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Outdoor Activities => Northern Ireland Canoeing and Watersports => Topic started by: velvetmonkey on January 30, 2012

Title: Strangford Lough Canoe/Wild Camping trip
Post by: velvetmonkey on January 30, 2012

Hi all,

I'm hope to plan a canoeing and wild camping weekend on Strangford Lough when the weather gets a bit more settled.

Question is, I've stayed on Salt Island before, but what other islands would be suitable for wild camping??
Wooded areas would be at a premium, supply of firewood not necessarily a deal breaker. I can always take some fuel with me.

Any thoughts?

Title: Re: Strangford Lough Canoe/Wild Camping trip
Post by: Kayakgirl on January 30, 2012

I have stayed on Taggart which is also owned by the National Trust. There are trees and plenty of drift wood to burn.

Title: Re: Strangford Lough Canoe/Wild Camping trip
Post by: Dowser on January 30, 2012

Quote from: velvetmonkey on January 30, 2012

Hi all,

I'm hope to plan a canoeing and wild camping weekend on Strangford Lough when the weather gets a bit more settled.

Question is, I've stayed on Salt Island before, but what other islands would be suitable for wild camping??
Wooded areas would be at a premium, supply of firewood not necessarily a deal breaker. I can always take some fuel with me.

Any thoughts?

Dunny Neils Islands would be an excellent place to camp and there would be plenty of firewood.  Not sure about ownership of the Island, but it is deserted, so a stealth camp would cause no issues.

Location and discussions about other landing sites etc can be found here: http://www.songofthepaddle.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?30238-Black-Rock-Strangford-Quest

Dunnyneills is the Island visible in the centre of the first photograph.

Title: Re: Strangford Lough Canoe/Wild Camping trip
Post by: b0ogaloo on January 30, 2012

Salt and Taggart are the only two National Trust owned Islands thats its legal to camp on

Andy