Ardmore Motorhome parking.

Blagadan

Can anyone provide me with a map or description identifying parking areas for motorhomes in Ardmore, Co Waterford please?

We recently went for a spin in our car with the intention of familiarising ourselves with the area for our summer touring. We are planning to start out with a motorhome shortly and are quite excited at the prospect of touring East cork and enjoying all on offer by the irish tourist trade. Ardmore being a very convenient distance from our home in North Cork, we had planned to visit Ardmore in our motorhome this summer (god willing theres a summer). However, having visited Ardmore yesterday, we were very surprised to find such an "anti-motorhome" theme in Ardmore? "No parking" signs directed at motorhomes... Height barriers in parking area?

And even more surprisingly, height barrier at the North Eastern end of the beach where the sight of parked motorhomes was once commonplace? In fact this sight was the very reason we became interested in motorhomes. This parking area in Ardmore seemed to be perfect for motorhomes. The thought that you could have the freedom to park at such a lovely place and enjoy the local amenities without feeling the need to pay top rates at a registered campsite. The "freedom" of motorhoming?

We noticed a sign just north of Ardmore where an opportunist farmer has placed a sign saying "supervised motorhome parking" but after navigating the very muddy and deeply potholed farmyard boreen in our car, we were greeted with... a smelly farm yard. Not a very attractive prospect for the tourist.

We look forward to a reply and we hope to visit Ardmore in our motorhome soon. Unless of course, we are not welcome there...

Malta1

Hi
We often stop over at Helvic Head......from memory, Helvis is not to far from Ardmore?

Cheers

niloc1951

The anti-motorhome signs in Ardmore were put up by Waterford Co. Co. in response to a request from a small and unrepresentative minority who complained the parked motorhomes spoiling their sea views.

The vast majority of local residents and traders welcome motorhome based tourists visiting their village and contributing the the local economy.

As an alternative Cobh Town Council have no objection to motorhomes parking overnight in the Deepwater Quay car park, aka The Fivefoot Way or Whitepoint Moorings which is in past the footbridge, there is also a very good childrens playground adjacent to the parking area.

paddyp

There is a safe nights ireland place there:

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=51+57'+32.12%22+N+7+45'+28.96%22+W&hl=en&ll=51.95384,-7.740984&spn=0.04364,0.111494&sll=52.145288,-7.7742&sspn=0.695253,1.783905&t=h&z=14&iwloc=near

noel farrell

nice place have used it ,very nice family friendly love a chat at 10 euro a night good value ,there is only one draw back lots of cows milking starts at 7 machine is fairly loud..i come from a farming background and don't take a drink so the old head is able for it ,if you are not bothered by this well worth it.... the farmer at the beach hopes to fix the lane and put down some hard core ..i stayed there late last year, only 3 other campers , grass was a bit high could be a great site very near town,,,,lots to do ,walks fishing,diner's pub's with music,, hope to meet some of you down there this summer god willing if we have one... ps lovely part of the country..