Caravanners demand refund after slurry stink ruins holiday

by Chris Jefferies
Caravan owners in Northern Ireland have abandoned a holiday park in their dozens this week after the foul smell of slurry from a nearby field became overpowering.
Complaints about the stench at Drumhoney Caravan Park even led to environmental health officials being called in, the Belfast Telegraph reports.
The odour in question was caused by a nearby farmer spreading pig slurry on his fields, a move which left the caravan park’s owner out of pocket, as he was forced to fork out refunds to the fleeing customers.
Around 50 people were affected by the stink, the local paper adds, with many leaving the 50-pitch site on Monday evening (July 25th).
June Wilson, a regular who was staying at the site for her 12th year in a row, said: “It was just nauseating, it just puts you off eating.”
Site owner Ivan Bradshaw said that he had attempted unsuccessfully to contact 14 local government departments to report the problem, and he felt “totally and utterly let down” by the authorities responsible.
Robert Ford, director of environmental health services at Fermanagh District Council, responded that his department had launched an investigation and would “try to ensure that it does not happen again”.