St Asaph’s biggest
Y Comin
Park or garden
4.8 ha (12 acres)0.6 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.6 km of path
7 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of St Asaph
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Roger Cornfoot · CC BY-SA 2.0B+Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in St Asaph · parks, paths & countryside
Almost everyone in St Asaph lives within a 5-minute walk of a park
The Bryniau Clwyd A Dyffryn Dyfrdwy/clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape begins 1.9 mi from the town’s edge. Parks and playing fields in St Asaph add up to 3.2 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Footpaths add up to 25 km in the town and the kilometre around it, 1.6 for every square kilometre. St Asaph grades B+ for the outdoors: #13 of 39 in Clwyd. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
3.2 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
100%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
25 km
1.6 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
9%
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 St Asaph?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
A park on every doorstep100% of residents live within 400 m of a park or playing field.Countryside close byThe Bryniau Clwyd A Dyffryn Dyfrdwy/clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape starts 1.9 mi north-east.Few mapped footpaths1.6 km of path per km²; the typical UK town has 3.0.
St Asaph’s strongest suit is parks close to every home, followed by the Bryniau Clwyd A Dyffryn Dyfrdwy/clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape close by. Where it falls short is footpaths.
Outdoors grade
St Asaph grades B+ for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is St Asaph, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
B+
Better than 72% of UK towns#13 of 39 in Clwyd · 15th of 60 UK towns its size
Public green space3.2 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
72out of
100
100
A park within a walk100%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
89out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape9%of the land within 5 km
70out of
100
100
Footpaths1.6 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
19out 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
St Asaph is 15th of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 3,300 to 3,600 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
St Asaph1.6
Towns its size2.7
Clwyd towns2.3
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
St Asaph3.2
Towns its size2.2
Clwyd towns1.9
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
St Asaph100%
Towns its size83%
Clwyd towns83%
All UK towns83%
Against towns its size, St Asaph stands out most for park space per resident: only 14 of the other 59 have more. It falls furthest behind on path per km², where 48 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minchinhampton Gloucestershire | A+ | 5.6 | 91% | 5.3 | 90% |
| 2 | Lane End Buckinghamshire | A+ | 3.1 | 92% | 4.7 | 90% |
| 3 | Silsoe Bedfordshire | A+ | 6.6 | 100% | 3.8 | 2% |
| 4 | Goring Oxfordshire | A+ | 3 | 100% | 3.2 | 98% |
| 5 | Talke and Talke Pits Staffordshire | A | 16.6 | 100% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 6 | Bishopston West Glamorgan | A | 3 | 47% | 3.1 | 41% |
| 7 | Kingsbury Warwickshire | A− | 17.2 | 100% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 8 | Shenley Hertfordshire | A− | 6.1 | 100% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 9 | Elsenham Essex | A− | 3 | 100% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 10 | Westward Ho! Devon | A− | 12.3 | 63% | 1.7 | 18% |
| 11 | Taff's Well Mid Glamorgan | A− | 2.3 | 100% | 6.2 | 0% |
| 12 | Grassmoor Derbyshire | A− | 6.8 | 85% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 13 | Essington Staffordshire | B+ | 6.8 | 100% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 14 | Blaenau Ffestiniog Gwynedd | B+ | 3.6 | 70% | 2.5 | 78% |
| 15 | St Asaph Clwyd | B+ | 3.2 | 100% | 1.6 | 9% |
| 16 | Water Orton Warwickshire | B+ | 5.3 | 82% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 17 | Hartley Wintney Hampshire | B+ | 6.1 | 82% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 18 | Chartham Kent | B | 2.3 | 67% | 3.3 | 44% |
| 19 | Whalley Lancashire | B | 1.2 | 88% | 3.5 | 23% |
| 20 | Roade Northamptonshire | B | 2.6 | 100% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 21 | Brockenhurst Hampshire | B | 1.8 | 63% | 3.3 | 98% |
| 22 | Llanfairfechan Clwyd | B | 1 | 48% | 2.9 | 38% |
| 23 | Sturminster Newton Dorset | B | 1.4 | 85% | 3.6 | 5% |
| 24 | Sunniside Tyne and Wear | B | 2.1 | 87% | 4 | 0% |
| 25 | Gunnislake and St Ann's Chapel Cornwall | B− | 2.5 | 64% | 2.3 | 66% |
| 26 | Istead Rise Kent | B− | 1.9 | 82% | 2.7 | 15% |
| 27 | Ruabon Clwyd | B− | 3.8 | 69% | 1.9 | 20% |
| 28 | Burtonwood Cheshire | B− | 3.3 | 93% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 29 | Theydon Bois Essex | B− | 2.4 | 70% | 5.1 | 0% |
| 30 | Castle Cary Somerset | B− | 2.2 | 91% | 3 | 0% |
| 31 | Pilsley and Lower Pilsley Derbyshire | B− | 1.9 | 91% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 32 | Bembridge Isle of Wight | B− | 1.5 | 50% | 2.3 | 7% |
| 33 | Kirkheaton West Yorkshire | C+ | 1.8 | 92% | 3 | 0% |
| 34 | Broomfield Essex | C+ | 2.7 | 45% | 5 | 0% |
| 35 | Fishguard Dyfed | C+ | 0.8 | 64% | 2.1 | 23% |
| 36 | Woodstock Oxfordshire | C+ | 1 | 80% | 3 | 11% |
| 37 | Boreham Essex | C+ | 1.1 | 100% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 38 | Thorpe Willoughby North Yorkshire | C | 0.4 | 92% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 39 | Cosby Leicestershire | C | 1.6 | 93% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 40 | Marden Kent | C | 1.8 | 71% | 2.1 | 3% |
| 41 | Upper Poppleton North Yorkshire | C | 2.9 | 82% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 42 | Alvechurch Worcestershire | C | 2.2 | 84% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 43 | Nettleham Lincolnshire | C | 4.2 | 74% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 44 | Goff's Oak Hertfordshire | C− | 2.4 | 41% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 45 | Holsworthy Devon | C− | 2.7 | 84% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 46 | Lytchett Matravers Dorset | C− | 1.2 | 83% | 1.2 | 5% |
| 47 | Tylorstown and Pontygwaith Mid Glamorgan | C− | 2.3 | 63% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 48 | Willand Devon | C− | 0.9 | 88% | 0.6 | 1% |
| 49 | Snaith East Riding of Yorkshire | D | 0.2 | 89% | 2 | 0% |
| 50 | Witham St Hughs Lincolnshire | D | 0.7 | 91% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 51 | Wadhurst East Sussex | D | 0.9 | 19% | 1.2 | 100% |
| 52 | Chapel St Leonards Lincolnshire | D | 0.4 | 53% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 53 | Lanchester County Durham | D | 1.4 | 70% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 54 | Bilsthorpe Nottinghamshire | D | 0.7 | 88% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 55 | Metheringham Lincolnshire | D | 0.8 | 44% | 3 | 0% |
| 56 | Cherry Willingham Lincolnshire | D | 1 | 79% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 57 | Spixworth Norfolk | D | 0.6 | 59% | 1.2 | 5% |
| 58 | Wollaston Northamptonshire | D− | 1.2 | 11% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 59 | Barlby North Yorkshire | D− | 0.2 | 0% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 60 | Bawtry South Yorkshire | D− | 0.5 | 49% | 1 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is St Asaph’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 St Asaph
The biggest is Y Comin, 4.8 ha (12 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
St Asaph Cricket Club
Playing field
1.6 ha (4 acres)
2 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of St Asaph
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Maes yr Raes
Play space
0.0 ha (0 acres)
0.7 mi south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home
How close St Asaph’s homes are to 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 (100%)Further (0%)
St Asaph100%
Towns its size83%
Clwyd towns83%
All UK towns83%
Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 10 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 348 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The Bryniau Clwyd A Dyffryn Dyfrdwy/clwydian Range and Dee Valley National Landscape is 1.9 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
1.9 mi north-east389 km²since 20119% of the land within 5 km
National Park
Snowdonia
15 mi west2,140 km²since 1951
9% of the land within 5 km of St Asaph is National Park or National Landscape, more than 70% of UK towns. Snowdonia National Park covers 2,140 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
1 waymarked walk passes through or near St Asaph
25 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in St Asaph and the kilometre around it, 1.6 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
Regional
North Wales Pilgrim's Way7.2 km
The regional route here is the North Wales Pilgrim's Way.
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 St Asaph: 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 | 16.9 | 16.5 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.5 | 7.5 |
| High (°C) | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
| Rain (mm) | 68 | 52 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 64 | 64 | 82 | 76 | 86 |
March is the driest month (46 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 20 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 86 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 26 nights a year. The climate in St Asaph →
Things to do
10 playgrounds and the nearest beaches
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.
The nearest beaches
St Asaph is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.
Horton's Nose Nature Reserve4.0 mi from St Asaph’s edge
DirectionsRhyl Sands4.6 mi from St Asaph’s edge
DirectionsPorth Dyniewaid13 mi from St Asaph’s edge
DirectionsEast Hoyle Bank13 mi from St Asaph’s edge
DirectionsNorth Shore Beach14 mi from St Asaph’s edge
DirectionsGood to know
Check the water before you swim. Natural Resources Wales tests designated bathing waters from May to September and publishes a rating for each beach.
Up high. Bryn Meiriadog, at 164 m, is the highest named top within 2 km of St Asaph.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 1
Bryn Meiriadog164 m (538 ft) · 0.8 mi from town
DirectionsPlaygrounds 10
Plus 10 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park 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.
RhuddlanBodelwyddanDyserthRhylMelidenKinmel BaySt Asaph
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Asaph | B+ | 3.2 | 100% | 9% |
| Rhuddlan 2.5 mi | B− | 1.8 | 85% | 8% |
| Bodelwyddan 2.6 mi | C | 1.9 | 100% | 0% |
| Dyserth 3.1 mi | B− | 0.5 | 54% | 22% |
| Rhyl 4.3 mi | B | 1.0 | 84% | 7% |
| Meliden 4.3 mi | A+ | 4.2 | 100% | 21% |
| Kinmel Bay 4.4 mi | C | 1.8 | 76% | 0% |
Meliden, 4.3 miles away, grades A+, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park.
Questions about the outdoors in St Asaph
What is the biggest park in St Asaph?
Y Comin, 4.8 ha (12 acres), with 0.6 km of path. St Asaph Cricket Club (1.6 ha) is second. 3 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is St Asaph near a National Park?
Yes. Snowdonia National Park begins 15 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, 1.9 mi away.
What are the best walks near St Asaph?
1 waymarked walking route passes within 2 km of the town, including the North Wales Pilgrim's Way.
What is the nearest beach to St Asaph?
Horton's Nose Nature Reserve, 4.0 mi from the edge of the town, then Rhyl Sands (4.6 mi). St Asaph itself is inland.
How many people in St Asaph live near a park?
100% 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 St Asaph?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is St Asaph good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 1.6 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 19% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 72% (3.2 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 St Asaph’s overall grade.
Sources
Where St Asaph’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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