Reigate’s biggest
Priory Park
Park or garden
41 ha (101 acres)8.2 km of path
1 h 50 minto walk all 8.2 km of path
57 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Reigate
Break Neck Path
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Ian Capper · CC BY-SA 2.0A−Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in Reigate · parks, paths & countryside
Reigate has more footpath per square kilometre than 9 in 10 UK towns
Footpaths add up to 134 km in the town and the kilometre around it, 4.7 for every square kilometre. The Surrey Hills National Landscape reaches the edge of Reigate. Parks and playing fields in Reigate add up to 5.5 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Reigate grades A− for the outdoors: #21 of 65 in Surrey. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
5.5 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
58%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
134 km
4.7 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
20%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Surrey Hills National Landscape
Character
What kind of outdoors town is Reigate?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
A town of footpaths4.7 km of path per km², more than 90% of UK towns. The typical town has 3.0.Room to roam5.5 ha of parks and playing fields per 1,000 residents, more than 88% of UK towns.Hills with a view7 mapped viewpoints, about 7× as many per resident as the typical town its size.Parks can be a walk away42% of residents live more than 400 m from a park or playing field.
Reigate’s strongest suit is dense footpaths, followed by plenty of park space. Where it falls short is how far some homes are from a park.
Outdoors grade
Reigate grades A− for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Reigate, 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 83% of UK towns#21 of 65 in Surrey · 12th of 60 UK towns its size
Public green space5.5 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
89out of
100
100
A park within a walk58%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
19out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape20%of the land within 5 km
78out of
100
100
Footpaths4.7 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
90out 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
Reigate is 12th of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 21,900 to 25,800 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
Reigate4.7
Towns its size3.6
Surrey towns4.3
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Reigate5.5
Towns its size2.7
Surrey towns3.1
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Reigate58%
Towns its size83%
Surrey towns75%
All UK towns83%
Against towns its size, Reigate stands out most for park space per resident: only 3 of the other 59 have more. It falls furthest behind on homes near a park, where 58 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee-on-the-Solent Hampshire | A+ | 5.7 | 96% | 3.7 | 1% |
| 2 | Chapeltown and High Green South Yorkshire | A+ | 4.9 | 94% | 5.8 | 0% |
| 3 | Falmouth Cornwall | A | 1.3 | 96% | 3.5 | 41% |
| 4 | Reddish Greater Manchester | A | 6.7 | 100% | 5 | 0% |
| 5 | Caterham Surrey | A | 4.3 | 84% | 4.3 | 17% |
| 6 | Newport Isle of Wight | A | 1.8 | 80% | 3.8 | 37% |
| 7 | Ash and Ash Vale Surrey | A | 4.3 | 72% | 5.4 | 20% |
| 8 | Huntingdon Cambridgeshire | A | 5.7 | 99% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 9 | Thornaby-on-Tees North Yorkshire | A | 5.4 | 92% | 5.2 | 0% |
| 10 | South Ockendon Essex | A− | 2.6 | 88% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 11 | Droylsden Greater Manchester | A− | 5.2 | 95% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 12 | Reigate Surrey | A− | 5.5 | 58% | 4.7 | 20% |
| 13 | Felixstowe Suffolk | A− | 2 | 88% | 1.9 | 28% |
| 14 | Heanor Derbyshire | A− | 4.2 | 92% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 15 | Gorleston-on-Sea Norfolk | A− | 1.4 | 81% | 3.2 | 17% |
| 16 | Hedge End Hampshire | A− | 5.5 | 87% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 17 | Coalville Leicestershire | A− | 3.7 | 94% | 4 | 0% |
| 18 | Wilmslow Cheshire | A− | 4.4 | 90% | 4 | 0% |
| 19 | Kempston Bedfordshire | A− | 4.9 | 88% | 4 | 0% |
| 20 | Newton-le-Willows Merseyside | A− | 5.2 | 99% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 21 | Ryde Isle of Wight | A− | 1.7 | 76% | 2.6 | 19% |
| 22 | Shoreham-by-Sea West Sussex | A− | 1.6 | 74% | 2.7 | 35% |
| 23 | Whitefield Greater Manchester | A− | 4.7 | 87% | 4 | 0% |
| 24 | Ingleby Barwick North Yorkshire | B+ | 2.9 | 87% | 6.1 | 0% |
| 25 | Maldon Essex | B+ | 2.8 | 82% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 26 | Whitehaven Cumbria | B+ | 1.8 | 91% | 2 | 1% |
| 27 | Chesham Buckinghamshire | B+ | 1.9 | 73% | 4 | 64% |
| 28 | Herne Bay Kent | B+ | 2.3 | 83% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 29 | Crowborough East Sussex | B+ | 3.2 | 68% | 2.6 | 91% |
| 30 | Thatcham Berkshire | B+ | 1.9 | 87% | 3.1 | 27% |
| 31 | Cheadle Hulme Greater Manchester | B+ | 3.9 | 80% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 32 | Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock Essex | B+ | 2.2 | 97% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 33 | Oadby Leicestershire | B+ | 3.7 | 92% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 34 | Bradley Stoke Gloucestershire | B+ | 2 | 93% | 5.3 | 0% |
| 35 | Seaford East Sussex | B+ | 0.8 | 73% | 2.8 | 52% |
| 36 | Orrell Greater Manchester | B+ | 4.1 | 77% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 37 | Swinton Greater Manchester | B | 3.9 | 81% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 38 | Sudbury Suffolk | B | 3.8 | 77% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 39 | Truro Cornwall | B | 1.6 | 84% | 2.9 | 21% |
| 40 | Hailsham East Sussex | B | 1.4 | 87% | 3.2 | 12% |
| 41 | Rawtenstall Lancashire | B | 1.9 | 83% | 6.4 | 0% |
| 42 | Royton Greater Manchester | B− | 2.8 | 71% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 43 | Thetford Norfolk | B− | 2.9 | 65% | 5.1 | 0% |
| 44 | St Austell Cornwall | B− | 1.2 | 71% | 2.5 | 7% |
| 45 | Bishop Auckland County Durham | B− | 2.7 | 85% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 46 | Chester-le-Street County Durham | C+ | 1.7 | 75% | 6.2 | 0% |
| 47 | Hindley Greater Manchester | C+ | 2.5 | 77% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 48 | Coseley West Midlands | C+ | 1.4 | 84% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 49 | Newquay Cornwall | C+ | 1.6 | 75% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 50 | Ashford Surrey | C+ | 3.4 | 73% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 51 | Clifton Nottinghamshire | C+ | 1.5 | 76% | 6.2 | 0% |
| 52 | Kenilworth Warwickshire | C+ | 2.7 | 75% | 3 | 0% |
| 53 | Market Harborough Leicestershire | C+ | 1.9 | 94% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 54 | Formby Merseyside | C+ | 1.4 | 63% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 55 | Ascot Berkshire | C+ | 3.6 | 56% | 3 | 0% |
| 56 | Potters Bar Hertfordshire | C | 1.6 | 71% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 57 | Golborne Greater Manchester | C | 3 | 66% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 58 | Normanton West Yorkshire | C | 1.2 | 88% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 59 | Wickersley and Bramley South Yorkshire | C | 1.7 | 77% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 60 | Retford Nottinghamshire | C− | 1.7 | 76% | 2.3 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Reigate’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 Reigate
The biggest is Priory Park, 41 ha (101 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
All 9 named parks by size: 116 ha (288 acres) and 18 km of path
Parks & gardens 100 haPlaying fields 16 haPlay spaces 0.2 ha
The two biggest, Priory Park and Redhill Common, are 57% of the named green space and carry 14 km of path between them. 3 of the 9 are under 2 ha: small gardens, play spaces and pitches.
Redhill Common
Park or garden
25 ha (62 acres)6.1 km of path
1 h 20 minto walk all 6.1 km of path
35 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.8 mi eastfrom the centre
Viewpoint
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Buckland Park Lake
Park or garden · 50 m outside town
22 ha (55 acres)
31 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
2.1 mi westfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Reigate Priory Playing Fields
Playing field
14 ha (34 acres)1.9 km of path
25 minto walk all 1.9 km of path
19 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Reigate
PlaygroundReigate Priory Junior Parkrun lap 1
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Wray Common
Park or garden
9.7 ha (24 acres)0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
14 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.9 mi north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Priory Cricket Ground
Playing field
2.5 ha (6 acres)
4 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.7 mi north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Woodhatch Park
Park or garden
0.9 ha (2 acres)0.3 km of path
0.6 mi southfrom the centre
Playground
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Churchfields Memorial Gardens
Park or garden
1.1 ha (3 acres)
Centralin the middle of Reigate
Directionsto the nearest entrance
All 9 named parks and green spaces
Priory ParkPark or garden · 41 ha · 8.2 km of path
DirectionsRedhill CommonPark or garden · 25 ha · 6.1 km of path
DirectionsBuckland Park LakePark or garden · 22 ha · just outside town
DirectionsReigate Priory Playing FieldsPlaying field · 14 ha · 1.9 km of path
DirectionsWray CommonPark or garden · 9.7 ha · 0.9 km of path
DirectionsPriory Cricket GroundPlaying field · 2.5 ha
DirectionsWoodhatch ParkPark or garden · 0.9 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsChurchfields Memorial GardensPark or garden · 1.1 ha
DirectionsHartswood PlaygroundPlay space · 0.2 ha · 0.1 km of path
DirectionsClose to home
6 in 10 Reigate 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 (58%)Further (42%)
Reigate58%
Towns its size83%
Surrey towns75%
All UK towns83%
About 10,000 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 30 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 792 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
National Parks and National Landscapes around Reigate
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
Surrey Hills
At the edge north422 km²since 195820% of the land within 5 km
Official site20% of the land within 5 km of Reigate is National Park or National Landscape, more than 77% of UK towns.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
9 waymarked walks pass through or near Reigate
134 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Reigate and the kilometre around it, 4.7 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
Greensand Way14.4 km
Reigate and Banstead Millennium Trail13.2 km
North Downs Way (Eastern)9.7 km
Mills & Pillboxes walk (SCC)7.1 km
Reigate Hill Walk, Harewoods6.3 km
Reigate Hill From the Train Station Walk, Harewoods5.9 km
Margery Wood Circular Walk, Harewoods5.9 km
Margery Wood, Walton Heath and Colley Hill Walk, Harewoods4.4 km
Gatton Park Past and Present Walk, Harewoods3.5 km
The North Downs Way, a national route, passes Reigate. Close to home, the Mills & Pillboxes walk (SCC) has 7 km of local walk within 2 km of the town. 2 regional routes pass through, including the Greensand Way and Reigate and Banstead Millennium Trail.
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Public rights of way are only as complete as the map in each area.
History along the way
2 registered historic parks in Reigate
Historic England’s register of parks and gardens, and the listed buildings and scheduled monuments that stand inside Reigate’s named parks.
Registered · Grade IILower Gatton Park1.0 ha
Registered · Grade IIReigate Priory6.2 ha
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 Reigate: 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) | 8.4 | 9.9 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 15.5 | 16.6 | 16.1 | 14.6 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.8 | 7.9 |
| High (°C) | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 88 | 60 | 49 | 49 | 51 | 47 | 49 | 55 | 57 | 84 | 87 | 86 |
June is the driest month (47 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 23 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 88 mm of rain falls in January, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 50 nights a year. The climate in Reigate →
Things to do
7 viewpoints, 30 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.
7Viewpoints6.7× towns its size5Hills and peaks6Nature reserves5.9× towns its size1Picnic sites30Playgroundsabout the same as towns its size1Campsites
The nearest beaches
Reigate is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.
Amity Beach16 mi from Reigate’s edge
DirectionsHog Hole16 mi from Reigate’s edge
DirectionsThe Hollows16 mi from Reigate’s edge
DirectionsKelson Beach18 mi from Reigate’s edge
DirectionsDock Beach20 mi from Reigate’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
Viewpoints 7
George V Jubilee0.1 mi from town
DirectionsReigate Hill0.1 mi from town
DirectionsSaddle Knob0.2 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 4 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 5
Reigate Hill0.2 mi from town
DirectionsColley Hill0.2 mi from town
DirectionsJuniper Hill0.4 mi from town
DirectionsBuckland Hill0.5 mi from town
DirectionsKingswood Hill0.8 mi from town
DirectionsNature reserves 6
Petridgewood Common19 ha · 0.9 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 5 nature reserves without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 30
East Road Play Areain town
DirectionsPriory Park Playgroundin town
DirectionsWoodhatch Parkin town
DirectionsFairfax Avenue Playground0.3 mi from town
DirectionsGreen Way Playground0.3 mi from town
DirectionsAbinger Drive Playground0.3 mi from town
DirectionsSomerset Road Playground0.3 mi from town
DirectionsWordsworth Mead Play Area1.0 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 22 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Jordan Heights0.0 mi from town
DirectionsNext door
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
RedhillLower KingswoodSalfordsSouth MersthamSouth NutfieldBrockhamReigate
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reigate | A− | 5.5 | 58% | 20% |
| Redhill 1.3 mi | A− | 2.2 | 91% | 14% |
| Lower Kingswood 2.6 mi | A | 4.7 | 75% | 22% |
| Salfords 2.6 mi | D | 1.3 | 12% | 0% |
| South Merstham 2.8 mi | A | 3.7 | 84% | 20% |
| South Nutfield 2.9 mi | A− | 2.5 | 100% | 11% |
| Brockham 3.6 mi | A+ | 7.4 | 94% | 38% |
Brockham, 3.6 miles away, grades A+, the best next door: 94% of its residents live within 400 m of a park.
Questions about the outdoors in Reigate
What is the biggest park in Reigate?
Priory Park, 41 ha (101 acres), with 8.2 km of path. Redhill Common (25 ha) is second. 9 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Reigate near a National Park?
It covers 422 km² and was designated in 1958.
What are the best walks near Reigate?
9 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the Greensand Way, Reigate and Banstead Millennium Trail and North Downs Way (Eastern). Priory Park alone has 8.2 km of path.
What is the nearest beach to Reigate?
Amity Beach, 16 mi from the edge of the town, then Hog Hole (16 mi). Reigate itself is inland.
How many people in Reigate live near a park?
58% 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 Reigate?
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 Reigate are historic?
Lower Gatton Park (Grade II) and Reigate Priory (Grade II) are on Historic England’s register of parks and gardens.
Is Reigate good for walking?
For paths, yes: 4.7 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 90% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 89% (5.5 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 Reigate’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Reigate’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.