Photo: Llywelyn2000 · CC BY-SA 4.0New Quay is on the coast
The sea makes up 48% of the area within 5 km. 30% of residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park or playing field. Footpaths add up to 15 km in the village and the kilometre around it, 1.3 for every square kilometre. New Quay grades D for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
What kind of outdoors village is New Quay?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
New Quay’s strongest suit is the sea. Where it falls short is footpaths.
New Quay grades D for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is New Quay, 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.
New Quay is 50th of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,000 to 1,100 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
New Quay falls furthest behind on homes near a park, where 46 of the 59 others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grove Dorset | A+ | 6 | 100% | 8.7 | 0% |
| 2 | Lizard Cornwall | A+ | 2.3 | 100% | 3.3 | 30% |
| 3 | Uplyme Devon | A+ | 2.4 | 100% | 3 | 61% |
| 4 | Blagdon Somerset | A | 3.3 | 100% | 2.9 | 62% |
| 5 | Colney Heath Hertfordshire | A | 8.7 | 100% | 7.4 | 0% |
| 6 | Abingworth West Sussex | A | 6.1 | 100% | 2.7 | 27% |
| 7 | Newnham Gloucestershire | A | 4.2 | 100% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 8 | Aberaeron Dyfed | A | 6.1 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 9 | Shorne Kent | A | 28.3 | 23% | 3.4 | 24% |
| 10 | Silverdale Lancashire | A | 2.3 | 46% | 3.9 | 76% |
| 11 | Misterton Somerset | A | 2.5 | 100% | 2.9 | 35% |
| 12 | North Curry Somerset | A | 6.2 | 100% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 13 | Godshill Isle of Wight | A | 2.1 | 100% | 2.7 | 53% |
| 14 | Chedgrave Norfolk | A− | 3 | 100% | 1.7 | 26% |
| 15 | Plumpton Green East Sussex | A− | 4.6 | 54% | 3.6 | 37% |
| 16 | Ardleigh Essex | A− | 3.2 | 100% | 1.5 | 21% |
| 17 | Hyde Heath Buckinghamshire | B+ | 5.4 | 68% | 2.1 | 81% |
| 18 | Crowlas Cornwall | B+ | 3.3 | 73% | 1.1 | 23% |
| 19 | Llangynidr Powys | B+ | 2.4 | 65% | 3.2 | 100% |
| 20 | Loddiswell Devon | B+ | 2.1 | 100% | 1.3 | 53% |
| 21 | Five Ash Down East Sussex | B+ | 2.8 | 0% | 4.1 | 43% |
| 22 | Avening Gloucestershire | B | 0.9 | 100% | 2.3 | 97% |
| 23 | Morchard Bishop Devon | B | 2.6 | 100% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 24 | Flamstead Hertfordshire | B | 2.1 | 82% | 2.7 | 33% |
| 25 | Llanymynech Shropshire | B | 2 | 100% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 26 | Minley Hampshire | B− | 5.7 | 0% | 6.5 | 0% |
| 27 | High Shincliffe County Durham | B− | 0.5 | 100% | 4.6 | 0% |
| 28 | Carleton-in-Craven North Yorkshire | C+ | 0.4 | 100% | 2.3 | 10% |
| 29 | St Newlyn East Cornwall | C+ | 3 | 100% | 0.7 | 0% |
| 30 | Little Waltham Essex | C+ | 2.3 | 63% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 31 | Weston Staffordshire | C+ | 1.3 | 100% | 1 | 4% |
| 32 | Simister Greater Manchester | C | 16.6 | 0% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 33 | Warmington Northamptonshire | C | 1.6 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
| 34 | Little Melton Norfolk | C | 4.2 | 72% | 2 | 0% |
| 35 | Hilton Cambridgeshire | C | 6.8 | 70% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 36 | Huby (Hambleton) North Yorkshire | C | 2.4 | 75% | 1.5 | 2% |
| 37 | Upper Bucklebury Berkshire | C | 0.1 | 0% | 4 | 48% |
| 38 | Elswick Lancashire | C | 1.8 | 100% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 39 | Freethorpe Norfolk | C− | 2.3 | 26% | 0.7 | 61% |
| 40 | Kimbolton Cambridgeshire | C− | 2.4 | 50% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 41 | Ansley Warwickshire | C− | 1.8 | 64% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 42 | Ewyas Harold Herefordshire | C− | 2.1 | 55% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 43 | Hoylandswaine South Yorkshire | C− | 1.4 | 60% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 44 | Stebbing Essex | C− | 2.4 | 70% | 2 | 0% |
| 45 | Marchwiel Clwyd | C− | 1.1 | 100% | 1 | 0% |
| 46 | Castle Hedingham Essex | C− | 1.7 | 52% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 47 | Tolleshunt Knights Essex | C− | 3.4 | 41% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 48 | Surfleet Lincolnshire | C− | 4.2 | 0% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 49 | Scole Norfolk | C− | 2.1 | 51% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 50 | New Quay Dyfed | D | 1.2 | 30% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 51 | Skidby East Riding of Yorkshire | D | 2.8 | 56% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 52 | Snitterfield Warwickshire | D | 2.4 | 63% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 53 | Hevingham Norfolk | D | 1.8 | 0% | 2 | 0% |
| 54 | Waltham on the Wolds Leicestershire | D | 2 | 23% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 55 | Horsham St Faith Norfolk | D | 0.9 | 52% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 56 | Henham Essex | D | 0 | 0% | 3 | 0% |
| 57 | Methwold Norfolk | D− | 1.8 | 61% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 58 | Pencader Dyfed | D− | 1.2 | 30% | 0.1 | 0% |
| 59 | Wainfleet St Mary Lincolnshire | D− | 0.1 | 0% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 60 | Ranby Nottinghamshire | D− | 0 | 0% | 0.8 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is New Quay’s built-up area.
3 in 10 New Quay 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; 5 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 209 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
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park covers 615 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
1 waymarked walk passes through or near New Quay
15 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in New Quay and the kilometre around it, 1.3 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 New Quay: 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 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 7.7 |
| High (°C) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 120 | 94 | 79 | 71 | 72 | 78 | 85 | 97 | 91 | 141 | 150 | 142 |
April is the driest month (71 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 19 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 150 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 27 nights a year. The climate in New Quay →
The coast and beaches near New Quay
48% of the area within 5 km of New Quay is sea. 11 beaches are mapped within 5 km, 7 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 viewpoints and 5 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 3
Plus 3 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 5
Plus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Slipways 1
Plus 1 slipway 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.
Aberaeron, 4.5 miles away, grades A, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. Aberaeron and Llandysul have at least twice New Quay’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in New Quay
Is New Quay 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 are the best walks near New Quay?
1 waymarked walking route passes within 2 km of the village, including the Ceredigion Coast Path.
How many people in New Quay live near a park?
30% 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 New Quay?
June to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is New Quay good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 1.3 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 12% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 19% (1.2 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 New Quay’s overall grade.
Where New Quay’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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