Photo: John Baker · CC BY-SA 2.0Cemaes is on the coast
The sea makes up 40% of the area within 5 km. The Ynys Mon/anglesey National Landscape reaches the edge of Cemaes. Parks and playing fields in Cemaes add up to 5.0 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Cemaes grades A+ for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
What kind of outdoors village is Cemaes?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Cemaes’ strongest suit is the sea, followed by parks close to every home. Where it falls short is footpaths.
Cemaes grades A+ for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Cemaes, 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.
Cemaes is 5th 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.
Against villages its size, Cemaes stands out most for park space per resident: only 10 of the other 59 have more. It falls furthest behind on path per km², where 43 of the 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 | Totternhoe Bedfordshire | A+ | 9.6 | 100% | 4.9 | 26% |
| 3 | Winchelsea Beach East Sussex | A+ | 4.9 | 100% | 1.9 | 45% |
| 4 | East Challow Oxfordshire | A+ | 4.9 | 100% | 3.6 | 44% |
| 5 | Cemaes Gwynedd | A+ | 5 | 100% | 1.3 | 14% |
| 6 | Abingworth West Sussex | A | 6.1 | 100% | 2.7 | 27% |
| 7 | Bellingham Northumberland | A | 8.6 | 100% | 1.8 | 57% |
| 8 | Shorne Kent | A | 28.3 | 23% | 3.4 | 24% |
| 9 | Misterton Somerset | A | 2.5 | 100% | 2.9 | 35% |
| 10 | Godshill Isle of Wight | A | 2.1 | 100% | 2.7 | 53% |
| 11 | Wivelsfield Green East Sussex | B+ | 1.7 | 100% | 3 | 11% |
| 12 | North Chailey East Sussex | B+ | 4.5 | 48% | 4.1 | 18% |
| 13 | Langenhoe and Abberton Essex | B+ | 2.3 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
| 14 | Llangynidr Powys | B+ | 2.4 | 65% | 3.2 | 100% |
| 15 | Loddiswell Devon | B+ | 2.1 | 100% | 1.3 | 53% |
| 16 | Thornwood Common Essex | B+ | 6.1 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 17 | Clyst Honiton Devon | B+ | 8 | 83% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 18 | Olveston Gloucestershire | B | 0.7 | 100% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 19 | Thornton Leicestershire | B | 13.7 | 50% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 20 | Whitwell Hertfordshire | B | 2.4 | 100% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 21 | Levens Cumbria | B | 0.8 | 100% | 2.1 | 53% |
| 22 | Llanymynech Shropshire | B | 2 | 100% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 23 | Great Amwell Hertfordshire | B− | 5.7 | 0% | 5.5 | 0% |
| 24 | Winteringham Lincolnshire | B− | 1.7 | 100% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 25 | Hooley Surrey | B− | 1.7 | 67% | 3.4 | 18% |
| 26 | King's Bromley Staffordshire | B− | 3.4 | 100% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 27 | Derry Hill and Studley Wiltshire | C+ | 1.2 | 100% | 1.7 | 1% |
| 28 | St Newlyn East Cornwall | C+ | 3 | 100% | 0.7 | 0% |
| 29 | St Dogmaels Dyfed | C+ | 1.4 | 71% | 1.1 | 23% |
| 30 | Bethersden Kent | C+ | 2.4 | 100% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 31 | Hill Ridware Staffordshire | C+ | 1.3 | 100% | 1.2 | 7% |
| 32 | Little Waltham Essex | C+ | 2.3 | 63% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 33 | Bempton East Riding of Yorkshire | C | 0.6 | 100% | 0.2 | 0% |
| 34 | Upper Bucklebury Berkshire | C | 0.1 | 0% | 4 | 48% |
| 35 | Clifton Lancashire | C | 1.8 | 100% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 36 | Scorton North Yorkshire | C | 1.5 | 100% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 37 | Hurst Berkshire | C− | 5.1 | 68% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 38 | Ewyas Harold Herefordshire | C− | 2.1 | 55% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 39 | Hoylandswaine South Yorkshire | C− | 1.4 | 60% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 40 | Marchwiel Clwyd | C− | 1.1 | 100% | 1 | 0% |
| 41 | Swarthmoor Cumbria | C− | 0.2 | 79% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 42 | Scole Norfolk | C− | 2.1 | 51% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 43 | Llangeinor Mid Glamorgan | C− | 3.1 | 62% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 44 | Loxwood West Sussex | D | 0 | 0% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 45 | Sutton St James Lincolnshire | D | 0.1 | 100% | 0.6 | 0% |
| 46 | Marshland St James Norfolk | D | 3.5 | 0% | 0.4 | 0% |
| 47 | Besthorpe Norfolk | D | 1.5 | 72% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 48 | Barnack Cambridgeshire | D | 1.6 | 26% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 49 | Northop Clwyd | D | 1.6 | 70% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 50 | Shadoxhurst Kent | D | 1.8 | 44% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 51 | Hevingham Norfolk | D | 1.8 | 0% | 2 | 0% |
| 52 | Waltham on the Wolds Leicestershire | D | 2 | 23% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 53 | Overton Lancashire | D | 0.1 | 0% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 54 | Sutton Norfolk | D− | 0 | 0% | 1 | 29% |
| 55 | Wawne East Riding of Yorkshire | D− | 1 | 0% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 56 | Foulsham Norfolk | D− | 1.4 | 29% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 57 | Mendlesham Suffolk | D− | 0.1 | 0% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 58 | Stockton on the Forest North Yorkshire | D− | 0.2 | 0% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 59 | Ranby Nottinghamshire | D− | 0 | 0% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 60 | Prees Shropshire | D− | 0.1 | 0% | 0.6 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Cemaes’ built-up area.
Everyone in Cemaes lives 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).
Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 4 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 256 residents.
National Parks and National Landscapes around Cemaes
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.
Ynys Mon/anglesey
14% of the land within 5 km of Cemaes is National Park or National Landscape, more than 74% of UK towns.
1 waymarked walk passes through or near Cemaes
10 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Cemaes 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 Isle of Anglesey Coastal 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 Cemaes: 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) | 8.0 | 9.7 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.9 | 17.0 | 16.5 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.5 | 7.5 |
| High (°C) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
| Rain (mm) | 98 | 76 | 81 | 64 | 48 | 65 | 65 | 62 | 78 | 105 | 132 | 108 |
May is the driest month (48 mm) and August the warmest (highs of 18 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 132 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 11 nights a year. The climate in Cemaes →
The coast and beaches near Cemaes
40% of the area within 5 km of Cemaes is sea. 9 beaches are mapped within 5 km, 2 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.
2 viewpoints and 4 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 2
Plus 2 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 1
Playgrounds 4
Plus 4 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Slipways 2
Plus 2 slipways 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.
Cemaes grades higher for the outdoors than every neighbour in the table.
Questions about the outdoors in Cemaes
Is Cemaes near a National Park?
It covers 219 km² and was designated in 1967.
What are the best walks near Cemaes?
1 waymarked walking route passes within 2 km of the village, including the Isle of Anglesey Coastal Path.
How many people in Cemaes 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 Cemaes?
June to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Cemaes 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 87% (5.0 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 Cemaes’ overall grade.
Where Cemaes’ 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.