Upper Halliford’s biggest
Sunbury Park
Park or garden · 290 m outside town
12 ha (30 acres)4.4 km of path
1 hto walk all 4.4 km of path
17 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.9 mi eastfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Alan Hunt · CC BY-SA 2.0B−Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in Upper Halliford · parks, paths & countryside
Upper Halliford has more park space per resident than nearly 9 in 10 UK towns
Parks and playing fields in Upper Halliford add up to 5.1 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Footpaths add up to 41 km in the village and the kilometre around it, 4.1 for every square kilometre. 44% of residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park or playing field. Upper Halliford grades B− for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
5.1 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
44%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
41 km
4.1 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
Character
What kind of outdoors village is Upper Halliford?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Room to roam5.1 ha of parks and playing fields per 1,000 residents, more than 87% of UK towns.A village of footpaths4.1 km of path per km², more than 83% of UK towns. The typical town has 3.0.On a National TrailThe Thames Path passes through.Parks can be a walk away56% of residents live more than 400 m from a park or playing field.
Upper Halliford’s strongest suit is plenty of park space, followed by dense footpaths. Where it falls short is how far some homes are from a park.
Outdoors grade
Upper Halliford grades B− for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Upper Halliford, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
B−
Better than 50% of UK towns15th of 60 UK villages its size
Public green space5.1 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
87out of
100
100
A park within a walk44%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
11out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape0%of the land within 5 km · None within 5 km
31out of
100
100
Footpaths4.1 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
83out 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
Upper Halliford is 15th of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 2,200 to 2,400 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
Upper Halliford4.1
Villages its size1.9
Surrey towns4.3
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Upper Halliford5.1
Villages its size1.8
Surrey towns3.1
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Upper Halliford44%
Villages its size80%
Surrey towns75%
All UK towns83%
Against villages its size, Upper Halliford 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 54 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reydon Suffolk | A+ | 3.5 | 93% | 3.6 | 49% |
| 2 | Radford Semele Warwickshire | A | 12.3 | 100% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 3 | Millbrook Cornwall | A− | 2 | 100% | 1.1 | 19% |
| 4 | Picket Piece Hampshire | A− | 3.9 | 100% | 1.3 | 33% |
| 5 | Cannington Somerset | A− | 2.8 | 88% | 3.2 | 3% |
| 6 | Y Felinheli Gwynedd | B+ | 4.9 | 65% | 1.9 | 10% |
| 7 | Hall Green West Yorkshire | B+ | 7.5 | 82% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 8 | Bowness-on-Windermere Cumbria | B | 1.7 | 76% | 2.8 | 100% |
| 9 | Nant-y-moel Mid Glamorgan | B | 7 | 100% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 10 | Pen-y-fai Mid Glamorgan | B | 3.8 | 100% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 11 | Stalbridge Dorset | B− | 3.3 | 100% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 12 | Narberth Dyfed | B− | 1.9 | 100% | 1.6 | 4% |
| 13 | Creech St Michael Somerset | B− | 1.2 | 88% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 14 | Dormansland Surrey | B− | 2.5 | 70% | 2.3 | 33% |
| 15 | Upper Halliford Surrey | B− | 5.1 | 44% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 16 | Bassingbourn Cambridgeshire | B− | 3.8 | 85% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 17 | Wiveliscombe Somerset | B− | 2.3 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 18 | Ashurst Hampshire | B− | 0.9 | 65% | 3.6 | 72% |
| 19 | Debenham Suffolk | C+ | 1 | 100% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 20 | St Dennis Cornwall | C+ | 2.4 | 100% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 21 | Osbaldwick North Yorkshire | C+ | 1.9 | 70% | 5 | 0% |
| 22 | Padstow Cornwall | C+ | 0.6 | 33% | 2.5 | 37% |
| 23 | Pentyrch South Glamorgan | C+ | 2.6 | 50% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 24 | Bramford Suffolk | C+ | 3.2 | 76% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 25 | Mickleton Gloucestershire | C+ | 2.2 | 52% | 2.1 | 45% |
| 26 | Witchford Cambridgeshire | C+ | 1.9 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 27 | Lingwood Norfolk | C+ | 1.2 | 73% | 2.6 | 26% |
| 28 | Stanton Suffolk | C | 2.6 | 87% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 29 | Hawkesbury Warwickshire | C | 1 | 78% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 30 | Woolavington Somerset | C | 1.6 | 100% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 31 | Dearham Cumbria | C | 0.6 | 72% | 1.4 | 6% |
| 32 | West Rainton County Durham | C | 2.1 | 73% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 33 | Bletchingley Surrey | C | 0.5 | 10% | 3.9 | 18% |
| 34 | Wardley Greater Manchester | C− | 0.6 | 88% | 3 | 0% |
| 35 | Stanford in the Vale Oxfordshire | C− | 1.3 | 100% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 36 | Credenhill Herefordshire | C− | 1.5 | 87% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 37 | Roche Cornwall | C− | 2.8 | 81% | 1 | 0% |
| 38 | Marshfield Gwent | C− | 1 | 85% | 0.3 | 0% |
| 39 | Hathern Leicestershire | C− | 1.8 | 50% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 40 | Knowsley Merseyside | C− | 3.1 | 77% | 1 | 0% |
| 41 | Creigiau South Glamorgan | C− | 1.7 | 85% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 42 | Kings Sutton Northamptonshire | C− | 1.8 | 79% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 43 | Collingham West Yorkshire | C− | 1.4 | 84% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 44 | Reepham Norfolk | C− | 2.3 | 66% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 45 | Stilton Cambridgeshire | C− | 0.8 | 100% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 46 | Coates and Eastrea Cambridgeshire | C− | 0.9 | 100% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 47 | Dinnington Tyne and Wear | C− | 1.6 | 89% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 48 | Brown Edge Staffordshire | C− | 1.1 | 88% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 49 | Goxhill Lincolnshire | C− | 1.5 | 69% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 50 | Usk Gwent | C− | 3.5 | 56% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 51 | Netherton (Wakefield) West Yorkshire | D | 0.7 | 27% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 52 | St Stephen Cornwall | D | 1.2 | 88% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 53 | Fishburn County Durham | D | 1.5 | 76% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 54 | Burton upon Stather Lincolnshire | D | 1.5 | 75% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 55 | Belton Lincolnshire | D | 1.5 | 67% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 56 | Tattenhall Cheshire | D− | 1.8 | 28% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 57 | Ixworth Suffolk | D− | 1 | 73% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 58 | Hingham Norfolk | D− | 1.9 | 13% | 1 | 0% |
| 59 | Norton South Yorkshire | D− | 1.3 | 63% | 0.7 | 0% |
| 60 | Leven East Riding of Yorkshire | D− | 1.2 | 64% | 0.7 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Upper Halliford’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 Upper Halliford
The biggest is Sunbury Park, 12 ha (30 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
All 4 named parks by size: 23 ha (56 acres) and 6 km of path
Parks & gardens 19 haPlaying fields 4.1 ha
The two biggest, Sunbury Park and Halliford Park, are 76% of the named green space and carry 5 km of path between them.
Halliford Park
Park or garden
5.4 ha (13 acres)0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
8 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Upper Halliford
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Cedars Recreation Ground
Playing field · 150 m outside town
4.1 ha (10 acres)0.9 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.9 km of path
6 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.8 mi north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Splash Meadow
Park or garden · 310 m outside town
1.3 ha (3 acres)
2 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.6 mi westfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home
4 in 10 Upper Halliford 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 (44%)Further (56%)
Upper Halliford44%
Villages its size80%
Surrey towns75%
All UK towns83%
About 1,300 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 26 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 90 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The Surrey Hills National Landscape is 8.7 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
Footpaths & waymarked walks
Upper Halliford is on the Thames Path
41 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Upper Halliford and the kilometre around it, 4.1 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the village.
NationalRegional
Thames Path5.2 km
Thames Path - alternate3.1 km
The Thames Path, a national route, passes Upper Halliford. The regional route here is the Thames Path - alternate.
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 Upper Halliford: 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 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 9 |
| Rain (mm) | 62 | 45 | 39 | 43 | 43 | 47 | 47 | 57 | 55 | 70 | 70 | 62 |
March is the driest month (39 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 23 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 70 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 31 nights a year. The climate in Upper Halliford →
The coast
Beaches near Upper Halliford
0% of the area within 5 km of Upper Halliford is sea, so the Outdoors Grade counts it as inland. 2 beaches are mapped within 5 km.
Amity Beach3.0 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
26 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
Playgrounds 26
1st Sunb. Scouts0.1 mi from town
DirectionsAlexandra Park Play Ground0.7 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 24 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Apps Court Camping0.6 mi from town
DirectionsSlipways 1
Sunbury Lock Boat Rollers0.5 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.
SheppertonShepperton GreenSunbury-on-ThamesAshford CommonWalton-on-ThamesWeybridgeUpper Halliford
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Halliford | B− | 5.1 | 44% | 0% |
| Shepperton 0.8 mi | A | 8.7 | 89% | 0% |
| Shepperton Green 1.2 mi | D | 1.4 | 73% | 0% |
| Sunbury-on-Thames 1.2 mi | C+ | 2.0 | 79% | 0% |
| Ashford Common 1.4 mi | D | 0.8 | 62% | 0% |
| Walton-on-Thames 1.7 mi | C | 1.6 | 81% | 0% |
| Weybridge 2.2 mi | B+ | 3.9 | 80% | 0% |
Shepperton, 0.8 miles away, grades A, the best next door: 89% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Upper Halliford
What is the biggest park in Upper Halliford?
Sunbury Park, 12 ha (30 acres), with 4.4 km of path, just outside the built-up area. Halliford Park (5.4 ha) is second. 4 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the village or within 400 m of it.
Is Upper Halliford near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Surrey Hills National Landscape, 8.7 mi south-east of the village’s edge. It covers 422 km² and was designated in 1958.
What are the best walks near Upper Halliford?
2 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the village, including the Thames Path and Thames Path - alternate. Sunbury Park alone has 4.4 km of path.
How many people in Upper Halliford live near a park?
44% 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 Upper Halliford?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Upper Halliford good for walking?
For paths, yes: 4.1 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 83% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 87% (5.1 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 Upper Halliford’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Upper Halliford’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.
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