Photo: Gavin Lynn · CC BY 2.0Parks and walks in Bramham
A park or playing field is within a 5-minute walk for 47% of residents. 9 km of footpaths run through the village and the kilometre around it, 1.4 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Bramham add up to 1.4 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Bramham grades D− for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Bramham grades D− for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Bramham, 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.
How Bramham compares with UK villages of 1,700 to 1,800
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,700 to 1,800 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Bramham falls furthest behind on homes near a park, where 51 of the 59 others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Llanbadarn Fawr Dyfed | A+ | 14.7 | 82% | 5.3 | 0% |
| 2 | Wanborough Wiltshire | A+ | 6 | 100% | 2.7 | 45% |
| 3 | Rogiet Gwent | A+ | 3.9 | 100% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 4 | Woodbury Devon | A | 3.3 | 100% | 0.9 | 26% |
| 5 | Malvern Wells Worcestershire | A | 10.8 | 37% | 5.3 | 57% |
| 6 | New Denham Buckinghamshire | A | 8.9 | 100% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 7 | Elstree Hertfordshire | A | 22 | 100% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 8 | Scalby North Yorkshire | A | 5.9 | 70% | 2 | 43% |
| 9 | New Hartley Northumberland | A− | 1.9 | 100% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 10 | Hamstreet Kent | A− | 2.3 | 100% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 11 | Wembdon Somerset | A− | 7.4 | 88% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 12 | Heslington North Yorkshire | A− | 6.3 | 80% | 9.2 | 0% |
| 13 | Ingleton North Yorkshire | B+ | 1.5 | 100% | 2.5 | 54% |
| 14 | Compton Berkshire | B+ | 2.4 | 100% | 1.1 | 100% |
| 15 | Pendlebury Greater Manchester | B+ | 18.5 | 74% | 4 | 0% |
| 16 | Trimdon Colliery County Durham | B+ | 4.7 | 100% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 17 | Eight Ash Green Essex | B+ | 8.2 | 80% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 18 | Criccieth Gwynedd | B | 2.9 | 75% | 1.3 | 4% |
| 19 | Denby Bottles Derbyshire | B | 1.4 | 100% | 4.8 | 0% |
| 20 | Rackheath Norfolk | B | 2.6 | 100% | 1 | 14% |
| 21 | South Hiendley West Yorkshire | B | 13.4 | 87% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 22 | North Benfleet Essex | B | 11 | 56% | 4 | 0% |
| 23 | East Bridgford Nottinghamshire | B− | 1.4 | 100% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 24 | Great Bentley Essex | B− | 6.4 | 100% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 25 | Llandeilo Dyfed | B− | 1.8 | 88% | 2.3 | 22% |
| 26 | Delabole Cornwall | B− | 1.1 | 76% | 2 | 35% |
| 27 | Blaengarw Mid Glamorgan | B− | 5 | 100% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 28 | Winkfield Row Berkshire | B− | 11 | 80% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 29 | Much Wenlock Shropshire | B− | 2.4 | 13% | 3.6 | 20% |
| 30 | North Tawton Devon | B− | 2.9 | 100% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 31 | Great Chesterford Essex | C+ | 2.5 | 100% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 32 | Cheddington Buckinghamshire | C+ | 2.2 | 35% | 3.1 | 16% |
| 33 | Sharnbrook Bedfordshire | C+ | 1.6 | 100% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 34 | Kedington Suffolk | C+ | 3.3 | 83% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 35 | Bury Cambridgeshire | C+ | 1.1 | 100% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 36 | Duckmanton Derbyshire | C | 1.2 | 100% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 37 | Great Broughton and Little Broughton Cumbria | C | 1.2 | 85% | 2.3 | 1% |
| 38 | Doveridge Derbyshire | C | 1.7 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 39 | Bodelwyddan Clwyd | C | 1.9 | 100% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 40 | Shireoaks Nottinghamshire | C | 1.5 | 78% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 41 | Billington Lancashire | C− | 0.5 | 0% | 3.9 | 14% |
| 42 | Deddington Oxfordshire | C− | 3.6 | 53% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 43 | Middle Barton Oxfordshire | C− | 1.9 | 81% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 44 | Shilbottle Northumberland | C− | 1.8 | 49% | 1.9 | 7% |
| 45 | Elmstead Market Essex | C− | 1.1 | 100% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 46 | Pattingham Staffordshire | C− | 2 | 80% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 47 | Sudbrooke Lincolnshire | C− | 1.5 | 82% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 48 | Croft Leicestershire | C− | 1.4 | 84% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 49 | Hatfield Heath Essex | D | 1.3 | 76% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 50 | Glinton Cambridgeshire | D | 1.3 | 79% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 51 | Frizington Cumbria | D | 1.4 | 52% | 0.9 | 15% |
| 52 | Aiskew North Yorkshire | D | 1.5 | 71% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 53 | Richings Park Buckinghamshire | D | 1 | 72% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 54 | Houghton on the Hill Leicestershire | D | 1.8 | 60% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 55 | Thorp Arch West Yorkshire | D | 2.6 | 29% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 56 | Johnston Dyfed | D | 1.4 | 55% | 0.6 | 5% |
| 57 | St Clears Dyfed | D− | 2 | 31% | 0.4 | 0% |
| 58 | Bramham West Yorkshire | D− | 1.4 | 47% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 59 | Necton Norfolk | D− | 1.5 | 17% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 60 | Tockwith North Yorkshire | D− | 0.4 | 14% | 1.1 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Bramham’s built-up area.
5 in 10 Bramham 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).
About 900 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 6 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 294 residents.
The Nidderdale National Landscape is 12 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.
Footpaths in and around Bramham
9 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Bramham and the kilometre around it, 1.4 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0).
No named walking route is mapped within 2 km of Bramham; its footpaths are on the map above.
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 Bramham: 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 | |
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| Daylight (h) | 7.9 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.9 | 17.1 | 16.6 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.4 | 7.4 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 7 |
| Rain (mm) | 53 | 47 | 44 | 49 | 48 | 62 | 56 | 66 | 57 | 64 | 64 | 61 |
March is the driest month (44 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 21 °C). Winter days are short, about 7 hours of daylight in December, and 66 mm of rain falls in August, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 43 nights a year. The climate in Bramham →
6 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
Bramham is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the village.
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
Hills and peaks 1
Playgrounds 6
Plus 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bramham | D− | 1.4 | 47% | 0% |
| Boston Spa 1.5 mi | C− | 1.2 | 86% | 0% |
| Thorp Arch 2.7 mi | D | 2.6 | 29% | 0% |
| Collingham 2.9 mi | C− | 1.4 | 84% | 0% |
| Thorner 3.1 mi | C+ | 2.1 | 74% | 0% |
| Aberford 3.4 mi | D− | 1.3 | 22% | 0% |
| Bardsey 3.5 mi | D− | 0.1 | 0% | 0% |
Thorner, 3.1 miles away, grades C+, the best next door: 74% 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 Bramham
Is Bramham near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Nidderdale National Landscape, 12 mi west of the village’s edge. It covers 601 km² and was designated in 1994.
What is the nearest beach to Bramham?
York Beach, 12 mi from the edge of the village, then Pebble Beach (20 mi). Bramham itself is inland.
How many people in Bramham live near a park?
47% 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 Bramham?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Bramham good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 1.4 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 15% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 25% (1.4 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 Bramham’s overall grade.
Where Bramham’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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