O'Connors Campsite

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Spectacular Wild Atlantic Way views
Spectacular wild atlantic way views
Waterside tent pitches with mountain views
Waterfront pitches
Gravel and grass touring pitches
Peaceful site
Spacious pitches
Parking area
Touring pitch overlooking the sea
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Waterside tent pitches with mountain views
Waterfront pitches
Gravel and grass touring pitches

  • Family-run Cloghane pub campsite on the Wild Atlantic Way
  • Conor Pass, Fermoyle Strand and Brandon Point all 10 minutes’ drive
  • Seafront pitches with stunning views of Brandon Bay and Mount Brandon
Appreciate spectacular views? Well… O’Connors Campsite has them in spades. This peaceful County Kerry stopover on the Dingle Peninsula has a spacious camping field where you can pick your own pitches overlooking Brandon Bay on the long-distance Wild Atlantic Way. Stay a while on this quiet, family-run campsite between the sea and the mountains of West Kerry, and you’ll surely fall in love with the stunning outlook to Mount Brandon and surrounding peaks. There are also numerous gorgeous beaches within 10 minutes’ drive, with Dingle and Castlegregory both about 15 minutes away. Any kids travelling with you will probably also fall in love with the small farm animals on site too. If you’re on for some good wholesome Irish craic during your stay, all you need to do is hotfoot it into O’Connors pub adjacent to the site, where you’ll receive a warm welcome, home-cooked pizzas and curries, and a lively line in music from local musicians. When you’re not feeling quite so sociable, the pub also does takeaways for you to carry back to your pitch, or you can spark up the barbecue – perhaps just in time to witness a stunning sunset on a clear day. If you are going down the self-catering route, there’s a convenience store selling essentials, pastries and pasties five minutes’ stroll away around the bay.

Campground type

RV & Motorhome sites 30
Caravan sites 30
Tent sites 15
Open now
Opens 30 January

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • The campground/park 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 EUR2.00 ($3.21) applies for the use of the shower.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Thu, 30 Jan 2025 to

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Site types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

7

Overall rating from 137 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Spectacular scenery

72% would recommend this campground to a friend

70% would stay here again

What customers say

Fantastic spot with cracking views. Staff are legends, and the pub's a ripper for a feed. Facilities are a bit rough around the edges and could do with a spruce-up, especially the loos and showers. Still, dead good value for what you get.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

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Arrival date (latest first)

Very basic facilities, friendly quiet site.

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4 out of 10
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Anonymous

Powered grass and gravel caravan site

Liked Lovely setting and relaxed atmosphere. Good food in the pub.

Disliked Services are very limited. Only one working shower and 2 toilets. Chemical waste facility is inadequate…a manhole cover you have to lift and which was almost full with no water hose.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great weekend. Didn't want to leave beautiful campsite.100% recommend

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10 out of 10
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Unpowered grass tent site (two person)

Liked The view. The amenities. The pub. The people. The bathrooms and showers. The water tap. Such a chill vibe. Deadly pub. Lovely camping spot
Coming back

Disliked Fix the toilets a bit and it's perfect

Recommend to friends Visit again

Basic campsite good enough for one night but room for improvement

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6 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Anonymous

Powered grass and gravel caravan site

Liked Magnificent views
Friendly receptionist
Option to order breakfast / packed lunches
Pub with meals onsite

Disliked Only 2 toilets
Only 2 showers, 1 was out of order during our stay
No dish wash sink (have to use toilet sink)

Recommend to friends Visit again

Extremely basic camping in a beautiful location

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3 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Unpowered grass tent site (family)

Liked Beautiful scenery. Friendly pub staff. You can charge your mobile phone in the pub.

Disliked I was expecting a camp site with a pub, but this is a pub with a camp site. The camp site is very much an afterthought. There are no washing up facilities. You have to do your dishes in cold water on a pile of stones in a field. It feels like this could so easily be rectified. There's a lot of outdoor space and there's an outbuilding which is full of trash that is ripe for conversion into a camping kitchen. I saw rats running in and out of that a couple of times. I mean it's the countryside, so it's understandable, but it just added to the general impression of an uncared-for place. The showers and toilets are dirty-looking. They are cleaned regularly, but the decor is such that you have the impression of ingrained muck. Also one toilet seat has a massive crack. It makes people not want to sit down, plus the lighting is poor. As a result I sat in other people's wee twice! I would pay more to enjoy a clean shower block and a camping kitchen. Attention to detail is lacking. A toilet seat does not cost much!

Recommend to friends Visit again

The location outweighs any negatives.

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9 out of 10
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Value for money
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Wifi
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Margaret A.

Unpowered grass tent site (two person)

Liked The location is outstanding. It is so beautiful there and the sound of the curlew adds to the magic. We were made to feel very welcome at check-in. It was great to be able to have a bbq and campfire.The toilets and showers were fine. We loved it and plan to return.

Disliked There were no washing up facilities. I understand the hope that people will eat in the pub especially given the short tourist season for us here in Ireland. But when you're travelling around with a tent rather than a camper, it's extremely useful.

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Great location and fantastic views. Level…

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6 out of 10
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Customer service
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Anonymous

Powered grass and gravel caravan site

Liked Great location and fantastic views. Level pitches. Pub with food and drinks onsite. We had electric and water on our pitch.
Not five star but has potential.

Disliked Sadly the toilets let it down…only two toilets and two showers and they were not clean with no toilet paper.. but basic and usable.
No campers kitchen.

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Enjoyed our stay

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7 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Steve N.

Powered grass and gravel caravan site

Liked Amazing location and views
Well serviced pitches
Basic but adequate unisex showers and toilets
Friendly staff

Disliked No signs to facilities or black and grey waste disposal

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely little camp site with pub and food

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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Kerry T.

Powered grass and gravel caravan site

Liked Like the area staff were lovely water is shower very hot

Disliked Not sure we’re everything was had to work it out shard loo and shower female and male and only two of each but had a lovely time

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely little place but stay away from camping at the edge of the sea

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7 out of 10
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Customer service
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Anonymous

Unpowered grass tent site (two person)

Liked It is in a lovely location and lots to do near by. You can have a camp fire and it’s so far from any main roads you have the constant traffic noise.

Disliked We was so lucky to get right next to the sea as the place was empty when we arrived but this came with so many people constantly walking up to our tent. We had a wind break to section off our bbq and fire but this didn’t stop them. Also no pitch allocation so you would find new people would turn up and squash into a small space just to be next to the sea and then you feel like you have no space. No curfew so we had nights were the people next to us were so loud in to the early hours.

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The view…

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1 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
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Accommodation
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Mark P.

Powered grass and gravel caravan site

Liked The view

Disliked The rest. Paid in advance or would not have stopped. £30 daylight robbery...
The toilets and showers were Disgusting.
No excuses, if you are making hundreds of euros a night then the facilities should be useable.
Give it a wide berth ...

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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 cafe On-site restaurant On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports Wild swimming

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry Off licence 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

Lake and/or mountain Leave the car at home Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 sites) Pub campground

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Restaurant nearby Surf school nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

O'Connors Campsite

Main Street

Cloghane

Co. Kerry

Republic of Ireland

V92 PV48

Directions

Timezone

Europe/Dublin GMT (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.23458°N
10.18225°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

If you’re planning on attending the Féile Lughnasa festival (the last full weekend of July), book your stopover at O’Connors Campsite well in advance to enjoy several days and nights of music and singing, sand-sculpture competitions, pet shows, a vintage-car exhibition and a pilgrimage up Mount Brandon (about an hour’s walk). There are many other walks in the locality, ranging from short strolls around Brandon Bay to harder slogs up to Arraglen Ogham Stone (two and a half hours), where there’s also a memorial to a crashed military plane as well as far-reaching views over moorland hills to the Atlantic Ocean. Otherwise, try sections of the Dingle Way, a walking trail that winds around the whole peninsula. Driving the rugged coastal Wild Atlantic Way? West Kerry sights on your itinerary might include the narrow, twisting drive through Conor Pass, dotted with lakes and waterfalls, the soft sandy beach at Fermoyle Strand (just the spot for family picnics) and the viewing deck with ocean vistas at Brandon Point (all 10 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Maharabeg 11.7 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Castlegregory 12 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Fionntrá (Ventry) 16.9 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Inch 17.5 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Fenit 21.9 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Frequently asked questions

  • Does O'Connors Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is O'Connors Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near O'Connors Campsite? If you’re planning on attending the Féile Lughnasa festival (the last full weekend of July), book your stopover at O’Connors Campsite well in advance to enjoy several days and nights of music … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of O'Connors Campsite?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  noon –  11:30 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at O'Connors Campsite? From $26.82 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.