Castlewellan Caravan and Camping Bookings

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(Please note that bookings are online only.)

Queries can be emailed to castlewellanpark@nmandd.org Please allow up to five working days for a response.

Useful information on bookings

Customer Information

This is a brand-new booking system so Customer Information does not exist from previous Castlewellan (or Kilbroney Caravan Park) bookings. All users will be required to create a ‘New Customer’ account as part of their first booking.

Pitch Information

A site map with an overview of the pitch locations is displayed below this information.  Please click here to download a copy of the site map.

Please note: currently there are no laundry facilities onsite.

Main Caravan site

-  numbered M01 to M44 on site map (£26.90 per night)

44 hard standing pitches with electric hook-ups. 22 of these pitches can accommodate tents and 34 are suitable for awnings. When making a booking, the online system will allow customers to select from a drop-down menu of available pitches.

• Pitches suitable for tents: M05, M06, M11, M12, M13, M21, M23, M24, M25, M26, M27, M28, M32, M33, M35, M37, M38, M40, M41, M42, M43, M44.

• Pitches not suitable for awnings: M1, M2, M3, M15, M20, M22, M29, M30, M34, M39.

Dovecote Yard

– numbered D01 to D16 on site map (£26.90 per night)

16 hard standing pitches with electric hook-ups (awnings and tents not permitted). When making a booking, the online system allows customers to select from a drop-down menu of available pitches.

Grassed tent pitches

(£21.40 per night)

40 tent pitches (electric hook-up not available). On arrival, customers will select their own tent pitch space from within the designated tent areas (see site map). Customers must leave a minimum of 5metres between each tent pitch.

Please note: currently there are no laundry facilities onsite.

Opening Times

Castlewellan Caravan Park is open throughout the following times in 2022:

Daily - Thursday 14 April to Sunday 28 August. Friday 21 October to Monday 31 October.

Weekends only (Fri and Sat) - Friday 2 September to Saturday 15 October.

Check in: from 2pm. Check out: strictly before 1pm.

Payment Details

Full payment is required at the time of booking. All prices quoted are inclusive of VAT charged at 20%.

Cancellations and Amendments

A minimum of seven days' written notice prior to the date of arrival (by letter or email – castlewellanpark@nmandd.org) is required to be given to Council to cancel bookings. If seven or more days’ notice is given, then a refund will be given less a £5 administration fee.

If more than 72 hours’ notice is given, the booking may be rearranged to another available date within the Season. Requests to rearrange a booking within 72 hours of the Customer’s arrival date or failure to arrive are not permitted. Customers are advised to have insurance cover in the event of cancellation.

As of Friday 1 April 2022 Newry, Mourne and Down District Council assumed responsibility for the management and development of Castlewellan Forest Park, including the caravan and camping site.

Please click here to download a copy of the site map.

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Castlewellan Forest Park

Located in a dramatic setting of mountains and sea, this is one of the most outstanding tree and shrub collections in Europe. The beauty, vigour and perfect shape of the trees in the National Arboretum attract tree enthusiasts from around the world. However, Castlewellan has numerous features that draw wider attention. The garden is a mixture of informal and formal design with terraces, fountains, ornamental gates and flower borders. To walk around the forest park's mile-long lake, encountering some intriguing modern sculptures on the way, is to enjoy a great experience of eighteenth-century landscaping.

The planting of the walled Annesley garden, the focus of the arboretum, was begun in the 1850s and rare conifers and maples were later imported directly from Japan. Then came the addition of more rich varieties, including Chilean eucryphias, Australian athrotaxis and pittosporum and Chinese rhododendrons. The arboretum holds many trees with record heights in the British Isles.

One of Northern Ireland's most famous lakes, a stunning Victorian Castle, incredible panoramic views, scenic walking trails, 27km of Mountain Bike Trails, Nature Play perfect for the kids, an onsite multi-activity centre, hedge maze and equestrian centre, Castlewellan Forest Park boasts all of this and more making it a must-visit for all ages.
 

Play Structure

Perfect for the kids, a brand new play structure has recently been installed in the forest park. ‘Animal Wood’ is designed for four to eleven year olds and is located beside the Peace Maze. Featuring a short path, Animal Wood provides lots of opportunities for playing on wild woodland animals including a badger and its den, a red squirrel and a giant spider. In addition it boasts a wooden play structure with a tower in the image of The Moorish Tower where children can enjoy the climbing wall, fireman’s pole and rope-bridge over to a hollow tree stump slide and Red Kite nest that are sure to keep the kids entertained!
 

Peace Maze

Beside ‘Animal Wood’ you’ll find the Peace Maze, one of the world's largest permanent hedge mazes representing the path to a peaceful future for Northern Ireland. Planted in 2000 with community involvement, visitors can attempt to solve their way to the peace bell in the centre of the maze.
 

Access

Access available for people with limited mobility on scooter. Manual wheelchairs - the total distance including the Peace Maze and Gardens is around six miles.