Photo: Humphrey Bolton · CC BY-SA 2.0Llandysul has more park space per resident than nearly 9 in 10 UK towns
Parks and playing fields in Llandysul add up to 5.2 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. 13 km of footpaths run through the village and the kilometre around it, 1.0 for every square kilometre. A park or playing field is within a 5-minute walk for 47% of residents. Llandysul grades C− for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
What kind of outdoors village is Llandysul?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Llandysul’s strongest suit is plenty of park space. Where it falls short is footpaths.
Llandysul grades C− for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Llandysul, 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.
Llandysul is 47th of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,200 to 1,400 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Against villages its size, Llandysul stands out most for park space per resident: only 17 of the other 59 have more. It falls furthest behind on path per km², where 50 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Worrall South Yorkshire | A+ | 3.7 | 100% | 5.4 | 21% |
| 2 | Holybourne Hampshire | A+ | 12.2 | 100% | 2.7 | 23% |
| 3 | Pateley Bridge North Yorkshire | A+ | 2.4 | 100% | 3.4 | 100% |
| 4 | Wolvercote Oxfordshire | A | 32 | 100% | 5.5 | 0% |
| 5 | Crowmarsh Gifford Oxfordshire | A | 8 | 77% | 3.6 | 60% |
| 6 | Pwll Dyfed | A | 21.6 | 64% | 2.6 | 19% |
| 7 | Hurley Berkshire | A | 3.1 | 100% | 2.6 | 36% |
| 8 | Amberley Gloucestershire | A | 13.7 | 0% | 6.3 | 87% |
| 9 | Charmouth Dorset | A | 2.5 | 82% | 2.3 | 63% |
| 10 | Bere Regis Dorset | A | 39.2 | 100% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 11 | Brinscall Lancashire | A | 3.5 | 100% | 4.6 | 0% |
| 12 | Burbage Wiltshire | A | 2.7 | 100% | 1.9 | 100% |
| 13 | Compton Hampshire | A− | 18.8 | 61% | 3.6 | 28% |
| 14 | Upper Caldecote Bedfordshire | A− | 3.7 | 100% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 15 | Bradley Clwyd | A− | 29.9 | 100% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 16 | Blean Kent | A− | 5.9 | 80% | 6.5 | 0% |
| 17 | Govilon Gwent | A− | 2.1 | 80% | 3.4 | 69% |
| 18 | Sherford Devon | A− | 3.2 | 100% | 1.5 | 28% |
| 19 | Auckley South Yorkshire | B+ | 4.9 | 100% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 20 | Riseley Bedfordshire | B+ | 2.4 | 100% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 21 | Layer-de-la-Haye Essex | B+ | 9.5 | 79% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 22 | Marshfield Gloucestershire | B+ | 4.9 | 42% | 2.7 | 99% |
| 23 | Barleythorpe Rutland | B+ | 3.7 | 100% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 24 | Welland Worcestershire | B+ | 1.7 | 100% | 1.9 | 38% |
| 25 | Abbots Bromley Staffordshire | B | 6.9 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 26 | Lidlington Bedfordshire | B | 1.9 | 100% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 27 | Seven Sisters West Glamorgan | B | 7 | 82% | 0.5 | 19% |
| 28 | Lingdale North Yorkshire | B− | 1.4 | 100% | 1.7 | 31% |
| 29 | Burton-in-Kendal Cumbria | B− | 0.6 | 100% | 2.4 | 23% |
| 30 | Blakeney Gloucestershire | B− | 2.1 | 68% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 31 | Burwash East Sussex | B− | 1.5 | 76% | 2.5 | 100% |
| 32 | Pensarn Clwyd | C+ | 13.1 | 45% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 33 | Morton Derbyshire | C+ | 18.3 | 66% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 34 | Belford Northumberland | C+ | 1.2 | 83% | 0.9 | 21% |
| 35 | Perranarworthal Cornwall | C+ | 2.5 | 76% | 1.6 | 19% |
| 36 | Littleton Panell Wiltshire | C+ | 5.3 | 39% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 37 | Stonnall Staffordshire | C+ | 11.5 | 82% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 38 | Claverdon Warwickshire | C+ | 1.2 | 100% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 39 | Stoke Gabriel Devon | C+ | 1.2 | 70% | 1.2 | 30% |
| 40 | North Duffield North Yorkshire | C | 2.6 | 100% | 0.4 | 0% |
| 41 | Quainton Buckinghamshire | C | 3.8 | 69% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 42 | Haughley Suffolk | C | 3 | 71% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 43 | Kislingbury Northamptonshire | C | 8.4 | 26% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 44 | Moretonhampstead Devon | C | 0.6 | 81% | 1.2 | 100% |
| 45 | Winkleigh Devon | C | 1.9 | 100% | 0.2 | 0% |
| 46 | Wingham Kent | C− | 2.2 | 53% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 47 | Llandysul Dyfed | C− | 5.2 | 47% | 1 | 0% |
| 48 | Northborough Cambridgeshire | C− | 1.7 | 68% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 49 | Wooden Dyfed | D | 0.1 | 0% | 0.4 | 18% |
| 50 | Heddon-on-the-Wall Northumberland | D | 0.6 | 70% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 51 | Staindrop County Durham | D | 1.4 | 82% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 52 | Hockwold cum Wilton Norfolk | D | 1.6 | 75% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 53 | Appleby Magna Leicestershire | D | 1.7 | 46% | 2 | 0% |
| 54 | Byfield Northamptonshire | D | 1.9 | 48% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 55 | Hauxton Cambridgeshire | D− | 1.3 | 55% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 56 | Brandesburton East Riding of Yorkshire | D− | 2.2 | 0% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 57 | Deeping St Nicholas Lincolnshire | D− | 0.7 | 80% | 0 | 0% |
| 58 | Hunger Hill Greater Manchester | D− | 0 | 0% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 59 | Kilsby Northamptonshire | D− | 0.5 | 50% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 60 | Witheridge Devon | D− | 0.5 | 36% | 1 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Llandysul’s built-up area.
5 in 10 Llandysul 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 700 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 4 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 330 residents.
The Pembrokeshire Coast National Park is 15 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.
Pembrokeshire Coast
Brecon Beacons
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park covers 615 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
Footpaths in and around Llandysul
13 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Llandysul and the kilometre around it, 1.0 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0).
No named walking route is mapped within 2 km of Llandysul; 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 Llandysul: 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 | 13.8 | 15.7 | 16.7 | 16.3 | 14.6 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 7.8 |
| High (°C) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 167 | 119 | 99 | 86 | 80 | 91 | 102 | 112 | 109 | 174 | 174 | 182 |
May is the driest month (80 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 19 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 182 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 39 nights a year. The climate in Llandysul →
4 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
Llandysul 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
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 4
Plus 2 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.
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llandysul | C− | 5.2 | 47% | 0% |
| Pencader 3.5 mi | D− | 1.2 | 30% | 0% |
| Newcastle Emlyn 6.7 mi | B− | 5.9 | 100% | 0% |
| Llanybydder 7.1 mi | D | 2.2 | 60% | 0% |
| Lampeter 11.0 mi | D | 1.5 | 88% | 0% |
| New Quay 11.4 mi | D | 1.2 | 30% | 0% |
| Aberporth 11.7 mi | D | 0.6 | 38% | 0% |
Newcastle Emlyn, 6.7 miles away, grades B−, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Llandysul
Is Llandysul near a National Park?
Yes. Pembrokeshire Coast National Park begins 15 mi west of the village’s edge. It covers 615 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
What is the nearest beach to Llandysul?
Traeth Penbryn Beach, 9.4 mi from the edge of the village, then Traeth Bach (9.5 mi). Llandysul itself is inland.
How many people in Llandysul 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 Llandysul?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Llandysul good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 1.0 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 7% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 88% (5.2 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 Llandysul’s overall grade.
Where Llandysul’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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