Llandudno’s biggest
Great Orme Country Park
Park or garden
85 ha (211 acres)11.1 km of path
2 h 30 minto walk all 11.1 km of path
120 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
1.1 mi north-westfrom the centre
Peak
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Llywelyn2000 · CC BY-SA 4.0A+Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in Llandudno · parks, paths & countryside
Llandudno is on the coast, on the Wales Coast Path
The sea makes up 60% of the area within 5 km. 98 km of footpaths run through the town and the kilometre around it, 4.9 for every square kilometre. Snowdonia National Park begins 1.8 mi from the town’s edge. Llandudno grades A+ for the outdoors: #2 of 39 in Clwyd. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
2.1 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
83%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
98 km
4.9 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
3%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Snowdonia National Park
The sea
60%
of the area within 5 km
A coastal town
Character
What kind of outdoors town is Llandudno?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
On the coast60% of the area within 5 km is sea; 17 beaches mapped.A town of footpaths4.9 km of path per km², more than 91% of UK towns. The typical town has 3.0.Countryside close bySnowdonia National Park starts 1.8 mi south.On a National TrailThe Wales Coast Path passes through.
Llandudno’s strongest suit is the sea, followed by dense footpaths.
Outdoors grade
Llandudno grades A+ for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Llandudno, 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 95% of UK towns#2 of 39 in Clwyd · 5th of 60 UK towns its size
Public green space2.1 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
49out of
100
100
A park within a walk83%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
53out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape3%of the land within 5 km
66out of
100
100
Footpaths4.9 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
92out of
100
100
The sea60%of the area within 5 km
100out 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
Llandudno is 5th of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 14,100 to 15,400 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
Llandudno4.9
Towns its size3.4
Clwyd towns2.3
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Llandudno2.1
Towns its size2.7
Clwyd towns1.9
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Llandudno83%
Towns its size84%
Clwyd towns83%
All UK towns83%
Against towns its size, Llandudno stands out most for path per km²: only 6 of the other 59 have more. It falls furthest behind on park space per resident, where 35 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lymington Hampshire | A+ | 2.8 | 89% | 3.3 | 56% |
| 2 | Hythe Kent | A+ | 3.7 | 76% | 4 | 31% |
| 3 | Otley West Yorkshire | A+ | 5.8 | 93% | 4.4 | 26% |
| 4 | Tadley Hampshire | A+ | 11.4 | 96% | 4.2 | 9% |
| 5 | Llandudno Clwyd | A+ | 2.1 | 83% | 4.9 | 3% |
| 6 | Kesgrave Suffolk | A | 3.3 | 97% | 4.7 | 14% |
| 7 | Petersfield Hampshire | A | 3.2 | 93% | 3.2 | 100% |
| 8 | Yeadon West Yorkshire | A | 3.5 | 94% | 4.6 | 2% |
| 9 | Staveley Derbyshire | A | 6.6 | 100% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 10 | Penzance Cornwall | A | 1.6 | 96% | 2.3 | 34% |
| 11 | Cheadle Greater Manchester | A | 6.5 | 96% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 12 | Stapleford Nottinghamshire | A | 3.5 | 95% | 5.9 | 0% |
| 13 | Skipton North Yorkshire | A | 1.7 | 99% | 4.2 | 25% |
| 14 | Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint West Sussex | A− | 1.9 | 84% | 4.7 | 42% |
| 15 | Yateley Hampshire | A− | 14.9 | 85% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 16 | Honley West Yorkshire | A− | 2.1 | 87% | 5.1 | 8% |
| 17 | Blaydon Tyne and Wear | A− | 7.9 | 88% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 18 | Frimley Surrey | A− | 2.9 | 99% | 4.8 | 0% |
| 19 | Tredegar Gwent | A− | 6.9 | 78% | 2.8 | 20% |
| 20 | Risca Gwent | A− | 6.9 | 94% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 21 | Thornbury Gloucestershire | A− | 2.5 | 97% | 5.3 | 0% |
| 22 | Chertsey Surrey | A− | 6.2 | 84% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 23 | Birstall Leicestershire | A− | 6 | 80% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 24 | Tewkesbury Gloucestershire | B+ | 2.2 | 84% | 4 | 6% |
| 25 | Ilkley West Yorkshire | B+ | 1.6 | 76% | 5.7 | 37% |
| 26 | Uckfield East Sussex | B+ | 2.9 | 47% | 4.9 | 22% |
| 27 | Neston Cheshire | B+ | 2.7 | 91% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 28 | Buckingham Buckinghamshire | B+ | 3.4 | 96% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 29 | Somercotes and Swanwick Derbyshire | B+ | 3.6 | 95% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 30 | Marlow Buckinghamshire | B+ | 1.9 | 73% | 4 | 39% |
| 31 | Ashtead Surrey | B+ | 2.7 | 62% | 4.3 | 13% |
| 32 | Armthorpe South Yorkshire | B+ | 6.4 | 92% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 33 | Newport Pagnell Buckinghamshire | B+ | 2.6 | 95% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 34 | Humberston and New Waltham Lincolnshire | B+ | 4.1 | 44% | 2.2 | 1% |
| 35 | Tilbury Essex | B | 1.4 | 98% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 36 | Crowthorne Berkshire | B | 4.7 | 60% | 5.2 | 0% |
| 37 | Morpeth Northumberland | B | 3.7 | 80% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 38 | Catterick Garrison North Yorkshire | B− | 4.9 | 78% | 1.8 | 6% |
| 39 | Newport Shropshire | B− | 3.3 | 95% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 40 | Chard Somerset | B− | 1.6 | 94% | 1.9 | 34% |
| 41 | Hawarden Clwyd | B− | 3.7 | 81% | 3 | 0% |
| 42 | Aberystwyth Dyfed | B− | 1.8 | 51% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 43 | East Ardsley West Yorkshire | C+ | 1.8 | 91% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 44 | Cowes Isle of Wight | C+ | 1.1 | 50% | 2.2 | 15% |
| 45 | Herne Kent | C+ | 1.2 | 54% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 46 | Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne Gloucestershire | C+ | 2.2 | 78% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 47 | Darton South Yorkshire | C+ | 2.5 | 86% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 48 | Beaconsfield Buckinghamshire | C+ | 1.9 | 57% | 2.6 | 31% |
| 49 | Byfleet Surrey | C+ | 3.1 | 59% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 50 | South Hayling Hampshire | C+ | 1 | 65% | 1.4 | 26% |
| 51 | Kidlington Oxfordshire | C+ | 0.9 | 81% | 3 | 2% |
| 52 | Garforth West Yorkshire | C | 1.2 | 88% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 53 | Milford Haven Dyfed | C | 0.8 | 70% | 0.9 | 30% |
| 54 | Ashby-de-la-Zouch Leicestershire | C | 1.1 | 90% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 55 | Swallownest and Aston South Yorkshire | C− | 1.2 | 73% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 56 | Taverham and Drayton Norfolk | C− | 1.9 | 67% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 57 | Cottingham East Riding of Yorkshire | C− | 2.1 | 73% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 58 | Middlewich Cheshire | D | 1.4 | 81% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 59 | Shepshed Leicestershire | D | 1.1 | 69% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 60 | Church Village Mid Glamorgan | D | 0.7 | 72% | 1.7 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Llandudno’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 Llandudno
The biggest is Great Orme Country Park, 85 ha (211 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
North Western Gardens
Park or garden
0.3 ha (1 acres)0.1 km of path
Centralin the middle of Llandudno
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Friends of Queens Park
Play space
0.2 ha (1 acres)
0.7 mi eastfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home
8 in 10 Llandudno residents live within a 5-minute walk of 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 (83%)Further (17%)
Llandudno83%
Towns its size84%
Clwyd towns83%
All UK towns83%
About 2,500 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 33 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 445 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
Snowdonia National Park 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 Park
Snowdonia
1.8 mi south2,140 km²since 19513% of the land within 5 km
National Landscape
Ynys Mon/anglesey
7.0 mi west219 km²since 1967
National Landscape
Bryniau Clwyd A Dyffryn Dyfrdwy/clwydian Range and Dee Valley
16 mi east389 km²since 2011
3% of the land within 5 km of Llandudno is National Park or National Landscape, more than 65% of UK towns. Snowdonia National Park covers 2,140 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
Llandudno is on the Wales Coast Path
98 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Llandudno and the kilometre around it, 4.9 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
NationalRegional
Wales Coast Path (North Wales) main route16.5 km
North Wales Path15.5 km
The Wales Coast Path, a national route, passes Llandudno. The regional route here is the North Wales Path.
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Public rights of way are only as complete as the map in each area.
History along the way
3 registered historic parks in Llandudno
Historic England’s register of parks and gardens, and the listed buildings and scheduled monuments that stand inside Llandudno’s named parks.
Registered · Grade IGloddaeth (St. David's College)15 ha
Registered · Grade IIHappy Valley0.6 ha
Registered · Grade IIHaulfre Gardens0.5 ha
A listed building or monument counts when it sits inside the park’s OS Open Greenspace outline (to about 15 m), so a few at the boundary are included. Historic England, National Heritage List for England.
When to get out
The best walking months in Llandudno: 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) | 8.0 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.8 | 17.0 | 16.5 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.5 | 7.5 |
| High (°C) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 10 |
| Rain (mm) | 72 | 53 | 42 | 45 | 55 | 51 | 44 | 61 | 63 | 106 | 82 | 109 |
March is the driest month (42 mm) and August the warmest (highs of 20 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 109 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 11 nights a year. The climate in Llandudno →
The coast
The coast and beaches near Llandudno
60% of the area within 5 km of Llandudno is sea. 17 beaches are mapped within 5 km, 4 with a name.
North Shore Beach0.2 mi from town
DirectionsConwy Sands0.8 mi from town
DirectionsPorth Dyniewaid1.1 mi from town
DirectionsThe Wales Coast Path passes the town.
Sea: the area outside the ONS coastline (mean high water). Bathing water quality is published by the Environment Agency (England) and Natural Resources Wales; check it before swimming.
Things to do
3 viewpoints and 33 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.
3Viewpoints3.1× towns its size9Hills and peaks9.3× towns its size4Nature reserves3.9× towns its size2Picnic sites33Playgroundsabout the same as towns its size
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 3
Plus 3 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 9
Bryniau88 m (289 ft) · 0.1 mi from town
DirectionsCoed Gaer127 m (417 ft) · 0.2 mi from town
DirectionsBryn Maelgwyn100 m (328 ft) · 0.2 mi from town
DirectionsGreat Orme207 m (680 ft) · 0.3 mi from town
DirectionsMynydd Pant130 m (427 ft) · 0.6 mi from town
DirectionsLittle Orme141 m (463 ft) · 0.7 mi from town
DirectionsCastell Deganwy107 m (351 ft) · 0.8 mi from town
DirectionsBryn Pydew120 m (394 ft) · 0.9 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 1 peak more.
Nature reserves 4
Maes-y-Facrell National Nature Reserve5.2 ha · 0.0 mi from town
DirectionsMaes-y-fachtell1.0 ha · 0.0 mi from town
DirectionsRhiwledyn Nature Reserve4.7 ha · 0.7 mi from town
DirectionsBryn Pydew6.4 ha · 0.8 mi from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites 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.
ConwyPenrhyn BayLlansanffraid Glan ConwyDwygyfylchiColwyn BayPenmaenmawrLlandudno
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llandudno | A+ | 2.1 | 83% | 3% |
| Conwy 2.0 mi | A+ | 2.9 | 82% | 13% |
| Penrhyn Bay 2.1 mi | B− | 0.6 | 68% | 0% |
| Llansanffraid Glan Conwy 3.8 mi | A+ | 10.8 | 100% | 8% |
| Dwygyfylchi 4.1 mi | A+ | 3.2 | 83% | 28% |
| Colwyn Bay 4.4 mi | B+ | 1.9 | 77% | 0% |
| Penmaenmawr 5.3 mi | A | 1.7 | 78% | 39% |
Dwygyfylchi, 4.1 miles away, grades A+, the best next door: 83% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. Llansanffraid Glan Conwy has at least twice Llandudno’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Llandudno
What is the biggest park in Llandudno?
Great Orme Country Park, 85 ha (211 acres), with 11.1 km of path. North Western Gardens (0.3 ha) is second. 3 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Llandudno near a National Park?
Yes. Snowdonia National Park begins 1.8 mi south of the town’s edge. It covers 2,140 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
What are the best walks near Llandudno?
2 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the Wales Coast Path (North Wales) main route and North Wales Path. Great Orme Country Park alone has 11.1 km of path.
How many people in Llandudno live near a park?
83% 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 Llandudno?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Which parks in Llandudno are historic?
Gloddaeth (St. David's College) (Grade I), Happy Valley (Grade II) and Haulfre Gardens (Grade II) are on Historic England’s register of parks and gardens.
Is Llandudno good for walking?
For paths, yes: 4.9 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 92% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 49% (2.1 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 Llandudno’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Llandudno’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.