Brynteg’s biggest
Moss Valley
Park or garden
56 ha (138 acres)2.2 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.2 km of path
78 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Brynteg
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Bryn Seion Chapel · Photo: Eirian Evans · CC BY-SA 2.0AOutdoors Grade
Outdoors in Brynteg · parks, paths & countryside
Almost everyone in Brynteg lives within a 5-minute walk of a park
Parks and playing fields in Brynteg add up to 8.5 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. The Bryniau Clwyd A Dyffryn Dyfrdwy/clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape begins 1.7 mi from the town’s edge. Footpaths add up to 48 km in the town and the kilometre around it, 2.8 for every square kilometre. Brynteg grades A for the outdoors: #5 of 39 in Clwyd. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
8.5 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
100%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
48 km
2.8 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
7%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Bryniau Clwyd A Dyffryn Dyfrdwy/clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape
Character
What kind of outdoors town is Brynteg?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
A park on every doorstep100% of residents live within 400 m of a park or playing field.Room to roam8.5 ha of parks and playing fields per 1,000 residents, more than 94% of UK towns.Countryside close byThe Bryniau Clwyd A Dyffryn Dyfrdwy/clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape starts 1.7 mi south-west.
Brynteg’s strongest suit is parks close to every home, followed by plenty of park space.
Outdoors grade
Brynteg grades A for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Brynteg, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
A
Better than 94% of UK towns#5 of 39 in Clwyd · 2nd of 60 UK towns its size
Public green space8.5 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
94out of
100
100
A park within a walk100%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
89out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape7%of the land within 5 km
70out of
100
100
Footpaths2.8 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
54out 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
Brynteg is 2nd of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 8,800 to 9,700 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
Brynteg2.8
Towns its size3.3
Clwyd towns2.3
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Brynteg8.5
Towns its size2.6
Clwyd towns1.9
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Brynteg100%
Towns its size85%
Clwyd towns83%
All UK towns83%
Against towns its size, Brynteg stands out most for park space per resident: only 5 of the other 59 have more. It falls furthest behind on path per km², where 39 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swanage Dorset | A+ | 6.9 | 95% | 4.2 | 47% |
| 2 | Brynteg Clwyd | A | 8.5 | 100% | 2.8 | 7% |
| 3 | Ilfracombe Devon | A | 2 | 86% | 3 | 28% |
| 4 | Bordon Hampshire | A | 8.6 | 54% | 6.7 | 49% |
| 5 | Killamarsh Derbyshire | A | 10.6 | 97% | 5.5 | 0% |
| 6 | Linthwaite and Slaithwaite West Yorkshire | A | 2.2 | 97% | 4.8 | 12% |
| 7 | New Mills Derbyshire | A | 2.4 | 84% | 5.1 | 34% |
| 8 | Warlingham Surrey | A | 4.2 | 81% | 4.3 | 13% |
| 9 | Nuthall and Watnall Nottinghamshire | A | 6.3 | 97% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 10 | Greasby Merseyside | A | 5.9 | 74% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 11 | Whiteley Hampshire | A− | 3 | 52% | 4.4 | 2% |
| 12 | Thurmaston Leicestershire | A− | 10.4 | 89% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 13 | Hetton-le-Hole Tyne and Wear | A− | 7.8 | 95% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 14 | Esher Surrey | A− | 6.9 | 86% | 4.8 | 0% |
| 15 | Shelf and Northowram West Yorkshire | A− | 5.3 | 88% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 16 | Billingshurst West Sussex | A− | 2.9 | 95% | 3.1 | 3% |
| 17 | Thurnscoe South Yorkshire | A− | 9.4 | 100% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 18 | Shaftesbury Dorset | A− | 2.8 | 92% | 2.3 | 44% |
| 19 | Aveley Essex | A− | 3.4 | 84% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 20 | Shanklin Isle of Wight | A− | 1.4 | 33% | 4.5 | 29% |
| 21 | Irthlingborough Northamptonshire | A− | 4.7 | 94% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 22 | Yarm North Yorkshire | A− | 3.3 | 96% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 23 | Winnersh Berkshire | B+ | 9.6 | 80% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 24 | Frodsham Cheshire | B+ | 2.5 | 67% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 25 | Sandiacre Derbyshire | B+ | 2.6 | 94% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 26 | Hayle Cornwall | B+ | 1.4 | 72% | 3.4 | 6% |
| 27 | Banstead Surrey | B+ | 2.4 | 66% | 5.2 | 3% |
| 28 | Cockermouth Cumbria | B | 2.6 | 81% | 2.2 | 42% |
| 29 | Pontllanfraith Gwent | B | 3.7 | 93% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 30 | Hemsworth West Yorkshire | B | 3.6 | 100% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 31 | Gatley Greater Manchester | B | 5.7 | 66% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 32 | Clay Cross Derbyshire | B | 2.6 | 88% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 33 | North Wingfield and Holmewood Derbyshire | B | 2.7 | 84% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 34 | South Kirkby West Yorkshire | B | 3 | 97% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 35 | Tiptree Essex | B | 2.7 | 90% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 36 | Perton Staffordshire | B | 2.4 | 93% | 3 | 0% |
| 37 | Yaxley Cambridgeshire | B− | 2.6 | 90% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 38 | Whitnash Warwickshire | B− | 2 | 95% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 39 | Cullompton Devon | B− | 3.2 | 100% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 40 | Knottingley West Yorkshire | B− | 2.7 | 88% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 41 | Hook Hampshire | B− | 2.4 | 80% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 42 | West End and Chobham Surrey | B− | 3.3 | 65% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 43 | Caister-on-Sea Norfolk | C+ | 1.1 | 58% | 2.1 | 21% |
| 44 | Wideopen Tyne and Wear | C+ | 2.1 | 75% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 45 | Okehampton Devon | C+ | 0.9 | 85% | 2.2 | 37% |
| 46 | Brandon County Durham | C+ | 2.2 | 72% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 47 | Barwell Leicestershire | C | 1.7 | 90% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 48 | Diss Norfolk | C | 1.5 | 80% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 49 | Milnrow Greater Manchester | C | 2.9 | 58% | 3 | 0% |
| 50 | Kinmel Bay Clwyd | C | 1.8 | 76% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 51 | Totnes Devon | C | 0.4 | 65% | 3.3 | 11% |
| 52 | Ferryhill County Durham | C− | 1.5 | 94% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 53 | Pencoed Mid Glamorgan | C− | 2.8 | 52% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 54 | Sileby Leicestershire | C− | 1 | 80% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 55 | Shifnal Shropshire | D | 1 | 89% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 56 | Brandon Suffolk | D | 0.8 | 39% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 57 | Littleport Cambridgeshire | D | 1 | 71% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 58 | Harworth and Bircotes Nottinghamshire | D | 1.9 | 64% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 59 | Pheasey West Midlands | D− | 0.9 | 40% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 60 | Kirkham Lancashire | D− | 1.3 | 66% | 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 Brynteg’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 Brynteg
The biggest is Moss Valley, 56 ha (138 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Broughton War Memorial Park
Playing field
2.0 ha (5 acres)0.1 km of path
3 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Brynteg
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home
How close Brynteg’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 (100%)Further (0%)
Brynteg100%
Towns its size85%
Clwyd towns83%
All UK towns83%
Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 44 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 210 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The Bryniau Clwyd A Dyffryn Dyfrdwy/clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape is 1.7 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
Bryniau Clwyd A Dyffryn Dyfrdwy/clwydian Range and Dee Valley
1.7 mi south-west389 km²since 20117% of the land within 5 km
7% of the land within 5 km of Brynteg is National Park or National Landscape, more than 69% of UK towns.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
3 waymarked walks pass through or near Brynteg
48 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Brynteg and the kilometre around it, 2.8 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
Llwybr Clawdd Wat5.6 km
Wales Link Path4.0 km
Erddig Riverside Walk0.8 km
The regional route here is the Llwybr Clawdd Wat.
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 Brynteg: 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) | 8.1 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.8 | 16.9 | 16.4 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.6 | 7.6 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 82 | 65 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 65 | 60 | 66 | 67 | 87 | 90 | 91 |
April is the driest month (60 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 20 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 91 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 44 nights a year. The climate in Brynteg →
Things to do
44 playgrounds and the nearest beaches
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.
The nearest beaches
Brynteg is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.
Tranmere Beach21 mi from Brynteg’s edge
DirectionsEast Hoyle Bank22 mi from Brynteg’s edge
DirectionsHorton's Nose Nature Reserve25 mi from Brynteg’s edge
DirectionsRhyl Sands25 mi from Brynteg’s edge
DirectionsGood to know
Check the water before you swim. Natural Resources Wales tests designated bathing waters from May to September and publishes a rating for each beach.
Up high. Cefn, at 210 m, is the highest named top within 2 km of Brynteg.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 5
Cefn210 m (689 ft) · 0.0 mi from town
DirectionsGwersyllt Hill150 m (492 ft) · 0.1 mi from town
DirectionsPen-Rhos280 m (919 ft) · 0.5 mi from town
DirectionsWindy Hill170 m (558 ft) · 0.5 mi from town
DirectionsPen Rhiw100 m (328 ft) · 1.2 mi from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 44
Erddig Place play area0.2 mi from town
DirectionsBanana Ben's Play Centre and Cafe0.7 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 42 playgrounds 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.
TanyfronGwersylltCoedpoethBradleyRhostyllenWrexhamBrynteg
ABCDOutdoors Grade
Brynteg grades higher for the outdoors than every neighbour in the table. Bradley has at least twice Brynteg’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Brynteg
What is the biggest park in Brynteg?
Moss Valley, 56 ha (138 acres), with 2.2 km of path. Broughton War Memorial Park (2.0 ha) is second. 2 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Brynteg near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Bryniau Clwyd A Dyffryn Dyfrdwy/clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape, 1.7 mi south-west of the town’s edge. It covers 389 km² and was designated in 2011.
What are the best walks near Brynteg?
3 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the Llwybr Clawdd Wat, Wales Link Path and Erddig Riverside Walk. Moss Valley alone has 2.2 km of path.
What is the nearest beach to Brynteg?
Tranmere Beach, 21 mi from the edge of the town, then East Hoyle Bank (22 mi). Brynteg itself is inland.
How many people in Brynteg live near a park?
100% 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 Brynteg?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Brynteg good for walking?
About average for paths: 2.8 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 54% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 94% (8.5 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 Brynteg’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Brynteg’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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