Creveen Lodge Caravan and Camping Park

From €24 For 1 night, 2 adults 9.1 118 reviews
Secluded pitches (added by manager 11 Jul 2018)

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Secluded pitches (added by manager 11 jul 2018)
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Grassy pitch with views to kenmare bay (added by manager 07 nov 2022)
Aerial shot of the campsite taken with my drone (added by visitor 24 may 2022)

  • Small and peaceful family-run site on Kerry's Beara peninsula
  • Derreen Gardens, Lake Glenmore and Healy Pass within 10 minutes' drive
  • On-site kitchen with oven and fridge; a 10-minute drive from the pub
It's worth going way out west for this gem of the Emerald Isle. And in fact you can’t actually go much further west: Creveen Lodge Caravan and Camping Park is on the Beara peninsula, a 48-kilometre-long jetty of Kerry (and a bit of Cork) pointing into the Atlantic: next stop, Canada. Wild this part of Ireland may be (it’s the bottom end of the 2500-kilometre Wild Atlantic Way route), but the family team at Creveen Lodge offers a civilised base for your scenic stays. Amenities include a communal kitchen, with hob, oven, fridge freezer and microwave; you can cosy up there watching TV by the fire too when the weather suggests it. There’s a café (with bike hire, what a brill combo…) five minutes’ drive away in Lauragh; it’s 10 minutes to the pubs in Bunaw and half an hour to supermarkets in the Beara’s unofficial capital of Castletownbere. For a quick intro to the area, stop for a cuppa in seaside Lauragh, hire a bike and pedal off round the coast to Derreen Gardens, where paths lead through 60 acres of gardens full of subtropical plants and down towards the sea with grand views of the Caha mountains. If you head the other way out of Lauragh, it’s a 20-minute ride to the 3,000-year-old Cashelkeelty Stone Circle (15 minutes by car from the site).

Site type

Tent pitches 15
Touring caravan pitches 5
Motorhome pitches 5
Open now

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • A charge of €1.50 (£1.31) applies for the use of the shower.
  • Bookings must not be for more than 30 consecutive nights.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Thu, 28 Mar to

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

9.1

Overall rating based on 118 reviews View breakdown

Peaceful

Voted 84% of visitors View breakdown

92%

would recommend this site to a friend

91%

would stay here again

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Rural site in a stunning location

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: The stunning scenery and fabulous location. Friendly and accommodating people. We changed our booking arrangements 3 times and Mary was very understanding and relaxed about it.

Disliked: The loose dogs roaming freely were a bit of a worry with my own dog. It was very very dark on arrival late at night, but I can understand that they don’t want light pollution in such a beautiful location.

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From the manager: Thank you for your review and re the dogs. They are farm dogs and no one around here keeps farm dogs locked up as it is not the correct way to treat them. We share our home with the campers and have spots away from the dwelling house where people can camp and be by themselves. You arrived at 10.30 at night when everyone was in bed so there was no need for lots of lights on as we are in war time and have to conserve energy. You were gone at 10.30 in the morning so it was a flying visit. I did my best to accommodate you and changed the booking so I did my best as I do for everyone .

Location superb and owner very nice too…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Stan M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Location superb and owner very nice too

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you Stan for your lovely review and happy you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to see you again.

Stunning views!!! Beautiful place to stay. Fields very well maintained. Kitchen well…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Stunning views!!! Beautiful place to stay. Fields very well maintained. Kitchen well equipped. Thank you very much Mary - hope to get back in near future.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you Alina for your lovely review and the photos. We really appreciate the trouble you went to with it all and hope to see you again. All the best to you and yours.

Great wee site, good WiFi. A very scenic route up the Healy…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 10
Stewart c. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Great wee site, good WiFi. A very scenic route up the Healy Pass to get to it. Went to Helen's Bar for food excellent. The sanitary block was basic but clean.

Disliked: The shower was adequate.

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From the manager: Thank you Stewart for your nice review and happy you both enjoyed your stay here and hope to see ye again.

Beautiful site well spaced and friendly staff!

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Leaann O. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Pitches were spaced perfectly and you had some privacy, shower facilities were amazing, super clean!

Disliked: No plugs in the bathroom to use hairdryer etc not a deal breaker but would be nice!

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From the manager: Thank you Leaann for your lovely review and we are happy you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to see you again.

Beautiful location and totally unspoiled

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
Chris C. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Michael and Mary are excellent hosts and very welcoming. Site has everything you need while remaining unspoiled. Beautiful scenery all around and a great base to explore the Beara Peninsula. Our 3rd visit and already planning our 4th

Disliked: None

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From the manager: Thank you so much Chris for your lovely review and photos . We are happy ye enjoyed your stay and hope to see ye again.

Toilets and flush outs worst I’ve ever stayed at , plug in not usable

Overall 2/10
Location 8
Value for money No rating
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service 8
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 2
Wifi No rating
Ian E. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Nothing

Disliked: Everything

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: In response to your review I cannot understand how you could not flush the toilets as they are new and we never have any problem with them. Re cleanliness we clean the the toilet block a few times every day and do our best to keep everything in order. There are notices up in the toilets to let us know of any problems so that it can be rectified. Re the wifi it is in the upper half of the campsite and works very well. We just have a signal as there is no broadband in this area.

Don't miss out staying here!

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 10
Rebecca W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Quiet, peaceful, rural but perfect location with the best views and stars!

Disliked: Basic facilities but perfectly clean

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From the manager: Thank you Rebecca for your lovely review and happy you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to see you again.

Laidback site with clean facilities, lovely views and fire pits.

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Reuben H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Very nice low key site and though on a hill there were lots of flat pitch nooks and crannies to camp as well as a couple of fields below. We found a pitch with electric in the front field with beautiful views NW over the bay. Pitches were large and there was plenty of space for kids to play games. And, site allows fires with plenty of fire pits around. Mary was a good host and had fantastic recommendations for the area, horseshoe hike around Rabach Way was fantastic but hard. Only one toilet / shower block but we did not find queues for the shower and they were always clean and well stocked. Shower on tokened timer - always stressful - but sufficient given to give yourself a scrub. We would recommend Creveen for a laid back camp in one of the most beautiful peninsulas on the West Coast.

Disliked: Occasional waft of smell from the septic tank on the site.

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From the manager: Thank you very much for your review and happy you enjoyed the area and the walks around here.

Ruhiger schöner Platz

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
susanne s. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass tent, campervan or trailer tent pitch

Liked: Sehr schöner und sauberer Platz um Ruhe zu genießen. Es war alles in Ordnung und es hat an nichts gefehlt. Die Besitzer waren sehr nett. Der Spielplatz für die Kindern war auch sehr toll

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From the manager: Thank you very much for your lovely review and we are happy you enjoyed your stay with us and hope to see ye again.

Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Remote location

Spectacular scenery

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby

Cycle hire nearby

Fishing nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point

Water hook-up points for tourers

Location

Creveen Lodge Caravan and Camping Park

Healy Pass Road

Lauragh

Co. Kerry

Republic of Ireland

V93 YHY9

Directions

Timezone

Europe/Dublin GMT (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.75511°N
-9.76026°W

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Beara remains a bit of a secret, a frontier land of deserted beaches, colourful fishing villages and ancient stone circles underneath the hefty Caha mountains. Get stuck in with a 10-minute drive to Glenmore Lake, a fine fishing spot surrounded by walking trails, where you’ll only be disturbed by the odd wild deer. To see the whole peninsula and beyond, drive past the lake to Healy Pass; stop at the 330-metre summit to see one of the finest views in the west stretching to the high mountain ranges of Co Kerry. To feel you’ve earned the view rather than just driven to it, walking paths up Mount Knockatee start 20 minutes from the site. If all that sea’s got your maritime spirits a-rising, try diving in Lauragh and kayaking and sea safaris to the seal colonies from Kenmare, half an hour away. If you’re more into walking by the waters, join the 200-kilometre Beara Way in Lauragh, a clearly signed and mostly coastal trail beginning and ending in the Gulf Stream-warmed village of Glengarriff (40 minutes). For those wanting to wander west until the land’s run out, there’s a treat at the tip of the Beara: an hour’s drive to Ballaghboy ends up by a cable car. Take the giddying 10-minute trip across open ocean to Dursey Island for the wildest and westest walking you can do.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Doire Fhíonáin (Derrynane) 16.2 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Barley Cove 20 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Trá Na Huíne (Inny Strand, Waterville) 20 mi Sea Good Good Good Good
Baile An Sceilg (Ballinskelligs) 22.3 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Rossbeigh, White Strand 23.1 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

  • Does Creveen Lodge Caravan and Camping Park have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Creveen Lodge Caravan and Camping Park dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Creveen Lodge Caravan and Camping Park? Beara remains a bit of a secret, a frontier land of deserted beaches, colourful fishing villages and ancient stone circles underneath the hefty Caha mountains. Get stuck in with a 10-minute drive … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Creveen Lodge Caravan and Camping Park?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  8 a.m. –  11 p.m.
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Creveen Lodge Caravan and Camping Park? From £20.49 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.