http://www.mourne-mountains.com/mournes Information on Northern Irelands Finest Mountains Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:09:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.mourne-mountains.com/mournes/information/interesting-places-in-the-mournes/cove-cave/#comment-977 Cove Cave | NI-Wild Blog Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:09:05 +0000 http://www.mourne-mountains.com/mournes/?page_id=542#comment-977 [...] Cave September 2, 2011 Jonno Cove Cave is one of the more talked about places of interest in the Mournes and as yet I’d never been [...] [...] Cave September 2, 2011 Jonno Cove Cave is one of the more talked about places of interest in the Mournes and as yet I’d never been [...]

]]> http://www.mourne-mountains.com/mournes/forests/#comment-948 admin Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:33:04 +0000 http://www.mourne-mountains.com/mournes/#comment-948 Check out http://www.ni-wild.co.uk for advice on camping in the Mournes. Check out http://www.ni-wild.co.uk for advice on camping in the Mournes.

]]> http://www.mourne-mountains.com/mournes/forests/#comment-830 neil baxter Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:23:26 +0000 http://www.mourne-mountains.com/mournes/#comment-830 Hi im looking a forest to camp in with my five year old son. And to lite a small fire. Any suggestions with in the co down side off the mournes Hi im looking a forest to camp in with my five year old son. And to lite a small fire. Any suggestions with in the co down side off the mournes

]]> http://www.mourne-mountains.com/mournes/staying-in-the-mournes/campsites/bloody-bridge-campsite/#comment-759 Donna Tue, 09 Aug 2011 17:47:33 +0000 http://www.mourne-mountains.com/mournes/?page_id=404#comment-759 We recently stayed here as a family after deciding it looked like a lovely private area to camp as a family. Upon arrival we were met by the site owner who informed us he charged six pound per person, per night. There was also a charge for firewood per night as you are not allowed to buy your own. All in all as a family of five the cost for camping two nights was sixty pounds, which is a disgrace! We actually given a discount for our two year old instead of 6 pounds we were charged 3. I think it is a disgrace we were actually charged for a toddler! In the first field there was a large group of lager louts who were blaring music and were also accompanied by two pitbull type dogs. We later discovered this when after waking the first morning we discovered dog mess all around our tent. I could not believe the site owner would permit these dogs on what is supposedly a family friendly site. Th toilets were clean however the showers are not private the only thing to hide your modesty from people using the toilets is a filmsy shower curtain. Overall I would not recommend this site Tullymore forrest park offers camping for a flat fee of £12 per night no matter how many are camping in comparision to £60. We recently stayed here as a family after deciding it looked like a lovely private area to camp as a family. Upon arrival we were met by the site owner who informed us he charged six pound per person, per night. There was also a charge for firewood per night as you are not allowed to buy your own. All in all as a family of five the cost for camping two nights was sixty pounds, which is a disgrace! We actually given a discount for our two year old instead of 6 pounds we were charged 3. I think it is a disgrace we were actually charged for a toddler! In the first field there was a large group of lager louts who were blaring music and were also accompanied by two pitbull type dogs. We later discovered this when after waking the first morning we discovered dog mess all around our tent. I could not believe the site owner would permit these dogs on what is supposedly a family friendly site. Th toilets were clean however the showers are not private the only thing to hide your modesty from people using the toilets is a filmsy shower curtain. Overall I would not recommend this site Tullymore forrest park offers camping for a flat fee of £12 per night no matter how many are camping in comparision to £60.

]]> http://www.mourne-mountains.com/mournes/mountains/doan/#comment-722 Doan Summit Bivvy | NI-Wild Blog Wed, 03 Aug 2011 11:18:53 +0000 http://www.mourne-mountains.com/mournes/#comment-722 [...] By the time we reached the style on the Mourne Wall at the base of Bearnagh night was falling and Doan was fading slowly from view so we paused briefly to rummage for head torches and then sped on. [...] [...] By the time we reached the style on the Mourne Wall at the base of Bearnagh night was falling and Doan was fading slowly from view so we paused briefly to rummage for head torches and then sped on. [...]

]]> http://www.mourne-mountains.com/mournes/water/silent-valley/#comment-666 Solo Summit Bivvy – Part Two | NI-Wild Blog Wed, 27 Jul 2011 11:22:22 +0000 http://www.mourne-mountains.com/mournes/#comment-666 [...] steep but not too high and must give absolutely brilliant views of the reservoirs of Ben Crom and Silent Valley beneath with Doan, Donard, Binnian and Commedagh amongst the peaks easily discernible on a clear [...] [...] steep but not too high and must give absolutely brilliant views of the reservoirs of Ben Crom and Silent Valley beneath with Doan, Donard, Binnian and Commedagh amongst the peaks easily discernible on a clear [...]

]]> http://www.mourne-mountains.com/mournes/information/interesting-places-in-the-mournes/the-shelter-stone-ben-crom/#comment-654 Camp at Ben Crom | NI-Wild Blog Mon, 25 Jul 2011 10:37:33 +0000 http://www.mourne-mountains.com/mournes/?page_id=374#comment-654 [...] I fancy a bivvy somewhere. Never one to turn down an offer like that, I leapt at the chance and the Shelter Stone at Ben Crom, somewhere neither of us had been was picked as our [...] [...] I fancy a bivvy somewhere. Never one to turn down an offer like that, I leapt at the chance and the Shelter Stone at Ben Crom, somewhere neither of us had been was picked as our [...]

]]> http://www.mourne-mountains.com/mournes/mountains/slieve-commedagh/#comment-133 Solo Summit Bivvy – Part Two | NI-Wild Blog Tue, 08 Mar 2011 09:30:12 +0000 http://www.mourne-mountains.com/mournes/?page_id=15#comment-133 [...] views of the reservoirs of Ben Crom and Silent Valley beneath with Doan, Donard, Binnian and Commedagh amongst the peaks easily discernible on a clear day. Walls on Slieve Meelmore converging at the [...] [...] views of the reservoirs of Ben Crom and Silent Valley beneath with Doan, Donard, Binnian and Commedagh amongst the peaks easily discernible on a clear day. Walls on Slieve Meelmore converging at the [...]

]]> http://www.mourne-mountains.com/mournes/water/ben-crom/#comment-132 Solo Summit Bivvy – Part Two | NI-Wild Blog Tue, 08 Mar 2011 09:29:56 +0000 http://www.mourne-mountains.com/mournes/#comment-132 [...] as they are steep but not too high and must give absolutely brilliant views of the reservoirs of Ben Crom and Silent Valley beneath with Doan, Donard, Binnian and Commedagh amongst the peaks easily [...] [...] as they are steep but not too high and must give absolutely brilliant views of the reservoirs of Ben Crom and Silent Valley beneath with Doan, Donard, Binnian and Commedagh amongst the peaks easily [...]

]]> http://www.mourne-mountains.com/mournes/mountains/slieve-meelmore/#comment-115 Solo Summit Bivvy – Part One | NI-Wild Blog Wed, 02 Mar 2011 12:28:44 +0000 http://www.mourne-mountains.com/mournes/#comment-115 [...] and damp with a few rivers to cross. You can avoid the trassey altogether by meeting the base of Slieve Meelmore and skirting a vague path to meet the slopes of Bearnagh but in the dark it would be tough to find [...] [...] and damp with a few rivers to cross. You can avoid the trassey altogether by meeting the base of Slieve Meelmore and skirting a vague path to meet the slopes of Bearnagh but in the dark it would be tough to find [...]

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