Accommodation links
Bridgend / (Pencoed)
visitbridgend.com
The Vale of Glamorgan
Cardiff
visitcardiff.com
Rhondda
http://www.destinationrct.co.uk/
Neath Port Talbot
http://www.neath-porttalbot.gov.uk/Default.aspx?page=2760
Swansea
http://www.visitswanseabay.com/index.cfm?articleid=12987
Travel Information
Pencoed Technology Park near Bridgend, South Wales is situated between Cardiff and Swansea (160 miles west of London).
Pencoed Technology Park, Felindre Meadows, Pencoed, CF35 5HY
By Road
- M4 motorway, junction 35. The event car parks are within a few hundred metres of the motorway junction. The start/finish venue runs paralell to the north of the M4 and can be accessed from junction 35 via a short length of cycletrack adjacent to the Premier Inn.
By Rail
- Nearest rail station - Pencoed (local), Bridgend (6 miles).
- Bridgend is on the main line and is served by trains from London Paddington and all major UK cities. Pencoed is served by local trains from cardiff or Bridgend.
By Air
- Nearest Regional Airports - Cardiff Wales & Bristol.
- Cardiff Wales Airport is a 30 minute drive to Pencoed or Bridgend. The airport has a nearby rail station, which is a 27 minute journey to Bridgend.
By Sea
- Swansea, Pembroke and Fishguard for routes to Ireland.
- Plymouth, Weymouth, Poole or Portsmouth for routes to France and Spain.
- Dover, Ramsgate and Harwich for Northern Europe.
Local Bike Shops
Reg Braddicks Cycles
59 - 65 Broadway
Roath
Cardiff
CF24 1XJ
Phone: 029 2049 0137
Fax: 029 2049 8701
sales@regbraddickcycles.com
Stockists of:
Cycles - Marin, Whyte, Trek, Claud Butler, Giant, Raleigh, Saracen, Falcon, Mongoose, Pashley, Dahon, Universal, Mission
Accessories - Altura, Camelback, Cateye, Clarks, Endura, Finish Line, FSA, Giro, Hollywood, KF, Kryptonite, Look, Magura, Manitou, Park, Outland, Raleigh, Rock Shox, RST, Sigma, Outland, Hope, Shimano, Smart and Tioga.
HR Cycles
5 Bells Road
Bridgend
Mid Glamorgan,
CF31 3HW
Tel: 01656 766 006
Halfords
5 Cowbridge �Road
Bridgend
CF31 3XX
Tel: 01656 648846
Forza Cycles
1 Church Street
Llantwit Major
Vale of Glamorgan
CF61 1SB
Tel: 01446 790011.
enquiries@forzacycles.co.uk
Stockists of:
Cycles: De Rosa, Orbea, Ridley.
Accessories: Team Clothing, Sportful, Headgear, Shoes, Fulcrum, Nutrition.