Friday 24th
6.15pm - Great Cheese Race
7pm - 10pm - Main Music Stage
10pm - Firework Display
Sat 25th & Sun 26th
from 11:00am - The Big Cheese Entertainment programme includes: Reenactment displays, musical entertainment, educational activities, food hall, craft stalls, activity marquee, Tommy Cooper tent, traditional funfair plus lots more.
What was on 2008
visitCaerphilly
Telephone: (029) 2088 0011
E-mail: tourism@caerphilly.gov.uk
VISITOR INFORMATION
Admission charge - This is a FREE event.
On site facilities
Toilets, baby-changing facilities, food and drink refreshments, licensed bar, information centre.
Big Cheese Official Merchandise can be purchased at the event site in front of the on-site information centre and in Caerphilly Visitor Centre.
Off site facilities
Toilets (Caerphilly Visitor Centre), cash machines, pubs, restaurants, shopping centre. All within 5 minutes walk of the event site.
Disabled facilities
Access to the site is good from all entrances, ground conditions are flat with a few uneven areas. A limited wheelchair hire service is available at the charity stalls. All park and ride buses are equipped with low floor access and a number have wheelchair lifts.
A viewing area in front of the main music stage will be barriered off for use by disabled visitors.
Car parking
In order to avoid congestion at this year's Big Cheese event, please use the park and ride scheme in operation.
On Friday 24th July, the Park and Ride scheme will operate from St.Ilan School (Overflow Park and Ride). On Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th July, the Park and Ride will operate from St.Cenydd School (Main Park and Ride) and St. Ilan School.
For both car parks follow the temporary signs from the A470, A469 and A468.
Main Park and Ride at St.Cenydd School has a fee of £2.00
Overflow Park and Ride at St.Ilan School has a fee of £4.00
Coach parking
The town's main coach park is located off Crescent Road, 100 yards from the site of The Big Cheese and a dedicated overflow coach park will be reserved within The Big Cheese Park and Ride scheme located at St.Ilan School and St.Cenydd School. Follow the temporary signs from the A470, A469 and A468. There is no charge at either park and ride or Crescent Road car park for coaches.
- Coach booking form 2008 (pdf 82k)
Free Buses to the Big Cheese site
Caerphilly County Borough Council are offering Big Cheese visitors from a number of locations in the County Borough a free bus service to and from the event.
Bus Timetables
- B1 - Risca - Big Cheese (pdf 39k)
- B2 - Pontlottyn - Big Cheese (pdf 39k)
- B3 - Abercarn - Big Cheese (pdf 39k)
- B4 - Cefn Fforest - Big Cheese (pdf 39k)
- B5 - New Tredegar - Big Cheese (pdf 39k)
- B6 - Rhymney - Big Cheese (pdf 39k)
Please note that the free buses are only in operation on the Saturday and Sunday.
Accommodation
Caerphilly County Borough provides a wide choice of accommodation, from luxury hotels to bed and breakfasts and guest houses. Whether you are visiting for an overnight stay or a short break, there is an excellent choice of accommodation available to suit all tastes and budgets.
visitCaerphilly
The friendly and welcoming staff at visitCaerphilly are on hand to ensure that you get the very most from your visit. We offer independent advice with the planning of travel itinaries and the booking of accommodation. visitCaerphilly is full of information on places to visit in the region and also houses an impressive gift shop showcasing locally made quality crafts.