Binion Bay Caravan and Camping Park

For those who want to stay active, but in a leisurely manner, the site’s well-placed for low-energy activities. A 10-minute drive from base will see wannabe Shane Lowrys, and Leona and Lisa Maguires, at play at the home of the Dubai Irish Open, Ballyliffin Golf Club, while a 25-minute journey places those angling for a peaceful time at Eddie Fullerton Reservoir for brown trout fly-fishing. History buffs have plenty to explore nearby too: Doagh Famine Village is 15 minutes away, and a must-visit open-air museum for anyone interested in learning the unvarnished truth of rural Irish life since the 1840s. For forays further back in time, try a visit to Grianán of Aileach, 40 minutes from the site – there are spectacular views from the megalithic hillfort – then bounce back to the 19th century at Fort Dunree Military Museum. If retail therapy is beckoning, it’s 20 minutes by car to Buncrana – a seaside resort town with shops, pubs, cafés and seafood restaurants – or 50 minutes to the city of Derry/Londonderry (over the border in Northern Ireland), where there’s a large shopping centre, as well as manor houses, an aquarium, and numerous museums and sites relating to the Troubles.