Photo: Keith Salvesen · CC BY-SA 2.0Llangynidr is inside the Brecon Beacons National Park
A park or playing field is within a 5-minute walk for 65% of residents. Footpaths add up to 27 km in the village and the kilometre around it, 3.2 for every square kilometre. Llangynidr grades B+ for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
What kind of outdoors village is Llangynidr?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Llangynidr’s strongest suit is a protected landscape all round. Where it falls short is how far some homes are from a park.
Llangynidr grades B+ for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Llangynidr, 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.
Llangynidr is 17th 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, Llangynidr stands out most for path per km²: only 12 of the other 59 have more.
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 | Lizard Cornwall | A+ | 2.3 | 100% | 3.3 | 30% |
| 3 | Uplyme Devon | A+ | 2.4 | 100% | 3 | 61% |
| 4 | Winchelsea Beach East Sussex | A+ | 4.9 | 100% | 1.9 | 45% |
| 5 | East Challow Oxfordshire | A+ | 4.9 | 100% | 3.6 | 44% |
| 6 | Cemaes Gwynedd | A+ | 5 | 100% | 1.3 | 14% |
| 7 | Abingworth West Sussex | A | 6.1 | 100% | 2.7 | 27% |
| 8 | Newnham Gloucestershire | A | 4.2 | 100% | 3.2 | 0% |
| 9 | Bellingham Northumberland | A | 8.6 | 100% | 1.8 | 57% |
| 10 | Aberaeron Dyfed | A | 6.1 | 100% | 2.1 | 0% |
| 11 | Shorne Kent | A | 28.3 | 23% | 3.4 | 24% |
| 12 | Misterton Somerset | A | 2.5 | 100% | 2.9 | 35% |
| 13 | Godshill Isle of Wight | A | 2.1 | 100% | 2.7 | 53% |
| 14 | Chedgrave Norfolk | A− | 3 | 100% | 1.7 | 26% |
| 15 | Ardleigh Essex | A− | 3.2 | 100% | 1.5 | 21% |
| 16 | Hyde Heath Buckinghamshire | B+ | 5.4 | 68% | 2.1 | 81% |
| 17 | Llangynidr Powys | B+ | 2.4 | 65% | 3.2 | 100% |
| 18 | Loddiswell Devon | B+ | 2.1 | 100% | 1.3 | 53% |
| 19 | Thornwood Common Essex | B+ | 6.1 | 100% | 1.9 | 0% |
| 20 | Clyst Honiton Devon | B+ | 8 | 83% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 21 | Morchard Bishop Devon | B | 2.6 | 100% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 22 | Thornton Leicestershire | B | 13.7 | 50% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 23 | Llanymynech Shropshire | B | 2 | 100% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 24 | Minley Hampshire | B− | 5.7 | 0% | 6.5 | 0% |
| 25 | High Shincliffe County Durham | B− | 0.5 | 100% | 4.6 | 0% |
| 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 | Little Waltham Essex | C+ | 2.3 | 63% | 3.8 | 0% |
| 30 | Simister Greater Manchester | C | 16.6 | 0% | 2.7 | 0% |
| 31 | Warmington Northamptonshire | C | 1.6 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
| 32 | Bempton East Riding of Yorkshire | C | 0.6 | 100% | 0.2 | 0% |
| 33 | Little Melton Norfolk | C | 4.2 | 72% | 2 | 0% |
| 34 | Hilton Cambridgeshire | C | 6.8 | 70% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 35 | Upper Bucklebury Berkshire | C | 0.1 | 0% | 4 | 48% |
| 36 | Elswick Lancashire | C | 1.8 | 100% | 0.8 | 0% |
| 37 | Freethorpe Norfolk | C− | 2.3 | 26% | 0.7 | 61% |
| 38 | Ansley Warwickshire | C− | 1.8 | 64% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 39 | Ewyas Harold Herefordshire | C− | 2.1 | 55% | 2.8 | 0% |
| 40 | Hoylandswaine South Yorkshire | C− | 1.4 | 60% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 41 | Marchwiel Clwyd | C− | 1.1 | 100% | 1 | 0% |
| 42 | Castle Hedingham Essex | C− | 1.7 | 52% | 3.1 | 0% |
| 43 | Swarthmoor Cumbria | C− | 0.2 | 79% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 44 | Surfleet Lincolnshire | C− | 4.2 | 0% | 1.8 | 0% |
| 45 | Scole Norfolk | C− | 2.1 | 51% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 46 | Loxwood West Sussex | D | 0 | 0% | 3.3 | 0% |
| 47 | New Quay Dyfed | D | 1.2 | 30% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 48 | Sutton St James Lincolnshire | D | 0.1 | 100% | 0.6 | 0% |
| 49 | Skidby East Riding of Yorkshire | D | 2.8 | 56% | 0.9 | 0% |
| 50 | Marshland St James Norfolk | D | 3.5 | 0% | 0.4 | 0% |
| 51 | Northop Clwyd | D | 1.6 | 70% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 52 | Hevingham Norfolk | D | 1.8 | 0% | 2 | 0% |
| 53 | Waltham on the Wolds Leicestershire | D | 2 | 23% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 54 | Horsham St Faith Norfolk | D | 0.9 | 52% | 1.1 | 0% |
| 55 | Henham Essex | D | 0 | 0% | 3 | 0% |
| 56 | Sutton Norfolk | D− | 0 | 0% | 1 | 29% |
| 57 | Methwold Norfolk | D− | 1.8 | 61% | 0.5 | 0% |
| 58 | Foulsham Norfolk | D− | 1.4 | 29% | 1.4 | 0% |
| 59 | Wainfleet St Mary Lincolnshire | D− | 0.1 | 0% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 60 | Ranby Nottinghamshire | D− | 0 | 0% | 0.8 | 0% |
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Llangynidr’s built-up area.
6 in 10 Llangynidr 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).
About 400 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees.
National Parks and National Landscapes around Llangynidr
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
100% of the land within 5 km of Llangynidr is National Park or National Landscape, more than 99% of UK towns. Brecon Beacons National Park covers 1,350 km² and has been a National Park since 1955.
3 waymarked walks pass through or near Llangynidr
27 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Llangynidr and the kilometre around it, 3.2 km for every square kilometre (the typical UK town has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the village.
2 regional routes pass through, including the Usk Valley Walk and Beacons Way.
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 Llangynidr: 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 | 16.7 | 16.2 | 14.6 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 7.8 |
| High (°C) | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 8 |
| Rain (mm) | 172 | 105 | 108 | 82 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 81 | 89 | 156 | 144 | 160 |
July is the driest month (52 mm) and the warmest (highs of 21 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 172 mm of rain falls in January, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 45 nights a year. The climate in Llangynidr →
Viewpoints, hills and nature near Llangynidr
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
Hills and peaks 4
Picnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 1
Plus 1 playground 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.
Crickhowell, 4.2 miles away, grades A+, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. Tredegar has at least twice Llangynidr’s green space per resident.
Questions about the outdoors in Llangynidr
What are the best walks near Llangynidr?
3 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the village, including the Usk Valley Walk, Beacons Way and South Wales Traverse.
How many people in Llangynidr live near a park?
65% 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 Llangynidr?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Llangynidr good for walking?
For paths, yes: 3.2 km of footpath and right of way per square kilometre, more than 65% of UK towns. For park space per person it beats 56% (2.4 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 Llangynidr’s overall grade.
Where Llangynidr’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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