Watertop Farm
Ballycastle, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Located on a working farm just 6 miles outside Ballycastle in the Glens of Antrim, Northern Ireland, Watertop Farm offers family-friendly camping and touring as well as a camping chalet for glampers. You'll find plenty of routes to stretch your legs and take in the stunning views of the North Coast. Campers can look forward to fresh air, great walks and embracing rural life. Spend your evenings under the dark skies with a gazillion stars!
Stunning walks around the Ballycastle countryside and views down to the sea
Family- friendly site with great camping and glamping accommodation
Perfectly positioned for North Coast explorations
About Watertop Farm
Just a stone's throw from the North Coast dramatic coastline and the awe-inspiring Glens of Antrim, the farm is ideally located for sightseeing, if you get bored of the stunning views around the farm that is! You'll be pitching up in the spacious family friendly camping field or hooking up to your fully serviced pitch while the kids get reacquainted with their rural surroundings. The site has a limited number of camping and caravan pitches in separate areas, so you'll be able to enjoy plenty of peace and quiet, especially outside of peak season. The modern toilet and shower block is central to all pitches, less than a three minute walk. Pitches have electric and water access on a mixture of grass and hardstanding pitches - wild camping areas are also available for groups or walkers. Too cold to camp? The camping chalet complete with wood burning stove is all of the fresh air, back to nature camping vibes (just without the camping bit!). With no WiFi and minimal outdoor lighting, you'll have all night to marvel at the wide open night skies and reconnect with nature on this 500 acre SSSI farm. While campfires are not allowed at the pitches - have no fear of the good Irish summer weather- in the evenings, a roaring fire awaits you in the authentic old Cottage Museum, a perfect setting for meeting new friends and toasting a marshmallow or two. You are welcome to cook at your pitch, there are covered shed areas for off-season sheltered cooking- just ask the site. Whether you're looking for a back to nature escape, a break with the family, or want to reconnect with authentic farming life, Watertop Farm is sure to leave you with fond memories. With so many walks, bike trails, playgrounds, and farm animals to befriend, it's the perfect place for kids to burn off some energy. Dogs are welcome but do remember it is a working sheep farm with sheepdogs so only bring well behaved furry friends please.
Easter - Halloween
Facilities include clean accessible toilets and showers along with a washing up area. Laundry facilities are available for a small fee. There are also indoor and outdoor play areas.
Ballycastle nearby is packed with numerous shops, bars, cafes, and a blue flag beach and just a 10 minute drive from the farm. Bus routes pass the farm twice a day but check with Translink if using public transport.
Adult only
Allow commercial vans
Allow pets
Bike hire
Café / restaurant
Communal BBQ
Disabled facilities
Drinking water
Electric hookups
Entertainment
Family friendly
Fires allowed
Fishing
Games room
Glamping
Golf
Horse riding
Hot tub
Internet access
Kids club
Kids playground
Laundry
Near beach
Near pub
Open year round
Peaceful
RV pitches
Shop
Showers
Swimming pool
Toilets
TV room
Vineyard
Water hookups
Watersports
W.C. disposal
There are 24 accommodation options on-site
10 x Grass Pitches
Roomy, level pitches on grass for tents only.
6 x Lakeview Grass Pitches
Overlooking the boating lake and within easy walking distance to the shower block, these lakeview pitches are well drained with electric hook up and water connections. Priority is given to caravans and campervans but tents are allowed upon request.
Wild Camping Areas
For larger groups or those looking to go completely off grid, the site offer different areas of the farm for your exclusive use for tents only. Send an enquiry for more information.
7 x All Weather River Pitches
Each of the concrete pitches have a gravel awning area, electric hook up and water supply. Surrounded by woodland and river walks starting on your doorstep, these pitches are exclusively for caravans and motorhomes with toilet facilities only 100m away.
Site tariff
Interested in staying at Watertop Farm?
Call 07749 615713 to book.
Unfortunately Watertop Farm doesn't share their availability calendar with us yet. Availability changes quickly, especially in summer, so we recommend enquiring by phone to avoid missing out.
Site rules and policies
This is a family-friendly site in a rural area, overnight guests are asked to respect this and keep noise levels to an absolute minimum after 10pm.
During peak times there may be a minimum night stay- please check when booking
In adverse weather it may not be possible to park on grass pitches but parking is close by all sites.
No same-sex or large groups allowed in the camping field, accommodation may be available elsewhere on the farm upon request.
Fire pits/BBQs are only permitted if raised off the ground and don't damage grass. The cottage museum is available for communal fire.
Dogs must be kept on leads at all times
Things to do on site and in the Ballycastle area
The farm is located six miles outside Ballycastle, ideally located for the North Coast beaches and the Glens of Antrim, with lots going on all year round from festivals, cycling sportives, surf lessons, guided hikes, dolphin watching tours or just days at the beach, it's all within a 5 to 30 minute drive of the farm.
Many popular walking routes are within a 30 minute drive and walking tours are bookable locally, though if you'd rather stay put the farm tracks offer over 3 miles of unique views either by horse or by foot. If pedal power is your thing, Ballypatrick Forest is situated right next door and offers six miles of traffic free tarmac roads, perfect for safe cycling.
You'll easily be able to take your mind off the lack of WiFi with many 'Game of Thrones' filming locations within easy reach of the farm. Or, if you are wild about nature, keep an eye out for buzzards, owls, curlews, bats, wild deer and even the odd sea eagle flying about.
Rathlin Island, famous for its puffin and seal colonies, is accessible from nearby Ballycastle and dolphins and porpoises are frequently spotted from the boat.
Activities available all season:
- Children's playground
- Outdoor slide
- Farm walks
- Hiking routes
- Cottage open fire
- Crazy golf 9 hole course
Interested in staying at Watertop Farm?
Call 07749 615713 to book.
Unfortunately Watertop Farm doesn't share their availability calendar with us yet. Availability changes quickly, especially in summer, so we recommend enquiring by phone to avoid missing out.
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