It's my birthday later this month and Mrs Yunki has kindly cleared a few days in the calender for us to take a short bike related break together with our two young lads..
Afan looks like fun and I think I could probably get a very decent days riding in and we could also do a bit of family riding with trailer and baby seat..
any family campsite recommendations.?
never been to them but I was looking for camping at Afan last night and you can camp at the start of Skyline:
http://glyncorrwgpondsvisitorcentre.co.uk/camping/
or this looks like a good bet:
http://www.tycanolfarm.co.uk/facilities.html
Don't stay at the Afan trail centre campsite. The midges are in force in a big way. I'd probably stay in Swansea or Port Talbot.
i've just come back from a weekend camping at glyncoreg (or however you spell it)... lovely campsite but the midges are just mental... i am totally covered in bites, moreso than i have ever been in my life. for that reason alone, i would struggle to recommend it for family camping at the moment.
the campsite itself was pretty average. the showers were absolutely awful (£1 for 4 minutes of cold water), but the cafe is good and you can stay upstairs drinking until 10:30pm.
they are also dog friendly... i was there with my pregnant missus (she went fishing on the friday in the ponds and caught 2 massive trout which gave us bbq dinner for both nights) and my mini dachshund...
just a big BIG shame about the midges...
just got back from there myself and have counted over 100 midge bites on each leg 🙁 .
Yeah they are hungry them midges, almost as bad as the Highland midge.
The whole Afan valley is a midge fest at the moment. How about here:
http://www.margamcountrypark.co.uk/default.aspx?page=1332#the_site
Only a 5 min drive from Afan.
We rode at Afan over the bank holiday weekend, and can confirm we got savaged by the midges.
Rode the White trail with the long fire road diversion up to the end of the flight path,so the descent was well worth it.
We stayed at CwmCarm which is only about 40mins away. Great camp site, Clean toilets, FREE long hot showers, wash machine and tumble drier and instead of staying in tents we stayed in a family 'pod' (oval looking shed)for almost the same amount as a camping pitch. lovely and dry dring Sunday's rain.
To top it off there is a a 14km cross country trail from the campsite and a bid down hill trail and pay up lift service.
OMG. I haven't slept for 2 days due to the sheer volume of midge bites I'm covered in from riding at the weekend!
I've been to Afan many times but never been midged. Where have they all come from?
If it is any consolation they were hungry at the Climachx trail at the weekend as well