Camping El Merino
Extremadura · Sleeps 2 or more
A mini campsite in the Sierra de Gata with very large pitches and almost nobody on them.
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- Glamping tents
- Total seclusion
- Mountain views
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Photographs by Nagle's Doolin Camping & Caravan Park, used with permission.
Nagle's Doolin Camping & Caravan Park
Doolin, County Clare, Munster
Family-run and a hundred metres from Doolin Pier, between the Cliffs of Moher and the Burren.
Why we love it
Position is the entire argument. Nagle's is a hundred metres from Doolin Pier, which means the Aran Islands ferry is a walk rather than a drive, the Cliffs of Moher path starts up the coast, and the Burren begins behind you. Doolin's pubs — the reason a lot of people come to Clare at all — are close enough to walk back from.
Family-run, with pitches, pods and mobile homes. It is a working campsite rather than a designed one, and it does not pretend otherwise.
Best for: using as a base, not as the destination
Worth knowing
- A strict noise curfew from 10pm, and barbecues must stop by then too.
- Open fires are not permitted under any circumstances.
- The grocery and camping shop only opens from 1 June to 31 August.
The practicalities
- Wifi
- Good
- Included
- Wi-Fi throughout the site
- Campers' kitchen with cookers, microwave, kettle, fridge and freezer
- Shower and toilet facilities, with a hairdryer in the ladies' showers
- Laundry room with washing machines and dryers
- Playground and games room
- Electric car charge point
Getting there
- Without a car
- Possible
Bus Éireann route 350 stops directly outside the campsite. By car from Ennis it is the N85 through Inagh, Ennistymon and Kilshanny; the coast road from Galway is scenic but narrow in places, and the site advises caravans and motorhomes to go via Ennis.
What is around it
Towns
- Lisdoonvarna — Ireland's only spa town.
- Ennistymon
- Lahinch
- Ballyvaughan — A seaside village between the Burren mountains and Galway Bay.
Days out
- Doolin Pier — A hundred metres from the site; ferries to the Aran Islands leave from it.
- Aran Islands — The ferry goes from Doolin Pier.
- Cliffs of Moher
Who runs it
Ken Nagle
A family-run park; Ken Nagle takes bookings and enquiries himself.
Where it is
Checked August 2026 · We re-verify prices and opening every quarter.
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