Llanidloes’ biggest
Llanidloes
Playing field · 390 m outside town
4.5 ha (11 acres)0.7 km of path
10 minto walk all 0.7 km of path
6 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.9 mi north-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Old Market Hall · Photo: Peter Broster · CC BY 2.0COutdoors Grade
Outdoors in Llanidloes · parks, paths & countryside
89% of Llanidloes’ residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park
Footpaths add up to 17 km in the village and the kilometre around it, 1.3 for every square kilometre. Parks and playing fields in Llanidloes add up to 2.4 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical UK town has 2.1. Llanidloes grades C for the outdoors. A character grade: it isn’t part of the overall grade.
Green space
2.4 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical UK town 2.1
Near a park
89%
of residents within 400 m
Typical UK town 83%
Footpaths
17 km
1.3 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical UK town 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
0%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Shropshire Hills National Landscape
Character
What kind of outdoors village is Llanidloes?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
On a National TrailThe Glyndŵr's Way passes through.Few mapped footpaths1.3 km of path per km²; the typical UK town has 3.0.
Llanidloes’ strongest suit is the Glyndŵr's Way. Where it falls short is footpaths.
Outdoors grade
Llanidloes grades C for the outdoors
Each chart is every UK town of 1,000 or more on one measure: the green bar is Llanidloes, 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 27% of UK towns39th of 60 UK villages its size
Public green space2.4 haper 1,000 residents: parks, gardens, playing fields, play spaces
56out of
100
100
A park within a walk89%of residents within 400 m (a 5-minute walk)
65out of
100
100
National Park or National Landscape0%of the land within 5 km · None within 5 km
31out of
100
100
Footpaths1.3 kmper km², the town and 1 km around it
12out 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
Llanidloes is 39th of 60 UK villages its size for the outdoors
The 60 UK towns and cities of 2,100 to 2,300 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
Llanidloes1.3
Villages its size2.2
Powys towns1.6
All UK towns3.0
Green space, ha per 1,000 residents
Llanidloes2.4
Villages its size2.1
Powys towns2.9
All UK towns2.1
Residents within 400 m of a park
Llanidloes89%
Villages its size78%
Powys towns80%
All UK towns83%
Against villages its size, Llanidloes stands out most for park space per resident: only 26 of the other 59 have more. It falls furthest behind on path per km², where 52 of the others do better.
Show as a table
| Town | Outdoors | Green space | Near a park | Path per km² | Protected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Broughton Buckinghamshire | A+ | 8 | 100% | 6.5 | 0% |
| 2 | Brockham Surrey | A+ | 7.4 | 94% | 4.4 | 38% |
| 3 | Deepcut Surrey | A | 8.4 | 100% | 6.8 | 0% |
| 4 | Tanyfron Clwyd | A | 7.4 | 100% | 2.6 | 13% |
| 5 | Berry Hill Gloucestershire | A | 2.9 | 79% | 4.7 | 55% |
| 6 | Severn Beach Gloucestershire | A− | 5.8 | 100% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 7 | Great Horkesley Essex | A− | 4.7 | 78% | 3.3 | 25% |
| 8 | Arnside Cumbria | A− | 1.3 | 65% | 4.1 | 75% |
| 9 | Smalley Derbyshire | A− | 2.9 | 100% | 4.1 | 0% |
| 10 | Streethay Staffordshire | A− | 10.1 | 100% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 11 | Merlin's Bridge Dyfed | A− | 3.3 | 100% | 2 | 11% |
| 12 | Gilwern Gwent | A− | 1.9 | 100% | 2 | 83% |
| 13 | Newstead Nottinghamshire | B+ | 2.6 | 100% | 3.7 | 0% |
| 14 | Woodcote Oxfordshire | B+ | 1.6 | 84% | 3.5 | 99% |
| 15 | Hanslope Buckinghamshire | B+ | 1.9 | 100% | 4.9 | 0% |
| 16 | Chiddingfold Surrey | B+ | 2.2 | 87% | 2.5 | 68% |
| 17 | Charing Kent | B+ | 2.7 | 85% | 2.1 | 56% |
| 18 | Brimscombe and Thrupp Gloucestershire | B+ | 2.1 | 12% | 5.9 | 89% |
| 19 | Sharlston West Yorkshire | B+ | 4.9 | 93% | 3 | 0% |
| 20 | Gamston (Rushcliffe) Nottinghamshire | B+ | 2.7 | 86% | 4.7 | 0% |
| 21 | Banwell Somerset | B+ | 1.7 | 100% | 2 | 38% |
| 22 | Steventon Oxfordshire | B+ | 2 | 100% | 2 | 17% |
| 23 | Longtown Cumbria | B | 4.3 | 100% | 0.1 | 0% |
| 24 | Trowell Nottinghamshire | B | 7.7 | 56% | 4.5 | 0% |
| 25 | Evercreech Somerset | B | 3.5 | 100% | 2 | 0% |
| 26 | Rayne Essex | B− | 4.3 | 64% | 4 | 0% |
| 27 | Resolven West Glamorgan | B− | 2.4 | 100% | 2.3 | 0% |
| 28 | Lechlade-on-Thames Gloucestershire | B− | 6.7 | 66% | 1.5 | 6% |
| 29 | Swanton Morley Norfolk | C+ | 3.5 | 94% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 30 | Hermitage Berkshire | C+ | 0.6 | 58% | 3.4 | 82% |
| 31 | Hook Norton Oxfordshire | C+ | 2 | 70% | 2 | 28% |
| 32 | Machynlleth Powys | C+ | 2.6 | 45% | 2 | 29% |
| 33 | Huncote Leicestershire | C+ | 0.8 | 100% | 2.9 | 0% |
| 34 | Farndon Cheshire | C+ | 1.2 | 82% | 4.2 | 0% |
| 35 | East Bergholt Suffolk | C | 1.9 | 26% | 2.4 | 46% |
| 36 | Trimsaran Dyfed | C | 2.4 | 31% | 1 | 2% |
| 37 | Wickham Market Suffolk | C | 2.5 | 64% | 1.7 | 7% |
| 38 | Mitcheldean Gloucestershire | C | 1.5 | 80% | 1.9 | 1% |
| 39 | Llanidloes Powys | C | 2.4 | 89% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 40 | Barwick in Elmet West Yorkshire | C | 1.5 | 87% | 2.5 | 0% |
| 41 | Eye Suffolk | C | 2 | 66% | 3 | 0% |
| 42 | Aspatria Cumbria | C− | 3.1 | 60% | 0.8 | 1% |
| 43 | Great Blakenham Suffolk | C− | 3.6 | 70% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 44 | Stoke Prior Worcestershire | C− | 2.6 | 67% | 2.2 | 0% |
| 45 | Meriden West Midlands | C− | 1.8 | 70% | 2.6 | 0% |
| 46 | Woldingham Surrey | C− | 0.2 | 25% | 3.1 | 20% |
| 47 | Lanner Cornwall | C− | 1.3 | 65% | 3.6 | 0% |
| 48 | Hatfield Woodhouse South Yorkshire | C− | 0.6 | 100% | 1.6 | 0% |
| 49 | Duxford Cambridgeshire | D | 1.7 | 78% | 1.2 | 0% |
| 50 | Wickham Hampshire | D | 0.8 | 26% | 2 | 13% |
| 51 | Morton Lincolnshire | D | 0.2 | 28% | 3 | 0% |
| 52 | Kineton Warwickshire | D | 0.2 | 0% | 1.8 | 5% |
| 53 | Leconfield East Riding of Yorkshire | D− | 1.6 | 51% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 54 | Mattishall Norfolk | D− | 1.4 | 58% | 1.5 | 0% |
| 55 | Misterton Nottinghamshire | D− | 1.4 | 47% | 1.7 | 0% |
| 56 | Billinghay Lincolnshire | D− | 1.8 | 41% | 0.7 | 0% |
| 57 | Bozeat Northamptonshire | D− | 1.3 | 13% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 58 | Shenstone Staffordshire | D− | 1 | 55% | 1 | 0% |
| 59 | Cilfrew West Glamorgan | D− | 0.8 | 44% | 1.3 | 0% |
| 60 | Aslockton Nottinghamshire | D− | 1 | 11% | 1.4 | 0% |
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Llanidloes’ 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 Llanidloes
The biggest is Llanidloes, 4.5 ha (11 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Close to home
How close Llanidloes’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 (89%)Further (11%)
Llanidloes89%
Villages its size78%
Powys towns80%
All UK towns83%
About 200 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 6 playgrounds are mapped in and around the village, about one for every 366 residents.
National Parks & National Landscapes
The Shropshire Hills National Landscape 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
Snowdonia
16 mi north-west2,140 km²since 1951
Snowdonia National Park covers 2,140 km² and has been a National Park since 1951.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
Llanidloes is on the Glyndŵr's Way
17 km of footpaths, bridleways and rights of way are mapped in Llanidloes 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.
NationalRegional
Glyndŵr's Way9.2 km
Severn Way (1) Source to Shrewsbury8.3 km
The Glyndŵr's Way, a national route, passes Llanidloes. The regional route here is the Severn Way (1) Source to Shrewsbury.
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 Llanidloes: 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) | 8.2 | 9.8 | 11.7 | 13.8 | 15.7 | 16.8 | 16.3 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 8.6 | 7.7 |
| High (°C) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
| Rain (mm) | 153 | 142 | 115 | 88 | 82 | 87 | 92 | 99 | 103 | 152 | 163 | 196 |
May is the driest month (82 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 19 °C). Winter days are short, about 8 hours of daylight in December, and 196 mm of rain falls in December, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 59 nights a year. The climate in Llanidloes →
Things to do
6 playgrounds and the nearest beaches
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.
The nearest beaches
Llanidloes is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the village.
Traeth Ynyslas21 mi from Llanidloes’ edge
DirectionsBorth Sands22 mi from Llanidloes’ edge
DirectionsClarach Beach22 mi from Llanidloes’ edge
DirectionsNorth Beach22 mi from Llanidloes’ edge
DirectionsAberdovey Bar23 mi from Llanidloes’ 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.
Up high. Bryn-Llys, at 301 m, is the highest named top within 2 km of Llanidloes.
Every named place, with directions
Hills and peaks 10
Bryn-Llys301 m (988 ft) · 0.2 mi from town
DirectionsPen Y Banc310 m (1,017 ft) · 0.4 mi from town
DirectionsRhiw-Bron-Y-Gelli0.5 mi from town
DirectionsBryn Gellilefrith0.7 mi from town
DirectionsBrynposteg Hill0.7 mi from town
DirectionsGorn Hill0.9 mi from town
DirectionsGarth Hill248 m (814 ft) · 0.9 mi from town
DirectionsBryn Cefn1.2 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 2 hills and peaks more.
Playgrounds 6
Plus 6 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Dog parks 1
Plus 1 dog park without a name on the map.
Campsites 1
Dol Llys Farm Caravan and Camping0.3 mi from town
DirectionsNext door
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
RhayaderNewtownLlanidloes
ABCDOutdoors Grade
Rhayader, 10 miles away, grades B, the best next door: every resident lives within 400 m of a park. Rhayader has at least twice Llanidloes’ green space per resident. None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Llanidloes
What is the biggest park in Llanidloes?
Llanidloes, 4.5 ha (11 acres), with 0.7 km of path, just outside the built-up area. 1 named park, garden or playing field is in the village or within 400 m of it.
Is Llanidloes near a National Park?
Yes. Snowdonia National Park begins 16 mi north-west 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 Shropshire Hills National Landscape, 12 mi away.
What are the best walks near Llanidloes?
2 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the village, including the Glyndŵr's Way and Severn Way (1) Source to Shrewsbury.
What is the nearest beach to Llanidloes?
Traeth Ynyslas, 21 mi from the edge of the village, then Borth Sands (22 mi). Llanidloes itself is inland.
How many people in Llanidloes live near a park?
89% 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 Llanidloes?
June to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Is Llanidloes 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 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 Llanidloes’ overall grade.
Sources
Where Llanidloes’ 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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