How many parks and green spaces are in Glastonbury? 4 public parks

Glastonbury has 4 public parks among 32 green space sites. Green space covers 1.3% of the area: about 29 m² per resident, or 4 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 53% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

Green space per resident
29 m²
Less green space than
53% of areas
Football pitches per 1,000 people
4

Public green space from OS Open Greenspace; golf courses are listed but not counted. Per resident uses Census 2021 population. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. How we calculate this

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What are the largest parks in Glastonbury?

Wirrall Park is the largest public park in Glastonbury, at 5.8 hectares. 2 of the 4 public parks have a name.

Largest public parks in Glastonbury
ParkSize
Wirrall Park5.8 hectares
Abbey Park1.3 hectares

What kinds of green space are there in Glastonbury?

Playing fields cover the most ground in Glastonbury: 16.8 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.

Green space in Glastonbury by type
TypeArea
Playing fields16.8 hectares · 7 sites
Public parks and gardens7.3 hectares · 4 sites
Cemeteries3.3 hectares · 1 site
Allotments and community growing spaces2.9 hectares · 3 sites
Play spaces8,657 m² · 9 sites
Bowling greens6,798 m² · 1 site
Churchyards and religious grounds3,336 m² · 1 site
Tennis courts1,717 m² · 2 sites
Other sports facilities957 m² · 3 sites
Golf coursesNot counted5.9 hectares · 1 site

Does Glastonbury have a lot of green space?

About average. Glastonbury has 29 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 27 m² across Mendip. Less green space per resident than 53% of areas in England and Wales.

Green space per resident in Glastonbury compared with other areas
AreaPer resident
GlastonburyThis area29 m² per resident
Mendip27 m² per resident
Typical area in England and Wales31 m² per resident

A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 29 m² for every resident adds up to 4 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.

Typical means the middle fifth of areas in England and Wales. The bands split every area we cover into fifths by green space per resident, from Very Low to Very High.

What else do people ask about Glastonbury?

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Where does this data come from?

Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Last updated 7 October 2026 at 03:38 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Glastonbury dataset covers 605 postcodes.

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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