Friels Bar and Restaurant
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- Well-maintained tourer park at a pub in Swatragh, County Londonderry
- Drumnaph Nature Reserve 10 minutes’ drive; Giant’s Causeway 40 minutes
- Traditional Irish food and a covered terrace; live music each weekend
Site type
12
Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.- A charge of £2.00 applies for the use of the shower.
- Continental touring caravans (caravans built with the passenger door on the right-hand side) are not permitted.
- No gas barbecues allowed.
- No charcoal barbecues allowed.
- No electric barbecues allowed.
- Dogs are allowed in all outside covered areas. They are not permitted inside the bar and restaurant.
Languages spoken
English
Wifi at the unit/pitch
Reviews
Voted 56% of visitors View breakdown
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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.
Everything was good only slight issue was no toilet paper in toilets…
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Fully-serviced gravel motorhome pitch
Liked: Everything was good only slight issue was no toilet paper in toilets plus hand dryer was a bit hit and miss, all else was great, good food and drink with live music all excellent.
Disliked: None
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From the manager: Hi Joe,
Delighted you enjoyed our good food and excellent hospitality during your visit with us.
Apologies about the toilet paper, If you had told a member of the team we could have have addressed this.
Checked hand dryer and now seems fine.
Many thanks for your valued feedback and wish you well.
Would stay again
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Fully-serviced gravel motorhome pitch
Liked: Bar is nice to look at.
Disliked: Lovely wee bar if ur into a small Irish pup with no room to move.
Food is OK but I've had better.
The camp site is another story, we arrived on a Friday and went to the toilets/showers which is the only thing on the site apart from building work going on, to find them unclean with someone's rubbish overflowing in the bin. I thought ok they just haven't got around to cleaning them yet. On Sunday when we were leaving the rubbish was still there and the toilet/showers still hadn't been cleaned. Showers are unisex which personally I felt unsafe using so I'm sure a family would not want their children using! Showers are also charged at £2 for 5 mins, u pay this outside the shower so in the 5mins u have to run into the shower, get undressed and the have ur £2 shower, while other camp sites only charge £1! Showers/toilets are dirty! Nothing to do at it but go to the pub! Save ur money there's a car park up the road at the park which is free to park over night! Ur not allowed to have bbqs! What camp sites don't allow u to have a bbq? They advertise that theres wifi on site but theres only wifi in the bar can't even pick up wifi in the beer garden.
It's advertised as dog friendly bar but ur only aloud ur dog in the beer garden.
Staff using beer garden toilets to smoke in.
Basically it's a car park with toilets for £20 a night definitely not worth it! And won't be back at the camp site! Worst 1 I've ever been to!
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From the manager: I caught this couple stealing a flower arrangement from my property 10.30pm Saturday night.
At no time during their stay did they complain to management or staff.
They said they were borrowing flower arrangement.
They placed their rubbish on my property and proceeded to take pictures.
This review is slanderous.
This is now under a police investigation for theft.
They commented that you can park for free in a nearby carpark and they had nothing to do????
We have live music and a visitor centre onsite.
We don’t allow bbqs as per insurance.
These thieves are now barred from my property.
Sad that this couple live only 30 minutes from my property and chose to steal.
They mentioned my £2 showers twice but failed to mention their attempted theft of my £50 flower arrangement.
I won’t be commenting any further.
Very good accommodation for a stop over food was excellent and staff…
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Fully-serviced gravel motorhome pitch
Liked: Very good accommodation for a stop over food was excellent and staff were very friendly
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From the manager: Hi Andrew,
Thank you for your kind feedback.
We're thrilled to hear you enjoyed the food and accommodation and we'll pass on your comments to the team.
We hope to see you again sometime soon in the near future.
Kind Rergards,
The Friels Team
Great place to stop overnight!
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Fully-serviced gravel motorhome pitch
Liked: Restaurant/Bar
Friendly staff
Spotless pitch
Price
Food
Disliked: Nothing...highly recommend!
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From the manager: Hi Joseph,
Thank you for your great review, its much appreciated.
We hope to welcome you back sometime soon in the near future.
Kind Regards,
The Friels Team
Great stop to stop to recharge services beside a top Pub & Restaurant
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Liked: Booked ahead and stayed overnight at a super motorhome park attached to the Friels pub and restaurant.
Spotless Toilets with showers and all services in a large well lit parking area.
Great menu in the Bar and excellent value all round.
Highly recommended for a full Mid Ulster service recharge.
Disliked: The showers were great and no Issues with £2 coin operated 2-Headed showers.
Just missed a bench seat to Undress/Redress and put socks & shoes back on.
Small gripe as otherwise very well set up motorhome park.
Nice touch with spring flowers around the pub and the moho parking area.
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From the manager: Hi
Many thanks for your great review of Friels and our Motorhome park. Delighted you enjoyed your stay with us and we will take your comments on board about a changing seat.
Wishing you the best and hope to see you again soon.
Good food friendly staff very welcoming…
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Liked: Good food friendly staff very welcoming
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From the manager: Hi
Many thanks for reviewing Friels.
Delighted you enjoyed our food and friendly hospitality.
Wising you the best and hope to see you again soon.
pub and food…
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Liked: pub and food
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From the manager: Hi
Delighted you enjoyed our pub and food.
Many thanks for your review.
This place has everything...the food is first class the bar/restaurant is warm…
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Liked: This place has everything...the food is first class the bar/restaurant is warm and cosy.....the campsite is excellent...will definitely be back.
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From the manager: Hi Cahir,
Many thanks for this fantastic review of Friels.
Delighted you enjoyed our facilities and found our food to be first class.
See you again soon.
We'll definitely be using Friels Bar and Restaurant again
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Liked: We looked for a campervan park up with facilities open in November. Obviously that narrowed our options down considerably.
I booked Friels bar in the expectation of just having hook up and access to water with an option for toilets and shower.
When I arrived I was blown away by the serviced area for motorhome/campervanners.
Safe, secure and relatively quiet despite it being next to a busy main road.
Disliked: NA
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From the manager: Hi
Many thanks for your lovely review. Yes we are open all year round.
Delighted we exceeded your expectations with our facilities.
Hope to see you again.
Great stopover
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Liked: Clean site and toilet/shower block, nice big cubicles. Pub now open 7 days, great food and hospitality. Do not miss the newly opened Gorta exhibit (for some local history). Stayed 2 nights, would definitely stay again
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From the manager: Hi Gayle,
Many thanks for leaving your review of Friels and glad you enjoyed your 2 night stay.
Yes we are now open 7 days a week in the Bar & Restaurant and our Visitor centre GORTA is also open 7 days a week.
We will pass on your great comments to the team.
Thanks and see you again soon.
Features
Dogs 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 On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis WatersportsAmenities on site
Baby-changing facilities Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Local produce Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Public internet workstation(s) Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area WifiGroups welcome
Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcomeRules
Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all yearThemes
Gastronomic delightUtilities
Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energyNearby amenities
Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Shop nearbyType
Pub campsite Small (11-25 pitches)Accessibility
Accessible parking at pitch Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Level site, no steep slopes Pitch close to accessible bathroomsNearby leisure
Climbing nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Mountain biking nearby Restaurant nearbyTouring and motorhomes
Drainage hook-up points for tourers Motorhome service point Water hook-up points for tourersLocation
Friels Bar and Restaurant
2-4 Kilrea Road
Swatragh
Co. Londonderry
Northern Ireland
BT46 5QF
Directions Timezone
Europe/London BST (GMT+01:00)
GPS
54.91011°N
-6.66382°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
Water quality at nearby bathing waters
| Name | Distance | Type | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portstewart | 18.3 mi | Sea | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
| Castlerock | 18.5 mi | Sea | Excellent | Good | Good | Excellent |
| Magilligan (Downhill) | 18.9 mi | Sea | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
| Magilligan (Benone) | 19.7 mi | Sea | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
| Portrush (Curran Strand) | 20.4 mi | Sea | Good | Good | Good | N/A |
Data source: European Environment Agency
Must see
Giant's Causeway, Antrim, Northern Ireland 23.1 mi
National Trust
Springhill 15.4 mi
Portstewart Strand 18.2 mi
Downhill Demesne and Hezlett House 18.7 mi
Wellbrook Beetling Mill 19.2 mi
Giant's Causeway 23.1 mi
Cycle routes
Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.
Other
LOUGH FOYLE (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 04/09/2006) 19.6 mi
PORTMORE LOUGH (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 19/08/2002) 28.8 mi
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.
Offers
Conditions apply - see pitch type section for details
Nearest sites
Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Friels Bar and Restaurant have a swimming pool? No View all features
- Is Friels Bar and Restaurant dog friendly? Yes View all features
- What attractions are near Friels Bar and Restaurant? Time to go exploring? The neolithic stone circle and riverside walks of the dramatic Sperrin Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty are 10 minutes in the car. Further afield, the Causeway Coast offers … Read more
- When can I check in and check out of Friels Bar and Restaurant?
Read moreCamping and touring Arrive: 12 p.m. – Anytime Depart by: 12 p.m. - How much does it cost to stay at Friels Bar and Restaurant? From £20 (for 1 night, 8 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.