Hi everyone, I'm quite new to caravaning in N.Ireland. I'm Scottish and Living in Cushendall/Cushendun area. I brought my caravan over when I moved here eight years ago and its hardly turned a wheel since.
I'm looking for some good sites to visit, probably with my grand kids. My daughter and her hubby have just bought an old caravan to try out at weekends.
I have by accident found a couple of sites,
1) Antrim I've been to three times with the kids and liked it.
2) Carfunnock once. I have never been able to get back on again, the last time I tried was in August but there was four pages of resevations!
Twice friends have came over from Scotland and we've toured down south. Donegal, Dublin, Galway, ring of Kerry, Cork, and places in between.
Some of the sites were quite good and clean. However the majority were hardly passable and a couple were daylight robbery, with smelly dirty toilets etc.you might expect in the third world. Some of these site ownwers should stop and say to themselves, would I want my shower or toilet in my house to be like this.
Any way back to the point, I would appreciate it if someone could give me details of some half decent sites in N.I and Donegal even close to me. I have read in in some of the topics some names of sites mentioned, but I've no idea where they are.
Thanks Frank
Thanks folks this'll get me looking at maps and site reviews
Frank
I see there is a holiday and caravan/camping exibition on in the Kings Halls Belfast this coming weekend 16-18 Jan, maybe I could pick up some more information there. I'm sure lots of you have been there before, is any good?, or am I wasting my time?
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Hi Frank,
Just want to say that there are too few quality sites available to us here in Northern Ireland.
We have travelled a lot in England both North and South and would always rather pay the extra cost of the ferry for our main summer holiday than stay in Ireland.
Here you have to book well in advance to get into the better sites, which dosent always suit.
Drumaheglis near Ballymoney, Rushin House near Belcoo in Fermanagh, Ballyness near Bushmills, Annalong in Co. Down.
Bush, Bellemont and Ballymacrea near Portrush are among some of the best we know of.
Some of the forest parks also are quite good eg, Tollymore and Castlewellan in Co. Down. We have also stayed in Gosford Forest Park near to Armagh City, it is a great location but is let down by the toilet facilities,( unless they have been upgraded).
No doubt others will be able to give you advice on other sites.
Hope this helps.
Caravaning which should give you a good idea location wise were most of the sites are in Northern Ireland.
I can personnally recommend Drumaheglis, nice tidy, friendly site.. You should be able to get into it most weekends and during the summer if you avoid the main caravan dates here. That would be 12th July week, North West 200 weekend (16h May weekend), Airshow Weekend (1st weeken in Sept), May bank holiday weekend (though the one at the end of the month is less busy). You can off course get in these weekends if you book early January but it may already be too late.
Carnfunnock is a good if a little cramped site. Again busy for the popular weekends, but now they require full payment up front for all bookings it may be easier to get a few weekends booked.
Ballyness is a lovely quiet site, not a lot to do on site, more of a base but excellent facilites. Again you need to book early an d during the summer I think it is a minimum of 5 nights.
Benone Tourist Complex is a very busy but friendly site, close to the beach which our kids love as they can walk there in a few minutes to surf (surf is pretty good). On site facilites are ok, a bit busy and sandy in high season, there is a small pool and play equipment for younger children.. Tip.. when booking ask that you are not put in pitches facing toilet facilities, these pitches are very tight and are a thoroughfare to the toilets!!
I hope some of these will be of help to you, because we have so few sites here early booking is essential..
Wendy
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Just to add one more to the list - Dungannon Park, just on the outskirts of Dungannon town. It is a straight run down the m1 from Belfast. Or you can come down via Ballymoney along good roads towards Toome from your direction. Last year £12 per night fully serviced. Nice small site with only 12 pitches I think. They don't require a deposit but take your credit/debit card details. Friendly staff and nice clean toilets/showers and good play area for kids plus lake for fishing and loads of space for grandchildren to let off steam.
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