Photo: CapG · CC BY-SA 2.082% of Llangennech’s residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park
The Gower National Landscape begins 3.3 mi from the town’s edge. Footpaths add up to 13 km in the town and the kilometre around it, 1.1 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Llangennech add up to 1.6 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Llangennech grades C for the outdoors: #20 of 23 in Dyfed. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
What kind of outdoors town is Llangennech?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Llangennech’s strongest suit is the Gower National Landscape close by. Where it falls short is footpaths.
Llangennech grades C for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Llangennech, 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.
Llangennech is 44th of 60 UK towns its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 4,100 to 4,400 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Llangennech falls furthest behind on path per km², where 57 of the 59 others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Malling Kent | A+ | 8.7 | 100% | 3.4 | 21% |
| 2 | Telscombe Cliffs East Sussex | A+ | 3 | 58% | 5.1 | 42% |
| 3 | Great Denham Bedfordshire | A | 14.7 | 100% | 5.3 | 0% |
| 4 | Denaby Main South Yorkshire | A | 10.4 | 100% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 5 | Overton Hampshire | A | 3.7 | 92% | 2.5 | 45% |
| 6 | Whittle-le-Woods Lancashire | A− | 7.7 | 91% | 4 | 0% |
| 7 | Loftus North Yorkshire | A− | 1.9 | 90% | 2 | 31% |
| 8 | Exminster Devon | A− | 2.5 | 100% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 9 | Arborfield Garrison Berkshire | A− | 10.4 | 95% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 10 | Stokenchurch Buckinghamshire | A− | 2.3 | 90% | 2.6 | 86% |
| 11 | Hunstanton Norfolk | A− | 3.7 | 71% | 1.4 | 31% |
| 12 | Fairford Gloucestershire | A− | 3.4 | 100% | 1.8 | 17% |
| 13 | Lofthouse and Robin Hood West Yorkshire | B+ | 3.4 | 93% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 14 | Horsford Norfolk | B+ | 6.5 | 97% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 15 | Ratby Leicestershire | B+ | 1.7 | 100% | 4.8 | 0% |
| 16 | Bramley and Wonersh Surrey | B+ | 1.7 | 77% | 3.5 | 59% |
| 17 | Girton Cambridgeshire | B+ | 2.8 | 92% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 18 | Clayton West and Scissett West Yorkshire | B | 1.4 | 100% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 19 | Winchcombe Gloucestershire | B | 2.2 | 60% | 3 | 81% |
| 20 | Brampton Cumbria | B | 2 | 92% | 2.2 | 9% |
| 21 | Bourton-on-the-Water Gloucestershire | B | 0.9 | 79% | 3.3 | 100% |
| 22 | Penrhyn Bay Clwyd | B− | 0.6 | 68% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 23 | Woodford Halse Northamptonshire | B− | 3.6 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 24 | Topsham Devon | B− | 1.9 | 76% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 25 | Easington Lane Tyne and Wear | B− | 0.9 | 100% | 4 | 0% |
| 26 | Wilton Wiltshire | B− | 1.4 | 94% | 1.6 | 45% |
| 27 | Tibshelf Derbyshire | B− | 1.4 | 94% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 28 | Ferndale Mid Glamorgan | B− | 3.6 | 88% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 29 | Woburn Sands Buckinghamshire | C+ | 1.1 | 94% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 30 | Milford on Sea Hampshire | C+ | 1.2 | 50% | 2.1 | 21% |
| 31 | Kessingland Suffolk | C+ | 0.9 | 70% | 1.9 | 19% |
| 32 | Old Tupton Derbyshire | C+ | 2.3 | 73% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 33 | Eaton Bray and Edlesborough Bedfordshire | C+ | 2.6 | 72% | 1.7 | 29% |
| 34 | Backwell Somerset | C+ | 2.3 | 57% | 4.4 | 0% |
| 35 | Sandwich Kent | C+ | 2.1 | 51% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 36 | Sible Hedingham Essex | C+ | 0.9 | 100% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 37 | Knebworth Hertfordshire | C+ | 1.5 | 81% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 38 | Warton (Fylde) Lancashire | C | 1.3 | 92% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 39 | Brundall Norfolk | C | 1.6 | 62% | 2.3 | 20% |
| 40 | Meopham Kent | C | 1.3 | 53% | 2.5 | 35% |
| 41 | Uppingham Rutland | C | 2.2 | 89% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 42 | Branston Lincolnshire | C | 2.1 | 86% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 43 | Long Lawford Warwickshire | C | 1.2 | 91% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 44 | Llangennech Dyfed | C | 1.6 | 82% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 45 | Nelson Gwent | C | 2.1 | 88% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 46 | Cuffley Hertfordshire | C− | 13.6 | 19% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 47 | Ellesmere Shropshire | C− | 12.5 | 54% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 48 | Chudleigh Devon | C− | 0.3 | 83% | 1.4 | 15% |
| 49 | Epworth Lincolnshire | C− | 1.6 | 75% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 50 | Doddington and Wimblington Cambridgeshire | C− | 2.5 | 73% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 51 | Great Ayton North Yorkshire | C− | 0.2 | 48% | 2.2 | 31% |
| 52 | West Kingsdown Kent | D | 0.8 | 28% | 1.6 | 52% |
| 53 | North Weald Bassett Essex | D | 1.4 | 67% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 54 | Shepperton Green Surrey | D | 1.4 | 73% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 55 | Blidworth Nottinghamshire | D | 0.5 | 23% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 56 | Kegworth Leicestershire | D | 0.4 | 54% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 57 | Llantrisant Mid Glamorgan | D− | 0.6 | 42% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 58 | Wheatley Oxfordshire | D− | 0.2 | 34% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 59 | Warboys Cambridgeshire | D− | 0.4 | 67% | 1 | 0% |
| 60 | Pinchbeck Lincolnshire | D− | 1 | 49% | 1 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Llangennech’s built-up area.
How close Llangennech’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).
About 800 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 15 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 285 residents.
The Gower National Landscape is 3.3 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.
Gower
Brecon Beacons
Protected landscape begins just outside the 5 km ring the Outdoors Grade measures, so Llangennech scores 0% on it even though the Gower National Landscape is 3.3 mi away. Brecon Beacons National Park covers 1,350 km² and has been a National Park since 1955.
2 waymarked walks pass through or near Llangennech
13 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Llangennech and the kilometre around it, 1.1 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
2 regional routes pass through, including the St Illtyd's Walk and Heart of Wales Line Trail.
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 Llangennech: 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) | 143 | 103 | 92 | 76 | 78 | 82 | 94 | 105 | 102 | 151 | 152 | 152 |
April is the driest month (76 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 21 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 152 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 30 nights a year. The climate in Llangennech →
Llangennech is near the sea
6% of the area within 5 km of Llangennech is sea.
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.
15 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.
Every named place, with directions
Picnic sites 2
Plus 2 picnic sites without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 15
Plus 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llangennech | C | 1.6 | 82% | 0% |
| Bryn 1.1 mi | B− | 2.9 | 67% | 1% |
| Hendy and Fforest 1.8 mi | C | 2.1 | 100% | 0% |
| Grovesend 2.1 mi | C+ | 3.5 | 100% | 0% |
| Loughor 2.3 mi | C+ | 2.1 | 70% | 6% |
| Gorseinon 2.5 mi | B− | 3.7 | 83% | 2% |
| Pontarddulais 2.5 mi | D | 1.9 | 67% | 0% |
Bryn, 1.1 miles away, grades B−, the best next door: 67% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. Grovesend and Gorseinon have at least twice Llangennech’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Llangennech
Is Llangennech near a National Park?
Yes. Brecon Beacons National Park begins 9.4 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, 3.3 mi away.
What are the best walks near Llangennech?
2 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the St Illtyd's Walk and Heart of Wales Line Trail.
How many people in Llangennech live near a park?
82% 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 Llangennech?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Llangennech good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 1.1 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 8% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 30% (1.6 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 Llangennech’s overall grade.
Where Llangennech’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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