Just curious

Liam · 24-08-2009, 20:31

Ok,during the last few weeks I've seen a few UK reg Caravans on the road and was curious as to whether anyone here takes their caravan to Ireland (North or South) and what they generally feel about the country,welcome,facilities etc. If you haven't been here,what reasons prevent you coming over? Is it cost,facilities (or lack of) or other reasons? I know there are a lot of dog lovers among you but did you know that you can bring dogs to Ireland without much hassle and a lot of sites also welcome dogs. Not being too nosey,I hope, as in the title ,just curious about reasons people do come and reasons they choose not to. I promise , I won't sell the info to the Tourist Board,honest. Feel free to be brutally honest, I've just started camping again and would welcome info on good/bad sites,too. Thanks in advance.

jims-terrano · 24-08-2009, 21:05

Hi Liam, if I had the money I'd love to come over to Ireland. Both North and the Republic have lots to offer. Perhaps one day when the mortgage is finished with, just hope I'm not to old to enjoy it by then.

Jim T

Paul · 24-08-2009, 21:07

Going to watch this with interest, it's on our list to take the van next year.

tezzer · 24-08-2009, 21:11

me and a mate keep saying we are going over for a weeks fishing, maybe one day, what i do need to know is do you need a passport? i believe northen ireland you dont, but it needed for southern ireland, anyone know for sure?.

zippy · 24-08-2009, 21:28

You dont need a parrport for either country at the moment.

Regards
Lee

makeitfit · 24-08-2009, 21:54

A few years back we went to Ballyhome for our Europeans cat sailing

What a top time we had

Bloody ace fantastic mucho big grin

Wonderful people and ultra friendly

Ace massage by some Irish bird I couldn't understand a word she said until I got the bill,I understood that

Bloody ferry was a rip off though cause we were towing a 20 ft cat and 8ft wide caused a bit of fun in de little people villages

3rd

Went to Dublin on a pollution seminar and once again awesome,but ruddy expensive.
Dont do the tin tent thing but did camp on a little golf course one night

We were asked if we were feeling alright by the green bloke

When we said we were fine he told us to bugger off then

So we paid for a round of golf and hired some bats and he was cool then

extreme-4x4 · 24-08-2009, 22:36

the only thing that worries me is having an english accent .... or id go
also had some mates who were posted there. they had little nice to say about thair visit

i guess its the skoda /or lada syndrome

hope this dont offend

Liam · 24-08-2009, 21:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by tezzer

me and a mate keep saying we are going over for a weeks fishing, maybe one day, what i do need to know is do you need a passport? i believe northen ireland you dont, but it needed for southern ireland, anyone know for sure?.

Definitely no passport required but if you think you are coming for just a weeks fishing ,forget it. A week will only be a taster,best to tell the other half you'll be back when it stops raining, should be good for a couple of years,at least.

zippy · 24-08-2009, 21:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by Liam

Ok,during the last few weeks I've seen a few UK reg Caravans on the road and was curious as to whether anyone here takes their caravan to Ireland (North or South) and what they generally feel about the country,welcome,facilities etc. If you haven't been here,what reasons prevent you coming over? Is it cost,facilities (or lack of) or other reasons? I know there are a lot of dog lovers among you but did you know that you can bring dogs to Ireland without much hassle and a lot of sites also welcome dogs. Not being too nosey,I hope, as in the title ,just curious about reasons people do come and reasons they choose not to. I promise , I won't sell the info to the Tourist Board,honest. Feel free to be brutally honest, I've just started camping again and would welcome info on good/bad sites,too. Thanks in advance.

I have caravanned both sides of the border. Friends say that the ferries are far too expensive to come over to Ireland from the mainland - much cheaper to go to France from England.

I must admit though that I am reticent when touring the south because of my Northern accent - troubles an ol that. The last time I toured Donegal there was several areas with sectarian graffitti on the walls - not good for tourism. Saying that, we stayed near Westport at Easter and the scenery made me sorely tempted to tour the west coast next year. I was also pleasantly surprised by the general prices when we were in Roscommon - only slightly more expensive than the north. However the price of booze

- bring your own

.

Regards
Lee

extreme-4x4 · 26-08-2009, 00:39

i dont dispute the place is nice . i think the people are very nice.
and id love to go .

but

id go to a nice resturant full of 1000 nice people and yes id have a nice time

but if i knew one of them was insane and had a gun

would i go ?
would i have such a nice time ?

like i said its nothing personal

i dont do london either let alone brixton

lacroupade · 26-08-2009, 08:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by extreme-4x4

i dont dispute the place is nice . i think the people are very nice.
and id love to go .

but

id go to a nice resturant full of 1000 nice people and yes id have a nice time

but if i knew one of them was insane and had a gun

would i go ?
would i have such a nice time ?

like i said its nothing personal

i dont do london either let alone brixton

thats Swansea out then LMAO!

willow · 26-08-2009, 09:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by extreme-4x4

i dont dispute the place is nice . i think the people are very nice.
and id love to go .

but

id go to a nice resturant full of 1000 nice people and yes id have a nice time

but if i knew one of them was insane and had a gun

would i go ?
would i have such a nice time ?

like i said its nothing personal

i dont do london either let alone brixton

I take your point but I felt safer in Ireland than I ever would in London

Its got a few nutters but so has England Wales and Scotland

Its no worse than that and better in lots of ways

lacroupade · 26-08-2009, 11:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by willow

I take your point but I felt safer in Ireland than I ever would in London

Its got a few nutters but so has England Wales and Scotland

Its no worse than that and better in lots of ways

He's having a laugh Wendy - he's even scared to go in Kwik-Save in case a housewife trolley-bashes him......

Liam · 26-08-2009, 19:06

Ok,thanks again for the input,interesting views by all of you. Ok,here's a suggestion,how about a little email campaign to the ferry companies. They are chasing business all the time and maybe if enough people emailed and said they would love to use their ferries to travel to Ireland but they are charging too much for cars and caravans, it is possible they might do a deal at particular times of the year. Being Ireland it won't matter if the deals are off season as it will be raining anyway. They do great deals for golfers so why not for caravans? Maybe the Caravan Club could also approach them or maybe somebody already did this and I'm years behind. Worth a try,anyway. Norfolk Line are doing Dublin -Liverpool at the moment, car and two people for about €65 each way, Think that's about £100 return, not bad value.

By the way, if any of you are coming over anytime,let me know where you are going to so I can maybe point you towards the good bits and around the bad spots.

24-08-2009, 20:31	#1
Liam Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Laois,Ireland Posts: 923	Just curious Ok,during the last few weeks I've seen a few UK reg Caravans on the road and was curious as to whether anyone here takes their caravan to Ireland (North or South) and what they generally feel about the country,welcome,facilities etc. If you haven't been here,what reasons prevent you coming over? Is it cost,facilities (or lack of) or other reasons? I know there are a lot of dog lovers among you but did you know that you can bring dogs to Ireland without much hassle and a lot of sites also welcome dogs. Not being too nosey,I hope, as in the title ,just curious about reasons people do come and reasons they choose not to. I promise , I won't sell the info to the Tourist Board,honest. Feel free to be brutally honest, I've just started camping again and would welcome info on good/bad sites,too. Thanks in advance.

24-08-2009, 21:07	#3
Paul Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: North West Vehicle: 2002 Terrano 3.0 Di LWB Posts: 1,961	Going to watch this with interest, it's on our list to take the van next year. __________________ 2002 Terrano 3.0 Di LWB..

24-08-2009, 21:05	#2
jims-terrano Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: UK Posts: 12,965	Hi Liam, if I had the money I'd love to come over to Ireland. Both North and the Republic have lots to offer. Perhaps one day when the mortgage is finished with, just hope I'm not to old to enjoy it by then. Jim T

24-08-2009, 21:11	#4
tezzer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: basildon essex Vehicle: transit camper van 1987 Posts: 2,829	me and a mate keep saying we are going over for a weeks fishing, maybe one day, what i do need to know is do you need a passport? i believe northen ireland you dont, but it needed for southern ireland, anyone know for sure?.

24-08-2009, 21:28	#5
zippy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: NI Vehicle: 01 terrano 2.7 lwb Posts: 210	You dont need a parrport for either country at the moment. Regards Lee

24-08-2009, 21:54	#6
makeitfit Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: on the beach WEST WALES Vehicle: Maverick TDi BLACK mmm Posts: 15,136	A few years back we went to Ballyhome for our Europeans cat sailing What a top time we had Bloody ace fantastic mucho big grin Wonderful people and ultra friendly Ace massage by some Irish bird I couldn't understand a word she said until I got the bill,I understood that Bloody ferry was a rip off though cause we were towing a 20 ft cat and 8ft wide caused a bit of fun in de little people villages 3rd Went to Dublin on a pollution seminar and once again awesome,but ruddy expensive. Dont do the tin tent thing but did camp on a little golf course one night We were asked if we were feeling alright by the green bloke When we said we were fine he told us to bugger off then So we paid for a round of golf and hired some bats and he was cool then

24-08-2009, 22:36	#7
extreme-4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: WALES Posts: 6,295	the only thing that worries me is having an english accent .... or id go also had some mates who were posted there. they had little nice to say about thair visit i guess its the skoda /or lada syndrome hope this dont offend

26-08-2009, 00:39	#10
extreme-4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: WALES Posts: 6,295	i dont dispute the place is nice . i think the people are very nice. and id love to go . but id go to a nice resturant full of 1000 nice people and yes id have a nice time but if i knew one of them was insane and had a gun would i go ? would i have such a nice time ? like i said its nothing personal i dont do london either let alone brixton

26-08-2009, 19:06	#14
Liam Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Laois,Ireland Posts: 923	Ok,thanks again for the input,interesting views by all of you. Ok,here's a suggestion,how about a little email campaign to the ferry companies. They are chasing business all the time and maybe if enough people emailed and said they would love to use their ferries to travel to Ireland but they are charging too much for cars and caravans, it is possible they might do a deal at particular times of the year. Being Ireland it won't matter if the deals are off season as it will be raining anyway. They do great deals for golfers so why not for caravans? Maybe the Caravan Club could also approach them or maybe somebody already did this and I'm years behind. Worth a try,anyway. Norfolk Line are doing Dublin -Liverpool at the moment, car and two people for about €65 each way, Think that's about £100 return, not bad value. By the way, if any of you are coming over anytime,let me know where you are going to so I can maybe point you towards the good bits and around the bad spots.