Caravanning in Republic of Ireland

I hesitate to recommend any sites now as it was nigh on 20 years ago we went and a lot could have happened in that time. We chose sites mainly from those listed by this club and by C&CC. A few others I found from other sources such as UK Campsite, the Irish Tourist Board and general internet searches. Those suggested by the two clubs proved to be the better sites but that was way back then.

https://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/sites/results.asp?region=Overseas&county=S%20Ireland

https://www.campingireland.ie

Brue,

Thank you i will certainly look at cong, the name intrigues me

Tinwheeler ,thanks for the links-very valuable. The Camping Ireland site will take some reading thats for sure.

thank you

chemik

we went about 25 years ago when the kids were small. Went to a site in Bantry Bay and also Tipperary ... it was a long way  🙄 I don't remember the roads being especially narrow, a lot had a 'hard shoulder' that slower traffic was expected to pull over into to allow faster traffic to pass. I do remember quite a few potholes though.

You're welcome.

Cong is where the ancient John Wayne film The Quiet Man was filmed and the camp site showed the film every night. Viewing wasn’t compulsory😁.

I remember the 'hard shoulder' lanes mentioned by ED. I think they were denoted by a painted yellow line. 

We did Ireland last summer (2021) due to France at the time putting in the 10 day travel restraint for all Brits.  We tow a 7.4 metre Coachman and had no problems although we did stay on the East Coast.  That said, we did travel across to the West side with the car and there were plenty of good dual carriageway / motorway type links.  Many of those roads were in better condition than here in the UK.  I would have had no concerns towing across.

Accessing sites once off the "highway" was a little bit hairy on a couple of occasions so would recommend you take explicit instructions on the best approach route to use as many of the minor roads are exactly that!  Relying on the sat nav is not a good idea but that applies to anywhere I suppose.

Sites were generally speaking of a good standard, employees very helpful and accommodating.  You will I am sure enjoy it.  We would happily go back.

Chemik89

We haven't yet got round to the sites yet but will start over Xmas. It is challenging finding a map that has a good overview of where the sites are (at least I've not come across one yet).

Good luck with your searching

Thanks to the links provided by Tinwheeler and the sites recommended by Brue we are beginning to plan a route.

Thanks to oxfordeagle15 - we intend not to stray far from the larger roads

We are using a combination of google maps and a road atlas of Ireland.

We sourced the atlas from Ebay cheaply due to it being an old copy, here's a link to similar

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/142745119747

Although 12 years old ,it will do us(supplemented by google and our sat nav)

Hope this helps

chemik

Go for it and enjoy👍🏻