Photo: Deborah Tilley · CC BY-SA 2.0Goodwick is on the coast, on the Pembrokeshire Coast Path main route
The sea makes up 36% of the area within 5 km. The Pembrokeshire Coast National Park reaches the edge of Goodwick. Parks and playing fields in Goodwick add up to 0.2 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Goodwick grades C for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
What kind of outdoors village is Goodwick?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Goodwick’s strongest suit is the sea, followed by protected countryside on the doorstep. Where it falls short is park space per person.
Goodwick grades C for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Goodwick, 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.
Goodwick is 42nd of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,900 to 2,100 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Goodwick falls furthest behind on park space per resident, where 58 of the 59 others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meliden Clwyd | A+ | 4.2 | 100% | 4.2 | 21% |
| 2 | Vigo Village Kent | A+ | 33.3 | 100% | 2.9 | 44% |
| 3 | Llanfoist Gwent | A+ | 10.7 | 86% | 4.2 | 57% |
| 4 | Ditchingham Norfolk | A+ | 17.2 | 100% | 2.9 | 13% |
| 5 | Fowey Cornwall | A | 3.2 | 91% | 2.1 | 32% |
| 6 | Lower Kingswood Surrey | A | 4.7 | 75% | 6.6 | 22% |
| 7 | Bournmoor County Durham | A | 11 | 100% | 4 | 0% |
| 8 | Chiseldon Wiltshire | A | 1.8 | 100% | 3.4 | 69% |
| 9 | Upper Rissington Gloucestershire | A | 6.2 | 100% | 1.2 | 100% |
| 10 | Churchill Somerset | A | 2.8 | 84% | 3.9 | 39% |
| 11 | Wrington Somerset | A | 3.2 | 100% | 2.6 | 20% |
| 12 | Y Bala Gwynedd | A | 4 | 100% | 1.4 | 67% |
| 13 | Highfields Caldecote Cambridgeshire | A− | 4.1 | 100% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 14 | Great Haywood Staffordshire | A− | 7.1 | 27% | 4.1 | 29% |
| 15 | Stowupland Suffolk | A− | 5.3 | 83% | 4.6 | 0% |
| 16 | Yealmpton Devon | B+ | 1.8 | 87% | 1.8 | 50% |
| 17 | Culverstone Green Kent | B+ | 5.3 | 61% | 2.7 | 42% |
| 18 | Brompton North Yorkshire | B+ | 4.7 | 100% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 19 | Valley Gwynedd | B+ | 5 | 33% | 1.2 | 37% |
| 20 | Sandford Dorset | B | 0.3 | 43% | 4.7 | 41% |
| 21 | Meppershall Bedfordshire | B | 2.3 | 83% | 3 | 2% |
| 22 | Welsh Bicknor Gloucestershire | B | 2.7 | 31% | 3.3 | 45% |
| 23 | Dyserth Clwyd | B− | 0.5 | 54% | 3.6 | 22% |
| 24 | Wheaton Aston Staffordshire | B− | 2.6 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
| 25 | Felbridge Surrey | B− | 2 | 80% | 2.4 | 25% |
| 26 | Trelewis Mid Glamorgan | B− | 2.6 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 27 | Uffculme Devon | B− | 2.8 | 86% | 1.3 | 14% |
| 28 | Edenfield Lancashire | B− | 2.7 | 69% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 29 | Rothbury Northumberland | B− | 1 | 76% | 3.8 | 21% |
| 30 | Exning Suffolk | B− | 3.6 | 82% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 31 | Barmouth Gwynedd | B− | 0.5 | 60% | 2 | 53% |
| 32 | Northleach Gloucestershire | B− | 1.5 | 68% | 2.6 | 100% |
| 33 | Ightham Kent | C+ | 2 | 30% | 3 | 56% |
| 34 | Axbridge Somerset | C+ | 1.3 | 72% | 2.8 | 51% |
| 35 | Landkey Devon | C+ | 2.5 | 100% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 36 | Langtoft Lincolnshire | C+ | 2.8 | 100% | 1 | 0% |
| 37 | Read Lancashire | C+ | 1.6 | 71% | 2.5 | 21% |
| 38 | Whitchurch Somerset | C+ | 2.3 | 47% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 39 | Wychbold Worcestershire | C | 2.1 | 100% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 40 | Clenchwarton Norfolk | C | 2.2 | 87% | 0.3 | 3% |
| 41 | West Haddon Northamptonshire | C | 2.3 | 100% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 42 | Goodwick Dyfed | C | 0.2 | 47% | 1.9 | 25% |
| 43 | Marcham Oxfordshire | C | 1.2 | 100% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 44 | Hightown Merseyside | C | 1.7 | 44% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 45 | Barrowby Lincolnshire | C− | 3.5 | 66% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 46 | Keyingham East Riding of Yorkshire | C− | 1.7 | 100% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 47 | Cadnam and Bartley Hampshire | C− | 0.9 | 30% | 2.4 | 79% |
| 48 | Carlton North Yorkshire | C− | 0.7 | 100% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 49 | Pool-in-Wharfedale West Yorkshire | C− | 2.1 | 44% | 1.6 | 7% |
| 50 | Urpeth County Durham | C− | 1.3 | 0% | 4.8 | 0% |
| 51 | Hibaldstow Lincolnshire | C− | 1.7 | 89% | 0.7 | 0% |
| 52 | Stoke Golding Leicestershire | C− | 1.4 | 85% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 53 | Bishop Burton and Cherry Burton East Riding of Yorkshire | C− | 2.5 | 78% | 0.3 | 0% |
| 54 | Baschurch Shropshire | D | 2.3 | 72% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 55 | Curry Rivel Somerset | D | 1.9 | 33% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 56 | Greylees Lincolnshire | D | 1.5 | 79% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 57 | Haxey Lincolnshire | D | 1.6 | 46% | 2 | 0% |
| 58 | Westwoodside Lincolnshire | D− | 1.2 | 33% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 59 | Wilberfoss East Riding of Yorkshire | D− | 0.7 | 69% | 0.3 | 0% |
| 60 | Bottisham Cambridgeshire | D− | 0 | 0% | 1.3 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Goodwick’s built-up area.
5 in 10 Goodwick 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 1,100 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 6 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 336 residents.
National Parks and National Landscapes around Goodwick
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.
Pembrokeshire Coast
25% of the land within 5 km of Goodwick is National Park or National Landscape, more than 81% of UK towns. Pembrokeshire Coast National Park covers 615 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
Goodwick is on the Pembrokeshire Coast Path main route
27 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Goodwick and the kilometre around it, 1.9 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 Pembrokeshire Coast Path main route, a national route, passes Goodwick.
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Public rights of way are only as complete as the map in each area.
A registered historic park in Goodwick
Historic England’s register of parks and gardens, and the listed buildings and scheduled monuments that stand inside Goodwick’s named parks.
A listed building or monument counts when it sits inside the park’s OS Open Greenspace outline (to about 15 m), so a few at the boundary are included. Historic England, National Heritage List for England.
The best walking months in Goodwick: June 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) | 8.2 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 15.7 | 16.7 | 16.3 | 14.6 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 7.8 |
| High (°C) | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
| Rain (mm) | 123 | 91 | 75 | 72 | 68 | 73 | 66 | 83 | 92 | 133 | 148 | 131 |
July is the driest month (66 mm) and August the warmest (highs of 18 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 148 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 15 nights a year. The climate in Goodwick →
The coast and beaches near Goodwick
36% of the area within 5 km of Goodwick is sea. 6 beaches are mapped within 5 km, 3 with a name.
The Pembrokeshire Coast Path main route 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.
6 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 1
Playgrounds 6
Plus 5 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwick | C | 0.2 | 47% | 25% |
| Fishguard 1.2 mi | C+ | 0.8 | 64% | 23% |
Fishguard, 1.2 miles away, grades C+, the best next door: 64% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. Fishguard has at least twice Goodwick’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Goodwick
Is Goodwick near a National Park?
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park reaches the edge of Goodwick. It covers 615 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
What are the best walks near Goodwick?
2 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the village, including the Pembrokeshire Coast Path main route and Pen Anglas Headland Walk, Pembroke.
How many people in Goodwick live near a park?
47% 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 Goodwick?
June to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Which parks in Goodwick are historic?
Fishguard Bay Hotel (Grade II) is on Historic England’s register of parks and gardens.
Is Goodwick good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 1.9 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 26% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 2% (0.2 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 Goodwick’s overall grade.
Where Goodwick’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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