Holt’s biggest
Church Green
Park or garden
0.4 ha (1 acres)
Centralin the middle of Holt
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Jeff Buck · CC BY-SA 2.0BOutdoors Grade
Outdoors in Holt · parks, paths & countryside
Almost everyone in Holt lives within a 5-minute walk of a park
34 km of footpaths run through the village and the kilometre around it, 5.1 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Holt add up to 0.9 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Holt grades B for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
0.9 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
100%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
34 km
5.1 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
0%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Bryniau Clwyd A Dyffryn Dyfrdwy/clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape
Character
What kind of outdoors village is Holt?
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.A village of footpaths5.1 km of path per km², more than 93% of UK towns. The typical town has 3.0.Less park per person0.9 ha of parks and playing fields per 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1.
Holt’s strongest suit is parks close to every home, followed by dense footpaths. Where it falls short is park space per person.
Outdoors grade
Holt grades B for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Holt, 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 57% of UK towns25th of 60 UK villages its size
Public green space0.9 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
11out 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 Landscape0%of the land within 5 km · None within 5 km
31out of
100
100
Footpaths5.1 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
94out 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
Holt is 25th of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,000 to 1,200 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
Holt5.1
Villages its size2.2
Clwyd towns2.3
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Holt0.9
Villages its size2.3
Clwyd towns1.9
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Holt100%
Villages its size89%
Clwyd towns83%
All UK towns83%
Against villages its size, Holt stands out most for path per km²: none of the other 59 has more. It falls furthest behind on park space per resident, where 49 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giggleswick North Yorkshire | A+ | 14.2 | 100% | 4.1 | 75% |
| 2 | Lympne Kent | A+ | 4 | 100% | 2.7 | 34% |
| 3 | Illogan Cornwall | A+ | 3 | 100% | 3.2 | 7% |
| 4 | Frampton on Severn Gloucestershire | A+ | 11 | 100% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 5 | Polgooth Cornwall | A+ | 7 | 100% | 2 | 13% |
| 6 | Alston Cumbria | A | 5.8 | 100% | 2.1 | 100% |
| 7 | Heather Leicestershire | A | 16.9 | 100% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 8 | Blockley Gloucestershire | A | 2.9 | 100% | 2.5 | 86% |
| 9 | Moston Cheshire | A | 7.8 | 100% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 10 | Charnock Richard Lancashire | A | 29.8 | 100% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 11 | Mayfield Staffordshire | A− | 1.9 | 100% | 3.3 | 14% |
| 12 | Furness Vale Derbyshire | A− | 2 | 78% | 5 | 36% |
| 13 | Old Langho Lancashire | A− | 7.6 | 73% | 2.9 | 20% |
| 14 | Winford Isle of Wight | A− | 1.7 | 0% | 4.4 | 39% |
| 15 | Llanddulas Clwyd | B+ | 1.7 | 100% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 16 | Cwmgwrach West Glamorgan | B+ | 3.2 | 100% | 1.7 | 6% |
| 17 | Calver Derbyshire | B+ | 2.2 | 44% | 4.8 | 99% |
| 18 | North Thoresby Lincolnshire | B+ | 3.7 | 100% | 0.8 | 21% |
| 19 | Bethel Gwynedd | B+ | 1.6 | 100% | 1.4 | 10% |
| 20 | Groombridge East Sussex | B+ | 2.3 | 77% | 2.8 | 92% |
| 21 | Blackfordby Leicestershire | B+ | 3.5 | 100% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 22 | Upperthong West Yorkshire | B | 1.7 | 65% | 4.7 | 26% |
| 23 | Fishtoft Lincolnshire | B | 2.3 | 100% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 24 | Barwick and Stoford Somerset | B | 6.4 | 71% | 2.2 | 5% |
| 25 | Holt Clwyd | B | 0.9 | 100% | 5.1 | 0% |
| 26 | Milborne St Andrew Dorset | B | 3.3 | 71% | 2.1 | 33% |
| 27 | Pentre Halkyn Clwyd | B | 1.3 | 59% | 3.6 | 3% |
| 28 | Nanpean Cornwall | B | 4.4 | 100% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 29 | Bedlinog Mid Glamorgan | B | 4.1 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 30 | Sharnford Leicestershire | B− | 1.9 | 100% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 31 | Challock Kent | B− | 3 | 62% | 2 | 88% |
| 32 | Tackley Oxfordshire | B− | 1.9 | 100% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 33 | Twyning Gloucestershire | B− | 1 | 100% | 2.5 | 10% |
| 34 | South Wingfield Derbyshire | B− | 5.4 | 75% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 35 | Coopersale Essex | B− | 1.1 | 100% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 36 | Beeford East Riding of Yorkshire | C+ | 3.9 | 100% | 0.4 | 0% |
| 37 | Chillington Devon | C+ | 0.6 | 78% | 1.3 | 55% |
| 38 | Milford Derbyshire | C+ | 1.4 | 100% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 39 | Easton on the Hill Northamptonshire | C+ | 2.5 | 100% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 40 | Draycott Somerset | C+ | 2.1 | 68% | 2.1 | 46% |
| 41 | Sutterton Lincolnshire | C+ | 2.8 | 100% | 0.4 | 0% |
| 42 | Upper Basildon Berkshire | C+ | 2.3 | 0% | 2 | 97% |
| 43 | Lower Shiplake Oxfordshire | C+ | 3 | 0% | 2 | 28% |
| 44 | Ashchurch Gloucestershire | C | 2 | 59% | 2.2 | 21% |
| 45 | Bow Street Dyfed | C | 3.1 | 33% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 46 | Woodhouses Greater Manchester | C | 2.6 | 40% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 47 | Charlton Marshall Dorset | C | 0.5 | 78% | 2 | 50% |
| 48 | Glazebury Cheshire | C− | 5.1 | 58% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 49 | Pattishall and Astcote Northamptonshire | C− | 2.9 | 39% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 50 | North Leverton with Habblesthorpe Nottinghamshire | C− | 0.5 | 100% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 51 | Bildeston Suffolk | C− | 0.5 | 100% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 52 | Gorefield Cambridgeshire | D | 2.9 | 67% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 53 | Broad Oak (Wealden) East Sussex | D | 0.1 | 0% | 1.4 | 96% |
| 54 | Aberporth Dyfed | D | 0.6 | 38% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 55 | Wisbech St Mary Cambridgeshire | D | 1.8 | 69% | 0.2 | 0% |
| 56 | Hockliffe Bedfordshire | D− | 1.2 | 49% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 57 | Berryfield Wiltshire | D− | 0.4 | 53% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 58 | South Hykeham Lincolnshire | D− | 0.2 | 0% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 59 | Netheravon Wiltshire | D− | 0.4 | 0% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 60 | Great Horwood Buckinghamshire | D− | 0.8 | 0% | 1 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Holt’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 Holt
The biggest is Church Green, 0.4 ha (1 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Close to home
How close Holt’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%)
Holt100%
Villages its size89%
Clwyd towns83%
All UK towns83%
Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 8 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 136 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The Bryniau Clwyd A Dyffryn Dyfrdwy/clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape is 8.0 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
8.0 mi west389 km²since 2011
Footpaths & waymarked walks
2 waymarked walks pass through or near Holt
34 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Holt and the kilometre around it, 5.1 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the village.
Other waymarked
Dee Way5.1 km
Marches Way4.6 km
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 Holt: 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) | 8.1 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.8 | 16.9 | 16.5 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.6 | 7.6 |
| High (°C) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 9 |
| Rain (mm) | 58 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 55 | 56 | 61 | 65 | 60 | 66 | 72 | 72 |
March is the driest month (47 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 21 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 72 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 38 nights a year. The climate in Holt →
Things to do
8 playgrounds and the nearest beaches
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.
The nearest beaches
Holt is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the village.
Tranmere Beach21 mi from Holt’s edge
DirectionsEast Hoyle Bank25 mi from Holt’s edge
DirectionsRhyl Sands30 mi from Holt’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.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 8
Plus 8 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.
FarndonRossettGresfordPentre MaelorWrexhamMarchwielHolt
ABCDOutdoors Grade
Wrexham, 4.6 miles away, grades A, the best next door: 92% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. Wrexham has at least twice Holt’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Holt
What is the biggest park in Holt?
Church Green, 0.4 ha (1 acres). 1 named park, garden or playing field is in the village or within 400 m of it.
Is Holt near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Bryniau Clwyd A Dyffryn Dyfrdwy/clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape, 8.0 mi west of the village’s edge. It covers 389 km² and was designated in 2011.
What are the best walks near Holt?
2 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the village, including the Dee Way and Marches Way.
What is the nearest beach to Holt?
Tranmere Beach, 21 mi from the edge of the village, then East Hoyle Bank (25 mi). Holt itself is inland.
How many people in Holt 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 Holt?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Holt good for walking?
For paths, yes: 5.1 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 94% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 11% (0.9 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 Holt’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Holt’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.