Camping Ardresien

View prices & book 9.1 99 reviews
Pitches
Pitches
Pitches by the pond
Well-kept pitches
Play area
Campervan pitches
Fishing pond
Pitches by the pond
Quiet waterside pitches
1/60
Pitches by the pond
Well-kept pitches
Play area

  • Family-run site in Ardres, five minutes' walk from town centre
  • A 20-minute drive to Calais; half an hour to north-coast beaches
  • Private fishing pond on site; three minutes' walk from Lac d’Ardres
Quiet lakeside location for the peaceful vibes or handy town setting for the convenience of being able to walk to a shop? No need to choose when you’re staying at Camping Ardresien – this Nord-Pas-de-Calais site is in a particularly choice position in the town of Ardres, about five minutes’ walk from the town centre, which hosts summer night markets. In the other direction, it's just a three-minute walk from Lac d’Ardres (along a direct path), a popular spot for pedal boating, renting small boats, slurping on an ice cream or watching the annual July fireworks. This family-run site is a friendly and laidback site where pets and kids are welcome and pitches are quiet and well kept. A play area and pétanque court are on site, along with picnic tables where you can serve up your meals (cooked on a barbecue if you’d like to bring one along). The highlight for many people, though, is the private fishing pond, available for guests to use during their stay. The edge-of-town location is a very handy one that puts you just a few minutes’ walk from a good variety of shops and places to eat, along with other amenities like banks and a post office. Being about 20 minutes’ drive from Calais is another bonus on the location front too, as it puts cross-channel travellers within easy reach of the ferry port (and makes this site a good choice for a first or last night). The nearby coast isn’t all about ferries, of course – you’ll also be able to get to a nice sandy beach or a coastal nature reserve. Turning the other way, there are lots of walks and other outdoor activities in the Caps et Marais d’Opales Regional Natural Park.

Site type

Tent sites 89
Caravan sites 83
Motorhome sites 83
Caravans for hire 10
Open now
Opens 1 April

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.
  • A charge of €1.00 ($1.98) applies for the use of the shower.
  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.

Languages spoken

French

Open from Wed, 1 Apr to

Open from Thu, 1 Apr to

Open from Sat, 1 Apr to

No availability here for your search criteria

Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

Tent sitesCaravan sitesMotorhome sitesLodges, cabins, pods or hutsCaravans for hireRent a tent
Choose your dates
2 adults
0 children
0 dogs

Reviews

9.1

Overall rating from 99 Pitchup.com customers

  • 51%
    10
  • 25%
    9
  • 11%
    8
  • 7%
    7
  • 4%
    6
  • 1%
    5
  • 0%
    4
  • 0%
    3
  • 0%
    2
  • 0%
    1
Location
 9
Value for money
 9
Accommodation
 9
Facilities / Activities
 9
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 8
Cleanliness
 9
Wifi
 7
Peaceful

98% would recommend this site to a friend

96% would stay here again

What customers say

Sparklingly clean, friendly site near Calais. Spacious, private pitches, many with full services. Spotless facilities. Some note no loo roll/seats (common in France). Great value, peaceful; ideal stopover or base.

Summary AI-generated from Pitchup.com customer reviews. Last updated 23/06/2026

Filter by topic

Reviews page 1 of 10
Arrival date (latest first)

Great stop over for Calais port

Overall

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

Power optional gravel and concrete site

Liked Large clean pitch

Disliked A little to close to static caravans behind our pitch

Recommend to friends Visit again

Lovely spot, only 20 mins from Calais.

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Facilities / Activities
 10
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 No rating
Jacqui P. 1 review

Power optional gravel and concrete site

Liked Private pitch with own access to electricity, waste and water. Location in village easy walking to restaurants. Beautiful pitch location by fishing pond. Good showers and toilets. Gentleman on reception very helpful. Note you buy a ticket on arrival for shower, one euro per to token.

Disliked Leaving

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great location, friendly site

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Facilities / Activities
 10
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 No rating
Adam S. 12 reviews

Power optional gravel and concrete site

Liked Easy check-in with 2 friendly, helpful hosts who explained everything we needed and showed us where everything was, and 'walked' us to our pitch to ensure everything was as required

Option of hot fresh pizza to purchase on-site

Site and facilities are very clean, peaceful, and well maintained with a lovely atmosphere

Local town is on the doorstep and provided a very pleasant evening walk

Recommend to friends Visit again

easy to find , and quiet.…

Overall

6 out of 10
Location
 5
Value for money
 7
Facilities / Activities
 7
Customer service
 9
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 7
 Jan P. 2 reviews

Power optional gravel and concrete site

Liked easy to find , and quiet.
Close to ferry and euro tunnel

Recommend to friends Visit again

Ideal spot for ferries and LeShuttle

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
 9
Value for money
 8
Facilities / Activities
 8
Customer service
 9
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 1
 Paul C T. 4 reviews

Power optional gravel and concrete site

Liked Well laid out pitches

Disliked No visible chemical disposable point.

Recommend to friends Visit again

From the manager: Bonjour
Navré de lire que vous n’avez vu les points jetables chimique qui sont à disposition dans le camping
N’hésitez pas à nous le demander directement.

Jean Luc

Would not hesitate to recommend and would definately stay again

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Facilities / Activities
 10
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 10
 Mark P. 5 reviews

Power optional gravel and concrete site

Liked Location , price, fishing, pitch which was big enough for large caravan and car with space for gazibo. Pitch was fully serviced including grey and chemical waste. Within 50m was a pizza takeaway and in 100m was a bar. Great walks in lovely settings outside of camp. I can’t find anything to fault about this place and the owner was so nice and helpful. Supermarkets within 1 mile. The list goes on.

Disliked There is nothing to dislike about this place
Sets a great standard

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very clean , friendly check in…

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 9
Facilities / Activities
 9
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 No rating
Anonymous

Power optional gravel and concrete site

Liked Very clean , friendly check in , shower was fab! Close to bars 👍

Disliked Had to leave

Recommend to friends Visit again

A lovely peaceful site near Calais…

Overall

10 out of 10
Location
 10
Value for money
 10
Facilities / Activities
 10
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 10
 Joseph L. 2 reviews

Power optional gravel and concrete site

Liked A lovely peaceful site near Calais ferry port

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly staff, not to noisy,…

Overall

8 out of 10
Location
 9
Value for money
 9
Facilities / Activities
 No rating
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 9
Wifi
 7
 John P. 2 reviews

Power optional gravel and concrete site

Liked Friendly staff, not to noisy, close to the Channel, Will stay there on my way back

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great for a stopover for eurotunnel. Only 30 min drive away

Overall

9 out of 10
Location
 8
Value for money
 8
Facilities / Activities
 7
Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
 No rating
Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
 No rating
Anonymous

Power optional gravel and concrete site

Liked The lovely warm welcome and the way we were shown to our pitch and all the facilities. After checking the disabled shower room, we asked if we could have an extra chair. This was no problem for the owner who went and got one straight away for us and put it into the disabled room. Nothing was too much trouble. Nice size pitch with water electric and chemical waste on pitch. At the back of the campsite we're some nice walks around the lakes.

Disliked Not much in the town to look at, and a bit run down

Recommend to friends Visit again

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 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 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

Budget/backpacker Lake and/or mountain Peaceful Wildlife haven

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 Public transport nearby

Type

Aire Large (51-200 sites)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at site Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Bathrooms: Wide doorways (over 85 cm) Dedicated quiet space Site close to accessible bathrooms Smooth, hard roads e.g. tarmac

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Leisure/theme park nearby Restaurant nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Drainage hook-up points for caravans Motorhome service point Seasonal sites Water hook-up points for caravans

Location

Camping Ardresien

64 Rue Basse

Ardres

Pas-de-Calais

France

62610

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.85687°N
1.97536°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

For outdoor activities, climb into the trees at Adventure Course Guines (10 minutes’ drive), play a round at Golf du Bois de Ruminghem (20 minutes) or join boat tours from places like Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem (25 minutes). If you’ve got the kids with you, you may like to plan trips to Saint Joseph Village (10 minutes), to visit the replica traditional village with things like workshops and a waterfall, and Fééryland (15 minutes), full of colourful games and rides for youngsters. And of course there’s always the option of a seaside outing – Calais (25 minutes) is home to the City of Lace and Fashion museum and Musée Memoire as well as its ferry port and sandy beaches, and there are several other lovely spots including Cap Blanc-Nez and wildlife-filled National Nature Reserve Platier Oye (both half an hour).

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020201920182017
Marck La Huchette 14.5 km Sea ExcellentExcellentGoodExcellent
Calais Centre Plage 15.3 km Sea GoodGoodGoodN/A
Oye-Plage Les Hemmes 15.4 km Sea GoodExcellentExcellentExcellent
Sangatte Bleriot Plage 15.9 km Sea GoodGoodGoodGood
Oye-Plage Les Dunes 17.8 km Sea ExcellentExcellentExcellentExcellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

Frequently asked questions

  • Does Camping Ardresien have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Camping Ardresien dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Camping Ardresien? For outdoor activities, climb into the trees at Adventure Course Guines (10 minutes’ drive), play a round at Golf du Bois de Ruminghem (20 minutes) or join boat tours from places like … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Camping Ardresien?
    Camping and caravan
    Arrive:  Anytime –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  Anytime –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Camping Ardresien? From $35.32 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.