Caravanning in Northern Ireland

big-girl

Have often thought about touring in the trees - does it not feel very isolated? have looked at the springwell sites and gosford and drum manor.

smokiewater

big-girl wrote: »

Have often thought about touring in the trees - does it not feel very isolated? have looked at the springwell sites and gosford and drum manor.

Would not say it is isolated, in September I think we went down to 4 other vans midweek in Springwell and that is about as empty as we have found it.

The sites are a bit out of the way, but we normally are looking to get away from it anyway!

BigAl94

gerf wrote: »

nice thread bobs. surprised it took until post 30 of moneysavers to get to touring in the trees. we used it in 2009 and loved it. we like to walk and the forests are handy for that. plus if we're away all day why pay for fancy services. many of the sites are often empty and the limited time rule is not strictly enforced. but others like springwell and gosford are very busy. some of them are near the formal forestry campsites and we never had trouble using showers etc. be warned though the permits are taken up early in the year. i looked last May and by then there were no more available for 2010. http://www.dardni.gov.uk/forestservice/index/publications/forest-leisure/touring-in-the-trees-caravan-sites-booklet.htm

Yet you seem content to use the showers and facilities for nothing that people on the normal forestry campsites pay for! People like you annoy me!

suki1964

Love Ballyness, We only live 10 mile down the road but will book in for a night or two midweek just for the break from the house and family

gerf

BigAl94 wrote: »

Yet you seem content to use the showers and facilities for nothing that people on the normal forestry campsites pay for! People like you annoy me!

we do pay for the permit and i've found nothing in the rules that says you can't use other forestry provided facilities nearby. no signs in those facilities either saying you have to be from that site only, no keypad no lock etc. and we do ask an attendant if there is one. people like you who jump to conclusions annoy me.

suki1964

Any recommendations on any sites open next week? Are there even any sites open this time of year?

big-girl

tullymore is open, try sixmilewater in antrim - there was word they were opening weekends in march. Hillfoot dungiven is open, as are all caravan club CL sites. Hope u get booked!

jadedson

Hi all....so who has been where....any good weekends to be had in all this dry weather we've been having?

BOBS

Still havent made it out yet this year - had planned on heading off tomorrow evening but forecast gives high winds so maybe not such a good time to be towing a caravan - will have to wait and see what tomorrow brings!!
Some more information on here if you are a keen caravanner .....http://northernirelandcampsites.lefora.com/ .... a nice site just for us Norn Ireland caravanners

jadedson

I'm a tenter, but I haven't got away yet either. Next weekend I'm planning a trip to Fermanagh - I can camp at this time of year as long as I have EHU. Thanks for the link....