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Reviews of Keel Sandybank Caravan & Camping Park
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Keel Sandybank Caravan & Camping Park
Keel
Achill Island
County Mayo
S Ireland (Browse area)
Tel: 087 2555689
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Pitches: 100
Open: 06/04/2024 to 30/09/2024
06/04/2025 to 30/09/2025
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 Tent Pitches |
 Caravan Pitches |
 Motorhome Pitches |
 Small Campervans |
 No Glamping Units |
 Holiday Homes 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 |
 Baby Changing Facilities |
 Laundry On Site |
 Drinking Water |
 Disabled Friendly |
 Chemical Disposal |
 Battery Charging |
 No Gas Exchange |
 No Recycling Facilities |
 Kitchen Facilities |
 No Freezer / Fridge |
 Motorhome Point |
 No Wifi Access |
 Shop <1 mile |
 Bar <1 mile |
 Restaurant or Cafe or Takeaway <1 mile |
| Activities |
 Kids Playground |
 TV Room |
 No Games Room |
 No Evening Ents |
 Fishing <1 mile |
 Wild Swimming On Site |
 No Indoor Pool |
 No Outdoor Pool |
 Horse Riding <1 mile |
 Cycle Hire <1 mile |
 Golf <1 mile |
 Tennis <1 mile |
 Beach On Site |
 Watersports <1 mile |
 No Boat Launch |
| Other Features |
 Sea Views |
 Not Working Farm |
 No Campfires Allowed |
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 Coastside Pitches |
 Public Transport |
 Offroad Dog Walk On Site or Direct Access |
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| Date of Visit: May 2022 |
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| Nights stayed: 4 |
Travelling as: Family with young children |
| Reviewer: TrippLoso |
8 reviews from this member |
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 Great site, right on Keel beach (just cross the service road).
2 Facilities blocks, so if one if closed for cleaning the other is open.
Really helpful staff.
Nice large fields with a pitch where you like policy when we were there. EHU in the middle of the field with about 12 outlets.
Probably the best campsite on Achill (for location).
I cannot fault this site. 
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| Date of Visit: June 2018 |
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| Reviewer: Tangodave77 |
4 reviews from this member |
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We had booked to stay 3 nights over the weekend in a our campervan but unfortunately after the 1st night we had to move on due to the noise in the evening and the smoke from turf/peat open fires. The campsite does state no open fires or noise after 10pm. We complained to a senior member of staff in the morning but our complaint was brushed aside. The member of staff seemed to know the noisy smokey fire campers and dismissed my complaint and walked away.
The area is lovely, the people are lovely but the campsite is not for a quiet stay and the facilities are not 4 star. The showers are best described as a warm flow of water and they charge extra for showers that are substandard.
There seems to be a rule that you put your tent/campervan as close to each other possible.
The location is amazing but the campsite and staff are lacking.
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| Date of Visit: July 2014 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: JFD2810 |
4 reviews from this member |
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A large very well-placed site, as other reviewers have observed: sea, mountains, sea cliffs (claimed as the British Isles' highest at three times higher than Moher) and other islands are to be found in the vicinity, though you will need to walk/hike. What is arguably Ireland's most beautiful beach (Keem) is about 4 miles away, though the huge beach at Keel itself is excellent. Pubs, shops and restaurants nearby.
We did not use the facilities preferring to shower, wash-up etc in our van, so can't comment--looked busy. The site can become crowded and seem somewhat disorganized as there are few specific pitches, and those are hard standing for caravans--I quite liked the atmosphere (a bit like a festival) but others might not. We had no problems with noise, but weren't in the busiest area. Thoroughly recommended for what it is. Oh, and cheap (Spanish!) ice-cream at reception.
We paid 22Euros per night without an awning--two adults.
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| Date of Visit: June 2011 |
Unit: Motorhome |
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| Reviewer: Darrylwebb |
40 reviews from this member |
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First time we've used this site.
Location is superb with the beach right in front of you, and the various mountains of Achill Island within view. Watching the sun go down on the mountains is magnificent.
Large open plan site as already mentioned, with a few hard-standing pitches. If there aren't many others staying that's OK, but when it gets busy this site seems to have units higelty-pigelty all over the place.
This is about the best location to camp on Achill Island - shops/coffee shops/pub all within the rather spread out village of Keel.
But staying a night on Achill is recommended to sample the get-away-from-it-all atmosphere of Ireland in a great setting.
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| Date of Visit: August 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Soupie01 |
2 reviews from this member |
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I stayed here with my wife and 2 children aged 9 months and 4 for 3 days. On arriving at the site I was booked in and told where everything was, the site is open plan and there are no defined pitches, you just pick a spot and hope that others stick to the park guidelines and don't pitch up too close to you. It was 23 euro a night for our pitch and the staff were very welcoming.
We had a good flat pitch along the boundary of the site, the facilities are easily accessible from anywhere on the site.
The toilets and showers were clean, although my wife did mention that the womens facilities were not particularly clean and she had to make do with a cold shower in the morning. They could also do with some modernisation. There is a campers kitchen with 5 or 6 sinks and around 5 hobs for cooking.
The location of the site is fantastic, no more than 2 mins away from the beach at Keel from anywhere on the site, with the fantastic cliffs of Minaun running along one side of the strand.
Noise on the site was fairly low after 10 o'clock although on the 3rd night someone came in in a camper van at about 11.30 and proceeded to set up their awning and chat away to about 1 o'clock which was quite annoying with 2 small children.
All in all a good site and a pleasant introduction into the world of camping for us as a novice family.
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| Date of Visit: August 2009 |
Unit: Touring Caravan |
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| Reviewer: Derm712 |
5 reviews from this member |
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The setting for the park is simply stunning, superb beach to the front, mountains to either side and to the rear. The beach is accessed directly from the site. The pitching arrangements are a bit haphazard, there are groups of about 15 electric points in one housing and you go off from there to basically where you want. If you want a beach front pitch bring an extra long or two electric leads. There are a few hardstanding pitches but a lot tend to be grass.
Facilities are ok, showers are by token.
There is a games room with TV, pool table and paperbacks.
Full recycling facilities on site.
In Keel there is a couple of small shops for essentials, a butchers, few pubs, a chinese, chippy and a fish restaurant. The nearest supermarket is 14km away in Achill Sound.
Had a lovely chilled out time here. Achill is beautiful, the beaches and scenery are stunning. Also great place for activities, loads of surfing, kayaking, cycling, hill walking.
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| Date of Visit: July 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Zippie |
10 reviews from this member |
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On arrival we were given a label to display in the car and a sticker to put on the tent to show that we had paid and were entitled to stay. We eventually found a spot big enough for our tent just beside a field of sheep. This field was also used by someone who was teaching people how to kite surf.
The toilets were quite messy at times and should have been cleaned more regularly. I discovered that the ladies toilet cubicles located in the reception block were slightly larger than those which were located in the other block so I used these all the time even though it was further away from the tent. I'm slim and I had trouble getting into the toilet cubicles at the other block, you would need to be a contortionist to get in without touching the toilet, it was so cramped.
The campers' kitchen was busy each time we used it (we used it to wash dishes). There was only one bin which was always full and overflowing and campers had resorted to piling their rubbish around the bin in bags which wasn't a pleasant sight. There were several sinks and token operated hobs and a table and chairs in the middle.
We didn't use the laundry facilities but I spotted a freezer in the laundry room so we were able to freeze our ice blocks.
The showers were pretty grim (the grimmest I've ever seen) and operated by token.
Because of the size of the site and the amount of campers, I thought it would be noisy at night but it was really quiet.
A security man came round at night to check we were displaying our labels that were issued on arrival.
This is a good big flat site with beautiful scenery and a lovely beach. We stayed two nights here.
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| Date of Visit: July 2009 |
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| Reviewer: Banal |
4 reviews from this member |
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Lovely location, but on the whole not a fantastic site. There are no allocated/defined pitches here and local custom seems to be that you put your tent as near as possible to the next one with no regard for privacy, comfort or safety. All ok when the site is quiet but when busy, you can find that you move your car at the risk of someone pitching where it was. Noise can be a problem when the site is full but there are staff on site to keep things in check- work on the basis of not getting to sleep til 12 and then not really getting up til 9 and you'll be ok (very different in this respect to UK sites). The site can fill up with large groups as there appears to be no restriction on group size. There is great access to a lovely beach and the site is very popular with anyone who likes surfing, this in part justifies the EUR20 per night cost, but to then have to pay extra for showers (there are 5 for over 150 pitches) seems miserly. For a site in an extremely rainy place, it is well drained but can be very windy. Also, watch out for the local sheep who roam around if the gate is left open. Local pubs, shops and even a couple of restaurants are a 5 minute walk away as is a Lough for sailing, canoeing and windsurfing.
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