Treherbert’s biggest
Parc Treherbert Treherbert Park
Park or garden
1.5 ha (4 acres)0.4 km of path
2 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
Centralin the middle of Treherbert
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Martin Ridley · Public domainDOutdoors Grade
Outdoors in Treherbert · parks, paths & countryside
Parks and walks in Treherbert
The Brecon Beacons National Park begins 4.1 mi from the town’s edge. Footpaths add up to 19 km in the town and the kilometre around it, 1.6 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Treherbert add up to 1.2 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Treherbert grades D for the outdoors: #25 of 32 in Mid Glamorgan. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
1.2 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
73%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
19 km
1.6 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
0%
of the land within 5 km
Brecon Beacons starts 4.1 mi out, past the 5 km
Character
What kind of outdoors town is Treherbert?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Countryside close byThe Brecon Beacons National Park starts 4.1 mi north-east.Less park per person1.2 ha of parks and playing fields per 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1.
Treherbert’s strongest suit is the Brecon Beacons National Park close by. Where it falls short is park space per person.
Outdoors grade
Treherbert grades D for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Treherbert, the dashed line the typical town. The number is the share of towns it beats; the five are averaged and the average ranked again.
D
Better than 7% of UK towns#25 of 32 in Mid Glamorgan
Public green space1.2 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
19out of
100
100
A park within a walk73%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
35out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape0%of the land within 5 km · Brecon Beacons begins just past 5 km
31out of
100
100
Footpaths1.6 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
20out 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.
Towns its size
How Treherbert compares with UK towns of 5,200 to 5,700
The 60 UK towns and cities of 5,200 to 5,700 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
Treherbert1.6
Towns its size2.6
Mid Glamorgan towns1.6
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Treherbert1.2
Towns its size2.2
Mid Glamorgan towns2.3
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Treherbert73%
Towns its size76%
Mid Glamorgan towns78%
All UK towns83%
Treherbert falls furthest behind on park space per resident, where 47 of the 59 others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ventnor Isle of Wight | A+ | 4.5 | 61% | 3.7 | 25% |
| 2 | St Ives Cornwall | A | 0.8 | 89% | 3.5 | 24% |
| 3 | Budleigh Salterton Devon | A− | 2.7 | 70% | 2.3 | 38% |
| 4 | Edwinstowe Nottinghamshire | A− | 5.6 | 90% | 4 | 0% |
| 5 | Hoylake Merseyside | A− | 3.5 | 83% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 6 | Brotton North Yorkshire | A− | 1.4 | 89% | 3 | 2% |
| 7 | Eynsham Oxfordshire | A− | 3 | 94% | 2.8 | 1% |
| 8 | Steyning West Sussex | A− | 1.6 | 86% | 3.7 | 58% |
| 9 | Merley Dorset | B+ | 3.9 | 64% | 4.1 | 6% |
| 10 | Highbridge Somerset | B+ | 2.9 | 83% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 11 | Carlton in Lindrick Nottinghamshire | B+ | 9 | 95% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 12 | Sonning Common Oxfordshire | B+ | 2.6 | 60% | 3.7 | 74% |
| 13 | Aston Clinton Buckinghamshire | B+ | 3.1 | 61% | 3.8 | 29% |
| 14 | Llantwit Major South Glamorgan | B+ | 3.2 | 83% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 15 | Drighlington West Yorkshire | B+ | 4.1 | 92% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 16 | Whitchurch Hampshire | B+ | 2.3 | 75% | 3.3 | 43% |
| 17 | Cottam Lancashire | B+ | 6.4 | 92% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 18 | New Alresford Hampshire | B+ | 2 | 94% | 2.3 | 38% |
| 19 | Waverley and Catcliffe South Yorkshire | B+ | 8.8 | 65% | 5 | 0% |
| 20 | Shrivenham and Watchfield Oxfordshire | B+ | 3.5 | 96% | 1.7 | 6% |
| 21 | Dartmouth Devon | B+ | 2.1 | 71% | 1.8 | 45% |
| 22 | Newent Gloucestershire | B+ | 3 | 100% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 23 | Battle East Sussex | B+ | 1.7 | 64% | 4.3 | 84% |
| 24 | Benson Oxfordshire | B | 6 | 44% | 2.3 | 50% |
| 25 | Askern South Yorkshire | B | 8.5 | 100% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 26 | Longstanton and Northstowe Cambridgeshire | B | 4.3 | 86% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 27 | Rowlands Gill Tyne and Wear | B | 4.9 | 84% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 28 | Shinfield Berkshire | B | 1.6 | 100% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 29 | Llandrindod Wells Powys | B− | 4.5 | 88% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 30 | Haddenham Buckinghamshire | B− | 3.1 | 86% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 31 | Midhurst West Sussex | C+ | 0.3 | 28% | 4.3 | 100% |
| 32 | Brynmawr Gwent | C+ | 1.2 | 68% | 2.9 | 45% |
| 33 | Broseley Shropshire | C+ | 1.2 | 74% | 3.4 | 8% |
| 34 | Quorndon Leicestershire | C+ | 2.7 | 81% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 35 | Rainford Merseyside | C+ | 2.3 | 100% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 36 | Helsby Cheshire | C+ | 1.4 | 66% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 37 | Oakley Hampshire | C | 1.7 | 56% | 2.6 | 21% |
| 38 | Coningsby and Tattershall Lincolnshire | C | 2.7 | 79% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 39 | Four Marks Hampshire | C | 0.9 | 46% | 3 | 31% |
| 40 | Bovingdon Hertfordshire | C | 1.4 | 55% | 2.3 | 26% |
| 41 | Shevington Greater Manchester | C | 1.8 | 73% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 42 | Waterbeach Cambridgeshire | C | 1.5 | 94% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 43 | Looe Cornwall | C− | 0.1 | 47% | 1.7 | 6% |
| 44 | Welshpool Powys | C− | 2.6 | 82% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 45 | Ludgershall Wiltshire | C− | 0.7 | 72% | 1.9 | 32% |
| 46 | Llangefni Gwynedd | C− | 1.8 | 95% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 47 | Ingatestone Essex | C− | 3.2 | 56% | 2 | 0% |
| 48 | Measham Leicestershire | C− | 1.3 | 83% | 2.4 | 0% |
| 49 | Littlestone-on-Sea Kent | C− | 1.4 | 37% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 50 | Long Sutton Lincolnshire | D | 2.2 | 81% | 0.7 | 0% |
| 51 | Takeley and Little Canfield Essex | D | 1 | 45% | 3.5 | 0% |
| 52 | Blackrod Greater Manchester | D | 1 | 83% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 53 | Wigton Cumbria | D | 2.4 | 65% | 1 | 0% |
| 54 | Thornton West Yorkshire | D | 0.4 | 54% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 55 | Pontardawe West Glamorgan | D | 2.3 | 60% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 56 | Treherbert Mid Glamorgan | D | 1.2 | 73% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 57 | Eye Cambridgeshire | D | 1.4 | 77% | 0.6 | 0% |
| 58 | Winslow Buckinghamshire | D− | 1.4 | 59% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 59 | Ravenshead Nottinghamshire | D− | 0.1 | 0% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 60 | Kirton Lincolnshire | D− | 0.6 | 58% | 0.5 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Treherbert’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 Treherbert
The biggest is Parc Treherbert Treherbert Park, 1.5 ha (4 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Blaenrhondda Park
Playing field
2.8 ha (7 acres)
4 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.9 mi north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home
7 in 10 Treherbert residents live 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).
Within 400 m (73%)Further (27%)
Treherbert73%
Towns its size76%
Mid Glamorgan towns78%
All UK towns83%
About 1,500 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 9 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 603 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The Brecon Beacons National Park is 4.1 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.
National ParkNational LandscapeThe 5 km the grade counts
National Park
Brecon Beacons
4.1 mi north-east1,350 km²since 1955
Protected landscape begins just outside the 5 km ring the Outdoors Grade measures, so Treherbert scores 0% on it even though the Brecon Beacons National Park is 4.1 mi away. Brecon Beacons National Park covers 1,350 km² and has been a National Park since 1955.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
Footpaths in and around Treherbert
19 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Treherbert and the kilometre around it, 1.6 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0).
No named walking route is mapped within 2 km of Treherbert; 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 Treherbert: June to September
The town’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) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 6 |
| Rain (mm) | 312 | 228 | 196 | 148 | 141 | 152 | 178 | 206 | 205 | 295 | 294 | 332 |
May is the driest month (141 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 18 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 332 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 54 nights a year. The climate in Treherbert →
Things to do
3 viewpoints, 9 playgrounds and the nearest beaches
Mapped within 2 km of the town in OpenStreetMap, against the typical UK town its size per resident. Named places are listed with directions; unnamed ones are only counted.
The nearest beaches
Treherbert is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.
Margam Sands13 mi from Treherbert’s edge
DirectionsAberavon Beach13 mi from Treherbert’s edge
DirectionsMorfa Beach13 mi from Treherbert’s edge
DirectionsFish Bench Bay13 mi from Treherbert’s edge
DirectionsSker Beach14 mi from Treherbert’s edge
DirectionsGood to know
Check the water before you swim. Natural Resources Wales tests designated bathing waters from May to September and publishes a rating for each beach.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 3
Plus 3 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 2
Pen-pych Mountain0.2 mi from town
DirectionsMynydd Tyle-Coch0.7 mi from town
DirectionsWaterfalls 6
Berw Wion0.5 mi from town
DirectionsBerw Nant yr Ychen0.6 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 4 waterfalls without a name on the map.
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 9
Ynyswen Playground0.4 mi from town
DirectionsCwmparc Playground1.1 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 7 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.
TreorchyMaerdyRhonddaNant-y-moelFerndaleBlaengarwTreherbert
ABCDOutdoors Grade
Nant-y-moel, 3.7 miles away, grades B, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. Nant-y-moel, Ferndale and Blaengarw have at least twice Treherbert’s green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Treherbert
What is the biggest park in Treherbert?
Parc Treherbert Treherbert Park, 1.5 ha (4 acres). Blaenrhondda Park (2.8 ha) is second. 2 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Treherbert near a National Park?
Yes. Brecon Beacons National Park begins 4.1 mi north-east of the town’s edge. It covers 1,350 km² and has been a National Park since 1955.
What is the nearest beach to Treherbert?
Margam Sands, 13 mi from the edge of the town, then Aberavon Beach (13 mi). Treherbert itself is inland.
How many people in Treherbert live near a park?
73% 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 Treherbert?
June to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Treherbert good for walking?
Paths are thinner than most towns: 1.6 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 20% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 19% (1.2 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 Treherbert’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Treherbert’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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