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Easygoing and peaceful, this campsite is located in a field behind The Piper’s Inn just outside the beautiful hidden gem village of Killaloe on Lough Derg, straddling counties Tipperary and Clare.  It’s basic, but what it does do it does very well. Pitches are arranged in a circle on lush green grass backed by hedges, with a pathway and small green area in the centre with gorgeous views of the East Clare hills.  There are electric hook-ups at all pitches and spotlessly clean shower, toilet and wash-up facilities. There’s no campers kitchen, but the restaurant at the award-winning Pipers Inn gastropub is top class and reasonably priced. Or head in to […]

We never actually stayed in this camp site…boy did we try though! We booked a weekend in early July which turned out to be the big storm of the summer, so bailed at the last minute. I actually met a fellow camper in Kerry later in the summer who had stayed in Strandhill that same weekend, and according to her it was not fun. Bullet dodged.  The owners were very sound, allowed us to postpone until late July. But yet again a miserable forecast ousted us. Postponed to September. Then my other half broke his ankle and I had to make another phone call. Sligo wasn’t meant to be this […]