Parks and walks in Pentre Maelor
The Bryniau Clwyd A Dyffryn Dyfrdwy/clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape begins 5.2 mi from the village’s edge. A park or playing field is within a 5-minute walk for 8% of residents. 15 km of footpaths run through the village and the kilometre around it, 0.8 for every square kilometre. Pentre Maelor grades D− for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
What kind of outdoors village is Pentre Maelor?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Pentre Maelor’s strongest suit is the Bryniau Clwyd A Dyffryn Dyfrdwy/clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape close by. Where it falls short is footpaths.
Pentre Maelor grades D− for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Pentre Maelor, 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.
How Pentre Maelor compares with UK villages of 1,700 to 1,900
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,700 to 1,900 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Pentre Maelor falls furthest behind on homes near a park, where 56 of the 59 others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Llanberis Gwynedd | A+ | 33.7 | 100% | 3.9 | 49% |
| 2 | St Just Cornwall | A+ | 1.8 | 100% | 4.2 | 50% |
| 3 | Market Lavington Wiltshire | A+ | 9.9 | 100% | 4.1 | 1% |
| 4 | Rogiet Gwent | A+ | 3.9 | 100% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 5 | Mistley Essex | A | 4.3 | 86% | 1.9 | 41% |
| 6 | New Denham Buckinghamshire | A | 8.9 | 100% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 7 | Scalby North Yorkshire | A | 5.9 | 70% | 2 | 43% |
| 8 | Heslington North Yorkshire | A− | 6.3 | 80% | 9.2 | 0% |
| 9 | Wembury Devon | A− | 2.4 | 53% | 2.7 | 41% |
| 10 | Tow Law County Durham | A− | 4.1 | 100% | 1.3 | 21% |
| 11 | Horam East Sussex | B+ | 3.9 | 91% | 1.4 | 46% |
| 12 | Compton Berkshire | B+ | 2.4 | 100% | 1.1 | 100% |
| 13 | Painswick Gloucestershire | B+ | 1.3 | 81% | 4.3 | 83% |
| 14 | Trimdon Colliery County Durham | B+ | 4.7 | 100% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 15 | Marks Tey Essex | B+ | 5.5 | 92% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 16 | Findon West Sussex | B+ | 1.7 | 74% | 3.7 | 70% |
| 17 | Weston Turville Buckinghamshire | B | 2.9 | 64% | 3.1 | 30% |
| 18 | Fernhurst West Sussex | B | 3.1 | 37% | 3 | 92% |
| 19 | Ironville Derbyshire | B | 1.6 | 100% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 20 | Northop Hall Clwyd | B | 2.6 | 100% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 21 | Rhayader Powys | B | 5.5 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 22 | Hemingfield South Yorkshire | B | 3.3 | 80% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 23 | Hughenden Valley Buckinghamshire | B− | 2.1 | 32% | 3.4 | 76% |
| 24 | Llandeilo Dyfed | B− | 1.8 | 88% | 2.3 | 22% |
| 25 | Holbrook Derbyshire | B− | 4.2 | 55% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 26 | Warton (Lancaster) Lancashire | B− | 0.3 | 32% | 3.5 | 43% |
| 27 | Meldreth Cambridgeshire | B− | 4.7 | 82% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 28 | Inkberrow Worcestershire | B− | 5.3 | 83% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 29 | Newcastle Emlyn Dyfed | B− | 5.9 | 100% | 0.4 | 0% |
| 30 | Warden Kent | B− | 1.4 | 100% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 31 | High Halstow Kent | B− | 1.7 | 76% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 32 | Copford Essex | B− | 4 | 70% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 33 | North Tawton Devon | B− | 2.9 | 100% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 34 | Great Yeldham Essex | C+ | 3.1 | 86% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 35 | Pontlottyn Gwent | C+ | 1.8 | 70% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 36 | Withnoe Cornwall | C+ | 1.4 | 100% | 0.9 | 3% |
| 37 | Ryton-on-Dunsmore Warwickshire | C | 1.2 | 100% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 38 | Walkington East Riding of Yorkshire | C | 2.3 | 100% | 1 | 0% |
| 39 | Dunkeswell Devon | C | 1.4 | 83% | 0.7 | 87% |
| 40 | Lympstone Devon | C | 1 | 66% | 1.3 | 16% |
| 41 | Penygroes Gwynedd | C− | 0.7 | 66% | 0.6 | 26% |
| 42 | Scotby Cumbria | C− | 3 | 75% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 43 | Drakes Broughton Worcestershire | C− | 1 | 86% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 44 | Woolpit Suffolk | C− | 4.3 | 54% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 45 | Shilbottle Northumberland | C− | 1.8 | 49% | 1.9 | 7% |
| 46 | Branton South Yorkshire | C− | 1.1 | 71% | 3 | 0% |
| 47 | Hatfield Heath Essex | D | 1.3 | 76% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 48 | Bradninch Devon | D | 2.3 | 73% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 49 | Richings Park Buckinghamshire | D | 1 | 72% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 50 | Rickinghall and Botesdale Suffolk | D | 1.7 | 61% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 51 | Harston Cambridgeshire | D | 1.6 | 45% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 52 | Stainton North Yorkshire | D | 0.5 | 0% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 53 | Barnetby le Wold Lincolnshire | D | 1.8 | 59% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 54 | Mickle Trafford Cheshire | D− | 0.5 | 70% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 55 | Audlem Cheshire | D− | 0.6 | 50% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 56 | St Clears Dyfed | D− | 2 | 31% | 0.4 | 0% |
| 57 | Pentre Maelor Clwyd | D− | 1.4 | 8% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 58 | Bardsey West Yorkshire | D− | 0.1 | 0% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 59 | Tockwith North Yorkshire | D− | 0.4 | 14% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 60 | Wainfleet All Saints Lincolnshire | D− | 0 | 0% | 0.7 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
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1 in 10 Pentre Maelor 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 1,700 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 9 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 202 residents.
The Bryniau Clwyd A Dyffryn Dyfrdwy/clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape is 5.2 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
Protected landscape begins just outside the 5 km ring the Outdoors Grade measures, so Pentre Maelor scores 0% on it even though the Bryniau Clwyd A Dyffryn Dyfrdwy/clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape is 5.2 mi away.
Footpaths in and around Pentre Maelor
15 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Pentre Maelor and the kilometre around it, 0.8 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0).
No named walking route is mapped within 2 km of Pentre Maelor; its footpaths are on the map above.
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 Maelor: 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 | 16.4 | 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) | 59 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 53 | 60 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 71 | 68 | 68 |
February is the driest month (45 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 21 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 71 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 36 nights a year. The climate in Pentre Maelor →
9 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
Pentre Maelor is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the village.
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
Playgrounds 9
Plus 8 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Plus 1 campsite 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.
Wrexham, 2.6 miles away, grades A, the best next door: 92% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. Wrexham has at least twice Pentre Maelor’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Pentre Maelor
Is Pentre Maelor near a National Park?
The nearest protected landscape is the Bryniau Clwyd A Dyffryn Dyfrdwy/clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape, 5.2 mi west of the village’s edge. It covers 389 km² and was designated in 2011.
What is the nearest beach to Pentre Maelor?
Tranmere Beach, 23 mi from the edge of the village, then East Hoyle Bank (25 mi). Pentre Maelor itself is inland.
How many people in Pentre Maelor live near a park?
8% 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 Maelor?
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 Maelor good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 0.8 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 4% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 25% (1.4 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 Maelor’s overall grade.
Where Pentre Maelor’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.