The BIG Welsh Weekend returns for a 6th year. We have managed to secure the last weekend in May, so it should be Half Term for most and the chance to bring the kids and make a mini holiday of it. A weekend of riding, racing and good times just a minute from the M4 and 15 minutes from Afan/Glyncorwg, this will be the must do round of the series. British XC round 3 on Saturday, Short Track, kids races, leisure rides, Britain's biggest demo programme, and a big ride on Sunday around the feared Margam enduro course.

XC race entries on the day are available in all categories. If you are spectating binoculars will be an asset.

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Friday May 28
1200-1900 Registration open
1300-1900 XC Race Practice open

Saturday May 29
0900 XC Practice
0900 Regsitration open for xc and marathon
1000 Demo Course Open
1000 Race 1.  All Female categories and Juvenile/Youth Boys
1200 Practice and presentation Race 1
1230 Race 2. Elite/Expert/Sport/Junior Men
1430 Presentation Race 2
1500 Race 3. Master/Veteran/Grand Veteran/Super Veteran Men/Open
1500 Last demo rides begin
1600 Demo course closed.
1700 £1 Pasta Party begins
1730 Free under 12s races.
1800 Team Relay
1900 Live music from Amber Avenue

Sunday May 30
0800 Registration opens
1000 Demo course open
1000 Margam marathon begins
1500 Last demo rides begin
1600 demo course closed

Registration closes 30 minutes before each race.

Demo
The full demo programme will be running Saturday and Sunday with Yeti, Giant, Specialized, Santacruz, Genesis, Merida, Trek, Gary Fisher, Osprey backpacks and Accelerade nutrition all offering free access to their products To access the demo products you need to be aged 18 or over and bring 2 forms of ID passport/driving licence plus credit card/utility bill. Please check the demo specific pages for more info on bikes available. 

Facilities:
There is camping on site for Friday and Saturday evening and this is free to riders and their party - no campfires please. Margam Park is worth a visit in it's own right and is a superb venue for a BIG weekend of racing and riding the site has a farm trail, kids adventure playground, train, castle, deer park and a new Go Ape (www.goape.co.uk) . With the campsite open on Friday it allows more opportunity to arrive early and enjoy the riding on offer at Afan/Glyncorwg/Cwmcarn before racing at the weekend. There will be toilets, water and hot showers, Quaver catering from Friday, led rides on Saturday in the park, Saturday evening entertainment, Sunday marathon and Britain's biggest demo series both days with demo bikes from Trek, Giant, Specialized, Genesis, Santa Cruz, Yeti and Merida.

Getting There By Car
From the South-East and South-West: the M4 motorway runs directly to Margam from London and from Heathrow (the M25/M24 from Gatwick Airport); the M5/M4 from the West Country; and the M6/M5/M50/M4 from the Midlands and the North; the M4 from West Wales. Exit at Junction 38. Venue Postcode is SA13 2TJ.

Getting There By Bus
Stops at main road entrance, 10 minutes walk to camping area.
From Bridgend & Pyle: First Cymru X1
From Neath: First Cymru 226 or 227 to Port Talbot Bus Station, then X1
From Port Talbot Bus & Train Stations: First Cymru X1
From Swansea: First Cymru X1

Bus information Traveline Cymru; 0871 200 22 33; text 84268

Getting there By Train
Frequent Great Western links London Paddington, Reading, Swindon and Bristol Parkway (connections from north east England and Midlands) with Port Talbot. Arriva Trains Wales direct to Port Talbot from Cardiff, Newport, Hereford, Shrewsbury, Crewe and Manchester, with connections at Cardiff from south and west of England. For overseas visitors, there are good rail/air links from London Gatwick & Heathrow, Bristol and Cardiff International Airports.
Bus X1 from outside Port Talbot train station; taxis also available at station

Train information National Rail Enquiries: 08457 48 49 50

Getting there By Air
Cardiff Wales Airport is less than 40 miles from Port Talbot and Margam. For details please contact the airport on +44 (01446) 711111.
http://info.cwlfly.com/en/

Swansea Airport, less than 25 miles west, offers a service from Eire
www.swanseaairport.com

Tourist Information Centre:
Friendly, expert help and advice can be obtained at:
Aberdulias Tourist Information Centre
Address: Aberdulais Falls, Aberdulais, Neath, SA10 8EU

Telephone: +44(01639) 636674

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