Llanelli’s biggestHistoric park · Grade II
Parc Howard
Park or garden
12 ha (29 acres)2.4 km of path
30 minto walk all 2.4 km of path
16 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.5 mi north-westfrom the centre
3 listed
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Stephen McKay · CC BY-SA 2.0A−Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in Llanelli · parks, paths & countryside
Llanelli is on the coast
The sea makes up 22% of the area within 5 km. The Gower National Landscape begins 0.7 mi from the town’s edge. Footpaths add up to 102 km in the town and the kilometre around it, 2.4 for every square kilometre. Llanelli grades A− for the outdoors: #3 of 23 in Dyfed. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
2.3 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
85%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
102 km
2.4 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
18%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Gower National Landscape
The sea
22%
of the area within 5 km
A coastal town
Character
What kind of outdoors town is Llanelli?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
On the coast22% of the area within 5 km is sea; 3 beaches mapped.Countryside close byThe Gower National Landscape starts 0.7 mi south-west.Historic parks2 registered historic parks and gardens, including Parc Howard.
Llanelli’s strongest suit is the sea, followed by the Gower National Landscape close by.
Outdoors grade
Llanelli grades A− for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Llanelli, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
A−
Better than 85% of UK towns#3 of 23 in Dyfed · 12th of 60 UK towns its size
Public green space2.3 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
54out of
100
100
A park within a walk85%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
57out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape18%of the land within 5 km
76out of
100
100
Footpaths2.4 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
42out of
100
100
The sea22%of the area within 5 km
90out 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
Llanelli is 12th of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 36,600 to 48,400 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
Llanelli2.4
Towns its size3.7
Dyfed towns1.2
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Llanelli2.3
Towns its size2.4
Dyfed towns2.2
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Llanelli85%
Towns its size83%
Dyfed towns74%
All UK towns83%
Llanelli falls furthest behind on path per km², where 50 of the 59 others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Havant Hampshire | A+ | 3.6 | 84% | 5.8 | 30% |
| 2 | Wrexham Clwyd | A | 3.8 | 92% | 3.9 | 2% |
| 3 | Salisbury Wiltshire | A | 2.7 | 94% | 3.9 | 22% |
| 4 | Aldershot Hampshire | A | 3.4 | 77% | 6.3 | 17% |
| 5 | Wallsend Tyne and Wear | A | 6 | 93% | 5.7 | 0% |
| 6 | Merthyr Tydfil Mid Glamorgan | A | 3.3 | 89% | 3.2 | 29% |
| 7 | Haywards Heath West Sussex | A | 2.4 | 84% | 4.2 | 44% |
| 8 | Bexhill-on-Sea East Sussex | A | 1.7 | 83% | 3.4 | 13% |
| 9 | Ilkeston Derbyshire | A | 3.7 | 98% | 5 | 0% |
| 10 | Bletchley Buckinghamshire | A | 4.1 | 91% | 5.9 | 0% |
| 11 | Eastleigh Hampshire | A− | 3 | 76% | 4.9 | 17% |
| 12 | Llanelli Dyfed | A− | 2.3 | 85% | 2.4 | 18% |
| 13 | Trowbridge Wiltshire | A− | 2.3 | 91% | 4.3 | 3% |
| 14 | Chorley Lancashire | A− | 5 | 88% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 15 | Bamber Bridge Lancashire | A− | 6.4 | 88% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 16 | Hoddesdon Hertfordshire | A− | 6.5 | 82% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 17 | Leyland Lancashire | B+ | 4.6 | 91% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 18 | Cheshunt Hertfordshire | B+ | 4.8 | 79% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 19 | Newbury Berkshire | B+ | 1.9 | 81% | 3.3 | 50% |
| 20 | Hatfield Hertfordshire | B+ | 2.8 | 84% | 5.5 | 0% |
| 21 | West Molesey Surrey | B+ | 4.4 | 80% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 22 | Fleet Hampshire | B+ | 3.3 | 79% | 5.5 | 0% |
| 23 | Bridgwater Somerset | B+ | 1.9 | 86% | 3.7 | 2% |
| 24 | Aberdare Mid Glamorgan | B+ | 4.6 | 84% | 1.8 | 19% |
| 25 | Rowley Regis West Midlands | B+ | 4.1 | 71% | 5.5 | 0% |
| 26 | Batley West Yorkshire | B+ | 2.7 | 94% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 27 | Cwmbrân Gwent | B+ | 2.1 | 84% | 3.7 | 1% |
| 28 | Middleton Greater Manchester | B+ | 3.5 | 80% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 29 | Leigh Greater Manchester | B | 5.3 | 77% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 30 | Arnold Nottinghamshire | B | 3 | 81% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 31 | Whitley Bay Tyne and Wear | B | 1.9 | 82% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 32 | Warwick Warwickshire | B | 3 | 85% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 33 | Bishop's Stortford Hertfordshire | B | 2.3 | 80% | 6.8 | 0% |
| 34 | Ramsgate Kent | B | 1.2 | 89% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 35 | Borehamwood Hertfordshire | B | 1.8 | 97% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 36 | Prescot Merseyside | B | 3.5 | 94% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 37 | Bicester Oxfordshire | B | 2.1 | 99% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 38 | Blyth Northumberland | B | 1.6 | 83% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 39 | Castleford West Yorkshire | B | 2.3 | 92% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 40 | Fareham Hampshire | B | 1.1 | 48% | 4 | 2% |
| 41 | Chadderton Greater Manchester | B | 1.9 | 87% | 4.6 | 0% |
| 42 | Redcar North Yorkshire | B− | 2.6 | 79% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 43 | Bury St Edmunds Suffolk | B− | 3 | 78% | 3.4 | 0% |
| 44 | Oldbury West Midlands | B− | 3 | 68% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 45 | Eccles Greater Manchester | B− | 2.7 | 93% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 46 | Lytham St Anne's Lancashire | B− | 2.4 | 83% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 47 | Canvey Island Essex | B− | 1.5 | 86% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 48 | Braintree Essex | B− | 1.7 | 89% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 49 | Tipton West Midlands | B− | 1.9 | 79% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 50 | Camberley Surrey | C+ | 2 | 73% | 4.8 | 0% |
| 51 | Leighton Buzzard Bedfordshire | C+ | 1.5 | 85% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 52 | Urmston Greater Manchester | C+ | 1.7 | 79% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 53 | King's Lynn Norfolk | C+ | 1.3 | 80% | 2.2 | 23% |
| 54 | Neath West Glamorgan | C | 2 | 80% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 55 | Long Eaton Derbyshire | C | 1.8 | 74% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 56 | Kirkby Merseyside | C | 2.2 | 87% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 57 | Grays Essex | C | 1.2 | 83% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 58 | Boston Lincolnshire | C− | 2.1 | 78% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 59 | Worksop Nottinghamshire | C− | 1.3 | 75% | 3 | 0% |
| 60 | Grantham Lincolnshire | D | 0.9 | 69% | 2.7 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Llanelli’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 Llanelli
The biggest is Parc Howard, 12 ha (29 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
All 7 named parks by size: 28 ha (68 acres) and 5 km of path
Parks & gardens 21 haPlaying fields 6.9 ha
The two biggest, Parc Howard and Parc Arfordirol y Mileniwm, are 72% of the named green space and carry 4 km of path between them. 3 of the 7 are under 2 ha: small gardens, play spaces and pitches.
Parc Arfordirol y Mileniwm
Park or garden
8.2 ha (20 acres)2.0 km of path
25 minto walk all 2 km of path
11 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
1.4 mi south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
King George's Field
Playing field
3.8 ha (9 acres)
5 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.8 mi northfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Bynea Rugby Football Club
Playing field
2.5 ha (6 acres)
4 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
1.9 mi eastfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Spring Gardens
Park or garden
0.6 ha (2 acres)0.4 km of path
0.7 mi westfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Parc Havelock
Playing field
0.6 ha (1 acres)0.4 km of path
1.1 mi southfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Bryn Yard Amenity Area
Park or garden
0.3 ha (1 acres)
0.9 mi southfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home
9 in 10 Llanelli 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).
Within 400 m (85%)Further (15%)
Llanelli85%
Towns its size83%
Dyfed towns74%
All UK towns83%
About 6,000 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 45 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 937 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The Gower National Landscape is 0.7 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
Gower
0.7 mi south-west187 km²since 195618% of the land within 5 km
National Park
Brecon Beacons
11 mi north-east1,350 km²since 1955
18% of the land within 5 km of Llanelli is National Park or National Landscape, more than 76% of UK towns. Brecon Beacons National Park covers 1,350 km² and has been a National Park since 1955.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
2 waymarked walks pass through or near Llanelli
102 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Llanelli and the kilometre around it, 2.4 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
Heart of Wales Line Trail14.0 km
St Illtyd's Walk12.6 km
2 regional routes pass through, including the Heart of Wales Line Trail and St Illtyd's Walk.
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Public rights of way are only as complete as the map in each area.
History along the way
2 historic parks, and what stands in them
Historic England’s register of parks and gardens, and the listed buildings and scheduled monuments that stand inside Llanelli’s named parks.
Registered park · Grade II
Parc Howard
12 ha. A registered historic park (Grade II). 3 listed structures and monuments stand inside it or at its edge.
IIBandstand in grounds of Parc HowardIIParc Howard Mansion (Museum & Art Gallery)IITwo sets of Gates, Gatepiers & Railings to Parc Howard
Registered · Grade IIStradey Castle1.3 ha
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.
When to get out
The best walking months in Llanelli: 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) | 8.3 | 9.9 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 15.6 | 16.6 | 16.2 | 14.6 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 7.8 |
| High (°C) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 9 |
| Rain (mm) | 132 | 94 | 85 | 73 | 74 | 79 | 90 | 100 | 96 | 141 | 140 | 139 |
April is the driest month (73 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 21 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 141 mm of rain falls in October, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 30 nights a year. The climate in Llanelli →
The coast
The coast and beaches near Llanelli
22% of the area within 5 km of Llanelli is sea. 3 beaches are mapped within 5 km, 1 with a name.
Tywyn Bâch1.5 mi from town
DirectionsSea: 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.
Things to do
3 viewpoints and 45 playgrounds
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.
3Viewpoints1.5× towns its size3Nature reserves2.7× towns its size1Picnic sites45Playgroundsabout the same as towns its size7Slipways
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 3
Plus 3 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Nature reserves 3
Morfa Berwig Local Nature Reserve14 ha · 0.2 mi from town
DirectionsLlanelli Wetland Centre113 ha · 0.5 mi from town
DirectionsPwll Lagoon Local Nature Reserve5.1 ha · 1.1 mi from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 45
Clos yr Ysgol Play Areain town
DirectionsLlundain Fach Play Areain town
DirectionsOld Road School Nature's Denin town
DirectionsFlamingo Bay Play Area0.4 mi from town
DirectionsWater Vole City0.6 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 40 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Slipways 7
Plus 7 slipways 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.
BrynPwllLlangennechPen-clawddLoughorBurry PortLlanelli
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llanelli | A− | 2.3 | 85% | 18% |
| Bryn 2.0 mi | B− | 2.9 | 67% | 1% |
| Pwll 2.3 mi | A | 21.6 | 64% | 19% |
| Llangennech 2.8 mi | C | 1.6 | 82% | 0% |
| Pen-clawdd 3.5 mi | A | 4.0 | 100% | 42% |
| Loughor 3.8 mi | C+ | 2.1 | 70% | 6% |
| Burry Port 4.4 mi | A+ | 11.8 | 75% | 17% |
Burry Port, 4.4 miles away, grades A+, the best next door: 75% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. Pwll and Burry Port have at least twice Llanelli’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Llanelli
What is the biggest park in Llanelli?
Parc Howard, 12 ha (29 acres), with 2.4 km of path. Parc Arfordirol y Mileniwm (8.2 ha) is second. 7 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Llanelli near a National Park?
Yes. Brecon Beacons National Park begins 11 mi north-east of the town’s edge. It covers 1,350 km² and has been a National Park since 1955. The nearest protected landscape of any kind is the Gower National Landscape, 0.7 mi away.
What are the best walks near Llanelli?
2 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the Heart of Wales Line Trail and St Illtyd's Walk. Parc Howard alone has 2.4 km of path.
How many people in Llanelli live near a park?
85% 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 Llanelli?
May 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 Llanelli are historic?
Parc Howard (Grade II) and Stradey Castle (Grade II) are on Historic England’s register of parks and gardens.
Is Llanelli good for walking?
About average for paths: 2.4 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 42% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 54% (2.3 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 Llanelli’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Llanelli’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.