Dilton Marsh’s biggest
Leigh Park
Park or garden · 70 m outside town
1.5 ha (4 acres)0.4 km of path
2 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.7 mi eastfrom the centre
Black Horse Lane
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: My another account · Public domainB−Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in Dilton Marsh · parks, paths & countryside
Parks and walks in Dilton Marsh
The Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs National Landscape begins 2.2 mi from the village’s edge. 36 km of footpaths run through the village and the kilometre around it, 3.5 for every square kilometre. A park or playing field is within a 5-minute walk for 67% of residents. Dilton Marsh grades B− for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
2.1 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
67%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
36 km
3.5 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
4%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs National Landscape
Character
What kind of outdoors village is Dilton Marsh?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Countryside both waysCranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs starts 2.2 mi south, Cotswolds 5.7 mi north-west.Parks can be a walk away33% of residents live more than 400 m from a park or playing field.
Dilton Marsh’s strongest suit is two protected landscapes close by. Where it falls short is how far some homes are from a park.
Outdoors grade
Dilton Marsh grades B− for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Dilton Marsh, 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 51% of UK towns25th of 60 UK villages its size
Public green space2.1 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
48out of
100
100
A park within a walk67%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
27out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape4%of the land within 5 km
67out of
100
100
Footpaths3.5 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
72out 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
Dilton Marsh is 25th of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,900 to 2,000 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
Dilton Marsh3.5
Villages its size2.1
Wiltshire towns3.0
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Dilton Marsh2.1
Villages its size2.3
Wiltshire towns2.0
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Dilton Marsh67%
Villages its size74%
Wiltshire towns86%
All UK towns83%
Against villages its size, Dilton Marsh stands out most for path per km²: only 12 of the other 59 have more. It falls furthest behind on park space per resident, where 37 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westbourne West Sussex | A+ | 9.6 | 100% | 4.1 | 57% |
| 2 | Capel-le-Ferne Kent | A+ | 21.8 | 88% | 4 | 52% |
| 3 | Colyton Devon | A+ | 3.5 | 100% | 2.2 | 79% |
| 4 | Ditchingham Norfolk | A+ | 17.2 | 100% | 2.9 | 13% |
| 5 | Bournmoor County Durham | A | 11 | 100% | 4 | 0% |
| 6 | Churchill Somerset | A | 2.8 | 84% | 3.9 | 39% |
| 7 | Wrington Somerset | A | 3.2 | 100% | 2.6 | 20% |
| 8 | Machen Gwent | A | 3.5 | 100% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 9 | Y Bala Gwynedd | A | 4 | 100% | 1.4 | 67% |
| 10 | Ickleford Hertfordshire | A− | 3.7 | 82% | 3.7 | 11% |
| 11 | South Nutfield Surrey | A− | 2.5 | 100% | 2.7 | 11% |
| 12 | Little Haywood Staffordshire | A− | 1.3 | 100% | 3.3 | 34% |
| 13 | Kirkby Lonsdale Cumbria | B+ | 9.2 | 74% | 2.2 | 40% |
| 14 | Pontesbury Shropshire | B+ | 3.1 | 63% | 3.8 | 28% |
| 15 | Highnam Gloucestershire | B+ | 12 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 16 | Polesworth Warwickshire | B+ | 13.5 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
| 17 | Wingates Greater Manchester | B+ | 2.6 | 100% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 18 | Ingoldmells Lincolnshire | B+ | 2.8 | 83% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 19 | Southgate West Glamorgan | B+ | 1.1 | 21% | 3.7 | 56% |
| 20 | Martlesham Suffolk | B | 2.1 | 69% | 3.8 | 24% |
| 21 | Wrotham Kent | B | 1.6 | 100% | 1.6 | 49% |
| 22 | Welsh Bicknor Gloucestershire | B | 2.7 | 31% | 3.3 | 45% |
| 23 | Beare Green Surrey | B | 1.6 | 70% | 3.9 | 30% |
| 24 | Wheaton Aston Staffordshire | B− | 2.6 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
| 25 | Dilton Marsh Wiltshire | B− | 2.1 | 67% | 3.5 | 4% |
| 26 | Hutton Cranswick East Riding of Yorkshire | B− | 5 | 100% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 27 | Wooler Northumberland | B− | 3.3 | 81% | 0.8 | 26% |
| 28 | Barmouth Gwynedd | B− | 0.5 | 60% | 2 | 53% |
| 29 | Northleach Gloucestershire | B− | 1.5 | 68% | 2.6 | 100% |
| 30 | Leeswood Clwyd | C+ | 4 | 83% | 0.7 | 2% |
| 31 | Audley Staffordshire | C+ | 3.4 | 83% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 32 | Wickham Bishops Essex | C+ | 3.4 | 91% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 33 | Axbridge Somerset | C+ | 1.3 | 72% | 2.8 | 51% |
| 34 | Stratton Cornwall | C+ | 0.8 | 23% | 3 | 8% |
| 35 | Whitchurch Somerset | C+ | 2.3 | 47% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 36 | High Spen Tyne and Wear | C+ | 3.3 | 74% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 37 | Hatton Warwickshire | C | 1.6 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
| 38 | Ramsden Heath Essex | C | 2.3 | 82% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 39 | Presteigne Powys | C | 3.2 | 61% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 40 | West Haddon Northamptonshire | C | 2.3 | 100% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 41 | Sleights North Yorkshire | C | 0.9 | 30% | 1.5 | 80% |
| 42 | Longrock Cornwall | C | 0.7 | 60% | 1.2 | 26% |
| 43 | Barrow Suffolk | C− | 1.1 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 44 | Chivenor and Wrafton Devon | C− | 0.6 | 0% | 1.7 | 17% |
| 45 | Black Notley Essex | C− | 1.6 | 36% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 46 | Pool-in-Wharfedale West Yorkshire | C− | 2.1 | 44% | 1.6 | 7% |
| 47 | Ashwell Hertfordshire | C− | 3 | 52% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 48 | Stocksfield Northumberland | C− | 2.2 | 40% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 49 | Briston Norfolk | D | 2.7 | 69% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 50 | Broughton Northamptonshire | D | 2.7 | 70% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 51 | Cookley Worcestershire | D | 2.3 | 52% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 52 | Hutton Rudby North Yorkshire | D | 1.6 | 35% | 1.1 | 13% |
| 53 | Morda Shropshire | D | 0.7 | 84% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 54 | Greylees Lincolnshire | D | 1.5 | 79% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 55 | Shawbury Shropshire | D− | 2.2 | 30% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 56 | Wheldrake North Yorkshire | D− | 1.4 | 72% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 57 | Tollerton Nottinghamshire | D− | 0.6 | 19% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 58 | Rossett Clwyd | D− | 0.3 | 55% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 59 | Goostrey Cheshire | D− | 0.3 | 42% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 60 | Bottisham Cambridgeshire | D− | 0 | 0% | 1.3 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Dilton Marsh’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 Dilton Marsh
The biggest is Leigh Park, 1.5 ha (4 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Close to home
7 in 10 Dilton Marsh 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 (67%)Further (33%)
Dilton Marsh67%
Villages its size74%
Wiltshire towns86%
All UK towns83%
About 700 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 15 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 131 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs and Cotswolds both start about 6 miles from Dilton Marsh
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
Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
2.2 mi south986 km²since 19834% of the land within 5 km
Official site4% of the land within 5 km of Dilton Marsh is National Park or National Landscape, more than 66% of UK towns.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
Footpaths in and around Dilton Marsh
36 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Dilton Marsh and the kilometre around it, 3.5 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0).
No named walking route is mapped within 2 km of Dilton Marsh; 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.
When to get out
The best walking months in Dilton Marsh: 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 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 86 | 66 | 56 | 61 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 69 | 65 | 96 | 97 | 94 |
May is the driest month (56 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 22 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 97 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 46 nights a year. The climate in Dilton Marsh →
Things to do
15 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
Hills and peaks 1
Black Dog Hill0.5 mi from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 15
Becks Mill Play Area0.4 mi from town
DirectionsChestnut Play Area0.4 mi from town
DirectionsPenleigh Play Area0.5 mi from town
DirectionsBridge Court Play Area0.8 mi from town
DirectionsKendrick Close Play Area1.0 mi from town
DirectionsNeptune Road Playground1.1 mi from town
DirectionsPaxmans Road Play Area1.2 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 8 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Slipways 1
West Wilts Youth Sailing Accociation0.9 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.
WestburyBeckingtonWarminsterNorth BradleySouthwickBrattonDilton Marsh
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dilton Marsh | B− | 2.1 | 67% | 4% |
| Westbury 1.7 mi | B | 1.4 | 97% | 1% |
| Beckington 3.2 mi | B− | 2.7 | 100% | 0% |
| Warminster 3.3 mi | B+ | 1.7 | 86% | 44% |
| North Bradley 3.4 mi | A | 3.4 | 100% | 0% |
| Southwick 3.5 mi | A+ | 22.2 | 100% | 1% |
| Bratton 4.3 mi | C− | 1.9 | 25% | 0% |
Southwick, 3.5 miles away, grades A+, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. Southwick has at least twice Dilton Marsh’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Dilton Marsh
What is the biggest park in Dilton Marsh?
Leigh Park, 1.5 ha (4 acres), just outside the built-up area. 1 named park, garden or playing field is in the village or within 400 m of it.
Is Dilton Marsh near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs National Landscape, 2.2 mi south of the village’s edge. It covers 986 km² and was designated in 1983.
How many people in Dilton Marsh live near a park?
67% 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 Dilton Marsh?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Dilton Marsh good for walking?
For paths, yes: 3.5 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 72% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 48% (2.1 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 Dilton Marsh’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Dilton Marsh’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.