Photo: Eirian Evans · CC BY-SA 2.0Parks and walks in Pentre Halkyn
The Bryniau Clwyd A Dyffryn Dyfrdwy/clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape begins 2.2 mi from the village’s edge. 29 km of footpaths run through the village and the kilometre around it, 3.6 for every square kilometre. A park or playing field is within a 5-minute walk for 59% of residents. Pentre Halkyn grades B for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
What kind of outdoors village is Pentre Halkyn?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Pentre Halkyn’s strongest suit is the Bryniau Clwyd A Dyffryn Dyfrdwy/clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape close by. Where it falls short is park space per person.
Pentre Halkyn grades B for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Pentre Halkyn, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
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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.
Pentre Halkyn is 28th of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,000 to 1,100 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Against villages its size, Pentre Halkyn stands out most for path per km²: only 9 of the other 59 have more. It falls furthest behind on park space per resident, where 46 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 | Bromham Wiltshire | A+ | 5.8 | 100% | 3.3 | 13% |
| 7 | Alston Cumbria | A | 5.8 | 100% | 2.1 | 100% |
| 8 | Heather Leicestershire | A | 16.9 | 100% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 9 | Blockley Gloucestershire | A | 2.9 | 100% | 2.5 | 86% |
| 10 | Moston Cheshire | A | 7.8 | 100% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 11 | Charnock Richard Lancashire | A | 29.8 | 100% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 12 | Mayfield Staffordshire | A− | 1.9 | 100% | 3.3 | 14% |
| 13 | Furness Vale Derbyshire | A− | 2 | 78% | 5 | 36% |
| 14 | Old Langho Lancashire | A− | 7.6 | 73% | 2.9 | 20% |
| 15 | Winford Isle of Wight | A− | 1.7 | 0% | 4.4 | 39% |
| 16 | Llanddulas Clwyd | B+ | 1.7 | 100% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 17 | Cwmgwrach West Glamorgan | B+ | 3.2 | 100% | 1.7 | 6% |
| 18 | Calver Derbyshire | B+ | 2.2 | 44% | 4.8 | 99% |
| 19 | North Thoresby Lincolnshire | B+ | 3.7 | 100% | 0.8 | 21% |
| 20 | Bethel Gwynedd | B+ | 1.6 | 100% | 1.4 | 10% |
| 21 | Groombridge East Sussex | B+ | 2.3 | 77% | 2.8 | 92% |
| 22 | Blackfordby Leicestershire | B+ | 3.5 | 100% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 23 | Upperthong West Yorkshire | B | 1.7 | 65% | 4.7 | 26% |
| 24 | Fishtoft Lincolnshire | B | 2.3 | 100% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 25 | Barwick and Stoford Somerset | B | 6.4 | 71% | 2.2 | 5% |
| 26 | Holt Clwyd | B | 0.9 | 100% | 5.1 | 0% |
| 27 | Milborne St Andrew Dorset | B | 3.3 | 71% | 2.1 | 33% |
| 28 | Pentre Halkyn Clwyd | B | 1.3 | 59% | 3.6 | 3% |
| 29 | Nanpean Cornwall | B | 4.4 | 100% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 30 | Bedlinog Mid Glamorgan | B | 4.1 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 31 | Sharnford Leicestershire | B− | 1.9 | 100% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 32 | Challock Kent | B− | 3 | 62% | 2 | 88% |
| 33 | Tackley Oxfordshire | B− | 1.9 | 100% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 34 | Twyning Gloucestershire | B− | 1 | 100% | 2.5 | 10% |
| 35 | Ettington Warwickshire | B− | 3.3 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 36 | South Wingfield Derbyshire | B− | 5.4 | 75% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 37 | Coopersale Essex | B− | 1.1 | 100% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 38 | Beeford East Riding of Yorkshire | C+ | 3.9 | 100% | 0.4 | 0% |
| 39 | Chillington Devon | C+ | 0.6 | 78% | 1.3 | 55% |
| 40 | Milford Derbyshire | C+ | 1.4 | 100% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 41 | Easton on the Hill Northamptonshire | C+ | 2.5 | 100% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 42 | Draycott Somerset | C+ | 2.1 | 68% | 2.1 | 46% |
| 43 | Sutterton Lincolnshire | C+ | 2.8 | 100% | 0.4 | 0% |
| 44 | Upper Basildon Berkshire | C+ | 2.3 | 0% | 2 | 97% |
| 45 | Lower Shiplake Oxfordshire | C+ | 3 | 0% | 2 | 28% |
| 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 | Crundale Dyfed | D | 1.5 | 57% | 0.5 | 5% |
| 55 | Aberporth Dyfed | D | 0.6 | 38% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 56 | Wisbech St Mary Cambridgeshire | D | 1.8 | 69% | 0.2 | 0% |
| 57 | Hockliffe Bedfordshire | D− | 1.2 | 49% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 58 | Berryfield Wiltshire | D− | 0.4 | 53% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 59 | South Hykeham Lincolnshire | D− | 0.2 | 0% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 60 | Netheravon Wiltshire | D− | 0.4 | 0% | 1.3 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
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6 in 10 Pentre Halkyn 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).
About 400 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 3 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 361 residents.
The Bryniau Clwyd A Dyffryn Dyfrdwy/clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape is 2.2 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.
Bryniau Clwyd A Dyffryn Dyfrdwy/clwydian Range and Dee Valley
3% of the land within 5 km of Pentre Halkyn is National Park or National Landscape, more than 66% of UK towns.
1 waymarked walk passes through or near Pentre Halkyn
29 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Pentre Halkyn and the kilometre around it, 3.6 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the village.
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.
The best walking months in Pentre Halkyn: 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) | 8.0 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.8 | 16.9 | 16.5 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.5 | 7.5 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 76 | 63 | 61 | 58 | 58 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 77 | 94 | 91 | 102 |
May is the driest month (58 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 20 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 102 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 40 nights a year. The climate in Pentre Halkyn →
Pentre Halkyn is near the sea
8% of the area within 5 km of Pentre Halkyn is sea.
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.
3 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 1
Playgrounds 3
Plus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map.
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
Northop Hall, 5.3 miles away, grades B, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. Northop Hall has at least twice Pentre Halkyn’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Pentre Halkyn
Is Pentre Halkyn near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Bryniau Clwyd A Dyffryn Dyfrdwy/clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape, 2.2 mi south-west of the village’s edge. It covers 389 km² and was designated in 2011.
What are the best walks near Pentre Halkyn?
1 waymarked walking route passes within 2 km of the village, including the Llwybr Clawdd Wat.
How many people in Pentre Halkyn live near a park?
59% 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 Pentre Halkyn?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Pentre Halkyn good for walking?
For paths, yes: 3.6 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 73% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 20% (1.3 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 Pentre Halkyn’s overall grade.
Where Pentre Halkyn’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.