Llangollen’s biggest
Riverside Park
Park or garden
1.3 ha (3 acres)0.5 km of path
2 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Llangollen
Playground
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Chris Whippet · CC BY-SA 2.0AOutdoors Grade
Outdoors in Llangollen · parks, paths & countryside
Llangollen is inside the Bryniau Clwyd A Dyffryn Dyfrdwy/clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape
Parks and playing fields in Llangollen add up to 3.5 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. A park or playing field is within a 5-minute walk for 91% of residents. Llangollen grades A for the outdoors: #11 of 39 in Clwyd. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
3.5 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
91%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
31 km
2.5 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
76%
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 Llangollen?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Inside the Bryniau Clwyd A Dyffryn Dyfrdwy/clwydian Range and Dee Valley National LandscapeLlangollen sits inside it: 389 km² of protected landscape.Room to roam3.5 ha of parks and playing fields per 1,000 residents, more than 76% of UK towns.On a National TrailThe Offa's Dyke Path passes through.Historic parksPlas Newydd, Llangollen is a registered historic park (Grade II*).
Llangollen’s strongest suit is a protected landscape all round, followed by plenty of park space.
Outdoors grade
Llangollen grades A for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Llangollen, 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 88% of UK towns#11 of 39 in Clwyd · 10th of 60 UK towns its size
Public green space3.5 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
76out of
100
100
A park within a walk91%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
69out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape76%of the land within 5 km
97out of
100
100
Footpaths2.5 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
45out 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
Llangollen is 10th of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 2,900 to 3,200 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
Llangollen2.5
Towns its size2.7
Clwyd towns2.3
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Llangollen3.5
Towns its size1.9
Clwyd towns1.9
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Llangollen91%
Towns its size80%
Clwyd towns83%
All UK towns83%
Against towns its size, Llangollen stands out most for park space per resident: only 18 of the other 59 have more.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rowlands Castle Hampshire | A+ | 26.1 | 100% | 5 | 48% |
| 2 | Arundel West Sussex | A+ | 4.4 | 100% | 3.8 | 56% |
| 3 | Theale Berkshire | A+ | 5 | 100% | 3.8 | 39% |
| 4 | Cuxton Kent | A+ | 25.2 | 90% | 4 | 44% |
| 5 | Horton Heath Hampshire | A+ | 10 | 100% | 3.3 | 13% |
| 6 | Beaminster Dorset | A | 4.1 | 89% | 3.4 | 100% |
| 7 | Ebbsfleet Valley Kent | A | 9 | 77% | 8.3 | 0% |
| 8 | Langwith Derbyshire | A | 19.6 | 100% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 9 | Ellistown Leicestershire | A | 7.5 | 100% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 10 | Llangollen Clwyd | A | 3.5 | 91% | 2.5 | 76% |
| 11 | Menai Bridge Gwynedd | A | 1.8 | 100% | 2.4 | 7% |
| 12 | Gamesley Derbyshire | A− | 0.8 | 100% | 5 | 32% |
| 13 | New Marske North Yorkshire | A− | 4.4 | 90% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 14 | Oughtibridge South Yorkshire | A− | 2.2 | 76% | 6 | 19% |
| 15 | Bream Gloucestershire | A− | 2.2 | 82% | 4.7 | 10% |
| 16 | Rhodes Greater Manchester | B+ | 16.6 | 78% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 17 | Wootton Isle of Wight | B+ | 3.7 | 67% | 1.7 | 20% |
| 18 | Porthleven Cornwall | B+ | 1.6 | 78% | 2.5 | 19% |
| 19 | Drayton Oxfordshire | B+ | 1.7 | 100% | 3 | 3% |
| 20 | Newton and Blackwell Derbyshire | B | 2.6 | 91% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 21 | Wing Buckinghamshire | B | 2.4 | 100% | 3 | 0% |
| 22 | Honeybourne Worcestershire | B | 2.9 | 80% | 2.6 | 14% |
| 23 | Camelford Cornwall | B | 2 | 100% | 1.5 | 33% |
| 24 | Upper Beeding West Sussex | B | 0.6 | 83% | 3.9 | 62% |
| 25 | Fleur-de-lis and Pengam Gwent | B | 6 | 54% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 26 | Weldon Northamptonshire | B | 8.2 | 100% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 27 | Newbold Verdon Leicestershire | B− | 2.3 | 100% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 28 | Bugbrooke Northamptonshire | B− | 3.7 | 80% | 3 | 0% |
| 29 | Long Hanborough Oxfordshire | B− | 1.3 | 89% | 2.7 | 18% |
| 30 | Harwell Oxfordshire | B− | 1.4 | 85% | 2.3 | 42% |
| 31 | Crumbles East Sussex | B− | 0.3 | 44% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 32 | Henley-in-Arden Warwickshire | C+ | 4.6 | 58% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 33 | Etwall Derbyshire | C+ | 2.3 | 100% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 34 | Capel St Mary Suffolk | C+ | 1.5 | 59% | 3 | 24% |
| 35 | Dymchurch Kent | C+ | 1.6 | 58% | 1 | 13% |
| 36 | Thaxted Essex | C | 0.8 | 91% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 37 | Swillington West Yorkshire | C | 2.2 | 68% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 38 | Hendy and Fforest Dyfed | C | 2.1 | 100% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 39 | Swanmore Hampshire | C | 1.4 | 69% | 1.9 | 54% |
| 40 | Sutton Courtenay Oxfordshire | C | 1.2 | 23% | 4 | 6% |
| 41 | West Chiltington West Sussex | C | 1.5 | 18% | 2.7 | 38% |
| 42 | Bottesford Leicestershire | C | 3.9 | 69% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 43 | Haddenham Cambridgeshire | C | 2.2 | 86% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 44 | Teynham Kent | C | 0.8 | 55% | 1.8 | 13% |
| 45 | Ogmore Vale Mid Glamorgan | C | 4.3 | 79% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 46 | Fenstanton Cambridgeshire | C− | 0.8 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
| 47 | Cullingworth West Yorkshire | C− | 1.1 | 72% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 48 | Lostwithiel Cornwall | C− | 1.6 | 67% | 1.5 | 11% |
| 49 | West Auckland County Durham | C− | 1.1 | 91% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 50 | Burnopfield County Durham | C− | 1.5 | 50% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 51 | South Petherton Somerset | C− | 1.1 | 61% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 52 | Kelsall Cheshire | D | 1 | 57% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 53 | Gobowen Shropshire | D | 1.2 | 50% | 1.2 | 2% |
| 54 | Skellingthorpe Lincolnshire | D | 1.2 | 69% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 55 | Gilberdyke East Riding of Yorkshire | D | 0.7 | 90% | 0.3 | 0% |
| 56 | Thurston Suffolk | D | 1.6 | 39% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 57 | Bampton Oxfordshire | D | 1.1 | 63% | 2 | 0% |
| 58 | Queniborough Leicestershire | D | 1.4 | 48% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 59 | Kirton in Lindsey Lincolnshire | D− | 1.7 | 57% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 60 | Boroughbridge North Yorkshire | D− | 0.4 | 60% | 1.6 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Llangollen’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 Llangollen
The biggest is Riverside Park, 1.3 ha (3 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Eisteddfod Ground
Playing field
0.7 ha (2 acres)
0.6 mi north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home
9 in 10 Llangollen 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 (91%)Further (9%)
Llangollen91%
Towns its size80%
Clwyd towns83%
All UK towns83%
About 300 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 4 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 762 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
National Parks and National Landscapes around Llangollen
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
Llangollen is inside it389 km²since 201176% of the land within 5 km
National Park
Snowdonia
14 mi west2,140 km²since 1951
76% of the land within 5 km of Llangollen is National Park or National Landscape, more than 96% of UK towns. Snowdonia National Park covers 2,140 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
Llangollen is on the Offa's Dyke Path
31 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Llangollen and the kilometre around it, 2.5 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
NationalRegionalLocalOther waymarked
Llangollen History Trail9.3 km
Offa's Dyke Path4.8 km
North Berwyn Way2.4 km
Dee Valley Way1.1 km
The Offa's Dyke Path, a national route, passes Llangollen. Close to home, the Llangollen History Trail has 9 km of local walk within 2 km of the town. The regional route here is the North Berwyn Way.
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Public rights of way are only as complete as the map in each area.
History along the way
A registered historic park in Llangollen
Historic England’s register of parks and gardens, and the listed buildings and scheduled monuments that stand inside Llangollen’s named parks.
Registered · Grade II*Plas Newydd3.2 ha
Heritage walks
Llangollen History Trail 9.3 km
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 Llangollen: 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 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 7 |
| Rain (mm) | 105 | 78 | 71 | 72 | 69 | 72 | 66 | 68 | 75 | 103 | 107 | 115 |
July is the driest month (66 mm) and the warmest (highs of 20 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 115 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 49 nights a year. The climate in Llangollen →
Things to do
4 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.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 9
Pen-y-Coed218 m (715 ft) · 0.1 mi from town
DirectionsLlwyn Twr200 m (656 ft) · 0.1 mi from town
DirectionsBarber's Hill340 m (1,115 ft) · 0.2 mi from town
DirectionsCastell Dinas Brân320 m (1,050 ft) · 0.4 mi from town
DirectionsVelvet Hill230 m (755 ft) · 0.7 mi from town
DirectionsCareg y Big416 m (1,365 ft) · 0.9 mi from town
DirectionsCraig-y-dduallt395 m (1,296 ft) · 1.1 mi from town
DirectionsFron Fawr378 m (1,240 ft) · 1.1 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 1 peak more.
Picnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Campsites 6
Penddol Farm Caravan Parkin town
DirectionsTower Farm campsite0.1 mi from town
DirectionsLlandyn Holiday Park0.1 mi from town
DirectionsWern Isaf Campsite0.3 mi from town
DirectionsAbbey Farm0.7 mi from town
DirectionsTan Y Castell0.7 mi from town
DirectionsNext door
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
TrevorAcrefair and Cefn-mawrChirkRhosllannerchrugogRuabonWeston RhynLlangollen
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llangollen | A | 3.5 | 91% | 76% |
| Trevor 2.9 mi | B | 2.0 | 60% | 55% |
| Acrefair and Cefn-mawr 4.1 mi | A | 6.5 | 96% | 36% |
| Chirk 5.1 mi | B+ | 1.8 | 100% | 15% |
| Rhosllannerchrugog 5.4 mi | A | 3.5 | 98% | 31% |
| Ruabon 5.5 mi | B− | 3.8 | 69% | 20% |
| Weston Rhyn 5.6 mi | A− | 3.6 | 100% | 10% |
Acrefair and Cefn-mawr, 4.1 miles away, grades A, the best next door: 96% of its residents live within 400 m of a park.
Questions about the outdoors in Llangollen
What is the biggest park in Llangollen?
Riverside Park, 1.3 ha (3 acres). Eisteddfod Ground (0.7 ha) is second. 2 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Llangollen near a National Park?
Yes. Snowdonia National Park begins 14 mi west of the town’s edge. It covers 2,140 km² and has been a National Park since 1951. The nearest protected landscape of any kind is the Bryniau Clwyd A Dyffryn Dyfrdwy/clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape, at the edge of the town.
What are the best walks near Llangollen?
4 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the Llangollen History Trail, Offa's Dyke Path and North Berwyn Way.
How many people in Llangollen live near a park?
91% 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 Llangollen?
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 Llangollen are historic?
Plas Newydd (Grade II*) is on Historic England’s register of parks and gardens.
Is Llangollen good for walking?
About average for paths: 2.5 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 45% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 76% (3.5 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 Llangollen’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Llangollen’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.