Château du Gandspette

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Swimming pool
Swimming pool
Pitches on site
Large outdoor pool
The main reception building
Swimming on a sunny day
Relax by the pool
Outdoor pool and sundeck
Pool fun
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Pitches on site
Large outdoor pool
The main reception building

  • Set over 11 hectares in manicured grounds of a 19th-century château
  • A 35-minute drive from the Calais and Dunkirk channel crossings
  • Two pools, outdoor gym, pizza bar and cosy bar and restaurant
Peaceful, green and spectacularly scenic... Camping Château du Gandspette is a quiet countryside site set among the grounds of a 19th-century château, across 11 hectares of bloom-filled wooded parkland in the Caps et Marais d'Opale Natural Regional Park. The Calais and Dunkirk channel crossings are 35 minutes' drive away. This park’s pleasant woodland setting makes for a pristinely peaceful stay: the site has spacious and landscaped pitches surrounded by mature trees, loads of green space and lots of blooms and hedges. Leisurewise, there are two outdoor pools (one heated), ping pong tables and tennis courts, as well as a multisports area and an outdoor gym; activities run in high season too. Food is well sorted at the site’s well-appointed summer bar and restaurant, serving grilled meats and regional specialities such as Flemish carbonnade and potjevleesch, and at the snack bar for pizza and fries to eat in or take away. The bar and its viewsome terrace is where you can sink a drink or two (while watching major sports fixtures, if that’s your leisurely bent). And if the scenery isn’t enough to rouse you from your slumber? Freshly baked bread is on sale every summer morn.

Site type

Tent sites 30
Travel trailer sites 70
RV sites 20
Mobile homes for rent 10
Open now
Opens April 1

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • The campground/park does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Breed-specific legislation (i.e. Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, and Fila Brasileiro) and/or any of the following: Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, Rottweiler, any Mastiff or Tosa.
  • The outdoor swimming pool is open between 15/05 and 15/09 (subject to weather conditions).
  • The restaurant is open between 30/04 and 15/09.
  • Reception is unmanned after 8 p.m.. Please inform the park while on your way there should you expect to arrive after this time, so that the team can provide information about your unit/pitch.
  • Video games are available between 1 July and 30 August. The bakery is open every day from 8am to 9am from mid-May to mid-September. The bar is open between 3pm and 11pm during high season, and from 6pm to 9pm the rest of the year.

Languages spoken

English

French

Open from Tue, Apr 1 to

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Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children

Reviews

9.5

Overall rating from 386 Pitchup.com customers

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Peaceful

98% would recommend this site to a friend

97% would stay here again

What customers say

Lovely, well-kept grounds with large sites. Clean showers/toilets get lots of praise. Friendly staff (esp. Julien!) & great amenities for all ages. Handy Calais/Tunnel location. Great stopover, though a few pitches need levelling & restaurant veg options are limited.

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Beautiful site, lots of activities for the kids, welcoming staff.

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Katherine P.

Power optional grass campsite

Liked Play ground
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Disliked No shop

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Fantastic site. We will be back!

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Lorna Z.

Power optional grass campsite

Liked Beautiful site.
Convenient location; close to Calais and plenty of interesting historical, aswell as beauty spots so close by.
Quiet, well maintained site. Pitches great size and provide a feeling of peace and privacy in the main.
Facilities excellent; - terrific toilet block and amenities, - pool area, complete with 2 pools had ample space for all in the pool and on the surrounding terrace with plenty sun loungers, which also provided some shelter and shade as required, - bar and restaurant were lovely. Food was simple but perfectly suited to camping. Prices were very reasonable. Staff very helpful and friendly, - lovely play area, complete with bouncy castle, and 3 table tennis tables.
Reception staff were helpful, engaging.and friendly.
We forgot our adapter for accessing electricity outside, but we were leant one with no charge.

Disliked Having to pay to freeze our freezer blocks. It wasnt a large fee, and we can understand the principle behind it, but it might have been nice to have a freezer accessible and free to use, perhaps in the laundry room. This would have meant we wouldnt be restricted to reception opening times also.

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Fantastic pitches, friendly staff and very clean facilities

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Claire E.

Power optional grass campsite

Liked Friendly staff, plenty of showers/toilets, exceptionally clean. Amazing pizzas

Disliked Nothing, other than we were only there for one night!

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Excellent site with plenty of clean facilities and spacious pitches.

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Julie R.

Power optional grass campsite

Liked The handy location for a channel crossing, the friendly welcome and the countryside walk

Recommend to friends Visit again

Freundlich, gepflegt und sauber.

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Anne-Kathrin B.

Power optional grass campsite

Liked Wir hatten eine wunderschöne Zeit auf diesem schön gelegenen und sehr gut ausgestatteten und gepflegten Campingplatz. Wir wurden freundlich begrüßt und uns wurde alles sehr gut erklärt. Es hat uns sehr gut gefallen und wir kommen gern wieder. Wir empfehlen den Platz für alle Gäste. Vielen Dank and das Team des Château du Gandspette

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Great campsite. Big pitches. Pool. Tennis.…

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Richard M.

Power optional grass campsite

Liked Great campsite. Big pitches. Pool. Tennis. Friendly staff.
Close to ferries/Le shuttle.

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We would use this site again, with pleasure.

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Charlotte R.

Power optional grass campsite

Liked A lovely site, the man on reception was so friendly, he immediately made us feel relaxed and welcome. Good sized grassy plots, great takeaway food service. Lovely park with bouncy castle, as well as swimming pools, tennis court, boules and table tennis facilities. We would definitely use this site again and only 30 minutes from Calais ferry port, it was ideal.
The shower, toilet and washing up block was one of the best we have ever had.

Disliked Nothing at all

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean with friendly staff.

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victoria g.

Power optional grass campsite

Liked Clean and spacious site. Good facilities. We didn't get a chance to ise the pool but it looked fantastic. We had pizza and chips from the on site takeaway which was OK. Very handy for the tunnel or ferry. I would definitely book here again.

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Lovely clean, friendly site. We only…

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Joanne J.

Power optional grass campsite

Liked Lovely clean, friendly site. We only stayed one night as a stop off before going home but really enjoyed our stay.

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Love this place and would recommend it to anyone travel to France.

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Paul A.

Power optional cement/asphalt RV campsite

Liked I like everything about this place.
Staff are very friendly especially Julien.
Food is amazing from the restaurant, pools are lovely with plenty of sun loungers.
Pitches are a great size.
All in all I’ve been returning for the last 11 years.

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Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Budget/backpacker Forest Peaceful Remote location Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Convenience store nearby Dog walk nearby Nearby farmers' market

Type

Large (51-200 sites)

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horseback riding nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Mountain biking nearby Sailing nearby Watersports nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Motorhome service point

Location

Château du Gandspette

133 Rue du Gandspette

Éperlecques

Pas-de-Calais

France

62910

Directions

Timezone

Europe/Paris +0200 (GMT+02:00)

GPS

50.81884°N
2.17858°E

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

The region is well served by road, rail and sea connections, including services such as the Eurostar and several from major Channel maritime operators. Camping Château du Gandspette is 45 minutes’ drive from the Calais-Fréthun high-speed rail international station too, making one-hour journeys to London, 30-minute journeys to Lille and two-hour journeys to Brussels and Paris a cinch. The site’s Caps et Marais d'Opale Natural Regional Park setting is tiptop for hikes and bike rides around the area, with the GR 128 hiking trail (between Wissant in France and Gand in Belgium) within easy reach. Horse riding, fishing and golf are available in Ruminghem and St Omer, and for kid-friendly days out, bowling, go-karting and theme parks such as Dennlys Parc at Dennebroeucq and Plopsaland de Panne in Belgium are all within an hour’s drive. History buffs can take a trip to the Eperlecques Blockhouse, a kilometre from base, and the La Coupole bunker complex (aka the St Omer Dome) is less than 20 minutes’ drive away. Other war memorial sites and points of interest well worth a trip to include the Fortress of Mimoyecques, the 1939-1945 Museum at Ambleteuse, the Memorial Museum at Calais, the Atlantic Wall Museum in Audinghen and the Memorial Museum at Dunkirk.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Poste De Secours De Petit-Fort-Philippe 21.3 km Sea ExcellentExcellentGoodExcellent
Grand-Fort-Philippe 22.2 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Oye-Plage Les Dunes 22.4 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Oye-Plage Les Hemmes 23.2 km Sea GoodExcellentExcellentExcellent
Marck La Huchette 24.1 km Sea ExcellentExcellentGoodExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Frequently asked questions

  • Does Château du Gandspette have a swimming pool? Yes View all features
  • Is Château du Gandspette dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Château du Gandspette? The region is well served by road, rail and sea connections, including services such as the Eurostar and several from major Channel maritime operators. Camping Château du Gandspette is 45 minutes’ drive … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Château du Gandspette?
    RV, travel trailer and tent sites
    Arrive:  1:30 p.m. –  Anytime
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Château du Gandspette? From $44.93 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.