Photo: Eric Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0Almost everyone in Llanrug lives within a 5-minute walk of a park
The Ynys Mon/anglesey National Landscape and Snowdonia National Park both begin about 2 miles from the village’s edge. Footpaths add up to 15 km in the village and the kilometre around it, 1.7 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Llanrug add up to 1.7 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Llanrug grades A− for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
What kind of outdoors village is Llanrug?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Llanrug’s strongest suit is parks close to every home, followed by two protected landscapes close by. Where it falls short is park space per person.
Llanrug grades A− for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Llanrug, 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.
Llanrug is 8th of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,500 to 1,600 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Against villages its size, Llanrug stands out most for homes near a park: none of the other 59 has more. It falls furthest behind on park space per resident, where 36 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairlight East Sussex | A+ | 39.6 | 50% | 3.3 | 42% |
| 2 | Ewhurst Surrey | A | 4.3 | 76% | 4.6 | 46% |
| 3 | Newfield County Durham | A | 8.3 | 100% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 4 | Haverigg Cumbria | A | 4.7 | 67% | 2.5 | 11% |
| 5 | North Bradley Wiltshire | A | 3.4 | 100% | 4.6 | 0% |
| 6 | Middle Winterslow Wiltshire | A | 7 | 100% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 7 | Collett's Green Worcestershire | A | 3.5 | 100% | 4.3 | 0% |
| 8 | Llanrug Gwynedd | A− | 1.7 | 100% | 1.7 | 6% |
| 9 | Longwick Buckinghamshire | B+ | 2 | 100% | 2.3 | 31% |
| 10 | Temple Cloud Somerset | B+ | 2.6 | 77% | 3.9 | 15% |
| 11 | Blackhall Mill County Durham | B+ | 3.4 | 100% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 12 | Kimpton Hertfordshire | B+ | 3.7 | 100% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 13 | Castleside County Durham | B+ | 0.9 | 100% | 3 | 42% |
| 14 | Caer-went Gwent | B+ | 1.8 | 100% | 0.8 | 8% |
| 15 | Ramsbury Wiltshire | B+ | 3.9 | 62% | 2.3 | 100% |
| 16 | Kensworth Bedfordshire | B | 1.8 | 79% | 3 | 59% |
| 17 | Burford Oxfordshire | B | 3.5 | 84% | 1.2 | 53% |
| 18 | Tideswell Derbyshire | B | 1.5 | 100% | 1.6 | 97% |
| 19 | Potterne Wiltshire | B | 1.3 | 77% | 5.1 | 8% |
| 20 | South Godstone Surrey | B | 2 | 100% | 1.8 | 5% |
| 21 | Bridge Kent | B− | 2.2 | 60% | 2.7 | 44% |
| 22 | Mundford Norfolk | B− | 3.1 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 23 | Foxhole Cornwall | B− | 2.9 | 100% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 24 | Collingtree and Milton Malsor Northamptonshire | B− | 4.9 | 83% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 25 | Carharrack Cornwall | C+ | 0.7 | 80% | 4.2 | 2% |
| 26 | Gilfach Goch Mid Glamorgan | C+ | 2.9 | 100% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 27 | Mylor Bridge Cornwall | C+ | 1.1 | 63% | 1.2 | 49% |
| 28 | Langley Vale Surrey | C+ | 0.8 | 53% | 5.5 | 7% |
| 29 | Gretton Northamptonshire | C+ | 2.3 | 100% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 30 | Bassingham Lincolnshire | C+ | 2.2 | 100% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 31 | Rufford Lancashire | C | 2.8 | 70% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 32 | Anna Valley and Upper Clatford Hampshire | C | 2.2 | 77% | 3 | 0% |
| 33 | Sibsey Lincolnshire | C | 2.4 | 100% | 0.2 | 0% |
| 34 | Kingsley Cheshire | C | 3.4 | 81% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 35 | Flitton Bedfordshire | C | 1.4 | 49% | 3.3 | 6% |
| 36 | Geddington Northamptonshire | C | 3 | 82% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 37 | Freeland Oxfordshire | C | 1.4 | 53% | 2.6 | 17% |
| 38 | Waresley Worcestershire | C | 1.7 | 100% | 1 | 0% |
| 39 | Glapwell Derbyshire | C− | 2.2 | 60% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 40 | Haslingfield Cambridgeshire | C− | 2 | 80% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 41 | Yalding Kent | C− | 7.1 | 21% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 42 | Sandleheath Hampshire | C− | 0.1 | 0% | 2.6 | 52% |
| 43 | Tidbury Green West Midlands | C− | 2.4 | 49% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 44 | Dalston Cumbria | C− | 3.4 | 66% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 45 | Greens Norton Northamptonshire | C− | 1.2 | 66% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 46 | Braunston Northamptonshire | D | 1.8 | 50% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 47 | Croft Cheshire | D | 1.1 | 79% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 48 | Heighington County Durham | D | 2.6 | 64% | 0.4 | 0% |
| 49 | Tetney Lincolnshire | D | 1.5 | 79% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 50 | Broadclyst Devon | D | 1.4 | 78% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 51 | Newton-with-Scales Lancashire | D | 1.4 | 76% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 52 | Wood End (North Warwickshire) Warwickshire | D | 1.1 | 74% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 53 | Camblesforth North Yorkshire | D | 0.3 | 81% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 54 | Aberford West Yorkshire | D− | 1.3 | 22% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 55 | Burton Green Warwickshire | D− | 0 | 0% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 56 | Gayton Norfolk | D− | 1.6 | 62% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 57 | Edgmond Shropshire | D− | 1.7 | 33% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 58 | Leasingham Lincolnshire | D− | 1.3 | 50% | 0.9 | 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 Llanrug’s built-up area.
How close Llanrug’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; 10 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 154 residents.
Ynys Mon/anglesey and Snowdonia both start about 2 miles from Llanrug
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
Snowdonia
Llyn
6% of the land within 5 km of Llanrug is National Park or National Landscape, more than 67% of UK towns. Snowdonia National Park covers 2,140 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
Footpaths in and around Llanrug
15 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Llanrug and the kilometre around it, 1.7 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0).
No named walking route is mapped within 2 km of Llanrug; 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 Llanrug: 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 | |
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| Daylight (h) | 8.1 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 15.8 | 16.9 | 16.5 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.5 | 7.6 |
| High (°C) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 159 | 120 | 109 | 94 | 87 | 98 | 113 | 125 | 136 | 176 | 193 | 186 |
May is the driest month (87 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 19 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 193 mm of rain falls in November, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 20 nights a year. The climate in Llanrug →
Llanrug is near the sea
5% of the area within 5 km of Llanrug 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.
10 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 1
Plus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 2
Playgrounds 10
Plus 10 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Campsites 2
Plus 2 campsites 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llanrug | A− | 1.7 | 100% | 6% |
| Bethel 1.5 mi | B+ | 1.6 | 100% | 10% |
| Clwt-y-bont 2.5 mi | B− | 0.8 | 100% | 19% |
| Y Felinheli 2.6 mi | B+ | 4.9 | 65% | 10% |
| Llanberis 3.2 mi | A+ | 33.7 | 100% | 49% |
| Caernarfon 3.2 mi | B− | 1.7 | 83% | 14% |
| Tregarth 5.1 mi | B+ | 1.5 | 100% | 23% |
Llanberis, 3.2 miles away, grades A+, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. Y Felinheli and Llanberis have at least twice Llanrug’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Llanrug
Is Llanrug near a National Park?
Yes. Snowdonia National Park begins 2.5 mi south-east of the village’s edge. It covers 2,140 km² and has been a National Park since 1951. The nearest protected landscape of any kind is the Ynys Mon/anglesey National Landscape, 2.4 mi away.
How many people in Llanrug 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 Llanrug?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Llanrug good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 1.7 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 22% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 36% (1.7 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 Llanrug’s overall grade.
Where Llanrug’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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