Photo: Voice of Clam · Public domainBorth is on the coast
The sea makes up 46% of the area within 5 km. Snowdonia National Park begins 2.8 mi from the village’s edge. Footpaths add up to 15 km in the village and the kilometre around it, 1.2 for every square kilometre. Borth grades B for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
What kind of outdoors village is Borth?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Borth’s strongest suit is the sea, followed by Snowdonia National Park close by. Where it falls short is footpaths.
Borth grades B for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Borth, 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.
Borth is 24th of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,000 to 1,200 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Against villages its size, Borth stands out most for park space per resident: only 21 of the other 59 have more. It falls furthest behind on path per km², where 46 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corton Suffolk | A+ | 4.4 | 100% | 3 | 5% |
| 2 | Upton St Leonards Gloucestershire | A+ | 5.2 | 80% | 7.5 | 43% |
| 3 | Fairlands Surrey | A+ | 2.8 | 100% | 5 | 11% |
| 4 | Chagford Devon | A+ | 4.7 | 100% | 2.5 | 98% |
| 5 | Masham North Yorkshire | A+ | 3.7 | 100% | 3 | 44% |
| 6 | Ditchling East Sussex | A | 7.4 | 77% | 4 | 57% |
| 7 | Tolvaddon Cornwall | A | 11.9 | 24% | 4.5 | 9% |
| 8 | Leigh Kent | A | 3 | 100% | 2.6 | 49% |
| 9 | Moston Cheshire | A | 7.8 | 100% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 10 | Charnock Richard Lancashire | A | 29.8 | 100% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 11 | Barns Green West Sussex | A | 6.6 | 100% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 12 | Horsted Keynes West Sussex | A− | 2.2 | 100% | 2.3 | 83% |
| 13 | Mayfield Staffordshire | A− | 1.9 | 100% | 3.3 | 14% |
| 14 | Wenvoe South Glamorgan | A− | 5.9 | 100% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 15 | Chatburn Lancashire | A− | 1.7 | 100% | 2.6 | 59% |
| 16 | Boosbeck North Yorkshire | A− | 2.9 | 100% | 1.9 | 22% |
| 17 | Camber East Sussex | A− | 0.9 | 100% | 2.4 | 5% |
| 18 | Grange Moor West Yorkshire | A− | 4.3 | 100% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 19 | St Erth Cornwall | B+ | 0.9 | 100% | 2.5 | 4% |
| 20 | Gotherington Gloucestershire | B+ | 2.7 | 72% | 3.7 | 33% |
| 21 | Llanddulas Clwyd | B+ | 1.7 | 100% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 22 | Grassington North Yorkshire | B+ | 1.3 | 79% | 4.1 | 100% |
| 23 | South Bents Tyne and Wear | B+ | 4.9 | 62% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 24 | Borth Dyfed | B | 3.1 | 74% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 25 | Oakley Buckinghamshire | B | 2.9 | 100% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 26 | Cropston Leicestershire | B | 3.1 | 100% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 27 | Jacobs Well Surrey | B | 1.4 | 77% | 4.7 | 8% |
| 28 | Bedlinog Mid Glamorgan | B | 4.1 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 29 | Goudhurst Kent | B | 1.5 | 100% | 1.2 | 65% |
| 30 | Shipham Somerset | B− | 1.2 | 63% | 4 | 55% |
| 31 | Harpur Hill Derbyshire | B− | 3.1 | 31% | 2.3 | 60% |
| 32 | Roydon (South Norfolk) Norfolk | B− | 4.3 | 50% | 4 | 0% |
| 33 | Beaumaris Gwynedd | B− | 2.7 | 30% | 0.8 | 18% |
| 34 | Castlethorpe Buckinghamshire | C+ | 3.5 | 72% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 35 | Gainford County Durham | C+ | 2.6 | 100% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 36 | Whimple Devon | C+ | 5.2 | 70% | 0.9 | 1% |
| 37 | Brinklow Warwickshire | C+ | 1.7 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
| 38 | Three Legged Cross Dorset | C | 1.5 | 77% | 2.6 | 1% |
| 39 | Ashchurch Gloucestershire | C | 2 | 59% | 2.2 | 21% |
| 40 | Bow Street Dyfed | C | 3.1 | 33% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 41 | Bow Devon | C | 1.9 | 100% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 42 | Baldwin's Gate Staffordshire | C− | 1.3 | 100% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 43 | Milverton Somerset | C− | 2.1 | 70% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 44 | Maiden Newton Dorset | C− | 1.1 | 27% | 2 | 100% |
| 45 | Wetheral Cumbria | C− | 3.8 | 51% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 46 | Beachley Gloucestershire | C− | 0.3 | 0% | 1.2 | 14% |
| 47 | Farmborough Somerset | C− | 2 | 38% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 48 | Cawston Norfolk | D | 2.7 | 71% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 49 | Broad Oak (Wealden) East Sussex | D | 0.1 | 0% | 1.4 | 96% |
| 50 | Chawley Oxfordshire | D | 0.3 | 0% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 51 | Wattstown Mid Glamorgan | D | 3.1 | 26% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 52 | Landrake Cornwall | D | 0.9 | 0% | 0.6 | 38% |
| 53 | Reawla Cornwall | D | 0.2 | 0% | 2 | 3% |
| 54 | Stickney Lincolnshire | D | 2.4 | 0% | 1 | 0% |
| 55 | Pilton Somerset | D− | 1.2 | 28% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 56 | Moulton Chapel Lincolnshire | D− | 1.5 | 60% | 0 | 0% |
| 57 | Kentford Suffolk | D− | 1.9 | 0% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 58 | Llanfyllin Powys | D− | 0 | 0% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 59 | Great Horwood Buckinghamshire | D− | 0.8 | 0% | 1 | 0% |
| 60 | Whaplode Lincolnshire | D− | 0.4 | 0% | 0.2 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Borth’s built-up area.
7 in 10 Borth 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 300 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 372 residents.
Snowdonia National Park is 2.8 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.
Snowdonia
Protected landscape begins just outside the 5 km ring the Outdoors Grade measures, so Borth scores 0% on it even though Snowdonia National Park is 2.8 mi away. Snowdonia National Park covers 2,140 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
1 waymarked walk passes through or near Borth
15 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Borth and the kilometre around it, 1.2 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 Ceredigion Coast Path.
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 Borth: 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 | |
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| Daylight (h) | 8.2 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.7 | 16.8 | 16.3 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.6 | 7.7 |
| High (°C) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
| Rain (mm) | 121 | 95 | 84 | 65 | 71 | 89 | 89 | 102 | 111 | 149 | 138 | 140 |
April is the driest month (65 mm) and August the warmest (highs of 19 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 149 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 29 nights a year. The climate in Borth →
The coast and beaches near Borth
46% of the area within 5 km of Borth is sea. 7 beaches are mapped within 5 km, 4 with a name.
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
Viewpoints 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 3
Playgrounds 3
Plus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 2
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borth | B | 3.1 | 74% | 0% |
| Bow Street 3.0 mi | C | 3.1 | 33% | 0% |
| Penrhyn-coch 4.1 mi | D | 0.7 | 100% | 0% |
| Aberystwyth 5.0 mi | B− | 1.8 | 51% | 0% |
| Llanbadarn Fawr 5.4 mi | A+ | 14.7 | 82% | 0% |
| Tywyn 7.0 mi | A− | 2.4 | 79% | 51% |
| Machynlleth 11.3 mi | C+ | 2.6 | 45% | 29% |
Llanbadarn Fawr, 5.4 miles away, grades A+, the best next door: 82% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. Llanbadarn Fawr has at least twice Borth’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Borth
Is Borth near a National Park?
Yes. Snowdonia National Park begins 2.8 mi north of the village’s edge. It covers 2,140 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
What are the best walks near Borth?
1 waymarked walking route passes within 2 km of the village, including the Ceredigion Coast Path.
How many people in Borth live near a park?
74% 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 Borth?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Borth good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 1.2 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 11% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 70% (3.1 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 Borth’s overall grade.
Where Borth’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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