Mourne Park
Details
Description
This is a very traditional camp site in a wooded setting and alongside the White Water River.
- Address
- Mourne Park
- Newry Road
- Kilkeel
- Town
- Newry
- County
- County Down
- Post code
- Tel
- 02830263661
- Fax
- -
- mervyn@mferris21.freeserve.co.uk
- URL
- -
- Location
- IG J 269 153
Contact
- Warden/Contact
- Mr Mervyn Ferris
- Address
- 41 Cloghanramer Road
- Town
- Newry
- County
- County Down
- Post code
- BT34 1QG
- Tel
- 02830263661
- Fax
- -
- mervyn@mferris21.freeserve.co.uk
Facilities
- Toilets
- No
- Washing facilities
- No
- Water supply
- Yes
- Hot showers
- No
- Hot water
- No
- Cooking utensil washing area
- No
- Laundry
- No
- Waste disposal
- No
- Chemical toilet waste disposal
- No
- Public telephone
- No
- Security
- No
- Car park
- Yes
- Pioneering poles
- Yes
- Fridge freezer
- No
- Altar fires
- Yes
- Cooking area
- No
- Providore
- No
- Mail box
- No
- Campfire circle
- Yes
- Bivouacking area
- Yes
- Chapel
- No
Activities
Onsite activities
- Swimming in River
- Assault Course
- Orienteering
Local attractions
- Pony Trekking
- Indoor Swimming
- Hill Walking
- Hiking in Mourne Mountains
- Climbing
- Abseiling
- Canoeing at Cranfield Bay
- Fishing Trips
Camping
- Site available for Camping
- All Year
- Maximum number of campers
- 100
- Price range
- -
- Deposit required
- Yes
- Suitable for County camps
- Yes
- Suitable for District camps
- Yes
- Suitable for Patrol camps
- Yes
- Suitable for "Backwoods" camps
- Yes
Indoor
- Building available
- Not available
- Number of buildings
- -
- Maximum number of residents
- -
- Price range
- -
- Deposit required
- No
- Beds provided
- -
- Fuel type
- -
- Kitchen/cooking area
- No
- Cooking/eating utensils
- No
- Building heated
- No
- Tables/chairs
- No
- Suitable for Pack holidays
- No
- Suitable for Beaver sleepover
- No
Special needs
- Site access
- No
- Camping location toilet washing access
- No
- Indoor accommodation access
- No
- Activities access
- No
Other
- Train station
- Newry
- Coach station
- Newry
- Airport
- Aldergrove, Belfast, Dublin
- Sea/river port
- Belfast or Larne
- Tourist information
- Northern Ireland Tourist Board tel: 02890246609
- Brochure available from warden
- Yes
Additional notes
The site offers traditional scouting activities such as orienteering, bridge building (across the river if desired), survival skills, river walks, canoeing on and swimming in the river etc. Pioneering poles can be had on loan if desired.''All the above of course are subject to safety rules and regulations being applied.''This is a traditional camp site where scouts like George Purdy (Chief Scout) learnt their scouting skills. The best natural scout camp site in Northern Ireland
Last modified: 16th February 2003