Kid friendly campervan sites

Hi all,
I've maybe posted here once or twice here before. We got our campervan late last summer and we've done a lot of work on it and we hope to get a good summer 2016 to make the most of it.
We are planning on heading off the third week in august - 3/4 nights in hidden valley and maybe 2 nights in Rancho Reilly's on the way home. We live in Waterford.
But we want to head off the May and June bank holiday weekends too.
We have two boys - 7 and 3.5. Two other families with kids the same ages are coming with us.
I was looking at Nore Valley but they don't seem to have great reviews?
Has anyone other recommendations I could look into?

TIA.

I have stayed in Nore Valley with the grandkids and they always had a good time , I dont know how it got bad reviews but thats my experiance of the site

Our kids always liked Nore valley, but long time ago.

Caseys at Clonea outside Dungarvan also has a good play park and is right on the beach, but perhaps a little too close to home?

We also liked River Valley in Wicklow, but long time since.

It really depends on what you want to do. For the 17 years that the kids were with us, every year was at Sextons near Clonakilty. It has minimal play facilities, but really friendly owners. The point was that we left the site each day and spent it at Dunwhorley beach, Inchydoney beach. The model railway, the town itself, Kinsale, Roscarberry for beach and lagoon for boat hire and so it goes on. But perhaps you want to stay on site.

Davy

We go to trabolgan at some stage every year. A bit more expensive than your standard site but you get a lot for your money.
there's 33% off if you book and pay before the end of January
If you go, there is a free activity on morning noon and night. we don't bother with the extra's and our kids are too young for the adventure sports so it works out ok.
pool, restaurant, shop & bar all on site.

Always had great experiences at Nore Valley. Kids enjoy the animal feeding and the freedom to roam the large site.

Thanks galchick - I have Westport booked for three nights of the June bank holiday weekend.
Looking forward to it now!

We had planned on going to River Valley in Wicklow next weekend, but now there is a Tractor Ted event on Saturday in Cork, it's the first time in Ireland and our kids love Tractor Ted, so any suggestion for saturday night and sunday night in that general direction, Waterford, Kilkenny, Cork.
I would prefer a pub with in walking distance, but teh kids come first with family friendly sites.

Padraig,
The tractor ted is on Sunday, not Saturday,
we have a tractor ted fan here as well, so will consider a trip to meet the little green fella,

Thanks for the idea

Blarney is probably the closest, and is well run with very friendly staff,
From memory theres not a lot for kids to do on the blarney site but its spotless clean,

Avoid jasmine villa at all costs, You are parked in a back garden of a house, if you want to go for a walk it has to be on the dual carriage way, and the most greedy owners i have ever met,

We have 3 young children but hardly ever use campsites as much prefer driving around and parking up in the centre of things.

However one exception that we love is Rancho Reillys in Carlow. Not a campsite a such, a petting farm which has evolved into taking tents, caravans and motorhomes/campervans.

The site itself is rough and ready in terms of toilets (clean but basic) and shower (could do with a good clean) but for motorhomers this is irrelvant as we have our own. It's such a safe site with so much to do for children and unlike Hidden Valley and Nore Vally, you won't be plagued with requests for money to buy yet more tokens or pay for additional activities. The owner and staff are so enthusiastic and constantly entertain the children during the summer months with donkey rides, holding snakes and other reptiles, rabbits, chickens, tractor barrel rides, frog hunts, even midnight walks. All this takes place off peak too just to a less frequent extent. Al included in your site fee.

Eoin (aka Rancho) also took out kids and those of the 7 families we were camping with into the café and gave them free toast and warmed their wet jackets by the fire for them. On another visit Shane gave our daughters and their friends fresh eggs from the hens. Great site, with the most amazing helpful staff.

I have to totally agree with you AdiH, we feel the exact same about Rancho's and our kids love it there. In fact we are going back down there this weekend and cant wait !!. I also like that they have barrels around the site you can use to build a fire, nice to sit round in the evening. (somehow dont think ill be doing that this weekend though )

Hi Ken

I keep meaning to do a review on a couple of sites we have been to recently but it keeps going on the long finger. Definitely going to get to it after this weekend.

I've put Rancho Reillys on the review section. Even our new to tent camping friends love it despite their initial reluctance. The fact it is so child friendly and has such brilliant staff more than makes up for its non-pristine facilities. The nearest thing us motorhomers will get to proper camping