Photo: Jessica Aidley · CC BY-SA 2.0Almost everyone in Trinant lives within a 5-minute walk of a park
The Brecon Beacons National Park begins 5.1 mi from the village’s edge. 9 km of footpaths run through the village and the kilometre around it, 1.5 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Trinant add up to 2.5 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Trinant grades C+ for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
What kind of outdoors village is Trinant?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Trinant’s strongest suit is parks close to every home, followed by the Brecon Beacons National Park close by. Where it falls short is footpaths.
Trinant grades C+ for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Trinant, 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.
Trinant is 28th of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,400 to 1,600 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Against villages its size, Trinant stands out most for homes near a park: none of the other 59 has more. It falls furthest behind on path per km², where 37 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chambercombe Devon | A+ | 8.7 | 100% | 2.8 | 29% |
| 2 | Ashurst Wood West Sussex | A+ | 4 | 100% | 3.4 | 81% |
| 3 | Heathfield Devon | A+ | 20.4 | 100% | 3 | 30% |
| 4 | Charlton Down Dorset | A | 4 | 100% | 2.3 | 58% |
| 5 | Ewhurst Surrey | A | 4.3 | 76% | 4.6 | 46% |
| 6 | Gargrave North Yorkshire | A | 5.2 | 100% | 1.9 | 41% |
| 7 | Denham Buckinghamshire | A− | 5.7 | 100% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 8 | Knowle Hampshire | A− | 2 | 100% | 3.1 | 7% |
| 9 | Hale Cheshire | A− | 4.8 | 100% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 10 | Littleton Hampshire | A− | 7.8 | 100% | 1.1 | 10% |
| 11 | Twyford Hampshire | A− | 6.8 | 49% | 3.3 | 44% |
| 12 | Temple Cloud Somerset | B+ | 2.6 | 77% | 3.9 | 15% |
| 13 | Caer-went Gwent | B+ | 1.8 | 100% | 0.8 | 8% |
| 14 | Great Bowden Leicestershire | B+ | 6.1 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 15 | Offenham Worcestershire | B+ | 2.4 | 100% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 16 | Kensworth Bedfordshire | B | 1.8 | 79% | 3 | 59% |
| 17 | Burford Oxfordshire | B | 3.5 | 84% | 1.2 | 53% |
| 18 | Sturminster Marshall Dorset | B | 2 | 100% | 1.4 | 30% |
| 19 | Pont Rhyd-y-cyff Mid Glamorgan | B | 4.9 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 20 | South Godstone Surrey | B | 2 | 100% | 1.8 | 5% |
| 21 | Houghton Cumbria | B | 1.7 | 100% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 22 | Wingrave Buckinghamshire | B− | 3.7 | 100% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 23 | Kingstone Herefordshire | B− | 3.1 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 24 | Kibblesworth Tyne and Wear | B− | 2.5 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 25 | Foxhole Cornwall | B− | 2.9 | 100% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 26 | Collingtree and Milton Malsor Northamptonshire | B− | 4.9 | 83% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 27 | Carharrack Cornwall | C+ | 0.7 | 80% | 4.2 | 2% |
| 28 | Trinant Gwent | C+ | 2.5 | 100% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 29 | Nether Stowey Somerset | C+ | 1.9 | 18% | 3 | 39% |
| 30 | Langley Vale Surrey | C+ | 0.8 | 53% | 5.5 | 7% |
| 31 | Gretton Northamptonshire | C+ | 2.3 | 100% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 32 | Nether Heyford Northamptonshire | C+ | 1.4 | 100% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 33 | Bassingham Lincolnshire | C+ | 2.2 | 100% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 34 | Sibsey Lincolnshire | C | 2.4 | 100% | 0.2 | 0% |
| 35 | Connor Downs Cornwall | C | 0.5 | 79% | 0.7 | 8% |
| 36 | Geddington Northamptonshire | C | 3 | 82% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 37 | Barton Lancashire | C | 2.6 | 47% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 38 | Eythorne Kent | C | 0.5 | 79% | 2.5 | 9% |
| 39 | Horndon on the Hill Essex | C | 3.5 | 81% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 40 | Freeland Oxfordshire | C | 1.4 | 53% | 2.6 | 17% |
| 41 | Waresley Worcestershire | C | 1.7 | 100% | 1 | 0% |
| 42 | Alveley Shropshire | C− | 5.4 | 51% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 43 | Hartwell Northamptonshire | C− | 1.2 | 59% | 3.9 | 0% |
| 44 | Silverton Devon | C− | 1 | 100% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 45 | Denbury Devon | C− | 2.8 | 24% | 0.7 | 3% |
| 46 | Greens Norton Northamptonshire | C− | 1.2 | 66% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 47 | Pontyberem Dyfed | C− | 4.7 | 58% | 0.4 | 0% |
| 48 | North Somercotes Lincolnshire | D | 1.7 | 44% | 0.7 | 0% |
| 49 | Cawood North Yorkshire | D | 1.9 | 60% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 50 | Braunston Northamptonshire | D | 1.8 | 50% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 51 | Croft Cheshire | D | 1.1 | 79% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 52 | Oakington Cambridgeshire | D | 2.1 | 52% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 53 | Stockton Warwickshire | D | 1.5 | 44% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 54 | Newton-with-Scales Lancashire | D | 1.4 | 76% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 55 | Badersfield Norfolk | D− | 0.3 | 53% | 1 | 2% |
| 56 | Gayton Norfolk | D− | 1.6 | 62% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 57 | Sturton by Stow Lincolnshire | D− | 1.7 | 41% | 1 | 0% |
| 58 | Tilney St Lawrence Norfolk | D− | 1.5 | 53% | 0.3 | 0% |
| 59 | South Broomhill Northumberland | D− | 0 | 0% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 60 | Great Bricett Suffolk | D− | 1.2 | 0% | 1.4 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Trinant’s built-up area.
How close Trinant’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).
Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 11 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 137 residents.
The Brecon Beacons National Park is 5.1 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.
Brecon Beacons
Protected landscape begins just outside the 5 km ring the Outdoors Grade measures, so Trinant scores 0% on it even though the Brecon Beacons National Park is 5.1 mi away. Brecon Beacons National Park covers 1,350 km² and has been a National Park since 1955.
Footpaths in and around Trinant
9 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Trinant and the kilometre around it, 1.5 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0).
No named walking route is mapped within 2 km of Trinant; 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 Trinant: 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
| Rain (mm) | 165 | 131 | 110 | 96 | 102 | 93 | 102 | 117 | 119 | 183 | 169 | 192 |
June is the driest month (93 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 20 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 192 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 48 nights a year. The climate in Trinant →
11 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
Trinant 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.
Up high. Mynydd Pen-Y-Fan, at 407 m, is the highest named top within 2 km of Trinant.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 1
Playgrounds 11
Plus 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinant | C+ | 2.5 | 100% | 0% |
| Llanhilleth 0.6 mi | D | 1.3 | 71% | 0% |
| Swffryd 1.3 mi | D− | 1.4 | 17% | 0% |
| Oakdale 1.8 mi | C+ | 5.2 | 79% | 0% |
| Newbridge 1.9 mi | C | 2.2 | 94% | 0% |
| Abertillery 2.5 mi | C | 2.4 | 69% | 0% |
| Markham 2.6 mi | D− | 0.1 | 0% | 0% |
Trinant grades higher for the outdoors than every neighbour in the table. Oakdale has at least twice Trinant’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Trinant
Is Trinant near a National Park?
Yes. Brecon Beacons National Park begins 5.1 mi east of the village’s edge. It covers 1,350 km² and has been a National Park since 1955.
What is the nearest beach to Trinant?
The Bendricks, 20 mi from the edge of the village, then Sugar Loaf Beach (21 mi). Trinant itself is inland.
How many people in Trinant live near a park?
100% 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 Trinant?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Trinant good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 1.5 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 17% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 58% (2.5 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 Trinant’s overall grade.
Where Trinant’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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