Camping du Chemin de Cassel

View prices & book 8.7 54 reviews
Fishing lake
Fishing lake
Fishing lake
Catch some fish
Tree-lined site
Large pitches
Comfy grassy pitch
Touring pitch or tent pitch
Easy access
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Fishing lake
Catch some fish
Tree-lined site

  • Quiet site with fishing pond, half an hour's drive from Dunkirk
  • Within half an hour's drive of the beach and an hour from Lille
  • A 40-minute drive to coastal nature reserve and Plopsaland theme park
Fancy somewhere quiet near the coast? With a fishing pond, nature walks and watersports and maybe a bit of history too? A three-minute drive from the village of Merckhegen in the Nord-Pas de Calais region of northern France, Camping Du Chemin de Cassel ticks all the boxes and then some. Half an hour’s drive from Dunkirk’s beaches, war museum and shops, this is a peaceful, tree-lined site surrounded by fields, with basic but well-tended facilities. It’s a compact place, making for easy ambles between quiet contemplation on the fishing pond and riotous family contests on the pétanque court. The comfy quarters take their name from the nearby town of Cassel, and it’s worth a 20-minute drive to see this tiny fortified settlement with its cobbled and crooked alleyways, hidden courtyards and elegant gardens. Climb Mont Cassel, the highest point in these parts, for views towards the sea and Belgium. There’s a small grocery store in Merckeghen (doubling up as a bar and tobacconist), supermarkets and weekly markets in Dunkirk: forage for French fare in town and have a barbecue back at the base. The amenities are equipped for wheelchair access and for family use, and there’s a laundry on-site to keep everyone looking smart.

Campground type

RV & Motorhome sites 36
Tent sites 36
Caravan sites 36
Open now
Opens 1 April

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • Your dog must be tattooed or microchipped.
  • The campground/park 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.
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • A charge of EUR1.50 ($2.59) applies for the use of the shower.
  • Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.

Languages spoken

English

French

Spanish

Open from Tue, 1 Apr to

Reviews

8.7

Overall rating from 54 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Value for money
 9
Accommodation
 8
Facilities / Activities
 7
Customer service
 9
Child friendliness
 8
Cleanliness
 9
Wifi
 6
Peaceful

85% would recommend this campground to a friend

89% would stay here again

What customers say

This peaceful countryside site gets top marks for its friendly, helpful owners. Pitches are large, private, and well-kept with water and power. Facilities are clean and fine for overnight stays, though a bit basic and showers might cost a bit. Handy for Dunkirk and Calais ferries. Some found facilities dated, no loo roll, or fishing not as advertised. Good value stopover overall.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews

Reviews page 1 of 6
Arrival date (latest first)

Netter Stellplatz, ruhig und in der Nähe des Fähranlehers.

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 8
Accommodation
 8
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
 8
Child friendliness
 8
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 6
Torben B.

Power optional grass and earth site

Liked Ruhig, freundliche Inhaber, fährnähe

Recommend to friends Visit again

We moved closer to Calais after searching Pitchup. Would not again

Overall

3 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 3
Accommodation
 2
Facilities / Activities
 2
Customer service
 6
Child friendliness
 5
Cleanliness
 2
Wifi
 2
Michael L.

Power optional grass and earth site

Liked Owners fantastic even though Father didn't speak a word of English. Very grateful my wife spoke some French.

Disliked Pitchup doesn't tell the whole story. Toilets and shower very basic. Not even toilet paper. Come on that's not difficult. Pay for a shower is not on really considering its only 5 mins. Never saw the showers toilets being cleaned. The electric is very hit and miss. The pitches are not level or mowed. A really tired site but with great potential with a bit of work and TLC.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Sorry....but it s the first time we have this comment.
Usually the toilett are clean ..and it s written on pitchup for the shower...
Very sorry

Ein toller Platz auch um ein wenig länger zu verweilen.

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Accommodation
 10
Facilities / Activities
 10
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 10
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 No rating
Dana P.

Power optional grass and earth site

Liked Besitzerin spricht Englisch und ist sehr freundlich, sehr bemüht bei Fragen. Die Anlage ist sehr gepflegt und großzügig angelegt. Die Stellplätze sind groß, besitzen Wasser und Stromanschluss. Die Sanitäranlagen sind sauber und gepflegt. Alles in ausreichendem Maße vorhanden. Es gibtveinen Spielplatz für Kinder und einen kleinen Teich. Die Umgebung ist sehr ruhig und zum runterkommen.Wir haben die Tage hier sehr genossen.

Disliked Wir haben keinerlei Kritik

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you very much....happy to meet you.
Very friendly

Lovely campsite

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 9
Accommodation
 10
Facilities / Activities
 10
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 10
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 7
Jonathan A.

Power optional grass and earth site

Liked Nice informal site, really friendly owners, well maintained, nice toilet block with amazing ceiling

Disliked Only one person on the site speaks English so if you struggle with french you may have issues

Recommend to friends Visit again

Our pitch was awful sloping and lumpy. Friendly welcome.Fairly good.

Overall

6 out of 10
Location
 9
Value for money
 9
Accommodation
 3
Facilities / Activities
 6
Customer service
 8
Child friendliness
 3
Cleanliness
 6
Wifi
 1
Anonymous

Power optional grass and earth site

Liked It was handy for the ferry at Dunkirk

Disliked It was advertised fishing on site but there was none.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Sorry for the fishing.
May be it was too hot. ...

Fabulous rural setting…

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10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Accommodation
 10
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
 10
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
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Joseph Marc S.

Power optional grass and earth site

Liked Fabulous rural setting

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you very much...
May be see you Alain
Very friendly
Famille Paccou

eigener Zeltbereich, schön geschützt mit Hecken vor dem Wind, Spielplatz in unmittelbarer…

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10 out of 10
Location
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Value for money
 10
Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 10
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 10
Philipp B.

Power optional grass and earth site

Liked eigener Zeltbereich, schön geschützt mit Hecken vor dem Wind, Spielplatz in unmittelbarer Nähe für die Kinder. Sehr freundliche und hilfsbereite Campingplatzbetreiber.

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From the manager: Thank you very much for your appreciation!
May be see you later
Very friendly

The place was so lovely with the small lake, and it wasn't…

Overall

4 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 6
Accommodation
 6
Facilities / Activities
 4
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 8
Cleanliness
 6
Wifi
 2
Lauren L.

Power optional grass and earth site

Liked The place was so lovely with the small lake, and it wasn't very big. It's out in the middle of nowhere but easy to get to with a car

Disliked Toilets were not clean at all and the water wasn't turned on for the sinks. The man came over to us in the morning to take payment and they only took cash (would have been good to have been informed beforehand it was cash only

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Very sorry!! But there were small works in the sinks because the camping was just open.
For the paiement it is indicate on pitch up.But later we are thinking of changing that.
The camping is in the nice campain at 5 km of shops and 15 km from towns
The ferry is at 45 mns.
I hope your trip in belgium was pleasant
Sincerely

Would stay again. Didn’t get the WiFi code which was my own fault

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 8
Accommodation
 10
Facilities / Activities
 6
Customer service
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Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 No rating
peter b.

Power optional grass and earth tent site

Liked Arrived late, very friendly hosts. Toilets very clean

Disliked Shower wasn’t working

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you for your comment? Sorry for the wi fi , it was too late and i don't look my mail!!!
For the shower, it's necessary to have a coin !!!

Very peaceful site, great location for ferries.…

Overall

6 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 8
Accommodation
 6
Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
 No rating
Child friendliness
 6
Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Anonymous

Power optional grass and earth site

Liked Very peaceful site, great location for ferries.

Disliked A work in progress but very satisfactory for a one night stop over.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Thank you very much.
We had cut the trees at the end of september because il rains early and often in october!!
Sorry for the desagrement
The trees will be pretty in spring!

Features

Dogs allowed

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 Pétanque TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundry 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

Peaceful Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump point Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

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

Type

Medium (26-50 sites)

Nearby leisure

Fishing nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Camping du Chemin de Cassel

960 Route de Cassel

Merckeghem

Nord

France

59470

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.85488°N
2.30343°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

From the memorials and monuments in virtually every town and village, to the numerous museums, bunkers and forts dotting the landscape, you won’t be able to ignore the lasting influence of World War II on the northern parts. The military exhibits in the enormous former bunker at Blockhaus d’Eperleques (20 minutes) and Dunkirk’s Operation Dynamo museum are two top picks; if you’re really into the subject, it’s worth the hour’s trip to the coastal batteries and Museum of the Atlantic Wall at Audinghen. If it’s wind and the water you want, make for Gravelines (half an hour) where there’s kitesurfing and kayaking to be had, or head into the Platier d’Oye nature reserve 40 minutes away for walks through a dune ecosystem visited by egrets, osprey and black and white storks. For town pursuits, Dunkirk’s zoo and contemporary art museum add a bit of colour to a shopping trip, and it’s just over an hour to the attractive city of Lille, where the paintings in the Palais des Beaux-Arts compete for your attention with the Art Deco ‘skyscraper’ and a massive antiques market. Feeling competitive? There’s paintballing at Teteghem (half an hour), go-karting at Gravelines, and just over the border in Belgium, a whole load of laughs, shrieks and thrills on the rides of the Plopsaland theme park (40 minutes).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Poste De Secours De Petit-Fort-Philippe 21.5 km Sea ExcellentExcellentGoodExcellent
Poste De Secours - Digue Des Allies 22.3 km Sea GoodN/AN/AN/A
Grand-Fort-Philippe 22.8 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent
Poste De Secours Principal - Malo Centre 22.9 km Sea GoodGoodN/AN/A
Oye-Plage Les Dunes 23.8 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Nearest campgrounds

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

Frequently asked questions

  • Does Camping du Chemin de Cassel have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Camping du Chemin de Cassel dog friendly? No View all features
  • What attractions are near Camping du Chemin de Cassel? From the memorials and monuments in virtually every town and village, to the numerous museums, bunkers and forts dotting the landscape, you won’t be able to ignore the lasting influence of World … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Camping du Chemin de Cassel?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  8 a.m. –  10 p.m.
    Depart by:  2 p.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Camping du Chemin de Cassel? From $32.20 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.