Pensarn’s biggest
Pentre Mawr Park
Park or garden · 20 m outside town
16 ha (40 acres)0.1 km of path
23 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Pensarn
Playground
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Eirian Evans · CC BY-SA 2.0C+Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in Pensarn · parks, paths & countryside
Pensarn is on the coast, on the Wales Coast Path
The sea makes up 42% of the area within 5 km. Parks and playing fields in Pensarn add up to 13.1 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Footpaths add up to 8 km in the village and the kilometre around it, 1.1 for every square kilometre. Pensarn grades C+ for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
13.1 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
45%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
8 km
1.1 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
The sea
42%
of the area within 5 km
A coastal town
Character
What kind of outdoors village is Pensarn?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
On the coast42% of the area within 5 km is sea; 15 beaches mapped.Room to roam13.1 ha of parks and playing fields per 1,000 residents, more than 97% of UK towns.On a National TrailThe Wales Coast Path passes through.Few mapped footpaths1.1 km of path per km²; the typical UK town has 3.0.
Pensarn’s strongest suit is the sea, followed by plenty of park space. Where it falls short is footpaths.
Outdoors grade
Pensarn grades C+ for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Pensarn, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
C+
Better than 45% of UK towns35th of 60 UK villages its size
Public green space13.1 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
98out of
100
100
A park within a walk45%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
11out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape0%of the land within 5 km · None within 5 km
31out of
100
100
Footpaths1.1 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
8out of
100
100
The sea42%of the area within 5 km
96out 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
Pensarn is 35th of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,300 to 1,400 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
Pensarn1.1
Villages its size2.3
Clwyd towns2.3
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Pensarn13.1
Villages its size2.5
Clwyd towns1.9
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Pensarn45%
Villages its size82%
Clwyd towns83%
All UK towns83%
Against villages its size, Pensarn stands out most for park space per resident: only 6 of the other 59 have more. It falls furthest behind on path per km², where 50 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Worrall South Yorkshire | A+ | 3.7 | 100% | 5.4 | 21% |
| 2 | St Davids Dyfed | A+ | 5.2 | 84% | 2.5 | 47% |
| 3 | Pateley Bridge North Yorkshire | A+ | 2.4 | 100% | 3.4 | 100% |
| 4 | Wolvercote Oxfordshire | A | 32 | 100% | 5.5 | 0% |
| 5 | Crowmarsh Gifford Oxfordshire | A | 8 | 77% | 3.6 | 60% |
| 6 | Goldsithney Cornwall | A | 1.4 | 100% | 3.1 | 10% |
| 7 | Hurley Berkshire | A | 3.1 | 100% | 2.6 | 36% |
| 8 | Charmouth Dorset | A | 2.5 | 82% | 2.3 | 63% |
| 9 | Bere Regis Dorset | A | 39.2 | 100% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 10 | Brinscall Lancashire | A | 3.5 | 100% | 4.6 | 0% |
| 11 | Burbage Wiltshire | A | 2.7 | 100% | 1.9 | 100% |
| 12 | Biddenden Kent | A− | 4.2 | 100% | 1.9 | 20% |
| 13 | Compton Hampshire | A− | 18.8 | 61% | 3.6 | 28% |
| 14 | Cwmfelinfach Gwent | A− | 24.6 | 100% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 15 | Upper Caldecote Bedfordshire | A− | 3.7 | 100% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 16 | Bradley Clwyd | A− | 29.9 | 100% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 17 | Blean Kent | A− | 5.9 | 80% | 6.5 | 0% |
| 18 | Govilon Gwent | A− | 2.1 | 80% | 3.4 | 69% |
| 19 | Sherford Devon | A− | 3.2 | 100% | 1.5 | 28% |
| 20 | Auckley South Yorkshire | B+ | 4.9 | 100% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 21 | Riseley Bedfordshire | B+ | 2.4 | 100% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 22 | Layer-de-la-Haye Essex | B+ | 9.5 | 79% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 23 | Mynydd Marian Clwyd | B+ | 1.7 | 100% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 24 | Barleythorpe Rutland | B+ | 3.7 | 100% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 25 | Welland Worcestershire | B+ | 1.7 | 100% | 1.9 | 38% |
| 26 | Abbots Bromley Staffordshire | B | 6.9 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 27 | Marazion Cornwall | B | 1.4 | 80% | 2 | 14% |
| 28 | Seven Sisters West Glamorgan | B | 7 | 82% | 0.5 | 19% |
| 29 | Lingdale North Yorkshire | B− | 1.4 | 100% | 1.7 | 31% |
| 30 | Burton-in-Kendal Cumbria | B− | 0.6 | 100% | 2.4 | 23% |
| 31 | Cockfield County Durham | B− | 2.3 | 81% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 32 | Burwash East Sussex | B− | 1.5 | 76% | 2.5 | 100% |
| 33 | St Merryn Cornwall | B− | 1.9 | 47% | 1.7 | 29% |
| 34 | Helmsley North Yorkshire | B− | 2.4 | 44% | 2.5 | 73% |
| 35 | Pensarn Clwyd | C+ | 13.1 | 45% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 36 | Mobberley Cheshire | C+ | 1.4 | 100% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 37 | Morton Derbyshire | C+ | 18.3 | 66% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 38 | Belford Northumberland | C+ | 1.2 | 83% | 0.9 | 21% |
| 39 | Littleton Panell Wiltshire | C+ | 5.3 | 39% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 40 | Stonnall Staffordshire | C+ | 11.5 | 82% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 41 | Claverdon Warwickshire | C+ | 1.2 | 100% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 42 | Stoke Gabriel Devon | C+ | 1.2 | 70% | 1.2 | 30% |
| 43 | North Duffield North Yorkshire | C | 2.6 | 100% | 0.4 | 0% |
| 44 | Quainton Buckinghamshire | C | 3.8 | 69% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 45 | Harpole Northamptonshire | C | 2.3 | 81% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 46 | Haughley Suffolk | C | 3 | 71% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 47 | Kislingbury Northamptonshire | C | 8.4 | 26% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 48 | Moretonhampstead Devon | C | 0.6 | 81% | 1.2 | 100% |
| 49 | Winkleigh Devon | C | 1.9 | 100% | 0.2 | 0% |
| 50 | Wingham Kent | C− | 2.2 | 53% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 51 | Northborough Cambridgeshire | C− | 1.7 | 68% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 52 | Llandysul Dyfed | C− | 5.2 | 47% | 1 | 0% |
| 53 | Todwick South Yorkshire | D | 2 | 51% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 54 | Staindrop County Durham | D | 1.4 | 82% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 55 | Hauxton Cambridgeshire | D− | 1.3 | 55% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 56 | Brandesburton East Riding of Yorkshire | D− | 2.2 | 0% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 57 | Claypole Lincolnshire | D− | 0.7 | 0% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 58 | Kilsby Northamptonshire | D− | 0.5 | 50% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 59 | Witheridge Devon | D− | 0.5 | 36% | 1 | 0% |
| 60 | Cock and End Suffolk | D− | 0 | 0% | 0.9 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Pensarn’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 Pensarn
The biggest is Pentre Mawr Park, 16 ha (40 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Close to home
5 in 10 Pensarn 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 (45%)Further (55%)
Pensarn45%
Villages its size82%
Clwyd towns83%
All UK towns83%
About 700 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 12 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 111 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The Bryniau Clwyd A Dyffryn Dyfrdwy/clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape is 6.6 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
6.6 mi east389 km²since 2011
National Park
Snowdonia
10 mi west2,140 km²since 1951
National Landscape
Ynys Mon/anglesey
18 mi west219 km²since 1967
Snowdonia National Park covers 2,140 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
Pensarn is on the Wales Coast Path
8 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Pensarn and the kilometre around it, 1.1 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the village.
NationalRegional
Wales Coast Path (North Wales) main route5.3 km
North Wales Path5.3 km
The Wales Coast Path, a national route, passes Pensarn. 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.
When to get out
The best walking months in Pensarn: May to August
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) | 8.0 | 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 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
| Rain (mm) | 61 | 63 | 48 | 49 | 61 | 69 | 49 | 60 | 74 | 114 | 99 | 92 |
March is the driest month (48 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 20 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 114 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 18 nights a year. The climate in Pensarn →
The coast
The coast and beaches near Pensarn
42% of the area within 5 km of Pensarn is sea. 15 beaches are mapped within 5 km, 1 with a name.
Horton's Nose Nature Reserve3.0 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
12 playgrounds
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.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 2
Bryn Castell Gwrych183 m (600 ft) · 1.1 mi from town
DirectionsCastell Cawr189 m (620 ft) · 1.2 mi from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 12
Children's Play Area0.2 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 11 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 6
Manorafon Farm Touring and Camping0.6 mi from town
DirectionsTy Mawr Campsite0.6 mi from town
DirectionsTy Mawr Touring Park1.0 mi from town
DirectionsHenllys Farm Camping and Touring Site1.1 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 2 campsites 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.
AbergeleKinmel BayLlanddulasBodelwyddanMynydd MarianRhylPensarn
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pensarn | C+ | 13.1 | 45% | 0% |
| Abergele 0.9 mi | B | 2.9 | 78% | 0% |
| Kinmel Bay 2.3 mi | C | 1.8 | 76% | 0% |
| Llanddulas 2.8 mi | B+ | 1.7 | 100% | 0% |
| Bodelwyddan 3.3 mi | C | 1.9 | 100% | 0% |
| Mynydd Marian 3.4 mi | B+ | 1.7 | 100% | 0% |
| Rhyl 4.5 mi | B | 1.0 | 84% | 7% |
Llanddulas, 2.8 miles away, grades B+, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park.
Questions about the outdoors in Pensarn
What is the biggest park in Pensarn?
Pentre Mawr Park, 16 ha (40 acres), just outside the built-up area. 1 named park, garden or playing field is in the village or within 400 m of it.
Is Pensarn near a National Park?
Yes. Snowdonia National Park begins 10 mi west of the village’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, 6.6 mi away.
What are the best walks near Pensarn?
2 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the village, including the Wales Coast Path (North Wales) main route and North Wales Path.
How many people in Pensarn live near a park?
45% 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 Pensarn?
May to August: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Pensarn good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 1.1 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 8% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 98% (13.1 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 Pensarn’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Pensarn’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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