Burry Port, #1 on this list · Photo: David Lewis · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dyfed rankings · Outdoors

Best towns for the outdoors in Dyfed

Burry Port ranks first on outdoors among Dyfed’s 23 towns of 2,500+; 5 of the 23 grade A− or better against UK towns.

The Outdoors Grade, a character grade (not part of the overall): green space per resident, parks within 400 m, National Park or National Landscape within 5 km, footpaths and the coast. The rank across England and Wales sits beside each letter. How grades work

Burry Port

4,966 people

A⁺

Better than 95% of UK towns·#93 of 2,156 in England and Wales

Tenby

4,092 people

Better than 90% of UK towns·#215 of 2,156 in England and Wales

Llanelli

42,143 people

A⁻

Better than 85% of UK towns·#350 of 2,156 in England and Wales

All 23 towns, ranked

Outdoors grade, best first; ranks are the county ranks on each town’s page (T = tied). Military garrison towns and university campuses keep their grades but aren’t ranked. Each rank across England and Wales links to the national list.

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23 towns.

#TownGrade · UK rankCompared with UK towns

1Burry Port4,966 peopleA⁺#93 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 95% of UK towns

2Tenby4,092 peopleA#215 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 90% of UK towns

3Llanelli42,143 peopleA⁻#350 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 85% of UK towns

4Neyland3,250 peopleA⁻#427 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 82% of UK towns

5Saundersfoot2,515 peopleA⁻#555 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 76% of UK towns

6Pembroke7,963 peopleB⁺#608 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 74% of UK towns

7Brynamman2,636 peopleB#1,051 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 56% of UK towns

8Pembroke Dock9,659 peopleB⁻#1,090 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 55% of UK towns

9Tumble4,040 peopleB⁻#1,119 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 53% of UK towns

10Glanaman3,866 peopleB⁻#1,168 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 51% of UK towns

11Aberystwyth14,646 peopleB⁻#1,296 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 45% of UK towns

12Cardigan3,767 peopleB⁻#1,301 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 45% of UK towns

13Fishguard3,422 peopleC⁺#1,375 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 41% of UK towns

14Ammanford8,282 peopleC⁺#1,512 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 35% of UK towns

15Milford Haven14,251 peopleC#1,549 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 33% of UK towns

16Hendy and Fforest2,996 peopleC#1,599 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 31% of UK towns

17Cross Hands and Pen-y-groes6,339 peopleC#1,609 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 30% of UK towns

18Kidwelly2,761 peopleC#1,636 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 29% of UK towns

19Llandybie2,563 peopleC#1,677 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 27% of UK towns

20Llangennech4,278 peopleC#1,722 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 26% of UK towns

21Haverfordwest12,088 peopleC⁻#1,800 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 22% of UK towns

22Lampeter2,505 peopleD#1,946 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 14% of UK towns

23Carmarthen16,448 peopleD#1,985 of 2,156 nationallybetter than 12% of UK towns

Quick answers

Questions people ask

Which town in Dyfed is best for the outdoors?

Burry Port ranks first on outdoors among 23 towns, with an A+: better than 95% of UK towns. Tenby and Llanelli follow.

How are these towns ranked?

The Outdoors Grade, a character grade (not part of the overall): green space per resident, parks within 400 m, National Park or National Landscape within 5 km, footpaths and the coast. The letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

Garrison towns and university campuses aren’t ranked, and towns without the figures this grade needs are counted above. The list covers Dyfed’s towns of 2,500+ with the figure. Smaller places show it on their own pages; every town in Dyfed is on the county page.

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Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.

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Best places to live23 towns · #1 Llangennech Best small towns18 towns · #1 Llangennech Most affordable towns23 towns · #1 Llanelli Safest towns23 towns · #1 Llangennech Healthiest towns23 towns · #1 Saundersfoot Best towns for jobs & income23 towns · #1 Hendy and Fforest Most walkable towns23 towns · #1 Aberystwyth Towns with the lowest flood risk23 towns · #1 Cross Hands and Pen-y-groes Most historic towns23 towns · #1 Tenby Towns with the most civic life23 towns · #1 Lampeter Towns with the highest household incomes23 towns · #1 Hendy and FforestDescribed, no letters Towns with the lowest council tax23 towns · #1 Fishguard and 7 moreDescribed, no letters Towns with the mildest winters23 towns · #1 Milford HavenDescribed, no letters Towns with the warmest summers23 towns · #1 Hendy and Fforest and LlangennechDescribed, no letters Towns with the coolest summers23 towns · #1 FishguardDescribed, no letters Towns with the fewest frosts23 towns · #1 Milford HavenDescribed, no letters Driest towns23 towns · #1 AberystwythDescribed, no letters Wettest towns23 towns · #1 BrynammanDescribed, no letters

Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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