West Clandon’s biggest
Oldlands Copse
Park or garden · 330 m outside town
18 ha (43 acres)3.0 km of path
40 minto walk all 3 km of path
25 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
1.1 mi northfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Murraypaul at English Wikipedia · Public domainCOutdoors Grade
Outdoors in West Clandon · parks, paths & countryside
28% of the land within 5 km of West Clandon is National Park or National Landscape
The Surrey Hills National Landscape begins 0.4 mi from the village’s edge. 49% of residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park or playing field. Footpaths add up to 27 km in the village and the kilometre around it, 2.1 for every square kilometre. West Clandon grades C for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
1.9 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
49%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
27 km
2.1 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
28%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Surrey Hills National Landscape
Character
What kind of outdoors village is West Clandon?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Protected countryside28% of the land within 5 km is Surrey Hills National Landscape.On a National TrailThe European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England passes through.Historic parksClandon Park is a registered historic park (Grade II).Parks can be a walk away51% of residents live more than 400 m from a park or playing field.
West Clandon’s strongest suit is protected countryside on the doorstep, 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
West Clandon grades C for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is West Clandon, 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 29% of UK towns50th of 60 UK villages its size
Public green space1.9 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
41out of
100
100
A park within a walk49%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
13out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape28%of the land within 5 km
83out of
100
100
Footpaths2.1 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
33out 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
West Clandon is 50th of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,200 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
West Clandon2.1
Villages its size1.9
Surrey towns4.3
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
West Clandon1.9
Villages its size2.5
Surrey towns3.1
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
West Clandon49%
Villages its size100%
Surrey towns75%
All UK towns83%
West Clandon falls furthest behind on homes near a park, where 52 of the 59 others do better.
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 | Holmbridge West Yorkshire | A+ | 2.5 | 100% | 4.2 | 45% |
| 3 | Kirton Suffolk | A+ | 2.5 | 100% | 2.3 | 50% |
| 4 | Hoddlesden Lancashire | A | 11.4 | 100% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 5 | Otterbourne Hampshire | A | 2.9 | 100% | 3.2 | 25% |
| 6 | Rotherfield East Sussex | A | 5.6 | 100% | 1.7 | 91% |
| 7 | Thurgoland South Yorkshire | A | 2.5 | 100% | 4.1 | 1% |
| 8 | Haydon Bridge Northumberland | A | 7.2 | 100% | 1.7 | 26% |
| 9 | Cronton Merseyside | A | 6.8 | 100% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 10 | Chew Magna Somerset | A | 2.4 | 100% | 3 | 15% |
| 11 | Millhouse Green South Yorkshire | A | 1.9 | 100% | 3.6 | 18% |
| 12 | Nutley East Sussex | A− | 2.2 | 75% | 4.5 | 80% |
| 13 | East Hanney Oxfordshire | A− | 5.7 | 100% | 1.8 | 4% |
| 14 | Caldy Merseyside | A− | 19.3 | 47% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 15 | Thorpe Surrey | A− | 5.2 | 100% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 16 | Bonds Lancashire | A− | 1.7 | 100% | 3.5 | 16% |
| 17 | Herstmonceux East Sussex | A− | 3.4 | 100% | 1.5 | 36% |
| 18 | Felsted Essex | A− | 7.5 | 81% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 19 | Tregarth Gwynedd | B+ | 1.5 | 100% | 2.9 | 23% |
| 20 | Bierton Buckinghamshire | B+ | 5.8 | 70% | 7.7 | 0% |
| 21 | Walberton West Sussex | B+ | 1.8 | 100% | 1.9 | 39% |
| 22 | Toll Bar South Yorkshire | B+ | 10.9 | 100% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 23 | Sharpness Gloucestershire | B+ | 2.1 | 100% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 24 | Canewdon Essex | B | 2.5 | 100% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 25 | Stoke Holy Cross Norfolk | B | 2.2 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 26 | Horton Kirby Kent | B | 5.9 | 78% | 1.7 | 21% |
| 27 | Keinton Mandeville Somerset | B | 3.8 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 28 | Kilgetty Dyfed | B | 1 | 100% | 0.9 | 18% |
| 29 | Talgarth Powys | B | 5.7 | 71% | 1.5 | 52% |
| 30 | Alconbury Weald Cambridgeshire | B | 5 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 31 | Portreath Cornwall | B | 1.1 | 78% | 2.3 | 8% |
| 32 | Corse Gloucestershire | B | 2.3 | 100% | 1.4 | 1% |
| 33 | Clarborough Nottinghamshire | B | 4 | 100% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 34 | Brightwell-cum-Sotwell Oxfordshire | B− | 2.5 | 72% | 2.2 | 40% |
| 35 | Wyton Cambridgeshire | B− | 4.9 | 100% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 36 | Gilmorton Leicestershire | B− | 3.3 | 100% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 37 | Chulmleigh Devon | C+ | 3.5 | 100% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 38 | East Morton West Yorkshire | C+ | 2.1 | 89% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 39 | Trimdon Grange County Durham | C+ | 2.1 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 40 | Crondall Hampshire | C+ | 3.6 | 73% | 1.8 | 1% |
| 41 | Husbands Bosworth Leicestershire | C+ | 3 | 100% | 1 | 0% |
| 42 | Clehonger Herefordshire | C+ | 0.6 | 100% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 43 | Thorpe on the Hill West Yorkshire | C+ | 2.2 | 64% | 4 | 0% |
| 44 | Ashill Norfolk | C+ | 3.7 | 82% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 45 | Westhampnett West Sussex | C | 0.2 | 79% | 2.6 | 33% |
| 46 | Lavenham Suffolk | C | 4.2 | 59% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 47 | Ampleforth North Yorkshire | C | 2.3 | 27% | 1.7 | 95% |
| 48 | Medomsley County Durham | C | 1.6 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 49 | Warwick Bridge Cumbria | C | 6.5 | 78% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 50 | West Clandon Surrey | C | 1.9 | 49% | 2.1 | 28% |
| 51 | Clifton upon Dunsmore Warwickshire | C | 2.2 | 79% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 52 | South Killingholme Lincolnshire | C | 1.7 | 68% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 53 | Crays Hill Essex | C− | 10.6 | 0% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 54 | Little Downham Cambridgeshire | C− | 2.8 | 61% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 55 | Sproatley East Riding of Yorkshire | C− | 8.6 | 47% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 56 | Trewoon Cornwall | D | 0.9 | 71% | 1.7 | 6% |
| 57 | Walesby Nottinghamshire | D− | 1.1 | 50% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 58 | Sutton on Trent Nottinghamshire | D− | 0.5 | 39% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 59 | Helpston Cambridgeshire | D− | 0 | 0% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 60 | Prees Higher Heath Shropshire | D− | 0.7 | 26% | 0.9 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is West Clandon’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 West Clandon
The biggest is Oldlands Copse, 18 ha (43 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Close to home
5 in 10 West Clandon 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 (49%)Further (51%)
West Clandon49%
Villages its size100%
Surrey towns75%
All UK towns83%
About 600 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 7 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 176 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
National Parks and National Landscapes around West Clandon
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
0.4 mi south-east422 km²since 195828% of the land within 5 km
Official site28% of the land within 5 km of West Clandon is National Park or National Landscape, more than 82% of UK towns. South Downs National Park covers 1,653 km² and has been a National Park since 2010.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
West Clandon is on the European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England
27 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in West Clandon and the kilometre around it, 2.1 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the village.
NationalLocalOther waymarked
The Fox Way8.3 km
The long walk at Hatchlands Park, Hatchlands Park2.9 km
Wey Navigation Dapdune Wharf to Cartbridge Wharf Walk, River Wey Navigations2.3 km
Oldlands Copse Circular Walk2.2 km
The Wix Wood at Hatchlands Park, Hatchlands Park1.9 km
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England1.2 km
North Downs Way (Eastern)0.8 km
Fanny Boscawen's Walk, Hatchlands Park0.6 km
New Forage Walk, Hatchlands Park0.6 km
Papercourt Lock to Triggs Lock Walk, River Wey Navigations0.4 km
The European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England, a national route, passes West Clandon. Close to home, the The Fox Way has 8 km of local walk within 2 km of the village.
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 West Clandon
Historic England’s register of parks and gardens, and the listed buildings and scheduled monuments that stand inside West Clandon’s named parks.
Registered · Grade IIClandon Park1.7 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 West Clandon: 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 | 16.1 | 14.6 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 8.8 | 7.9 |
| High (°C) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 82 | 54 | 46 | 50 | 50 | 55 | 50 | 57 | 59 | 82 | 84 | 74 |
March is the driest month (46 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 23 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 84 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 48 nights a year. The climate in West Clandon →
Things to do
7 playgrounds and the nearest beaches
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.
The nearest beaches
West Clandon is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the village.
Amity Beach8.7 mi from West Clandon’s edge
DirectionsPenguin Beach15 mi from West Clandon’s edge
DirectionsHog Hole17 mi from West Clandon’s edge
DirectionsThe Hollows17 mi from West Clandon’s edge
DirectionsKelson Beach26 mi from West Clandon’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 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 2
Fullers Hill1.0 mi from town
DirectionsHungry Hill1.1 mi from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 4
Plus 4 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 7
Send Rec. Playground1.1 mi from town
DirectionsWizard Wix's Willow Warren1.2 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 5 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Hammonds Glamping1.1 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.
SendWest HorsleyRipleyJacobs WellEast HorsleyGuildfordWest Clandon
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Clandon | C | 1.9 | 49% | 28% |
| Send 1.9 mi | C+ | 2.6 | 28% | 5% |
| West Horsley 2.1 mi | A | 3.0 | 74% | 40% |
| Ripley 2.5 mi | A− | 15.0 | 64% | 2% |
| Jacobs Well 2.9 mi | B | 1.4 | 77% | 8% |
| East Horsley 3.1 mi | A− | 3.5 | 55% | 33% |
| Guildford 3.3 mi | A | 2.8 | 86% | 31% |
Guildford, 3.3 miles away, grades A, the best next door: 86% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. Ripley has at least twice West Clandon’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in West Clandon
What is the biggest park in West Clandon?
Oldlands Copse, 18 ha (43 acres), with 3 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 West Clandon near a National Park?
Yes. South Downs National Park begins 12 mi south 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, 0.4 mi away.
What are the best walks near West Clandon?
10 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the village, including the The Fox Way, The long walk at Hatchlands Park, Hatchlands Park and Wey Navigation Dapdune Wharf to Cartbridge Wharf Walk, River Wey Navigations. Oldlands Copse alone has 3 km of path.
What is the nearest beach to West Clandon?
Amity Beach, 8.7 mi from the edge of the village, then Penguin Beach (15 mi). West Clandon itself is inland.
How many people in West Clandon live near a park?
49% 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 West Clandon?
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 West Clandon are historic?
Clandon Park (Grade II) is on Historic England’s register of parks and gardens.
Is West Clandon good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 2.1 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 33% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 41% (1.9 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 West Clandon’s overall grade.
Sources
Where West Clandon’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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