Lyne’s biggest
Homewood Park
Park or garden · 340 m outside town
18 ha (44 acres)5.0 km of path
1 h 5 minto walk all 5 km of path
25 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.7 mi southfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: JohnArmagh · CC BY-SA 3.0C+Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in Lyne · parks, paths & countryside
Lyne has more park space per resident than 8 in 10 UK towns
Parks and playing fields in Lyne add up to 4.0 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. 71% of residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park or playing field. Footpaths add up to 34 km in the village and the kilometre around it, 3.0 for every square kilometre. Lyne grades C+ for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
4.0 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
71%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
34 km
3.0 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
0%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Surrey Hills National Landscape
Outdoors grade
Lyne grades C+ for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Lyne, 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 44% of UK towns31st of 60 UK villages its size
Public green space4.0 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
81out of
100
100
A park within a walk71%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
32out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape0%of the land within 5 km · None within 5 km
31out of
100
100
Footpaths3.0 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
58out 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.
Villages its size
Lyne is 31st of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,100 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
Lyne3.0
Villages its size2.1
Surrey towns4.3
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Lyne4.0
Villages its size2.5
Surrey towns3.1
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Lyne71%
Villages its size76%
Surrey towns75%
All UK towns83%
Against villages its size, Lyne stands out most for park space per resident: only 16 of the other 59 have more.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastington Gloucestershire | A+ | 4.2 | 100% | 3.7 | 22% |
| 2 | Carlin How North Yorkshire | A+ | 3.1 | 100% | 2.3 | 13% |
| 3 | Sundridge Kent | A+ | 9.1 | 100% | 2.3 | 73% |
| 4 | Shamley Green Surrey | A | 2.9 | 100% | 3 | 69% |
| 5 | Dawlish Warren Devon | A | 21.1 | 73% | 2.9 | 1% |
| 6 | Niton Isle of Wight | A | 2.6 | 76% | 3.1 | 37% |
| 7 | Donisthorpe Leicestershire | A | 38.4 | 100% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 8 | Hoddlesden Lancashire | A | 11.4 | 100% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 9 | Ruardean Gloucestershire | A | 4.5 | 100% | 2.2 | 29% |
| 10 | Great Bedwyn Wiltshire | A | 3 | 76% | 3.7 | 100% |
| 11 | Lower Halstow Kent | A− | 1.5 | 100% | 2.5 | 4% |
| 12 | Nutley East Sussex | A− | 2.2 | 75% | 4.5 | 80% |
| 13 | Low Bradley North Yorkshire | A− | 1.2 | 100% | 6.2 | 2% |
| 14 | Foulridge Lancashire | A− | 9.4 | 23% | 5.4 | 4% |
| 15 | Oxspring South Yorkshire | B+ | 2.7 | 77% | 4 | 1% |
| 16 | Stallingborough Lincolnshire | B+ | 2.3 | 100% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 17 | Toll Bar South Yorkshire | B+ | 10.9 | 100% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 18 | King's Somborne Hampshire | B+ | 5.2 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 19 | Canewdon Essex | B | 2.5 | 100% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 20 | St Bees Cumbria | B | 8.5 | 78% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 21 | Keinton Mandeville Somerset | B | 3.8 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 22 | Clyst St Mary Devon | B | 5.8 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 23 | Bodedern Gwynedd | B | 1.2 | 100% | 0 | 16% |
| 24 | Portreath Cornwall | B | 1.1 | 78% | 2.3 | 8% |
| 25 | Woodchurch Kent | B | 2.3 | 78% | 2.8 | 12% |
| 26 | Corse Gloucestershire | B | 2.3 | 100% | 1.4 | 1% |
| 27 | Stradbroke Suffolk | B− | 3 | 100% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 28 | Trawden Lancashire | B− | 4 | 0% | 6.1 | 0% |
| 29 | Welford Northamptonshire | B− | 3.5 | 100% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 30 | Rushwick Worcestershire | B− | 5 | 71% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 31 | Lyne Surrey | C+ | 4 | 71% | 3 | 0% |
| 32 | Husbands Bosworth Leicestershire | C+ | 3 | 100% | 1 | 0% |
| 33 | Clehonger Herefordshire | C+ | 0.6 | 100% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 34 | Medomsley County Durham | C | 1.6 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 35 | Bottom Boat West Yorkshire | C | 0.8 | 100% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 36 | Stalmine Lancashire | C | 3.1 | 67% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 37 | Clifton upon Dunsmore Warwickshire | C | 2.2 | 79% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 38 | Croughton Northamptonshire | C | 3.6 | 73% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 39 | Hill Brow and Rake Hampshire | C− | 0 | 0% | 2.9 | 97% |
| 40 | Wolverley Worcestershire | C− | 7.2 | 23% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 41 | Crays Hill Essex | C− | 10.6 | 0% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 42 | Methley West Yorkshire | C− | 0.2 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 43 | Sproatley East Riding of Yorkshire | C− | 8.6 | 47% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 44 | Kirby-le-Soken Essex | C− | 0.7 | 0% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 45 | Parson Drove Cambridgeshire | D | 3.5 | 60% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 46 | Shardlow Derbyshire | D | 1.5 | 73% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 47 | Kingswood Warwickshire | D | 1.7 | 42% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 48 | Coup Green Lancashire | D | 0.6 | 70% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 49 | Horton and Broadway Somerset | D | 0.5 | 45% | 1.9 | 14% |
| 50 | Puddletown Dorset | D | 0.2 | 0% | 2.1 | 15% |
| 51 | Beckingham Nottinghamshire | D | 2.6 | 28% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 52 | Stoke Ferry Norfolk | D | 1.1 | 73% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 53 | Ifold West Sussex | D | 0 | 0% | 1.9 | 5% |
| 54 | Bretforton Worcestershire | D− | 0.2 | 0% | 1.4 | 9% |
| 55 | Walesby Nottinghamshire | D− | 1.1 | 50% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 56 | Rillington North Yorkshire | D− | 1 | 75% | 0.6 | 0% |
| 57 | Wrawby Lincolnshire | D− | 1.8 | 26% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 58 | Darrington West Yorkshire | D− | 0.5 | 72% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 59 | Blackwell Worcestershire | D− | 0.7 | 29% | 2 | 0% |
| 60 | Fiskerton Lincolnshire | D− | 0 | 0% | 1.9 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Lyne’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 Lyne
The biggest is Homewood Park, 18 ha (44 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Close to home
7 in 10 Lyne 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 (71%)Further (29%)
Lyne71%
Villages its size76%
Surrey towns75%
All UK towns83%
About 400 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 23 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 52 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The Surrey Hills National Landscape is 9.0 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
South Downs National Park covers 1,653 km² and has been a National Park since 2010.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
1 waymarked walk passes through or near Lyne
34 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Lyne and the kilometre around it, 3.0 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the village.
Local
Circular Route2.5 km
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 Lyne: 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) | 8.3 | 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 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 9 |
| Rain (mm) | 68 | 49 | 42 | 46 | 45 | 50 | 47 | 59 | 54 | 72 | 74 | 65 |
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 74 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 40 nights a year. The climate in Lyne →
The coast
Beaches near Lyne
0% of the area within 5 km of Lyne is sea, so the Outdoors Grade counts it as inland. 2 beaches are mapped within 5 km.
Amity Beach1.1 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
2 viewpoints and 23 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 2
Plus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 2
St Ann's Hill0.5 mi from town
DirectionsEther Hill70 m (230 ft) · 0.8 mi from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 23
Cabrera Avenue Playground0.8 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 22 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park 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.
ThorpeChertseyVirginia WaterAddlestoneLalehamEghamLyne
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyne | C+ | 4.0 | 71% | 0% |
| Thorpe 1.5 mi | A− | 5.2 | 100% | 0% |
| Chertsey 1.6 mi | A− | 6.2 | 84% | 0% |
| Virginia Water 1.6 mi | B | 14.5 | 72% | 0% |
| Addlestone 2.5 mi | A− | 4.3 | 90% | 0% |
| Laleham 2.9 mi | C | 9.8 | 34% | 0% |
| Egham 3.0 mi | B | 4.1 | 63% | 0% |
Addlestone, 2.5 miles away, grades A−, the best next door: 90% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. Virginia Water and Laleham have at least twice Lyne’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Lyne
What is the biggest park in Lyne?
Homewood Park, 18 ha (44 acres), with 5 km of path, just outside the built-up area. 1 named park, garden or playing field is in the village or within 400 m of it.
Is Lyne near a National Park?
Yes. South Downs National Park begins 18 mi south-west of the village’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, 9.0 mi away.
What are the best walks near Lyne?
1 waymarked walking route passes within 2 km of the village, including the Circular Route. Homewood Park alone has 5 km of path.
How many people in Lyne live near a park?
71% 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 Lyne?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Lyne good for walking?
About average for paths: 3.0 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 58% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 81% (4.0 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 Lyne’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Lyne’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.