Weobley’s biggest
Rose Garden
Park or garden
0.0 ha (0 acres)
Centralin the middle of Weobley
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Philip Pankhurst · CC BY-SA 2.0C+Outdoors Grade
Outdoors in Weobley · parks, paths & countryside
Almost everyone in Weobley lives within a 5-minute walk of a park
Parks and playing fields in Weobley add up to 1.6 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Footpaths add up to 18 km in the village and the kilometre around it, 2.1 for every square kilometre. Weobley grades C+ for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
1.6 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
100%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
18 km
2.1 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
0%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Brecon Beacons National Park
Character
What kind of outdoors village is Weobley?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
A park on every doorstep100% of residents live within 400 m of a park or playing field.Less park per person1.6 ha of parks and playing fields per 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1.
Weobley’s strongest suit is parks close to every home. Where it falls short is park space per person.
Outdoors grade
Weobley grades C+ for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Weobley, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
C+
Better than 36% of UK towns30th of 60 UK villages its size
Public green space1.6 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
31out of
100
100
A park within a walk100%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
89out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape0%of the land within 5 km · None within 5 km
31out of
100
100
Footpaths2.1 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
33out of
100
100
The sea0%of the area within 5 km · Inland
42out of
100
100
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.
Villages its size
Weobley is 30th of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 1,200 to 1,300 people with an Outdoors Grade. Hover a dot for its figures; tap one for its page.
Outdoors score: the share of UK towns each one beats
Footpath, km per km²
Weobley2.1
Villages its size2.1
Herefordshire towns2.8
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Weobley1.6
Villages its size2.2
Herefordshire towns2.1
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Weobley100%
Villages its size73%
Herefordshire towns89%
All UK towns83%
Against villages its size, Weobley 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 41 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rough Common Kent | A+ | 11 | 100% | 9.2 | 1% |
| 2 | Box Wiltshire | A+ | 3.8 | 100% | 3.9 | 56% |
| 3 | Huncoat Lancashire | A+ | 10.1 | 100% | 4.9 | 1% |
| 4 | Clanfield Hampshire | A+ | 6.1 | 100% | 2.9 | 78% |
| 5 | Aldington Kent | A+ | 4.6 | 100% | 3.8 | 11% |
| 6 | Box Hill Surrey | A | 35.9 | 12% | 6 | 39% |
| 7 | Cliffs End Kent | A | 6.9 | 100% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 8 | Harlech Gwynedd | A− | 1.9 | 36% | 3.5 | 67% |
| 9 | Bradpole Dorset | A− | 0.9 | 100% | 3.3 | 95% |
| 10 | South Heath Buckinghamshire | A− | 20.4 | 0% | 3 | 85% |
| 11 | Exton Devon | A− | 2.2 | 100% | 0.6 | 7% |
| 12 | Westfield East Sussex | B+ | 1.9 | 100% | 1.9 | 83% |
| 13 | New Brancepeth County Durham | B+ | 2.6 | 100% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 14 | Baddesley Ensor Warwickshire | B+ | 18.3 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 15 | Farningham Kent | B+ | 1.7 | 100% | 2 | 33% |
| 16 | Billy Row County Durham | B | 2.3 | 100% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 17 | Bunbury Cheshire | B | 2.6 | 100% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 18 | Minster Lovell Oxfordshire | B | 3.6 | 79% | 1.5 | 37% |
| 19 | Sutton Benger Wiltshire | B | 2.7 | 100% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 20 | Beer Devon | B | 1.6 | 50% | 2.2 | 43% |
| 21 | Eckington Worcestershire | B | 4.1 | 72% | 1.9 | 23% |
| 22 | Weir Lancashire | B | 0.6 | 100% | 6 | 0% |
| 23 | Codmore Hill West Sussex | B− | 3.5 | 0% | 2.7 | 46% |
| 24 | Potten End Hertfordshire | B− | 2.4 | 73% | 2.2 | 44% |
| 25 | Blindley Heath Surrey | B− | 3.2 | 79% | 2.2 | 1% |
| 26 | Marlpit Hill Kent | B− | 2.5 | 0% | 2.9 | 35% |
| 27 | Burham Kent | C+ | 1.4 | 77% | 2.8 | 35% |
| 28 | Sutton Common Suffolk | C+ | 0.8 | 51% | 3.9 | 85% |
| 29 | Gaerwen Gwynedd | C+ | 1.5 | 100% | 0.4 | 7% |
| 30 | Weobley Herefordshire | C+ | 1.6 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 31 | Ashill Norfolk | C+ | 3.7 | 82% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 32 | Bradfield Essex | C | 1.4 | 27% | 1.5 | 35% |
| 33 | Biddulph Moor Staffordshire | C | 8.4 | 43% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 34 | Stoke Hampshire | C | 0.3 | 0% | 2 | 32% |
| 35 | Silkstone Common South Yorkshire | C | 1.5 | 63% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 36 | Ponthir Gwent | C | 2.9 | 78% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 37 | Coedhirwaun West Glamorgan | C | 2 | 100% | 0.4 | 0% |
| 38 | Nefyn Gwynedd | C | 0 | 0% | 2 | 24% |
| 39 | Foxton Cambridgeshire | C | 2.3 | 84% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 40 | Hanwood Shropshire | C− | 1.9 | 19% | 2.6 | 3% |
| 41 | Atworth Wiltshire | C− | 1.5 | 62% | 2.2 | 13% |
| 42 | Spratton Northamptonshire | C− | 2.3 | 85% | 0.4 | 0% |
| 43 | Weeley Essex | C− | 7.5 | 0% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 44 | Langthorpe North Yorkshire | C− | 0.3 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 45 | Aldbrough East Riding of Yorkshire | C− | 2.1 | 26% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 46 | Blyth Nottinghamshire | D | 2.5 | 76% | 0.3 | 0% |
| 47 | Burton on the Wolds Leicestershire | D | 2.5 | 31% | 2 | 0% |
| 48 | Yardley Gobion Northamptonshire | D | 1.2 | 47% | 3 | 0% |
| 49 | East Markham Nottinghamshire | D | 2.2 | 46% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 50 | Bampton Devon | D | 1.5 | 22% | 1.6 | 5% |
| 51 | Pagham West Sussex | D | 0.3 | 0% | 2 | 0% |
| 52 | Southery Norfolk | D | 2 | 61% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 53 | Dishforth North Yorkshire | D | 2.3 | 68% | 0.7 | 0% |
| 54 | Fleet Hargate Lincolnshire | D | 1.7 | 76% | 0.7 | 0% |
| 55 | Saham Toney Norfolk | D | 3 | 18% | 0.7 | 0% |
| 56 | Croeserw West Glamorgan | D | 1.3 | 33% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 57 | Hadham Cross Hertfordshire | D | 0 | 0% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 58 | Elvington North Yorkshire | D | 2.1 | 0% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 59 | Felton Northumberland | D− | 1.7 | 50% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 60 | Walsham le Willows Suffolk | D− | 0.4 | 0% | 2 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Weobley’s built-up area.
Green space: parks, gardens, playing fields and play spaces, named or not.© OpenStreetMap contributors · Contains OS data © Crown copyright · Natural England / NRW
Places to walk
Parks to walk in, in and around Weobley
The biggest is Rose Garden, 0.0 ha (0 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Close to home
How close Weobley’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).
Within 400 m (100%)Further (0%)
Weobley100%
Villages its size73%
Herefordshire towns89%
All UK towns83%
Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The Brecon Beacons National Park is 12 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.
National ParkNational LandscapeThe 5 km the grade counts
National Park
Brecon Beacons
12 mi south-west1,350 km²since 1955
Brecon Beacons National Park covers 1,350 km² and has been a National Park since 1955.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
Footpaths in and around Weobley
18 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Weobley and the kilometre around it, 2.1 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0).
No named walking route is mapped within 2 km of Weobley; 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.
When to get out
The best walking months in Weobley: 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) | 8.2 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 15.7 | 16.7 | 16.3 | 14.6 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 7.7 |
| High (°C) | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 71 | 55 | 51 | 52 | 54 | 60 | 54 | 59 | 56 | 77 | 74 | 80 |
March is the driest month (51 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 22 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 80 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 46 nights a year. The climate in Weobley →
Things to do
2 viewpoints and 2 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.
Playgrounds 2
Plus 2 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Next door
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
CredenhillLeominsterKingtonClehongerKingstoneHerefordWeobley
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weobley | C+ | 1.6 | 100% | 0% |
| Credenhill 5.7 mi | C− | 1.5 | 87% | 0% |
| Leominster 7.1 mi | C− | 1.1 | 72% | 0% |
| Kington 7.4 mi | B+ | 3.9 | 89% | 0% |
| Clehonger 9.0 mi | C+ | 0.6 | 100% | 0% |
| Kingstone 9.5 mi | B− | 3.1 | 100% | 0% |
| Hereford 9.6 mi | A− | 2.6 | 92% | 6% |
Hereford, 9.6 miles away, grades A−, the best next door: 92% of its residents live within 400 m of a park. Kington has at least twice Weobley’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Weobley
What is the biggest park in Weobley?
Rose Garden, 0.0 ha (0 acres). 1 named park, garden or playing field is in the village or within 400 m of it.
Is Weobley near a National Park?
Yes. Brecon Beacons National Park begins 12 mi south-west of the village’s edge. It covers 1,350 km² and has been a National Park since 1955.
How many people in Weobley 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 Weobley?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Weobley good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 2.1 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 33% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 31% (1.6 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 Weobley’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Weobley’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.
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.