Most colourful areas of the UK, mapped!

If 2020 has taught us anything, it’s to never take the great outdoors for granted. A new report by thortful.com reveals the most colourful areas of the UK, the locations that boast the most flowers and gardens.

thortful analysed data from Great British Gardens, Garden Visit and Wikipedia to create a list of the UK’s public gardens and the number of gardens for each area.

Gloucestershire crowned the colourful capital of the UK

No matter where you live in the UK, you’re never too far from a picturesque public park or two… although of course, some counties are more spoilt for choice than others! thortful found that Gloucestershire has the most gardens open to the public, boasting 29 in total. In joint second place came Sussex and Cornwall, home to 27 gardens each.

Yorkshire crowned the greenest northern county 

The title of the greenest northern county goes to Yorkshire, which came in joint fifth place with London, boasting 20 gardens. Yorkshire offers a lot when it comes to the great outdoors (and that’s not even taking the Yorkshire Moors or Dales into account!).

London ranked 5th most colourful area of the UK

London – home to some of the world’s most famous gardens, including Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens, and Regents Park – came in fifth place. At the other end of the scale, there are several counties that have just one public park, including Merseyside, Peterborough, and County Fermanagh. At least the country is small enough you can travel through multiple counties in just a couple of hours!

The top ten most colourful areas of the UK are:

Commenting on the findings, thortful.com explains that: “It’s fair to say that as a nation, we appreciate mother nature that bit more now. With the seasons changing and autumn on the horizon, what better time to enjoy a crisp walk in Britain’s beautiful gardens.”