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Bloody Bridge Campsite
35 Ballagh Road
Mourne
County Down (Browse area)
BT33 0LA
Tel: 07827 591231
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Pitches: 10
Open: 01/01/2026 to 31/12/2026
01/01/2027 to 31/12/2027
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 Tent Pitches |
 Caravan Pitches |
 Motorhome Pitches |
 Small Campervans |
 No Glamping Units |
 No Statics for Hire |
 No Statics for Sale |
 No Seasonal Pitches |
 Electric Hookups |
 No Hardstandings |
 No Fully Serviced Pitches |
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| Who's it for |
 Families Welcome |
 Not Members Only |
 No Rallies |
 Not Naturist Site |
 Dogs Welcome |
 No Dogs Allowed |
 Groups Welcome |
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| Facilities |
 Toilet Facilities |
 Hot Showers |
 Washing Up |
 No Bathroom |
 No Baby Changing |
 No Laundry |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 No Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 No Gas Exchange |
 Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 No Motorhome Point |
 No Wifi Access |
 Shop <5 miles |
 Bar <5 miles |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <5 miles |
| Activities |
 No Playground |
 No TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing <5 miles |
 Wild Swimming <5 miles |
 No Indoor Pool |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 Horse Riding <5 miles |
 No Cycle Hire |
 No Golf |
 No Tennis |
 Beach <5 miles |
 Watersports <5 miles |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
 Open All Year |
 No Waterside Pitches |
 Public Transport On Site |
 No Dog Walk |
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| Date of Visit: August 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Hotrocs |
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 Stayed at this site for one night with my son before hiking up bloody bridge and Slieve Donard. I found the entrance quite tricky as it was just a field gate and no sign (just shut the gate on it).
It is also on a busy stretch of road across from Bloddy Bridge Carpark and beside the entrance to Bloody Bridge itself so be careful. The lane itself is a reasonably steep climb for the car into the site with large puddles.
I used our small car and should have brought our jeep as I would have felt more confident in the 4x4 if it had rained (fortunately not)on the lane and site due to the mud track nature.
It is situated in an excellent location to access the Mournes and has view of the sea. It is handy (by car) to the local seaside town of Newcastle for all you supplies and needs- shops, Tesco, Lidl, fast food etc.
The price was £6 per head per night and you can pitch where you like. Fire wood is supplied by the owner (only his allowed) for £6 and he also supplied the metal basket to burn it in. There were 28 logs and in the morning we still had 15 pieces remaining.
Whilst this is fantastic to have a real log fire the only difficulty was the sparks created were blowing towards my tent and others. We didn't pile the fire high because of this (probably why we had lots of wood left and would have been enough for a 2nd night).
The toilet block was very clean with 2 showers (in the males I presume the same in female). They were clean and amazing thing is the was hot water in the showers and taps. The dish washing area was around the back (outdoors with roof)and was clean and again lots of really hot water at the tap.
I found the owner really nice and strict about noise and music. This was good as there was lots of families. He told me to phone him at anytime during the night and he would come down and sort things. He would rather he was phoned and sort things out at 2/ 3 am than people telling him in the morning.
There we a few groups of young people having a few drinks but didn't cause any issues. He did speak to them on a regular basis reminding them to keep the noise down. In the morning he checked with us if there were any issues which was nice but we didn't have any.
Apart from the mud track access road (he did have a tractor to pull you out if stuck) this was a good site for access to hill walk in the Mournes. 
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| Date of Visit: August 2011 |
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| Reviewer: 9Campers |
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We stayed on this camp site for one night when the Festival of Flight in Newcastle was on. The site is close to Newcastle town centre only 2 miles away. There are some nice walks around this area and the kids had good fun on the boulders at Bloody Bridge itself.
The campsite is small with a toilet and shower block at the far end of the site. We found these to be clean. However a sign for the toilets and shower area would be helpful.
It would be useful if the signage on site was clearer eg inform campers that the must purchase a kindle pack from the owner (£6) before lighting a fire. Perhaps some written guidelines should be issued as you enter the site, we saw no one until 9pm.
The site has a no noise policy after 12 midnight which is fair enough as there are families on site we even had 3 children with us.
We paid £6 per person per night and we have stayed in other campsites with better facilities for less. By charging per person not per tent can work out to be expensive when you have a family.
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| Date of Visit: August 2011 |
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| Reviewer: 3plee |
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Initially hard to find. But rang camp site phone number and we where met at the gate. The gate is right beside the bloodybridge trail.
You just have to open the gate and drive on up yourself and the owner will call with you sometime that day.
Campsite very clean. Toilets and shower clean. Basic site but quiet and well maintained. The best bit I found was that we could have a camp fire.
It was lovely sitting there at night in the dark with the camp fire burning. You have to buy a fire kit(£6) from the owner which consisted of a fire lighter and a few logs but it was worth it. It was just me and the wife this time, not sure if its the place for kids unless they can amuse themselves as there is no play area.
Perfect for mountain walks. Had a great stay and would definitely go back.
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| Date of Visit: July 2011 |
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| Reviewer: Vangoman69 |
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We spent two nights on the site in July and the weather was fantastic. We were a party of 4 in two tents. The location was perfect being so close to fantastic scenery and local town.
The toilets were unfortunately situated at the top of the site. It would be better if there was a second block in a more accessible area. Whilst the toilets were cleaned we found they were often dirty and had no loo roll by the afternoon as the site was busy.
We were glad that we could barbecue and light fires however the logs we purchased from the owner did not burn well and we were not permitted to burn our own bought from town. This was disappointing as we were only informed after our purchase had been made.
The site has a no noise policy after 12pm which is fair enough as there are families on site. However it was disappointing to find that we were asked to go to bed despite only four of us having quiet conversation with no music, when we could see and hear other groups who were very loud and refusing to comply. This was particularly disappointing as at this point we had no neighbouring tents that we could of been disturbing.
In my opinion 6 per head, considering the very basic facilities and poor access is too expensive.
We had a fantastic day our on the river and took a lot of great walks which were fantastic. Local supermarkets are good value for money although it would be totally impractical to come here without a car.
If an investment was made in this site to make the road more accessible and signposted and to improve/enlarge toilet facilities this would be possibly the best campsite in the area and be worth the price per night.
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| Date of Visit: July 2011 |
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| Reviewer: SoloBackpack |
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I would recommend this campsite to anyone who is looking for a campsite with respect for both nature and the people staying there. Especially, I would recommend this site to international backpackers and single travelers.
The North of Ireland is not so used to (international) backpackers and as far as I have figured out on my 3 week trip in this region, this campsite is the only site combining these advantages:
- fairly well accessible by public transport. Busses 20 and 37 between Newcastle and Kilkeel are able to stop in front of the camping (just ask the busdriver) and in summer also the Mourne Rambler (bus 403) stops here. This enables you to go to another part of the Mournes, spend the day there and then return home to the camping by dinner time.
Walking to Newcastle would take you 45-60 minutes along a busy main road. It's possible, but not really recommended. A taxi into town would cost 4 pounds.
- has such a marvellous location. From my tent I could see the sea in front of me and the hills behind me, swallows above my head, . What more could you want?
- a fair price, although I can imagine for families it tends to get too expensive. But for me as a single traveller it was just perfect and I found other campsites in the North charged way more.
- clean toilet and shower facilities. It's true that on busy times it could get dirty in the afternoon, but well, it's a camping and not a hotel after all and they were cleaned daily.
I planned to stay here for 3 nights but ended up staying a week because I liked it so much. I was a single young woman travelling by public transport and staying in a tent. I have felt comfortable at this campsite at all times. Frank, the owner of the place, has the heart on the right place, treats everybody with respect and was open for any questions and always in for a chat.
This campsite really has soul!
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| Date of Visit: May 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Vickywhyte1@hotmail |
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Been to this site several times and love it. Really relaxed and beautiful setting. Only has basic facilities but always clean.
You can indeed light a campfire and Frank the owner is a lovely man. Site is only really suitable for Tents, campervans and small motorhomes.
The campsite consists of 3 small fields and a small toilet/shower block. You can pitch your tent where ever you want and there are some stunning views with the sea out in front and the mourne mountains behind you.
Great walks all around and Newcastle is a couple of miles down the road. You could walk but bear in mind there is no footpath, if you have children.
One bad point to note is we have found it quite expensive as the charge is per person and if you have a family this can add up and are planning on staying for longer than a day or two.
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| Date of Visit: April 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Ali19 |
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We stayed at the site a weekend over Easter and it was glorious weather. The site was easily found, just outside Newcastle, opposite the Bloody Bridge car park, a quick turn on the right with a sign post for Mourne Camping and a gate to close after you. It is steep and I got out with the two dogs to allow easier access for the car which made it up no problem although it is a four wheel drive.
The views are wonderful and the fresh air and it runs parallel to the Mourne Walk and the river, absolutely beautiful. Keeping the gates closed are essential to keep the sheep out and keep the site secure and the site is wonderfully well kept, fire pits, running water and toilets and washing facilities, better than I expected for first time camping.
There are great little nooks and crannies for walking, exploring, and for erecting your tent with privacy. We had a wonderful time and the dogs had a ball, all the freedom they could possibly want and a walk to the top of Slieve Donard on the Saturday was just the ultimate experience. The owner Frank was very friendly and helpful right from the word go and helped with providing us with heatlogs and blocks for the fire at a very reasonable price.
It was a lovely low cost break and good access to all facilities both for walking and for town access, we forgot to bring a few things as we all do and were easily able to go back into the town of Newcastle and go to Tescos where we were able to get everything we needed and more and there is also a wonderful camping shop on the main street called The Four Seasons which had everything and reasonably priced. Overall a fantastic weekend break and we all thoroughly enjoyed it and look forward to our next visit soon.
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| Date of Visit: April 2010 |
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| Reviewer: Alex79 |
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We have stayed here happily a few times now but most recently the weekend after Easter when the weather had decided to improve. We were expecting a really sodden site after some pretty horrendous wet weather the previous week so it was a pleasant surprise to pitch the tent in beautifully sunny weather in simply stunning surroundings.
The toilet block and showers have always been spotlessly clean with plenty of toilet roll and handwash gel.
There are communal firepits to use and the owner provides logs for a few quid, we prefer to have a fire nearer depending where we are pitched so we are looking into portable bbqs so as not to damage grass etc.
In Newcastle and of course The Mourne Mountains themselves there is plenty to do, keen walkers would easily walk into town but its probably too far for small children, we have a 3 and 5 yr old who would struggle especially if they had to walk back.
There's a forest park and maze not too far away so plenty to do and see.
There's a Lidl and Tescos close by for shopping.
Our kids were happy running around in the fresh air but there is a decent park along Newcastle promenade at far end of town if they needed extra entertainment.
This is a cracker site that we hope to return to for many years to come.
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| Date of Visit: May 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Gary 1 |
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Visited site last weekend in may. Weather fantastic party size 4 Adults and 4 Children.
Getting there: through Newcastle heading south on coast road about 3 miles there is a small sign for Mourne Camping 100yrds (bloody bridge car park on left) Slow down as easy missed. Gate right beside style to bloody bridge, open gate go through, then close gate behind you. Tip: as lane way is quite steep and uneven, it would be best to let passengers out of car, 4x4 should be alright. Then about 75yrds up hill another small sign pointing to the right 'Camp site' Again go through gate and close behind you, this is the lower part of the campsite you can drive on up track to middle part which has an other site off to right.
Middle site is biggest and has best views, communal fire pit at top right & on left small fire lighting facility. To aid conservation site owner supplies logs at £2.50 per bag which is very reasonable as he doesn't want people breaking branches & destroying hedges, which is fair enough.
At top site are newly built ladies and gents showers and toilets with hot water. And outside fresh water tap. The site is very well kept and owner is very nice and easily approachable. This site is very good for those who enjoy a more realistic style of camping with just a few amenities.
Is excellent site for those liking bloudering / hiking and having a base near at hand. The site also has two canvas tents with bunk beds to rent per night. In my opinion this is the best campsite in or around the mournes.
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| Date of Visit: May 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Mikey66 |
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We stayed here for two nights. Really enjoyed the site. Toilets, shower cleaned daily and spotless. What we liked about this site is that it has no hook ups, you can light camp fires within reason and is real basic camping, all of which camping is about.
The owner is helpful and friendly. There are plenty of walks which our three dogs enjoyed and some stunning views. The nearest is ten minutes away by car.
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