Explore54

Explore54 We create luxurious glamping and glamping experiences in Northern Ireland! ��
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I'd wanted to make better use of our outdoor space for a long while and one of our lockdown projects was to create this ...
28/08/2021

I'd wanted to make better use of our outdoor space for a long while and one of our lockdown projects was to create this bar and bbq area out the back of our house. I'm chuffed with how it has turned out....though we still have bits and pieces to fix up and finalize.

We've had a very busy year between tents and house renovations, jobs and kids(!) so it's been such a treat to have this space to relax in for our own family and also to have friends up. Here's to more bbqs and outdoor living 🙌🙌

Well that's a wrap for us at Stendhal 2021! The high gusts in the days running up to the festival made it "interesting"...
15/08/2021

Well that's a wrap for us at Stendhal 2021! The high gusts in the days running up to the festival made it "interesting" to say the least but 70K steps each later and a after a smooth packdown we are tired and happy.

Thanks to the for being such a great team and for asking us back this year. Thanks also to our really lovely customers who left our tents in great nick (again)....we are so grateful for your custom.

Til next year.....

Cracking photos of our tents pitched for our customers Gemma and Jacob for their wedding at the outside Castlewellan....
27/06/2021

Cracking photos of our tents pitched for our customers Gemma and Jacob for their wedding at the outside Castlewellan.

What a stunning night sky!! 😍😍

Our bookings are now open for Stendhal 2021 (both July and August). Woohoo!!Book online on our website (https://explore5...
02/06/2021

Our bookings are now open for Stendhal 2021 (both July and August). Woohoo!!

Book online on our website (https://explore54.co.uk/collections/stendhal-festival) Note that we aren't renting our bell tents at this year's festival but have a great selection of regular tents (2/4/6/8 person tents).

We hope to see you at Stendhal! 😁😁

Our bookings are now open for Stendhal 2021 (both July and August). Woohoo!!Book online on our website (link in bio!). ...
02/06/2021

Our bookings are now open for Stendhal 2021 (both July and August). Woohoo!!

Book online on our website (link in bio!). Note that we aren't renting our bell tents at this year's festival but have a great selection of regular tents (2/4/6/8 person tents).

We hope to see you at Stendhal! 😁😁

Our stretch tent looking fab at the lovely . Looking forward to getting the tent up more often in this beautiful walled...
15/05/2021

Our stretch tent looking fab at the lovely . Looking forward to getting the tent up more often in this beautiful walled garden for weddings and other events over the summer season 😁😁

Met some friends for a lovely walk last night down at the Titanic Quarter. The sunset was beautiful
12/05/2021

Met some friends for a lovely walk last night down at the Titanic Quarter. The sunset was beautiful

How lucky are we in NI to have countryside scenery like this right on our doorstep! This pic was taken this time last ye...
11/05/2021

How lucky are we in NI to have countryside scenery like this right on our doorstep! This pic was taken this time last year about a 10/15 min walk from our house 😍😍. Things feel so much more positive than 3 months ago....bright nights, things opening up etc. Now all we need is a bit more sun!! 🌞🌞

Last weekend we did the tent setup (both bells and stretch tent) for the wedding of the lovely Áine and Duncan from .The...
07/05/2021

Last weekend we did the tent setup (both bells and stretch tent) for the wedding of the lovely Áine and Duncan from .

They created a really fab vibe and by all accounts had a great time. Here's a few pics from our setup 😍😍

A while back, I put a wee pic of myself (Martina) on the grid but also wanted to share a pic of the other half of the ex...
06/05/2021

A while back, I put a wee pic of myself (Martina) on the grid but also wanted to share a pic of the other half of the explore54 equation - my hubby Trev.

He shoos me away if I try to take pics of him while putting tents up 😂 but here he is in his "native" environment.....never happier than when he's building stuff or in a digger and he has done alot of that over the past year!

He would say himself that he isnt the chattiest of people but customers love him! I think it's because they know that he's a genuine, honest, rock-solid fella and he always does what's best as opposed to what's easiest.

The work doesnt stop after we leave the customer's site. Often tents are being put up and down midweek to get them dried. I cant say that he never utters a curse about that but he continues to indulge me in my ideas for the business and I'm very thankful for that!

We have a fair few folks asking us what our plans are for this year.Will we be doing Glamp at Home? What is the stretch ...
21/03/2021

We have a fair few folks asking us what our plans are for this year.

Will we be doing Glamp at Home?
What is the stretch tent about - are we becoming a marquee rentals business?
When can we book tents?

It's hard to answer some of these questions because of the uncertainty of COVID, but here's a quick rundown!

We're a bit undecided about Glamp at Home at the minute. Our intention has always been to run popup glampsites....popping up many tents in one location eg for a wedding, retreat, corporate event etc. COVID limited what we could do last year so we pivoted to Glamp at Home but we're really hoping to still do events stuff this later year. That's why we haven't opened bookings just yet...we are in "wait and see" mode!

We don't have ambitions to become a marquee rental business. There are some great stretch tent and tipi rentals businesses here. We bought the stretch tent to add to our overall offering and serve as a central area to serve as a place to eat and chill out on our popup sites.

We'll be putting together our pricing for the stretch tent rental alone versus along with our beautiful bells...so get in touch if you'd love to have a summer do and would like to rent one or both!!

Thanks to for the photo!

So excited to show off our new stretch tent! It arrived last week and we pitched it along with some beautiful bells thi...
18/03/2021

So excited to show off our new stretch tent! It arrived last week and we pitched it along with some beautiful bells this week at the amazing Hidden Huntley! (Hiddenhuntleybelfast)

It was a great opportunity to get the tent up and get a feel for the size etc. We had five tables of eight in it and there was room for more!

Julia from .e.a.s.t (www.instagram.com/f.e.a.s.t/) was also onsite and created an absolutely delicious afternoon tea outside one of our bells and Suzie from Florestina Wedding and Event Flowers made some amazing floral creations!

Thanks so much to Nikki from Walk It Off NI for connecting us with Antonia at Huntley and for taking some beautiful photos!!

We'll have some professional shots and drone footage(so excited!!) over the coming weeks - but here are some early ones.

It was hard to choose which pics to post but here's a starting selection!

We've had an amazing few days collaborating with some fantastic local businesses. More photos to follow..but here's a s...
17/03/2021

We've had an amazing few days collaborating with some fantastic local businesses. More photos to follow..but here's a sneak peek. One of our tents styled as a "honeybell" for a bride and groom. We had our own, fairly nice, flowers for the outside but picked some beautiful heather from the garden of and interweaved it in. I think it looks incredible.

Thabks so much to for this lovely pic!!

First tents of the year going up today in a beautiful walled garden in Belfast. Can anyone name the venue? It's a "hidd...
14/03/2021

First tents of the year going up today in a beautiful walled garden in Belfast. Can anyone name the venue? It's a "hidden" gem....so we'll help you along if it isnt immediately obvious!!

We haven't been posting much recently but we've been very, very busy behind the scenes!!As many of you already know, the...
10/03/2021

We haven't been posting much recently but we've been very, very busy behind the scenes!!

As many of you already know, the goal for us is to build out popup glampsites alongside other events....so things like festivals, weddings, retreats, activity breaks etc.

Despite the COVID setbacks, we are taking lots of steps to make that goal a reality and we're pretty much beside ourselves with excitement!

We've some exciting plans over the next week....so brace yourself for lots of photos!

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About Us

We're Trevor and Martina McKee, a local Northern Irish couple with a love for all forms of camping! Along with our two kids we've spent years exploring the campsites and the scenery that Ireland has on offer. We have experience of all kinds of camping - from taking trips in two person tents, through to trailer tents and caravans - so we can guide you in what you'll need.

Regardless of the type of camping, one constant remains - the atmosphere on campsites is unique - there's a warmth that is undeniable and generally not present in many other holidays. Nothing beats sitting out in the open air, drink in hand (if that's your thing!) while the kids explore nature around them.

We hope that you enjoy looking through our site and products. If you fancy camping without any hassle then we have plans to pre-pitch tents at campsites across NI in 2020 - you can take a look at our calendar for more detail. We'll do the legwork, all you need to do is show up and relax!

We already collaborate with some great, local activity providers and event organisers who want to add a camping offering to their offering. We're keen as mustard to expand that - so get in touch if you'd like to collaborate!