Two Visitor Centres
Afan Forest Park is home to two Visitor Centres, Afan Forest Park Visitor Centre and Glyncorrwg Mountain Bike Centre.
Afan Forest Park Visitor Centre
The Visitor Centre which is run by Neath Port Talbot County
Borough Council acts as the ‘hub’ to the Forest Park. Offering
facilities such as; training/conference room, campsite (toilets and
showers), café (quality food at a reasonable cost), gift shop, bike
wash, cycle hire, two Beamer Trampers (Shop Mobility) and the South
Wales Miners’ Museum. The centre also includes an information
service, a first aid station and base for the Forest Park
Rangers.
From the Afan Forest Park Visitor Centre you
can start the popular ‘Penhydd’ and ‘The Wall’ mountain bike
trails, Nine circular scenic walks, access the Coed Morgannwg Walk,
a family puzzle trail, a 26 point orienteering course and access to
bridle paths.
The Afan Forest Park Visitor Centre and
surrounding area plays host to regular visits from schools whereby
Forestry Commission Wales provides an educational visit
service.
For further information contact the visitor
centre on 01639 850 564 or email afanforestpark@npt.gov.uk
Facilities:
Activities
- 26 station course - recommended courses or use your own.
Maps available for £1 from the shop.
How to get there:
Situated on the A4107 - follow the road from the M4, Junction 40
for about 6 miles. Look out for the signs for Afan Forest Park
Visitor Centre.
For more information, telephone Afan Forest Park Visitor Centre
on: 01639 850564.
Over the August bank holiday weekend a local amateur radio group
set up their equipment in the Forest Park Centre to transmit to
other amateur radio operators all over the world. For this event
Afan Forest Park was issued with its own call sign G.B ZERO A.F.P.
they managed to speak to other operators in Newfoundland the
Azores, America, Morocco, Russia, Denmark, Japan, Germany with
success. We hope to repeat this even at least twice next year.
Glyncorrwg Mountain Bike Centre and Ponds
Set amidst the beautiful mountain bike scenery of Afan Forest
Park, the ponds are perfect for canoeing and fishing.
The newly opened Mountain Bike Centre is based at the start of
two world class mountain bike trails, ‘Skyline’ and ‘White’s
Level’. The Centre also has a fully stocked bike shop, showers,
campsite, jet wash and a café that provides quality food and
service.
There is also a Visit Wales graded caravan and camp site
Set amidst the beautiful mountain bike scenery of Afan Forest
Park, the ponds are perfect for canoeing, fishing and walking.
The Mountain Bike Centre is based at the start of two world
class mountain bike trails, ‘The Skyline’ and ‘The White’s Level’.
The Centre also has a fully stocked bike shop, showers, campsite,
jet wash and a café that provides quality food and service.
For further information contact Glyncorrwg Mountain Bike Centre
and Ponds on 01639 851 900
Facilities:
Activities
How to get there:
From Junction 40 on the M4, follow the brown and white signs for
Afan Forest Park, then pass Afan Forest Park Visitor Centre and
head towards Cymmer, take a sharp left turn towards Glyncorrwg.
For more information, telephone the Centre on: 01639
851900.
During the winter period the Afan Forest Park Visitor Centre
campsite will be closed. However, Camping is still available at
Glyncorrwg Mountain Bike Centre. For further information contact
either centre