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we are hoping to go to ireland this summer for a week in our tent. we have 3 small children who would love to be near a beach. However all we know about ireland is the guiness is cheap! seriously for first timers can you recomend a region?

http://www.camping-ireland.ie/caravan-parks/camping.php?id=47

Very good site. Yards, literally from a very long beach. Hotel beside site. Four Star award winning site.

Quote: Originally posted by GillEdey on 17/06/2005

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we are hoping to go to ireland this summer for a week in our tent. we have 3 small children who would love to be near a beach. However all we know about ireland is the guiness is cheap! seriously for first timers can you recomend a region?

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Quote: Originally posted by GillEdey on 17/06/2005

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we are hoping to go to ireland this summer for a week in our tent. we have 3 small children who would love to be near a beach. However all we know about ireland is the guiness is cheap! seriously for first timers can you recomend a region?

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Gill.

As jen has posted, if you want to come to a great and may I add a first meet with ukcs, come to the first Northern Ireland UK Campsite meet in the Carnfunnock Country Park.

This site will give all your children a great space to have a ball, and it is enclosed no problems here, and of course you will be with known UKCS members, hope you can join us just follow the details given by Jen any probs just shout, regards Big Chris.

GillEdey

35 days to go if you fancy joining us

Jen

Last Easter we stayed at Clogher Valley Park near Five Mile Town in Fermangh.  We had a a super time, beautiful scenery, friendly people and lovely weather. 

Regards

Tim

Just got back from Ireland last week. We stayed at camac valley just outside Dublin, very nice well ordered site. Then travelled along N4 and N6 to Galway. Route was OK scenery through the middle quite average. Galway city not very nice except the harbour area. We then made our way up to Clifden, a lovely town, and stayed at Shanaheever camp site, again very nice but more basic than Camac valley. After driving the Sky road, very scenic would recommend taking the high road - viewing area at the top, we had a couple of nights at connemara camp site near Tully Cross. Long narrow site with sheltered hookup area, but also a higher area right by the beach - couldn't ask for a better view.

Drove back via Westport, a nice town, with a bit going on.

Would say that a lot of the villages are tiny, sometimes only a shop, or a few houses, and not always sign posted, so you've driven through before you know it. Signposts are also a bit vague with lots of B+B's advertised but no road name. Roads vary a bit, can be quite bumpy and it always seemed to take longer than anticipated to get anywhere.

We are 2 adults and as this is a very rural area didn't see a lot for kids to do other than the beach. Scenery pretty good though, but some parts a bit run down looking.

Quote: However all we know about ireland is the guiness is cheap!

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