Camping Simmerschmelz

From €19 For 1 night, 2 adults 4.7 24 reviews
Grass pitches near the pond (added by manager 13 Nov 2023)
The playground (added by manager 20 jun 2017)
Surrounded by nature (added by manager 20 jun 2017)
Around the site (added by manager 20 jun 2017)

  • Friendly woodland site in the Eisch Valley, near Septfontaines
  • Walking and cycling in the Valley of the Seven Castles
  • Outdoor swimming pool, bistro and playground on site
Pitch up with the family in pristine peace and quiet among the handsome countryside of the Eisch Valley, two kilometres from the centre of Septfontaines village and a short drive from 12th-century Septfontaines Castle. Camping Simmerschmelz is a friendly and family-focused site with lots to keep kids entertained, including a playground set among a huge grassy play area and a shallow outdoor play pool with bright play equipment to toddle around in. Meanwhile, grownups can avail themselves of their own outdoor pool, and there's easy access to plenty of walking trails winding their way through the woods directly from the park. A big screen in the on-site bistro shows all the major sporting fixtures, and if you're not much of a F1 or footie fan you can of course sit down for a meal, buy snacks or pick up some fresh bread there for your breakfast the next morning. As you're surrounded by quiet woodland, pitches lie in partial shade, with some on a gentle slope. Should you feel the need to see what's going on in the outside world, you can get access to the wifi service from spots around the grounds.

Site type

Tent pitches 10
Touring caravan pitches 60
Motorhome pitches 7
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 7
Open all year
Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (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 01/07 and 31/08 (subject to weather conditions).
  • Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Commercial vehicles (vehicles used for work-related purposes, carrying goods or fare-paying passengers) and sign-written vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • Upon arrival, please check-in at the reception or the bistro. As the bistro is closed on Tuesdays (outside of July and August), please register at reception.

Languages spoken

Dutch

English

French

German

Reviews

29%

would recommend this site to a friend

29%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Avoid this place

Overall 2/10
Location 4
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 2
Edward B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Terrible avoid

Disliked: Terrible Avoid

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Campsite looked run down, the husband had no customer service skills

Overall 2/10
Location 6
Value for money 4
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities No rating
Customer service 2
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness No rating
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Luxembourg

Disliked: The husband who works at the campsite. He turned us away, even though on this site he had plenty of availability at his campsite, also when we turned up there were masses of spaces left. We made a booking and he would not refund our money because we left a review.

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Don't bother

Overall 2/10
Location 6
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 6
Wifi 8
Andy W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Clean but that's about it

Disliked: Landed at 7.30pm, made to feel very unwelcome and not wanted. Was overcharged from what was stated on the booking site by 15%. Showers timed off so couldn't rinse off and don't turn back on for ten minutes ?? Why? Low water pressure in the mixed sex showers Bistro not open Bar closed at 9 for what looked like residents only (not us) Pool wasnt in use, empty , dirty. Planes overhead

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From the manager: U was toch die dame die vanmorgen nog zo vriendelijk naar ons zwaaide. We hebben u gisteren ook verteld dat u bij de boeking geen elektra had aangevinkt, dit komt er dan bij omdat u elektra wilde en er komt ecotax bij. Allemaal uit gelegd en u man zei dan is het oke. Waarom dan nu een review.

Definately would avoid at all costs.

Overall 2/10
Location 4
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 4
Wifi 6
Paul W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Very little really.

Disliked: Site manager was rude and bad tempered. Pools were just pea green soup, with no explanation apart from 'sanitary problems', site was unmown and run down. Piles of rubble everywhere

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Would not recommend.

Overall 4/10
Location 6
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 4
Cleanliness 4
Wifi 6
Kate D. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Bar area was nice.

Disliked: Pool was brown amd looked like it hadn't been used for years despite being advertised as fully functioning on here. Man who owns the campsite was rude. Food was not great. Definitely not worth the money. Should be a maximum of 20 euros a night. Small pitches.

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Lovely clean, quiet site

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 6
victoria jane c. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Clean, everything was well organised and laid out. The couple that ran it were helpful and ent out of their way to help me. There were a lot of young families there and children playing around, but overall a quiet and peaceful place.

Disliked: Pool advertised but not in use. It doesn't look like it will be for a while.

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Terrible experience, don't recommend at all. Very unfriendly people.

Overall 2/10
Location 2
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 6
Wifi No rating
Joana S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Didn't like anything.

Disliked: It was a horrible experience. Facilities were poor and old and the swimming pool looked like being closed for years. Didn't correspond the advertising at all. When we arrived at 8:30 pm we were very unwelcome, both lady and husband were extremely unpleasant and made us feel unwanted. No dinner or breakfast as the café/restaurant closed at 9pm on a Saturday and didn't open on Sunday morning.

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absolutely shocking

Overall 2/10
Location 2
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 2
andy t. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: nothing

Disliked: rude, no showers working, never again and will share this on every site not to stay there

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Do not stay here

Overall 2/10
Location 4
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 6
Nicola W. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Nothing

Disliked: The owner was so rude and unhelpful, he made us feel uncomfortable from the start. We were put on a pitch but we’re over 100m from electric so asked if we could move 50m or borrow an extension. We were moved to a different “pitch”, a dark, damp uneven spot with lots of old wires and broken, hard plastic pipes sticking out. Despite us trying to put rocks over them our toddler still fell and injured himself on one. We went down to the, almost dead, bistro to book a table at 18.15 (opens at 18.00) but when he asked if we had reserved at 18.00 when they opened and we said no, he told us that we couldn’t book as we were too late and told us it was full. We said we would just get a drink from the bar while we made a plan but he told us “no!” Unfortunately, the swimming pool was also not useable and the park was not safe. Overall, extremely disappointing and had a sad feel. It was the number one regret of our trip.

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From the manager: U stond op nog geen 10 meter van het elektrapunt. U vroeg omdat u kabel niet lang genoeg was om een andere plaats die we u ook gegeven hebben zodat u daar wel de kabel kon gebruiken. Waarom u dus deze afstanden vermeld is ons een raadsel. U heeft kunnen zien dat de bistro volgeboekt was en we ook duidelijk aangeven op tijd een tafel te bestellen. Helaas was het niet meer mogelijk om bij ons te eten.

Niet…

Overall 2/10
Location 2
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 2
Child friendliness 2
Cleanliness 2
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Niet

Disliked: Bij aankomst groen zwembad niemand op de camping direct aan gesproken door enge vieze eigenaar dat ik niet verder mocht rijden . Gelukkig van zijn vrouw ons geld terug gehad. (Ze zal wel op haar kop hebben gekregen van hem)

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From the manager: Als u zich niet meld bij de receptie en maar zo over de camping gaat lopen en dan zeggen dat er niemand bij de receptie is vinden wij vreemd. Dan het bord gemist hebben dat u hier moet stoppen is ook raar maar dat zal u wel niet gezien hebben. Iemand aanspreken met enge vieze man laat meer over u zien. Geen woorden aan vuil maken en verder


Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Local produce

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Dogs allowed all year

Themes

Forest

Gastronomic delight

Peaceful

Remote location

Walkers' paradise

Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Public transport nearby

Shop nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycling nearby

Golf nearby

Horse riding nearby

Mountain biking nearby

Outdoor pool nearby

Restaurant nearby

Location

Camping Simmerschmelz

2

Septfontaines

Luxembourg

Luxembourg

8363

Directions

Timezone

Europe/Luxembourg CEST (GMT+02:00)

GPS

49.69272°N
5.98559°W

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

If you're in search of peace and quiet surrounded by nature, you're in the right spot. The site is a few minutes' walk from the riverbank of the Eisch, and the countryside around lends itself nicely to scenic walks and pleasant bike rides well away from busy roads. The Eisch valley is famed as the 'Valley of the Seven Castles' – because it's home to seven splendid castles, of course… The closest one to Simmerschmelz is the 12th-century castle of Septfontaines (known locally as Burg Simmern), which presides over the village from a rocky ridge above the church. The other six castles of Koerich, Ansembourg, New Ansembourg, Hollenfels, Mersch and Schoenfels are all within 15 kilometres: a national trail follows the meandering Eisch over 37 kilometres, along peaceful forest roads, footpaths and cycling trails to each of the seven forts. The Oewersauer Nature Reserve is 30 minutes' drive north in the ancient hilly uplands of the Luxembourg Ardennes, which are marked by deep valleys, wet meadows, steep forested slopes and a high farmland plateau. Visitors can tramp the extensive hiking trails that lie around the lake's 42-kilometre shoreline, or take a solar-powered boat ride for a narrated natural history trip around the lake.
  • Does Camping Simmerschmelz have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Camping Simmerschmelz dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Camping Simmerschmelz? If you're in search of peace and quiet surrounded by nature, you're in the right spot. The site is a few minutes' walk from the riverbank of the Eisch, and the countryside … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Camping Simmerschmelz?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.

    Upon arrival, please check in at the reception or the bistro. As the bistro is closed on Tuesdays (outside July and August), please register at reception.

    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Camping Simmerschmelz? From £16.22 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.