Evesham’s biggest
The Valley
Park or garden · 330 m outside town
10 ha (25 acres)1.3 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.3 km of path
14 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
2.1 mi northfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Colin Park · CC BY-SA 2.0B−Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in Evesham · parks, paths & countryside
80% of Evesham’s residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park
The Cotswolds National Landscape begins 1.8 mi from the town’s edge. Footpaths add up to 97 km in the town and the kilometre around it, 3.5 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Evesham add up to 1.7 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Evesham grades B− for the outdoors: #10 of 22 in Worcestershire. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
1.7 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
80%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
97 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: Cotswolds National Landscape
Character
What kind of outdoors town is Evesham?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Countryside close byThe Cotswolds National Landscape starts 1.8 mi south-west.Less park per person1.7 ha of parks and playing fields per 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1.
Evesham’s strongest suit is the Cotswolds National Landscape close by. Where it falls short is park space per person.
Outdoors grade
Evesham grades B− for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Evesham, 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 54% of UK towns#10 of 22 in Worcestershire · 42nd of 60 UK towns its size
Public green space1.7 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
35out of
100
100
A park within a walk80%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
48out 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
70out 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
Evesham is 42nd of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 26,100 to 30,600 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
Evesham3.5
Towns its size3.4
Worcestershire towns2.8
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Evesham1.7
Towns its size2.4
Worcestershire towns2.3
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Evesham80%
Towns its size84%
Worcestershire towns80%
All UK towns83%
Evesham falls furthest behind on park space per resident, where 43 of the 59 others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yate Gloucestershire | A+ | 4.3 | 99% | 6.8 | 11% |
| 2 | Jarrow Tyne and Wear | A+ | 5.3 | 90% | 6.1 | 0% |
| 3 | Northfleet Kent | A | 2 | 85% | 7.7 | 4% |
| 4 | Sevenoaks Kent | A | 8.1 | 76% | 3.8 | 70% |
| 5 | Stalybridge Greater Manchester | A | 5 | 82% | 4.8 | 12% |
| 6 | Ashington Northumberland | A | 5.6 | 83% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 7 | Penarth South Glamorgan | A | 3.5 | 83% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 8 | Witney Oxfordshire | A | 2.5 | 88% | 4.6 | 19% |
| 9 | Woodley Berkshire | A | 5 | 81% | 4.3 | 1% |
| 10 | Lancing and Sompting West Sussex | A | 1.8 | 80% | 3 | 37% |
| 11 | Totton Hampshire | A | 1.6 | 94% | 4.4 | 50% |
| 12 | Burntwood Staffordshire | A− | 5.3 | 81% | 3.4 | 12% |
| 13 | Larkfield Kent | A− | 5.6 | 75% | 3.4 | 27% |
| 14 | Ewell Surrey | A− | 7.5 | 89% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 15 | Rickmansworth Hertfordshire | A− | 2.9 | 81% | 4.4 | 11% |
| 16 | Stretford Greater Manchester | A− | 3.7 | 92% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 17 | Tadworth and Epsom Downs Surrey | A− | 3.4 | 65% | 5.3 | 16% |
| 18 | Great Yarmouth Norfolk | A− | 1.7 | 73% | 3.2 | 18% |
| 19 | East Grinstead West Sussex | A− | 1.6 | 87% | 3.7 | 58% |
| 20 | Cleethorpes Lincolnshire | A− | 3 | 84% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 21 | Daventry Northamptonshire | A− | 4.1 | 99% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 22 | Eston North Yorkshire | B+ | 2.9 | 93% | 2.8 | 2% |
| 23 | Cramlington Northumberland | B+ | 2.3 | 91% | 6.6 | 0% |
| 24 | Portishead Somerset | B+ | 2 | 82% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 25 | Haverhill Suffolk | B+ | 2.4 | 91% | 5 | 0% |
| 26 | Longbenton Tyne and Wear | B+ | 3.3 | 80% | 6.2 | 0% |
| 27 | Fleetwood Lancashire | B+ | 2.7 | 92% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 28 | Deal Kent | B+ | 1 | 86% | 2.7 | 6% |
| 29 | Farnworth Greater Manchester | B+ | 3 | 85% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 30 | Pontypool Gwent | B+ | 3.6 | 93% | 1.8 | 7% |
| 31 | Colwyn Bay Clwyd | B+ | 1.9 | 77% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 32 | Shipley West Yorkshire | B | 2.1 | 87% | 6 | 0% |
| 33 | Consett County Durham | B | 1.7 | 87% | 3.1 | 19% |
| 34 | Darwen Lancashire | B | 2.2 | 89% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 35 | Rugeley Staffordshire | B | 1.2 | 94% | 2.7 | 37% |
| 36 | Witham Essex | B | 1.9 | 94% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 37 | Egham Surrey | B | 4.1 | 63% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 38 | Bushey Hertfordshire | B | 3.1 | 77% | 4 | 0% |
| 39 | Atherton Greater Manchester | B | 3.8 | 83% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 40 | Rhyl Clwyd | B | 1 | 84% | 2.2 | 7% |
| 41 | Droitwich Spa Worcestershire | B | 2.5 | 84% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 42 | Evesham Worcestershire | B− | 1.7 | 80% | 3.5 | 4% |
| 43 | Stanford-le-Hope Essex | B− | 2.6 | 84% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 44 | Ashton-in-Makerfield Greater Manchester | B− | 2.6 | 93% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 45 | Melton Mowbray Leicestershire | B− | 3.3 | 84% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 46 | Kendal Cumbria | C+ | 0.9 | 67% | 4 | 33% |
| 47 | Horley Surrey | C+ | 1.9 | 84% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 48 | Newton Abbot Devon | C+ | 2.6 | 62% | 2.3 | 6% |
| 49 | Stratford-upon-Avon Warwickshire | C | 1.6 | 84% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 50 | Newark-on-Trent Nottinghamshire | C | 2.2 | 91% | 2 | 0% |
| 51 | Walton-on-Thames Surrey | C | 1.6 | 81% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 52 | Frome Somerset | C | 1.3 | 78% | 2.4 | 9% |
| 53 | Wickford Essex | C | 2.4 | 59% | 3 | 0% |
| 54 | Congleton Cheshire | C | 1.7 | 72% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 55 | Hertford Hertfordshire | C | 0.9 | 65% | 5.3 | 0% |
| 56 | Heywood Greater Manchester | C− | 1.3 | 80% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 57 | Heswall Merseyside | C− | 1.1 | 56% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 58 | Ormskirk Lancashire | D | 1.5 | 80% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 59 | Spalding Lincolnshire | D | 1.1 | 85% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 60 | Wisbech Cambridgeshire | D | 1.2 | 79% | 1.4 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Evesham’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 Evesham
The biggest is The Valley, 10 ha (25 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
All 16 named parks by size: 41 ha (102 acres) and 8 km of path
Parks & gardens 33 haPlaying fields 8.3 haPlay spaces 0.2 ha
The two biggest, The Valley and Abbey Park, are 45% of the named green space and carry 3 km of path between them. 10 of the 16 are under 2 ha: small gardens, play spaces and pitches.
Abbey Park
Park or garden
8.4 ha (21 acres)2.1 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.1 km of path
12 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Evesham
3 playgrounds 1 listed
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Charity Brook Park
Playing field
3.3 ha (8 acres)0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
5 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.5 mi southfrom the centre
Playground
Directionsto the nearest entrance
The Rowing Club
Playing field
5.0 ha (12 acres)0.2 km of path
7 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Evesham
Playground
Directionsto the nearest entrance
St Richards Open Space
Park or garden
2.9 ha (7 acres)0.2 km of path
4 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Evesham
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Corporation Meadow
Park or garden
2.5 ha (6 acres)0.4 km of path
4 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Evesham
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Workman Gardens
Park or garden
1.1 ha (3 acres)1.0 km of path
15 minto walk all 1 km of path
Centralin the middle of Evesham
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Common Meadow
Park or garden
1.7 ha (4 acres)0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
2 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.6 mi northfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
All 16 named parks and green spaces
The ValleyPark or garden · 10 ha · 1.3 km of path · just outside town
DirectionsAbbey ParkPark or garden · 8.4 ha · 2.1 km of path
DirectionsCharity Brook ParkPlaying field · 3.3 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsThe Rowing ClubPlaying field · 5.0 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsSt Richards Open SpacePark or garden · 2.9 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsCorporation MeadowPark or garden · 2.5 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsWorkman GardensPark or garden · 1.1 ha · 1.0 km of path
DirectionsCommon MeadowPark or garden · 1.7 ha · 0.6 km of path
DirectionsLavender Fields Open SpacePark or garden · 1.6 ha · 0.7 km of path
DirectionsCotswold Rise Open SpacePark or garden · 1.6 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsHawthorn Road Open SpacePark or garden · 1.5 ha · 0.3 km of path
DirectionsBadsey Lane Nature ReservePark or garden · 1.1 ha · 0.4 km of path
DirectionsWaterside GardensPark or garden · 0.2 ha · 0.2 km of path
DirectionsFairwater Close Open SpacePark or garden · 0.1 ha
DirectionsLavender Fields Play AreaPlay space · 0.2 ha
DirectionsCotswold Rise Play AreaPlay space · 0.0 ha
DirectionsClose to home
How close Evesham’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 (80%)Further (20%)
Evesham80%
Towns its size84%
Worcestershire towns80%
All UK towns83%
About 6,000 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 29 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 974 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The Cotswolds National Landscape is 1.8 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.
National ParkNational LandscapeThe 5 km the grade counts
National Landscape
Cotswolds
1.8 mi south-west2,041 km²since 19664% of the land within 5 km
Official site4% of the land within 5 km of Evesham is National Park or National Landscape, more than 67% of UK towns.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
2 waymarked walks pass through or near Evesham
97 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Evesham and the kilometre around it, 3.5 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
RegionalLocal
Shakespeare's Avon Way11.1 km
Isbourne Way1.8 km
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.
When to get out
The best walking months in Evesham: 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 | 13.8 | 15.7 | 16.7 | 16.3 | 14.6 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 7.8 |
| High (°C) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 55 | 41 | 40 | 49 | 55 | 56 | 60 | 65 | 52 | 65 | 63 | 63 |
March is the driest month (40 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 23 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 65 mm of rain falls in August, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 43 nights a year. The climate in Evesham →
Things to do
2 viewpoints and 29 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.
2Viewpoints4Hills and peaks3Nature reserves2.9× towns its size5Picnic sites4.7× towns its size29Playgroundsabout the same as towns its size3Dog parks1Campsites2Slipways
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 2
Plus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 4
Clark's Hill0.1 mi from town
DirectionsKnowle Hill0.4 mi from town
DirectionsBennetts Hill1.1 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 1 peak without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 3
Badsey Lane Nature Reserve1.0 ha · in town
DirectionsBattleton Brook Open Space1.8 ha · 0.0 mi from town
DirectionsNew Farm Nature Reserve63 ha · 1.2 mi from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 5
Plus 5 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 29
Charity Brook Park Toddlers Play Areain town
DirectionsCotswold Rise Play Areain town
DirectionsCrown Meadow Play Areain town
DirectionsEvesham Adventure Playgroundin town
DirectionsPlay Zonein town
DirectionsWoodlands Play Areain town
DirectionsWater fountain play0.0 mi from town
DirectionsBadsey Remembrance Hall Play Area0.7 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 21 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 3
Little Orchard0.0 mi from town
DirectionsLarge Orchard0.0 mi from town
DirectionsEvesham Dog Walking Field0.3 mi from town
DirectionsCampsites 1
Lenchways C & CC0.2 mi from town
DirectionsSlipways 2
Plus 2 slipways without a name on the map.
Next door
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
OffenhamBadseyBretfortonHarvingtonHoneybourneBroadwayEvesham
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evesham | B− | 1.7 | 80% | 4% |
| Offenham 2.0 mi | B+ | 2.4 | 100% | 0% |
| Badsey 2.0 mi | C | 2.8 | 54% | 5% |
| Bretforton 3.2 mi | D− | 0.2 | 0% | 9% |
| Harvington 3.8 mi | C+ | 2.6 | 100% | 0% |
| Honeybourne 4.8 mi | B | 2.9 | 80% | 14% |
| Broadway 4.8 mi | B | 2.0 | 65% | 56% |
Offenham, 2 miles away, grades B+, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park.
Questions about the outdoors in Evesham
What is the biggest park in Evesham?
The Valley, 10 ha (25 acres), with 1.3 km of path, just outside the built-up area. Abbey Park (8.4 ha) is second. 16 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Evesham near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Cotswolds National Landscape, 1.8 mi south-west of the town’s edge. It covers 2,041 km² and was designated in 1966.
What are the best walks near Evesham?
2 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the Shakespeare's Avon Way and Isbourne Way.
How many people in Evesham live near a park?
80% 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 Evesham?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Evesham good for walking?
For paths, yes: 3.5 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 70% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 35% (1.7 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 Evesham’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Evesham’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.