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Salthill Caravan Park
Salthill
Galway
S Ireland (Browse area)
Tel: 00353 91 523972
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Open: 01/04/2024 to 30/09/2024
01/04/2025 to 30/09/2025
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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 |
 Hardstanding Pitches |
 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 |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 No Battery Charging |
 No Gas Exchange |
 No Recycling Facilities |
 No Kitchen Facilities |
 Freezer / Fridge |
 No Motorhome Point |
 No Wifi Access |
 Shop <1 mile |
 Bar <1 mile |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile |
| Activities |
 Kids Playground |
 No TV Room |
 Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing On Site |
 Wild Swimming On Site |
 No Indoor Pool |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 No Horse Riding |
 No Cycle Hire |
 No Golf |
 No Tennis |
 Beach On Site |
 No Watersports |
 Boat Launch / Mooring <5 miles |
| Other Features |
 Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
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 Coastside Pitches |
 Public Transport On Site |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
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| Date of Visit: June 2023 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Nights stayed: 3 |
Travelling as: Retired couple |
| Reviewer: Barsar |
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 A medium open site with sea views.
There’s not a lot of choice in this area so we ended up here at one of the most expensive sites in the republic at 48 euro a night for a caravan, two adults and electric.
Access is good but beware you have to pay cash as cards are not accepted. For some reason we were presented with an apple pie at check in.
The site roads look quite recent and most pitches are hard standing. Each pitch has a grey water disposal point and water taps are plentiful. Camper vans arriving early get to park on the grass overlooking the sea but they are placed very clos together with just enough room for a couple of chairs and a table between them. There are quite a few statics on site.
The sanitary facilities are a bit of a let down. In the centre of the main field their is a block with WC’s and wash basins. The 6 showers are next to reception. The shower cubicles are somewhat lacking in basics. There are two old hooks on the back of the door and that’s it. No stool, no shelf for toiletries no shower curtain. BTW as with other sites in Ireland a shower will cost you 1 euro on top of the 48 euro a night.
There is free access to high speed Wi-Fi.
The prom into Salthill is adjacent and the walk to Galway town is 2. 7 miles and will take you about an hour. It’s a nice walk and Galway town is packed with pubs, restaurants and shops. You can catch a bus back for a couple of euro.
The site is well located for Galway City but not worth the 48 euro a night. But then again in early June it was full every night. 
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Date of Visit: August 2022  |
Unit: Tent |
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| Nights stayed: 4 |
Travelling as: With friends |
| Reviewer: Rob615 |
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I would recommend, Salthill Camping Park. To all my friends,
Very clean & tidy camping park, friendly staff,
Wifi excellent, to the whole park,
I enjoyed my stay, and I will be going back, as soon as I can.
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| Date of Visit: September 2018 |
Unit: Campervan |
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| Reviewer: Dot P |
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To start with, we did not stay overnight at this site. But we did look in and consider and thought a more up to date review on here may be helpful to anyone considering this site.
The site is right down on the bay, stunning views on 3 sides. The hardstanding pitches have been renewed / replaced and the whole area looks great, all pitches are fully serviced with water, grey waste and ehu.
Showers were immaculately clean as were toilets. The site is right at the end of the Salthill Promenade so you can walk traffic free back to the city - about 4 km.
The owner was friendly and helpful when we called in.
We decided against purely on price €34 per night plus €2 each for a shower was €38 and that was out of our budget - but would say it looks a brilliant site and if you are looking for a site with pitches right down by the water this is the only one in the area.
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| Date of Visit: July 2017 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Linda Morrison |
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WILL NOT BE BACK!
I emailed to request a booking for 3 nights in July, reply was 'turn up and we'll sort you out' I thought this was a somewhat casual response to a booking request but assumed I had a booking. On arrival I was told this was a standard reply & I did not have a booking (how was I to know!?!) however we were given a pitch right at the edge of the site overlooking the sea - after driving over a vacant hardstanding pitch - onto an unmarked area of grass very close to the motorhome next to us; in fact so close we kept the blinds closed on this side as did they! We assumed we were last in. How wrong we were!
The following evening a van was shown into the spot next to us - they were so close we didn't think they would be able to open the drivers door while our awning was out! Then a caravan was pitched onto the hard standing behind us! This got worse the next again evening when a further camper van was parked at a position halfway between the vans already in position effectively blocking any route out for around 15 motorhomes (including us) & resulting in them having to move at 9am the following morning to let us out! The general consensus was that as this was during school holidays the owners put greed before safely & comfort of their customers! I noted the tents also appeared very close together. Despite being so close together this did not deter other residents from walking through our pitches to get to the sea front.
In relation to the site it was well maintained although busy & only 3 showers (female). 1e required for shower and 50c for hot water to wash dishes! Lots of kids & teenagers on this site although quiet after 11pm.
Walk along sea front very pleasant but Salthill itself run down & tacky. Galway is a great place with street music in abundance and a lovely atmosphere. Bus from top of lane out of campsite into centre of town.
Would love to go back to Galway but not this site!
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| Date of Visit: July 2015 |
Unit: Tent |
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| Reviewer: Urbanpetr |
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Brilliant location, walking distance to the Galway city; beautiful nature, view on sea side and friendly receptionists. BUT THAT WAS IT.
Tent area is unprotected againt the wind and also visitors. The tent area is at the front of the camping site and gate, so anyone can come or leave the tent pitches at any time ( especially throughout night). Also our neighbours were very noisy until midnight and no security bother about it.
Every time you need to wash your dishes, you must pay for a water.
Walking distance to the indoor kitchen was quite long from tent pitches as should be.
Indoor play area NONE.
At first day was very windy and our tent got slightly damage, the people at reception help us and vere very friendly, but the fact that tent wasn't OK make our camping holiday shorter.
If the owner will improve the tent bariers and security, I will gladly come back.
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| Date of Visit: May 2015 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: DMD40J |
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We visited during May 2015 which could be called the rainy season, we were very lucky as it was dry. The site owner was a very knowledgeable chap who was also very helpful, nothing was too much trouble. The site was laid out very well with the sea on one side and a sea inlet. We spent ages watching the birds there. Everything was very clean and very tidy. We walked into the city of Galway and even managed a walk back, it was very flat and about 5 or 6 miles return. Well worth a visit.
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| Date of Visit: March 2015 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: LWilkes |
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Great site with buses running into Galway every 30 minutes. Owner was very helpful and allocated us a site sheltered from the wind. For a great spot try and book a position looking out to sea as these really are stunning positions for a Galway Bay view. Facilities were nice and clean. Great beach walks.
If there was one downside it would be the gate to access the beach is always locked preventing easy access. This is understandably locked to prevent access to site from the public. As an after thought, a key pad style gate would be a great option allowing beach access.
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| Date of Visit: May 2013 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Nights stayed: 2 |
Travelling as: Retired couple |
| Reviewer: Iwalani |
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This is a spacious, open site on the edge of the sea. The pitches are all tarmac hardstandings surrounded by well-mowed grass. A fellow camper who goes regularly told us that pitching used to be haphazard and rather cramped but is much improved now.
As you enter the site there are a number of static caravans, but the area for tourers is nearer the sea and in fact a number of pitches are right beside the sea - we had one of these and the views were lovely.
There is a central block with toilets, campers kitchen and washing-up sinks (50 cents coin in slot. ) The showers are in a separate block next to reception. The facilities are clean but definitely in need of refurbishment. Showers cost 1 euro, but this gave plenty of hot water.
As others have said, the adjacent seaside walk into Salthill is very pleasant. There's a good supermarket, Joyce's, about 1 mile from the site. Galway is an interesting old city but parking is quite expensive.
The best thing about this site is definitely its location, but it's somewhat overpriced, especially as there is no wifi.
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| Date of Visit: August 2012 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Andy55moto |
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This is a large, well established site about 6 km from Galway centre (not the 2. 5 advertised by the site!) in the area of Salthill. There are good shops, cafes, swimming pool etc nearby in Salthill and well within walking distance from the site, walking along the sea front. In fact, this site is right on Galway bay with some pitches within touching distance of the sea, so great location. Not much of a beach, but there there is a diving and swimming platform not far away.
As for the site, its a bit dowdy and old fashioned and is need of updating. The showers are poor, dingy and you have to pay extra for them as well (as you do even to wash up if you want hot water!), which considering the top charge rate, is a bit cheeky. The showers are on a timer as well and it takes most of the time just to warm up take lots of 1 euro coins and hope your money doesn't run out while you have shampoo on your hair and you can't see properly!
Overall, it s busy site which is pretty good, but could be a lot better and should be for the cost. It is convenient for Galway but that's a decent walk or a nice bike ride. Salhill has nice pubs and cafes etc and that's nearer, so there is plenty of good stuff nearby. Galway deserves more sites and better than this though. But its not all bad and its OK for a few days.
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| Date of Visit: July 2012 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Drifter161 |
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We have recently returned from this site, and are well toured caravanners and although this site was ok it was very over priced, 30 Euros a night and we still had to pay 1 Euro for each shower. If you needed to wash your dishes you had to pay a Euro each time for hot water, lucky we didn't need to do this,
The showers/toilets were just ok but not nearly enough of them, had a lot queueing to do.
Nice walks into salthill and if you are lucky to get front pitch lovely views of Galway bay, but they seemed to cram you in anywhere. But nice location.
We have stayed in far nicer sites for a lot less money, don't think we will be rushing back. But we loved Galway city was excellent its a must to go and see.
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