Ogmore

LOCAL MAP

I have used Streetmap as Multimap has a confusing error - it shows a rather temptingly suitable lane (Church Road) crossing the river when in fact it doesn't. Please do not use this approach.

The site is in the middle of Bridgend, adjacent to the Bridgend Recreation Centre (known as 'The Rec' - address: Angel Street, Bridgend, CF31 4AH). The course is virtually straight and flat except for a low weir at the end. The weir has been happily run by many inexperienced young paddlers, with problems only occurring when the water is too low, when courses are set to finish above the weir. However, the river can rise and fall quickly and, when it is high, it is possible that any slalom event may have to be cancelled. Where this is deemed necessary, a notice will be posted on the event web site once a decision has been made. Note that any such decisions are unlikely to be able to be made more than 2 days ahead of an event.

The site can be reached quite easily from any of junctions 35, 36 or 37 of the M4. However, we have various possibilities for car parking, and as events may not use the same car park each time, directions will be provided on the club's slalom web page.

All of the car park possibilities are on the north side of the river and share a common approach via Glan-Y-Parc (just off the A473).

CAR PARKING APPROACH ROAD

Please note that Angel Street, which, according to the map, seems to connect with the A473 just to the North of the river, actually doesn't - it goes under the A473.

General information: The Town Centre and its shops (including 'The Rhiw') are in walking distance from the slalom car park. For those who like to shop en route, the McArthur Glen Designer Outlet is right beside junction 36, where there is also a petrol station, a cinema and a Sainsbury's supermarket. (The motorway services at junction 36 are separate from these.)

POSTCODES: Because a lot of people use satnav to find unfamiliar places, we include postcodes. Bits of river don't really have postcodes: we show the one for the nearest address we can trace. Using these should get you somewhere near the site but you might find yourself ½ km away, and even on the wrong side of the river. If you can offer a better postcode for any of the courses, email it to .

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