Roches Campervan and Campsite

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Great views and pitches by the water
Great views and pitches by the water
Sunset
Right by the water
Stunning views from the campsite
Amazing views
Views of bannow bay from your pitch
Hardstanding campervan pitches
Waterside campsite
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Sunset
Right by the water
Stunning views from the campsite

  • Well-maintained and friendly site with spectacular views of Bannow Bay
  • Horse and pony trekking available from the site
  • Dog-friendly setting a 45-minute drive from ferries at Rosslare
Apart from winning the lottery, there probably aren't many things more blissful than a horsey canter along an Irish beach. If this too is your idea of what you'd do on any holiday, you're well placed to sort it at Wexford's Roches Campervan and Campsite: it's right on the Bannow estuary and the site owners run a horse and pony trekking centre alongside their working dairy farm. You might not be able to imagine many views more blissful than over the sea from Roches either – perhaps a view of a winning lottery ticket...? And the site also has direct access to the bay: it's in the sunny south east of Ireland with loads of beaches and historical sites nearby, and kayak hire is available on site. Base yourself here for fab flat and bass fishing in the estuary too, and walks alongside it, and splendid Wexford beaches, and old old sites like Tintern Abbey and the Clonmines castles. Pubs, a chemist, two supermarkets, a tyre centre and hair salons are at the local village of Wellingtonbridge a short drive away. Roches has a shower and toilet block, internet access, charging facilities and chemical disposal. Barbecues and campfires are allowed, but if you're too blissed out/knackered after your horse ride to sort supper, trot along to one of the several nearby pubs serving tasty feed – trad Irish music sessions are often on the menu too. Music is also available on site at weekends in June, July and August, with midweek karaoke for the kids. The site is 45 minutes from Rosslare if you're heading to/from Europe and want an overnight stay.

Campground type

RV sites 8
Tent sites 20
Camper sites 7
Open now
Opens January 7

Tourist board rating

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Languages spoken

English

Open from Tue, Jan 7 to

Campsite types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

9.1

Overall rating from 466 Pitchup.com customers View breakdown

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92% would recommend this campground to a friend

91% would stay here again

Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Very good site

Overall 8/10

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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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt RV campsite

Liked: Very clean site

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great site, very clean, very friendly and hardworking staff.

Overall 10/10

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

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer or trailer tent campsite

Liked: The atmosphere, the facilities e.g. food, music. Everywhere was spotlessly clean.

Disliked: Didn't like the unisex toilets in the container. Separate male/female toilet and in a building would be better for how busy all campsite ut is. Also the showers, everywhere spotless but just a little disappointed that they were in a container also.

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A good site to visit

Overall 9/10

Location
 10
Value for money
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Accommodation
 6
Facilities / Activities
 6
Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Wifi
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Christopher H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt travel trailer or trailer tent campsite

Liked: Amazing location. V nice helpful staff.
We unfortunately missed the wkend music events that sound great.

Disliked: Mixed WC, and washing facilities are not ideal.
Showers are a bit lacking too.
There are plans to improve the facilities.

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View, tent pitches, amenities were clean and private , decent distance from…

Overall 10/10

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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Matthew D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Primitive grass tent campsite

Liked: View, tent pitches, amenities were clean and private , decent distance from other tents, friendly staff. Would return again

Disliked: No dislikes

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Hi Matthew,
Thank you for great review it means a lot to us that you enjoyed your stay with us. All good wishes from the Roche Family

Good setup , owners very friendly and attentive…

Overall 8/10

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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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered grass tent campsite

Liked: Good setup , owners very friendly and attentive

Disliked: Grass too long in tent section but overall a very good experience

Recommend to friends Visit again

Poor beyond belief

Overall 3/10

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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Wifi
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Amanda L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt RV campsite

Liked: The view from our pitch

Disliked: The bottle of wine I purchased from the bar (to support the establishment) was the worst I'd ever tasted and of very poor quality that neither myself or my friend (we were staying with another couple) could drink so left it and went and got our own out of our campervan.

Also the food served onsite was absolutely awful.. the chicken burger was saturated in oil, it was very soggy and disgusting in quality!

The showers didn’t work and water pressure dire so couldn't use. The toilet in the far field was totally blocked, the door was left open so the smell was awful and flues swarmed.

Therefore we didn’t stay at this site upon our return journey back to Rosslare.

This is not the calibre of site I have come to expect and enjoy with Pitchup so we were very disappointed.

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From the manager: Hi Amanda, Disappointed to read your review obviously you made the wrong choice of site to stay at. We take great pride in what we offer on site including our wine bar & food van and as we are always on site every day & evening and you had every opportunity to approach one of us and tell us about what you were not happy about our wine & food and showers ect when we could have done something about it. Really annoying when it goes up as a review and never giving a chance to rectify when here. Please consider next time you write a review for another site that it is camping and not a five star hotel you would not be allowed to drink your own wine in a Hotel...

Very clean campsite

Overall 10/10

Location
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Value for money
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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt RV campsite

Liked: Chippers coffee Dock and live music and resort absolutely spotless

Disliked: Nothing to dislike

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for taking the time to give us such a great review. We appreciate it means a lot.
Best wishes from the Roche Family.

The place was fabulous. Everyone working in the place were extremely nice…

Overall 10/10

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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Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt RV campsite

Liked: The place was fabulous. Everyone working in the place were extremely nice and helpful. Great facilities. Would highly recommend 😍

Disliked: N/A

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean friendly atmosphere

Overall 10/10

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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Anthony L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt RV campsite

Liked: This is a great site from the moment we arrived, all the staff so helpful and constantly on the go keeping everything clean, great little chipper and the afternoon music is so good, we will be definitely returning

Disliked: Does not much to dislike about this place

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you Anthony, that's great to hear. Appreciate your lovely review and comments, and we hope to see you again soon.

Location The nearby walks Available outdoor amenities, such as bar, food van and…

Overall 8/10

Location
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Value for money
 7
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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Karen H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Powered cement/asphalt RV campsite

Liked: Location
The nearby walks
Available outdoor amenities, such as bar, food van and seating
Friendly staff

Disliked: Not a dislike as such, but the showers were a bit of a hike uphill from the motorhome section of the site. The first one i tried was low pressure and cold but the next one worked OK. I reported it and they said they would get maintenance onto it.

Did dislike the fact that we were asked to discharge our grey waste onto a grating that runs down a culvert directly onto the beach.

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Features

Dogs allowed

Campfires allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Local produce Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent sites

Themes

Budget/backpacker Forest Hikers’ paradise Lake and/or mountain Leave the car at home Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Wild camping Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Communal freezer Communal fridge Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market Public transportation nearby

Type

Farm Medium (26-50 sites)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at site Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Site close to accessible bathrooms

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Restaurant nearby Surf school nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Caravan storage facilities Gray water hook-up for caravans Motorhome service point Seasonal sites Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Roches Campervan and Campsite

Clonmines

Wellingtonbridge

Wexford

Co. Wexford

Republic of Ireland

Y35 R9P9

Directions

Timezone

Europe/Dublin GMT (GMT+01:00)

GPS

52.25161°N
-6.76942°W

Route directions

The site is 30 kilometres from Rosslare Europort. Out the the R733 follow Wellingtonbridge. 5 kilometres from Wellingtonbridge follow Clonmines to the site. The campsite is 150 kilometres from Dublin airport and Cork city. There is bus from Dublin airport every hour to Wexford.

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

The ruin of 13th-century Tintern Abbey (not the Wordsworth one) is one of many old sites to see in Co Wexford and its surrounds. See also Hook Lighthouse at nearby Hook Head, the oldest working lighthouse in the world, and 16th-century Duncannon Fort with its maritime museum. Several towns and villages are around Bannow Bay (although do go fishing first): pedal or potter around the likes of Saltmills, Newtown, Ballygow, Ballyowen and the splendidly named Haggard Bridge to carefully compare the Guinness in each. If you're lucky enough to be on an extended trip (perhaps with the aid of that winning lottery ticket), make your way from Roches to the ferry port at Rosslare, from where you can sail serenely on to Fishguard and Pembroke in Wales, or to Cherbourg or Roscoff in la belle France.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Duncannon 7.3 mi Estuary N/AGoodGoodGood
Counsellors' Strand, Dunmore East 11.5 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Dunmore Strand, Dunmore East 11.6 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Rosslare Strand 16.3 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Tramore Beach 17.1 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Offers

Conditions apply - see campsite type section for details

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

Frequently asked questions

  • Does Roches Campervan and Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Roches Campervan and Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Roches Campervan and Campsite? The ruin of 13th-century Tintern Abbey (not the Wordsworth one) is one of many old sites to see in Co Wexford and its surrounds. See also Hook Lighthouse at nearby Hook Head, … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Roches Campervan and Campsite?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Roches Campervan and Campsite? From $34.82 (for 1 night, 4 people) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.