Bedworth’s biggest
Heckley Playing Fields
Playing field
5.6 ha (14 acres)0.4 km of path
8 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.6 mi southfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Mat Fascione · CC BY-SA 2.0COutdoors Grade
Outdoors in Bedworth · parks, paths & countryside
87% of Bedworth’s residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park
Parks and playing fields in Bedworth add up to 1.5 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Footpaths add up to 73 km in the town and the kilometre around it, 2.9 for every square kilometre. Bedworth grades C for the outdoors: #23 of 34 in Warwickshire. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
1.5 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
87%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
73 km
2.9 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
0%
of the land within 5 km
Character
What kind of outdoors town is Bedworth?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Historic parksBedworth Cemetery (Coventry Road Cemetery) is a registered historic park (Grade II).Less park per person1.5 ha of parks and playing fields per 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1.
Bedworth’s strongest suit is its historic parks. Where it falls short is park space per person.
Outdoors grade
Bedworth grades C for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Bedworth, 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 32% of UK towns#23 of 34 in Warwickshire · 48th of 60 UK towns its size
Public green space1.5 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
27out of
100
100
A park within a walk87%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
62out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape0%of the land within 5 km · None within 5 km
31out of
100
100
Footpaths2.9 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
57out 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
Bedworth is 48th of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 28,300 to 34,100 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
Bedworth2.9
Towns its size3.3
Warwickshire towns2.2
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Bedworth1.5
Towns its size2.2
Warwickshire towns2.3
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Bedworth87%
Towns its size84%
Warwickshire towns88%
All UK towns83%
Bedworth falls furthest behind on park space per resident, where 45 of the 59 others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Malvern Worcestershire | A+ | 3.9 | 90% | 6 | 38% |
| 2 | Jarrow Tyne and Wear | A+ | 5.3 | 90% | 6.1 | 0% |
| 3 | Northfleet Kent | A | 2 | 85% | 7.7 | 4% |
| 4 | Penarth South Glamorgan | A | 3.5 | 83% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 5 | Burgess Hill West Sussex | A | 2.4 | 87% | 5 | 27% |
| 6 | Witney Oxfordshire | A | 2.5 | 88% | 4.6 | 19% |
| 7 | Prestwich Greater Manchester | A | 9 | 94% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 8 | Redhill Surrey | A− | 2.2 | 91% | 4.3 | 14% |
| 9 | Rustington West Sussex | A− | 2.1 | 78% | 2.7 | 25% |
| 10 | Chandler's Ford Hampshire | A− | 2.7 | 80% | 5.3 | 6% |
| 11 | Caversham Berkshire | A− | 2.5 | 77% | 4.3 | 32% |
| 12 | Great Yarmouth Norfolk | A− | 1.7 | 73% | 3.2 | 18% |
| 13 | Nelson Lancashire | A− | 1.8 | 85% | 5.2 | 15% |
| 14 | St Neots Cambridgeshire | A− | 3.5 | 91% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 15 | Cleethorpes Lincolnshire | A− | 3 | 84% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 16 | Eston North Yorkshire | B+ | 2.9 | 93% | 2.8 | 2% |
| 17 | Harpenden Hertfordshire | B+ | 3.5 | 84% | 2.9 | 2% |
| 18 | Cramlington Northumberland | B+ | 2.3 | 91% | 6.6 | 0% |
| 19 | Deal Kent | B+ | 1 | 86% | 2.7 | 6% |
| 20 | Farnworth Greater Manchester | B+ | 3 | 85% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 21 | Chichester West Sussex | B+ | 1.6 | 89% | 3 | 40% |
| 22 | Lichfield Staffordshire | B+ | 2.7 | 82% | 3.1 | 2% |
| 23 | Pontypool Gwent | B+ | 3.6 | 93% | 1.8 | 7% |
| 24 | Brierley Hill West Midlands | B+ | 3.1 | 82% | 4.6 | 0% |
| 25 | Colwyn Bay Clwyd | B+ | 1.9 | 77% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 26 | Windsor Berkshire | B | 5.5 | 83% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 27 | Shipley West Yorkshire | B | 2.1 | 87% | 6 | 0% |
| 28 | Consett County Durham | B | 1.7 | 87% | 3.1 | 19% |
| 29 | Brighouse West Yorkshire | B | 2.5 | 91% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 30 | Billingham County Durham | B | 4.7 | 86% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 31 | Loughton Essex | B | 2.9 | 74% | 5.5 | 0% |
| 32 | Letchworth Hertfordshire | B | 2.2 | 85% | 4.8 | 0% |
| 33 | Abingdon-on-Thames Oxfordshire | B | 2.1 | 91% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 34 | Bushey Hertfordshire | B | 3.1 | 77% | 4 | 0% |
| 35 | Caerphilly Gwent | B | 2.6 | 82% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 36 | Morecambe Lancashire | B− | 0.8 | 84% | 2.2 | 2% |
| 37 | Radcliffe Greater Manchester | B− | 1.7 | 86% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 38 | Stanford-le-Hope Essex | B− | 2.6 | 84% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 39 | Whitstable Kent | B− | 1.5 | 84% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 40 | Kendal Cumbria | C+ | 0.9 | 67% | 4 | 33% |
| 41 | Winsford Cheshire | C+ | 1.3 | 92% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 42 | Pontefract West Yorkshire | C+ | 2.6 | 84% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 43 | New Haw, West Byfleet and Sheerwater Surrey | C+ | 2.2 | 69% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 44 | Newton Abbot Devon | C+ | 2.6 | 62% | 2.3 | 6% |
| 45 | Morley West Yorkshire | C+ | 1.2 | 87% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 46 | Horndean Hampshire | C+ | 0.9 | 57% | 3.3 | 53% |
| 47 | Newark-on-Trent Nottinghamshire | C | 2.2 | 91% | 2 | 0% |
| 48 | Bedworth Warwickshire | C | 1.5 | 87% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 49 | Barnstaple Devon | C | 1.6 | 92% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 50 | Rayleigh Essex | C | 2 | 71% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 51 | Beverley East Riding of Yorkshire | C | 0.7 | 92% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 52 | Sedgley West Midlands | C | 1.5 | 65% | 4 | 0% |
| 53 | Congleton Cheshire | C | 1.7 | 72% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 54 | Hertford Hertfordshire | C | 0.9 | 65% | 5.3 | 0% |
| 55 | Rushden Northamptonshire | C− | 1.5 | 84% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 56 | Heywood Greater Manchester | C− | 1.3 | 80% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 57 | Heswall Merseyside | C− | 1.1 | 56% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 58 | Port Talbot West Glamorgan | C− | 1.3 | 68% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 59 | Spalding Lincolnshire | D | 1.1 | 85% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 60 | Pontypridd Mid Glamorgan | D | 1.5 | 70% | 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 Bedworth’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 Bedworth
The biggest is Heckley Playing Fields, 5.6 ha (14 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
The Oval
Playing field
1.9 ha (5 acres)
3 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.5 mi eastfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Bailey Park Play Area
Play space
0.1 ha (0 acres)
0.8 mi north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home
How close Bedworth’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 (87%)Further (13%)
Bedworth87%
Towns its size84%
Warwickshire towns88%
All UK towns83%
About 4,000 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 24 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 1,295 residents.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
18 waymarked walks pass through or near Bedworth
73 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Bedworth and the kilometre around it, 2.9 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
RegionalLocalOther waymarked
Centenary Way11.4 km
Rail Trail: Bedworth Circular via Bulkington11.2 km
A Coventry Way9.3 km
ACW Circular Walk 166.7 km
ACW Circular Walk 156.1 km
ACW Circular Walk 15A (short-cut for C15)6.1 km
Rail Trail: Bermuda Park > Bedworth5.8 km
Rail Trail: Coventry Arena > Bedworth5.8 km
Oxford Canal Walk5.3 km
ACW Circular Walk 145.1 km
ACW Circular Walk 16A (short-cut for C16)4.4 km
Sowe Valley Footpath4.0 km
Coventry's Canal Walk2.9 km
+B39 South Diversion0.6 km
+B41 Diversion0.5 km
+B40 North Diversion0.5 km
Plus 2 more waymarked walks on the map.
Close to home, the Rail Trail: Bedworth Circular via Bulkington has 11 km of local walk within 2 km of the town. 3 regional routes pass through, including the Centenary Way, A Coventry Way and Oxford Canal Walk.
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 Bedworth
Historic England’s register of parks and gardens, and the listed buildings and scheduled monuments that stand inside Bedworth’s named parks.
Registered · Grade IIBedworth Cemetery (Coventry Road Cemetery)3.2 ha
Heritage walks
Oxford Canal Walk 5.3 km Coventry's Canal Walk 2.9 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 Bedworth: 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) | 8.2 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.7 | 16.8 | 16.3 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.6 | 7.7 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 59 | 47 | 45 | 48 | 59 | 60 | 66 | 65 | 59 | 68 | 70 | 67 |
March is the driest month (45 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 22 °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 45 nights a year. The climate in Bedworth →
The coast
Beaches near Bedworth
0% of the area within 5 km of Bedworth is sea, so the Outdoors Grade counts it as inland. 1 beach is mapped within 5 km.
library2.2 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
24 playgrounds
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.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 3
Plus 3 hills and peaks without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 1
Longford Community Nature Park5.6 ha · 0.7 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.
HawkesburyAsh GreenBermudaKeresley NewlandsBulkingtonNuneatonBedworth
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedworth | C | 1.5 | 87% | 0% |
| Hawkesbury 1.3 mi | C | 1.0 | 78% | 0% |
| Ash Green 1.5 mi | B− | 3.4 | 67% | 0% |
| Bermuda 2.0 mi | B | 4.7 | 100% | 0% |
| Keresley Newlands 2.4 mi | B+ | 4.4 | 89% | 0% |
| Bulkington 2.5 mi | D | 0.9 | 76% | 0% |
| Nuneaton 3.2 mi | B− | 2.3 | 94% | 0% |
Keresley Newlands, 2.4 miles away, grades B+, the best next door: 89% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. Ash Green, Bermuda and Keresley Newlands have at least twice Bedworth’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Bedworth
What is the biggest park in Bedworth?
Heckley Playing Fields, 5.6 ha (14 acres). The Oval (1.9 ha) is second. 3 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Bedworth near a National Park?
No National Park or National Landscape is within 30 km (about 19 miles) of Bedworth.
What are the best walks near Bedworth?
18 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the Centenary Way, Rail Trail: Bedworth Circular via Bulkington and A Coventry Way.
How many people in Bedworth live near a park?
87% 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 Bedworth?
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 Bedworth are historic?
Bedworth Cemetery (Coventry Road Cemetery) (Grade II) is on Historic England’s register of parks and gardens.
Is Bedworth good for walking?
About average for paths: 2.9 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 57% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 27% (1.5 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 Bedworth’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Bedworth’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.