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 pitches 30
Touring caravan pitches 70
Motorhome pitches 20
Caravans for hire 10
Open now
Opens 1 April

Tourist board rating

Please note

Dogs

  • The site does not accept breeds/crossbreeds listed in the Dangerous Dogs Act (i.e. XL Bully, 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.

General

  • The restaurant is open between 30/04 and 15/09.

Pool

  • The outdoor swimming pool is open between 15/05 and 15/09 (subject to weather conditions).

Reception

  • Reception is unmanned after 8 p.m.. Please inform the site 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 Wed 1 Apr to

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Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent pitchesTouring caravan pitchesMotorhome pitchesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
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2 adults
0 children
0 dogs
Dogs allowed

Reviews

9.5

Overall rating from 407 Pitchup.com customers

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99% would recommend this site to a friend

98% would stay here again

What customers say

This is a consistently well-regarded campsite, praised for its spacious pitches, immaculate facilities, and exceptional staff. Reviewers highlight the friendly welcome, efficient service, and beautiful natural setting. The swimming pools, bar, and restaurant are popular amenities. Its convenient location near Calais makes it an ideal stopover, with many guests expressing a desire to return for longer stays. The site is particularly family-friendly, offering various activities for children.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Great site. Excellent staff.

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Kevin K. 12 reviews

Electric optional hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked Used it for the night before sailing back to the UK. We knew we would need break down assistance the morning of the ferry journey (starter motor issue). The campsite staff ensured we were on a pitch where recovery vehicle access was possible. Could not have asked for more help. With everything sorted out for the following morning, we had an excellent meal in the on site restaurant and relaxed. Sometimes holiday’s aren’t perfect but assistance when things get tough is a blessing.

Disliked Nothing

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Lovely site. Very quick check…

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Julianne J. 1 review

Electric optional hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked Lovely site. Very quick check in. Great facilities. Toilet and shower block was very clean. The two swimming pools were very clean. Lovely walks around the campsite in wooded area. Half hour from Calais which was ideal for onward journey back to England. Would definitely return

Disliked None

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Lovely setting. Beautiful swimming pool…

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Anonymous

Electric optional hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked Lovely setting. Beautiful swimming pool and good restaurant
Well placed site for visiting the ‘Blockhaus’monument at Eperlecques What a thought provoking experience…

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great for a short stay.

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Anonymous

Electric optional hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked Great location for Calais ferry or Eurotunnel (vets 15 minutes away for pet owners).
Very good pitch size.
Facilities very clean.
Pool, bar, restaurant.
Very interesting WW2 museum down the road (V2 launching site)

Recommend to friends Visit again

Perfect stop over or short stay

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Anonymous

Electric optional hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked A lovely atmosphere, spacious pitches, really clean, friendly, lots to do forest walks, pool, restaurant , outdoor and indoor tables overlooking park and take away, bakery delivery, park, id of happily stayed longer and will do next time, toilets really nice and clean,

Disliked Nothing, it was all really nice

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Alles Bestens!

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 Elke G. 1 review

Electric optional hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked Super freundlich, sehr guter Stellplatz, Sanitäranlagen sehr sauber, Restaurant zu empfehlen

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely well presented site with great staff in a good location

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geoff b. 2 reviews

Electric optional hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked We found the welcome and the staff made all the difference

We found the site clean, well presented and with all the facilities that we needed.

We are in the on site restaurant and found the food to be really enjoyable and tasty

We have no hesitation in recommending the site and plan on returning regularly

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Beautiful campsite. Very friendly staff, outdoor…

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 Zoe S. 3 reviews

Electric optional hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked Beautiful campsite. Very friendly staff, outdoor pools were a massive bonus, childrens park is lovley with a bouncy castle. Bar and restaurant was lovley. The children loved the chickens roaming free. Showers and toilets were lovley and clean. Would definitely recommend and would return

Disliked Nothing.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful site convenient for Calais.

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Anonymous

Electric optional hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked Trees, layout, bar, takeaway food.

Disliked No shop on site, although supermarket nearby..
My shower was not powerful enough so I couldn’t wash my hair.

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Our 3rd time of staying. Wonderful…

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Anonymous

Electric optional hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked Our 3rd time of staying. Wonderful place

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

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 Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette 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

Budget/backpacker Forest Peaceful Remote location 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 Nearby farmers' market Shop nearby

Type

Large (51-200 pitches)

Nearby leisure

Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse 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 CEST (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 13.2 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentGoodExcellent
Grand-Fort-Philippe 13.8 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Oye-Plage Les Dunes 13.9 mi Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Oye-Plage Les Hemmes 14.4 mi Sea GoodExcellentExcellentExcellent
Marck La Huchette 15 mi 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?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1:30 p.m. –  Anytime
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Château du Gandspette? From £24.67 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.