Its March 2014 and I have just spent my first caravan weekend of 2014 in Binion Bay Caravan Park,…read moreClonmany, Co Donegal. It was a wet, damp, and windy weekend and there were very few people on the site. It was late on Friday evening when we arrived and were welcomed by the owner who kindly placed us just beside all the site facilities. Our purpose in going to Donegal was to attend a singing festival weekend in nearby Ballyliffin. On Sat morning, the site displayed its beautiful stunning surroundings. If you like to walk, cycle, climb hills, view beaches, then this is a site you cannot miss. The friendly owner will give a total overview of the area, detailing walks, festivals, history, restaurants and anything else you will want to know. He sat with us for half an hour just to impart tourist information that he thought we might benefit from. The site facilities were very clean and tidy with free electric showers, soap and hand wash in the bathrooms. The owner had also left a supply of books available for anyone to read during their stay. Nice thought. But he really came into his own when it was time for us to go home and we found that our car electrics had a fault and would not work our caravan lights, indicators etc. When he saw us with trouble, he took his own jeep to test our caravan lights and identified that our car was the difficulty. As it was Sunday, it was not possible to repair and we had to return home for work the next day. The owner took our caravan on his jeep, parked it at his own house and we went home, repaired our car and collected the caravan some days later. All our worries were eradicated by the owners kindness. When I collected my caravan, i tried to financially reward his for his kindness but he totally refused to accept anything and said, "maybe you will come back again sometime". I sure will. I cant say enough about my stay there. These are the ones that you will remember. Keep it up Binion Bay, a gem of a weekend probably made better by kindness of the site owner.

Great wee site, small and quiet, friendly owner with lots of local knowledge. Good electric…read moreshowers, clean toilets, all modern facilities. A great place to chill out

I talked my fiancé into trying a night in Cushendall Glamping Pods..... A feat in itself given he…read morehates camping whereas I love it so I thought this would be a good middle ground. We checked into the Gigha pod and were pleasantly surprised to realise we were quite private as no one really had cause to wander around our pod for a nosey at these hobbit like homes. It was the furthest from the toilets mind you. The pods are specious, warm, comfy and have enough to get by with a fridge, kettle, heater, and picnic table with bbq metal square. I turned the table around and slid it against the back bench to make a double bed -2mattresses each, a fitted sheet duvet and pillows and voila, couldn't be further from camping. I was completely taken and surprisingly so was my fiancé. After checking out the next day we decided to hell with it and grabbed a last min availability in another pod for the night. This time in Aaron beside toilets showers and bins. Handy not to have to walk as far but you attract a lot of attention from curious people who want to see what they are like. We are already planning our next visit

Brilliant experience at the Boathouse. The menu is extensive, which is very impressive given the…read moresize of the restaurant. Sitting outside on a sunny afternoon, we were treated to an incredible experience from start to finish with an incredible chef! Meal was fantastic and every dish was very much enjoyed!

I had wanted to visit Gigha to eat the famous halibut there since I moved to Glasgow. The…read moreexperience and meal at The Boathouse exceeded every expectation I had. The warmth of the welcome, the service, the views and the quality of the food is just superb. The Boathouse is just minutes away from the ferry and has a perfect position facing over a small bay with incredible views back over to the peninsula. We arrived mid afternoon and had some ice cold Peroni out on the decking overlooking the white sand beach and turquoise water. We were camping at The Boathouse - which I can highly recommend. There's quite a few pitches doted around and it's an incredibly relaxed atmosphere. Campers mingle with locals who mingle with those who have just come over for the day to eat the amazing seafood on offer. The showers and washrooms are all clean and new, with piping hot water from very early in the morning. There are washing/drying facilities and it's a brilliant half way between wild camping and a formal site - just without any fuss. Everything we needed was here and nothing was too much trouble from anyone we spoke with. If you are planning on visiting, you need to book for dinner as the place was full. Luckily we already had. We started with some oysters and then quickly ordered some more. They were cold, creamy, soft and absolutely delicious. Perfect start. After much deliberation we opted for a lobster mac 'n' cheese to start and the 'Gigha plate'. We has seen the live lobsters being brought in only an hour before and a considerable amount of one was inside the mac 'n cheese. There is no scrimping on the good stuff here. The Gigha plate consisted of deep fried halibut, quails eggs, salmon, smoked halibut, Gigha bread, oyster and the star of the show - the chef's own beetroot smoked halibut. I'd waited a long time to eat the halibut here and the beetroot smoke was just superb. Main course was the monkfish and fish curry and the pan fried halibut. Everything is cooked to perfection and the chefs inventive use of Gighas own produce of potatoes, to beetroot to fish makes it a locally sourced, excellently executed dining experience. We just amount managed to cram in a deliciously light sponge of sticky toffee pudding and peanut butter icecream - and the wonderful pecan tart with red grape ice-cream. Perfect to end to a great meal. With around 30 whiskeys to choose from I went for a Talisker to round the meal off and take a coffee outside and admire the view until bed. Wherever you are, get your map out, work out how to get there and go eat some fish and check out that view. It's worth every mile.

Bought static caravan (18k) and stayed for few years, re-sold to owner within three years. £9.5k…read moregot for it only (all offered by Stephen O'Neill - owner) who sold it for £16.5k two days after we left... Beware of this type of behaviour from caravan park owners, in particular Bonaslton Caravans Limited, Their rules/laws.. !!

Castlerock Caravan Park is for me a haven of happy memories from childhood, playing in the kids…read morearea; pushing each other on the swings, clambering all over the frame, playing in the basketball court. Those were the good days! My family and I spent many a happy Autumn, Spring, Summer and occasional Winter in our caravan here. I don't think there were many Bank Holidays we didn't take the hour long trip up the coast to our favourite campsite. It has a beautiful beach only five minutes from the site, you can catch the train to Coleraine or to Derry from lovely wee platform (yes it is lovely, it's very well kept and has flowers blooming constantly) or you could nip round the corner to The Golf Hotel (which sadly is no more) or in to the quaint basement bar of Bertha's (owned by Lord Bob himself! The local entrepreneur businessman everyone jokingly called him this!) There was so much to do, so many places to go. It's a great site for a caravan park which is quietly popular yet not tourist infested. There's all the basic facilities you would expect; clean toilets, water supply, hard standing, electric, local chippy/Chinese. Set in a beautiful location yet sadly I've heard the area is less popular after The Golf Hotel closed. I hope business picks up again and kids these days can enjoy the same brilliant fun I did growing up.

Call me anti social, but when I want atfew days by the coast, I don't want to spend it on a caravan…read moresite, sorry, holiday village, with 600 caravans. Yes, there really are some sites which are that huge. Not for me. Mill Road Village is small but perfectly formed, Just like me. I wish. Sorry, focus. Mill Road has only about 45 static caravans and about 10 sites for touring caravans which means that there are other people about if you want to be sociable but not crowds of kids or teenagers. We spent 2 weeks there in August and the kids loved the park and the freedom of being able to cycle round the site by themselves. The park isn't huge but there's plenty to occupy toddlers to pre teens for about half an hour at a time. There is an onsite laundry room and a shower/toilet block. As I was on holiday, I tried to avoid the laundry room but I did look in once and it was well equipped with big American style washers and driers. We also had a good look around the couple of brand spanking new caravans which were for sale. Who needs a new car or kitchen? I think we're converted to caravanning.

We arrived here after closing time and we're still able to get in. We found a place to pitch a tent…read moreand park our Spaceship rental. After setting up our site the management team came down and welcomed us with some info about the park and said they would collect the fees the next morning. We then took a walk about to see the facilities. The grounds and facilities are both exceptional! This is a very well maintained park..everything is very well kept and it has laundry, playgrounds, rec room, limited kitchen, showers and even music that plays in the restrooms. This is very convenient to town, Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge, Giant's Causeway and Bushmills Distillery. I highly recommend staying here! They even chased my tent down until I returned. It apparently liked the grounds so much that it had to take its own tour!

This is a great place for relaxation. It's a really peaceful park with plenty of activities. Highly…read morerecommended.

Great little place. Good facilities. You can go on the short nature walk, have a picnic, sit and…read morewatch the world go by. It has a good children's play park. A little gem.