Château du Gandspette

View prices & book 9.5 335 reviews
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
  • 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.
  • 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 20:00. 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

Reviews

9.5

Overall rating from 335 Pitchup.com customers

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Peaceful

99% would recommend this site to a friend

98% would stay here again

What customers say

A lovely, tranquil spot with grand pitches & spotless loos. Staff are grand and helpful, it's perfect for ferries, and has all the bits you'd want like pools, a play area & sports. Mostly great stuff, though a few grumbles about pitches being a bit wonky, the Wi-Fi and the grub in the restaurant not always being bang on.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Really peaceful site

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Tony R. 6 reviews

Electric optional hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked Nnice and clean staff were friendly and helpful fantastic location

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good spot for a few days

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 Eileen M. 1 review

Electric optional hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked Facilities were very good and clean.
Lovely swimming pools.
Location for ferry very good

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful quite tranquil place

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 Tina I. 8 reviews

Electric optional hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked A lovely find, the reception staff were very welcoming and polite.
Very well kept place
Our pitch was good with electric hook up,water
Good toilet block showers etc very clean
The restaurant staff were friendly
The choice of dinners was ok wine was good!!
2 great outdoor pools one was heated plenty of sunbeds around the pools too.

Disliked The only dislike for us that most of the meals came with chips not really what we thought it would be.
However the steaks were great

Recommend to friends Visit again

What a lovely site. Our first…

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Anonymous

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked What a lovely site. Our first time here and found facilities to be super clean. The pitch was a great size for our 7.5m motorhome and the Bar/Restaurant an added bonus.

Disliked The grass on our pitches could’ve been shorter (19 & 20C)

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The warm reception on arrival…

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Sarah W. 1 review

Electric optional hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked The warm reception on arrival

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great facilities, helpful staff and lovely…

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 Amber T. 4 reviews

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked Great facilities, helpful staff and lovely pitch. Pool was great.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely site but makes sure you bring levelling chaulks.

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9 out of 10
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Kelda S. 6 reviews

Electric optional hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked Lovely, clean and quiet site with plenty of amenities and space.
Received a friendly welcome when we arrived and check in was easy.

Disliked The field where we were to pitch up was not level at any point so we spent quite a while finding the best place to park and we could have done with a third chalk. Thankfully we had the full field to ourselves so we were able to take our time and get it right ish!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Brilliant. 100% recommend.

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 Ryan G. 3 reviews

Electric optional hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked Lovely site — absolutely perfect for a short hop from Calais.

The grounds are beautiful, the pools are fantastic, and the toilet/shower facilities are spotless and really well designed.

It’s wonderfully peaceful, with a great play park for the kids and plenty of space between pitches.

Reception was extremely friendly and spoke excellent English.

We’ll definitely be returning — 100%.

Disliked The Wi‑Fi is chargeable, so we decided not to use it.

Not a site issue, but worth noting: Swimming shorts aren’t allowed — you have to wear proper swim trunks instead!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Standplaats, heel ruim en rustig…

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 Sijmen A. 1 review

Electric optional hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked Standplaats, heel ruim en rustig

Recommend to friends Visit again

Nice sized pitches, toilets/showers clean &…

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7 out of 10
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 Jackie P. 5 reviews

Electric optional hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked Nice sized pitches, toilets/showers clean & working well. Lovely setting (saw a hare cross a path in front of us!)

Disliked Nothing much in & around site without the need to drive.

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 +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?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  13:30 –  Anytime
    Depart by:  12:00
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Château du Gandspette? From €28.80 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.