Cwmcarn Forest Drive & Visitor Centre (Wales)

The visitor centre is excellent, the mountainbiking superb.. BUT..

DO NOT USE THE CAMPSITE !!

The site is situated close the the local town and attract both serious and petty criminals. When we stayed there, there were two very expensive mountainbikes stolen from the site - one taken by thieves breaking into a locked car.

The site requires an overnight security guard to help prevent crime, but it still goes on. Cam somewhere else and enjoy a lovely day out at Cwmcarn during the hours of daylight.

What's Up In The Forest? ~~ Introduction to South Wales.~~ South Wales is an area covering several counties and, as it suggests, it's in the southern region of Wales. However, people tend to think of Wales as just North and South, when in actual fact there is a middle ground, though it's not generally referred to as such. I imagine some people even think of Wales as that "piece" tagged onto England. For the purpose of this review I'm just counting the coastal areas of south Wales and the areas of Glamorgan and the famous Welsh Valleys. These valleys snake down between the mountains in what looks like a line of parallel roads. ...  Read the complete review