Photo: Ian Rob · CC BY-SA 2.0Almost everyone in Cawston lives within a 5-minute walk of a park
A park or playing field is within a 5-minute walk for 98% of residents. Parks and playing fields in Cawston add up to 3.6 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Footpaths add up to 31 km in the town and the kilometre around it, 3.0 for every square kilometre. Cawston grades B+ for the outdoors: #6 of 34 in Warwickshire. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
What kind of outdoors town is Cawston?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Cawston’s strongest suit is parks close to every home, followed by plenty of park space.
Cawston grades B+ for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Cawston, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
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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.
Cawston is 21st of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 6,200 to 6,800 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Against towns its size, Cawston 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 | Netley Hampshire | A+ | 16.3 | 100% | 4.1 | 4% |
| 2 | Stone Kent | A+ | 3.1 | 100% | 6.2 | 0% |
| 3 | Filey North Yorkshire | A | 5.9 | 89% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 4 | Chalford Gloucestershire | A | 1.6 | 96% | 4.7 | 94% |
| 5 | Wingerworth Derbyshire | A | 9 | 86% | 4 | 0% |
| 6 | Shotton Clwyd | A | 4.5 | 100% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 7 | Bedwas Gwent | A | 4.4 | 100% | 4 | 0% |
| 8 | Broad Blunsdon Wiltshire | A− | 5.2 | 93% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 9 | Barnton Cheshire | A− | 10 | 94% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 10 | St Blazey Cornwall | A− | 2.4 | 78% | 2.8 | 17% |
| 11 | Marston Moretaine Bedfordshire | A− | 17.4 | 88% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 12 | Olney Buckinghamshire | A− | 6.3 | 100% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 13 | Alcester Warwickshire | A− | 4.1 | 100% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 14 | Ackworth Moor Top West Yorkshire | A− | 4.6 | 91% | 4.6 | 0% |
| 15 | Whitfield Kent | A− | 2.3 | 79% | 2.5 | 32% |
| 16 | Paulton Somerset | A− | 2.1 | 96% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 17 | Whitworth Lancashire | B+ | 2.5 | 96% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 18 | Broadbridge Heath West Sussex | B+ | 1.6 | 95% | 4.3 | 3% |
| 19 | Lightwater Surrey | B+ | 9.2 | 72% | 5.6 | 0% |
| 20 | Milford and Witley Surrey | B+ | 2.6 | 54% | 3.7 | 78% |
| 21 | Cawston Warwickshire | B+ | 3.6 | 98% | 3 | 0% |
| 22 | North Anston South Yorkshire | B+ | 2.6 | 100% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 23 | Cleator Moor Cumbria | B+ | 3.5 | 91% | 1.9 | 11% |
| 24 | Little Chalfont Buckinghamshire | B+ | 1.5 | 83% | 3.6 | 45% |
| 25 | Groby Leicestershire | B+ | 2.1 | 96% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 26 | Peasedown St John Somerset | B+ | 1.5 | 88% | 4 | 9% |
| 27 | Hindhead Surrey | B | 1.7 | 37% | 5.9 | 66% |
| 28 | Braunton Devon | B | 1.6 | 78% | 2.1 | 24% |
| 29 | Galleywood Essex | B | 10.3 | 61% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 30 | Hartford Cheshire | B | 2.2 | 95% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 31 | Oundle Northamptonshire | B− | 2.4 | 100% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 32 | Bovey Tracey Devon | B− | 2.2 | 66% | 2.5 | 55% |
| 33 | Rishton Lancashire | B− | 2.2 | 94% | 3 | 0% |
| 34 | Yapton West Sussex | B− | 1.8 | 63% | 2 | 15% |
| 35 | Upton West Yorkshire | B− | 2.2 | 100% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 36 | Crigglestone and Durkar West Yorkshire | B− | 4.4 | 45% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 37 | Ushaw Moor and Bearpark County Durham | C+ | 1.6 | 82% | 4.6 | 0% |
| 38 | Chiswell Green Hertfordshire | C+ | 4 | 54% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 39 | Denmead Hampshire | C+ | 1.4 | 72% | 2.8 | 35% |
| 40 | Tetbury Gloucestershire | C+ | 1.2 | 66% | 2.6 | 88% |
| 41 | Malton North Yorkshire | C+ | 2.3 | 43% | 2.4 | 24% |
| 42 | Bolton-le-Sands Lancashire | C+ | 1.1 | 58% | 1.6 | 23% |
| 43 | Brampton Cambridgeshire | C | 3.2 | 61% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 44 | Market Deeping Lincolnshire | C | 1.5 | 96% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 45 | Farnham Common and Farnham Royal Buckinghamshire | C | 1 | 55% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 46 | Cross Hands and Pen-y-groes Dyfed | C | 9.7 | 70% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 47 | Lydiate Merseyside | C− | 1.5 | 90% | 2 | 0% |
| 48 | Gildersome West Yorkshire | C− | 1.2 | 81% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 49 | Ashingdon Essex | C− | 1.3 | 61% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 50 | Weaverham Cheshire | C− | 0.7 | 81% | 3 | 0% |
| 51 | Culcheth Cheshire | C− | 1.7 | 67% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 52 | Boston Spa West Yorkshire | C− | 1.2 | 86% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 53 | Washingborough and Heighington Lincolnshire | D | 1.8 | 66% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 54 | Wem Shropshire | D | 1.2 | 77% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 55 | Holmes Chapel Cheshire | D | 0.8 | 72% | 2 | 0% |
| 56 | Pontarddulais West Glamorgan | D | 1.9 | 67% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 57 | Selston Nottinghamshire | D | 0.9 | 61% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 58 | Broughton Clwyd | D− | 0.8 | 80% | 1 | 0% |
| 59 | Abercynon Mid Glamorgan | D− | 1.1 | 55% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 60 | Tadcaster North Yorkshire | D− | 0.6 | 58% | 1.7 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Cawston’s built-up area.
How close Cawston’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).
About 100 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 25 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 259 residents.
The Cotswolds National Landscape is 15 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.
1 waymarked walk passes through or near Cawston
31 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Cawston 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 town.
The regional route here is the Shakespeare's Avon Way.
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Public rights of way are only as complete as the map in each area.
The best walking months in Cawston: May to July and 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 | |
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| Daylight (h) | 8.2 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 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 | 7 |
| Rain (mm) | 57 | 46 | 41 | 48 | 45 | 48 | 58 | 71 | 51 | 67 | 62 | 65 |
March is the driest month (41 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 22 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 71 mm of rain falls in August, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 46 nights a year. The climate in Cawston →
25 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.
The nearest beaches
Cawston is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.
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
Playgrounds 25
Plus 24 playgrounds without a name on the map.
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cawston | B+ | 3.6 | 98% | 0% |
| Long Lawford 1.5 mi | C | 1.2 | 91% | 0% |
| Dunchurch 1.5 mi | C+ | 7.8 | 68% | 0% |
| Rugby 2.5 mi | B− | 2.8 | 92% | 0% |
| Onley 3.3 mi | B− | 2.3 | 100% | 0% |
| Wolston 3.8 mi | C− | 1.6 | 89% | 0% |
| Clifton upon Dunsmore 3.9 mi | C | 2.2 | 79% | 0% |
Cawston grades higher for the outdoors than every neighbour in the table. Dunchurch has at least twice Cawston’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Cawston
Is Cawston near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Cotswolds National Landscape, 15 mi south of the town’s edge. It covers 2,041 km² and was designated in 1966.
What are the best walks near Cawston?
1 waymarked walking route passes within 2 km of the town, including the Shakespeare's Avon Way.
What is the nearest beach to Cawston?
library, 13 mi from the edge of the town. Cawston itself is inland.
How many people in Cawston live near a park?
98% 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 Cawston?
May to July and September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Cawston good for walking?
For paths, yes: 3.0 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 61% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 78% (3.6 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 Cawston’s overall grade.
Where Cawston’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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