | 51% | 3.6 | 44% |
| 30 | Somercotes and Swanwick Derbyshire | B+ | 3.6 | 95% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 31 | Marlow Buckinghamshire | B+ | 1.9 | 73% | 4 | 39% |
| 32 | Ashtead Surrey | B+ | 2.7 | 62% | 4.3 | 13% |
| 33 | Newport Pagnell Buckinghamshire | B+ | 2.6 | 95% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 34 | Humberston and New Waltham Lincolnshire | B+ | 4.1 | 44% | 2.2 | 1% |
| 35 | Whickham Tyne and Wear | B+ | 3.9 | 77% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 36 | Crowthorne Berkshire | B | 4.7 | 60% | 5.2 | 0% |
| 37 | Morpeth Northumberland | B | 3.7 | 80% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 38 | Redruth Cornwall | B− | 1.5 | 78% | 3.7 | 3% |
| 39 | Hoyland South Yorkshire | B− | 2.7 | 67% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 40 | Knaresborough North Yorkshire | B− | 2.3 | 87% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 41 | Mexborough South Yorkshire | B− | 2 | 97% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 42 | Aberystwyth Dyfed | B− | 1.8 | 51% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 43 | Teignmouth Devon | B− | 1.7 | 82% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 44 | East Ardsley West Yorkshire | C+ | 1.8 | 91% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 45 | Elland West Yorkshire | C+ | 2 | 69% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 46 | Herne Kent | C+ | 1.2 | 54% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 47 | Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne Gloucestershire | C+ | 2.2 | 78% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 48 | Darton South Yorkshire | C+ | 2.5 | 86% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 49 | South Hayling Hampshire | C+ | 1 | 65% | 1.4 | 26% |
| 50 | Aldridge West Midlands | C+ | 3 | 83% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 51 | Hockley and Hawkwell Essex | C+ | 1.6 | 85% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 52 | Kidlington Oxfordshire | C+ | 0.9 | 81% | 3 | 2% |
| 53 | Garforth West Yorkshire | C | 1.2 | 88% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 54 | Ashby-de-la-Zouch Leicestershire | C | 1.1 | 90% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 55 | Alsager Cheshire | C | 1.2 | 82% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 56 | Swallownest and Aston South Yorkshire | C− | 1.2 | 73% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 57 | Taverham and Drayton Norfolk | C− | 1.9 | 67% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 58 | Cottingham East Riding of Yorkshire | C− | 2.1 | 73% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 59 | Middlewich Cheshire | D | 1.4 | 81% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 60 | Shepshed Leicestershire | D | 1.1 | 69% | 2.2 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Frimley’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 Frimley
The biggest is Frimley Lodge Park, 15 ha (38 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
All 9 named parks by size: 40 ha (99 acres) and 3 km of path
Parks & gardens 9.1 haPlaying fields 31 haPlay spaces 0.0 ha
The two biggest, Frimley Lodge Park and Watchetts Recreation Ground, are 59% of the named green space. 4 of the 9 are under 2 ha: small gardens, play spaces and pitches.
Watchetts Recreation Ground
Playing field · 310 m outside town
8.3 ha (20 acres)0.9 km of path
15 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
12 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
1 mi north-westfrom the centre
PlaygroundWatchetts Park Path
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Frimley Green Recreation Ground
Playing field
7.3 ha (18 acres)0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
10 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Frimley
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Watchetts Lakes
Park or garden · 0 m outside town
5.0 ha (12 acres)
7 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.8 mi north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Warren Wood
Park or garden
1.3 ha (3 acres)0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
2 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.8 mi northfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Tomlin's Pond
Park or garden
2.2 ha (5 acres)
3 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.5 mi northfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Frimley Green
Park or garden
0.5 ha (1 acres)0.3 km of path
0.7 mi southfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Hawley Community Gardens
Park or garden · 280 m outside town
0.1 ha (0 acres)
0.9 mi westfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
All 9 named parks and green spaces
Frimley Lodge ParkPlaying field · 15 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsWatchetts Recreation GroundPlaying field · 8.3 ha · 0.9 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsFrimley Green Recreation GroundPlaying field · 7.3 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsWatchetts LakesPark or garden · 5.0 ha · just outside town
DirectionsWarren WoodPark or garden · 1.3 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsTomlin's PondPark or garden · 2.2 ha
DirectionsFrimley GreenPark or garden · 0.5 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsHawley Community GardensPark or garden · 0.1 ha · just outside town
DirectionsBurrell Road PlaygroundPlay space · 0.0 ha
DirectionsClose to home
How close Frimley’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 (99%)Further (1%)
Frimley99%
Towns its size84%
Surrey towns75%
All UK towns83%
About 200 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 48 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 315 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 Frimley 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
3 waymarked walks pass through or near Frimley
83 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Frimley and the kilometre around it, 4.8 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
RegionalLocal
Blackwater Valley Path8.6 km
Basingstoke Canal5.0 km
Cove Brook Greenway, Farnborough2.8 km
2 regional routes pass through, including the Blackwater Valley Path and 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 Frimley
Historic England’s register of parks and gardens, and the listed buildings and scheduled monuments that stand inside Frimley’s named parks.
Registered · Grade IIFrimley Park9.9 ha
Heritage walks
Basingstoke Canal 5.0 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 Frimley: 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 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 77 | 58 | 49 | 53 | 49 | 53 | 54 | 62 | 60 | 85 | 86 | 78 |
May is the driest month (49 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 23 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 86 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 50 nights a year. The climate in Frimley →
Things to do
48 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.
4Hills and peaks4.1× towns its size2Nature reserves3Picnic sites48Playgrounds2× towns its size2Slipways
The nearest beaches
Frimley is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.
Penguin Beach9.5 mi from Frimley’s edge
DirectionsAmity Beach11 mi from Frimley’s edge
DirectionsHog Hole22 mi from Frimley’s edge
DirectionsThe Hollows22 mi from Frimley’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.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 4
Frith Hill0.6 mi from town
DirectionsBlackdown Hill0.6 mi from town
DirectionsCollingwood Mount120 m (394 ft) · 1.2 mi from town
DirectionsPorridgepot Hill1.2 mi from town
DirectionsNature reserves 2
Watchmoor Nature Reserve4.0 ha · 0.3 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 1 nature reserve more.
Picnic sites 3
Plus 3 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 48
Burrell Road Playgroundin town
DirectionsEvergreen Road Playgroundin town
DirectionsWatchetts Park Playground0.3 mi from town
DirectionsMoor Road Play Ground0.5 mi from town
DirectionsCurly Bridge Close play area0.7 mi from town
DirectionsSt. Peter's Playground0.9 mi from town
DirectionsLondon Road Recreation Ground Playground1.1 mi from town
DirectionsIrvine Drive Playground1.1 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 40 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Slipways 2
Plus 2 slipways 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.
DeepcutCamberleyFarnboroughHawleyBlackwaterPirbrightFrimley
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frimley | A− | 2.9 | 99% | 0% |
| Deepcut 1.3 mi | A | 8.4 | 100% | 0% |
| Camberley 1.7 mi | C+ | 2.0 | 73% | 0% |
| Farnborough 1.8 mi | A | 4.0 | 77% | 3% |
| Hawley 2.3 mi | A | 6.9 | 92% | 0% |
| Blackwater 3.1 mi | B+ | 10.6 | 74% | 0% |
| Pirbright 3.2 mi | B | 2.0 | 84% | 0% |
Deepcut, 1.3 miles away, grades A, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. Deepcut, Hawley and Blackwater have at least twice Frimley’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Frimley
What is the biggest park in Frimley?
Frimley Lodge Park, 15 ha (38 acres), with 0.9 km of path. Watchetts Recreation Ground (8.3 ha) is second. 9 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Frimley near a National Park?
Yes. South Downs National Park begins 8.6 mi south-west 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 Frimley?
3 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the Blackwater Valley Path, Basingstoke Canal and Cove Brook Greenway, Farnborough.
What is the nearest beach to Frimley?
Penguin Beach, 9.5 mi from the edge of the town, then Amity Beach (11 mi). Frimley itself is inland.
How many people in Frimley live near a park?
99% 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 Frimley?
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 Frimley are historic?
Frimley Park (Grade II) is on Historic England’s register of parks and gardens.
Is Frimley good for walking?
For paths, yes: 4.8 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 91% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 69% (2.9 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 Frimley’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Frimley’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.