Camping Ardresien

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  • 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 pitches 89
Touring caravan pitches 83
Motorhome pitches 83
Caravans for hire 10
Open now
Opens 1 April

Tourist board rating

Please note

Extras

  • A charge of €1,00 (R18,96) applies for the use of the shower.

Admission

  • At least one of the party members must be aged 18 or over.

Occupancy

  • No hen/stag parties permitted via Pitchup.com.

Safety

  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.

Languages spoken

French

Open from Wed, 01 Apr to

Open from Thu, 01 Apr to

Open from Sat, 01 Apr to

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Pitch types & availability

Accommodation

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2 adults
0 children
0 dogs

Reviews

9.2

Overall rating from 149 Pitchup.com customers

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Location
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Accommodation
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
 10
Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
 10
Wifi
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Peaceful

98% would recommend this site to a friend

97% would stay here again

What customers say

Well-kept, friendly spot near Calais, great for stopovers. Private, serviced pitches. Clean facilities, helpful owners often mentioned. Showers use tokens (€1). Some found entrance tight, few shower cubicles. Toilet paper not always supplied. Lakes & town centre nearby for walks/meals.

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Arrival date (latest first)

Over night stay before ferry

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10 out of 10
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Simon H. 2 reviews

Electric optional gravel and hardstanding pitch

Liked Jean Luca was very very very friendly showed us to our pitch as we was longer than the campsite stated and he said it was no problem what so ever as our holiday campsite called in advance for us.

He helped us reverse on to the pitch and showed us everything on the pitch.

Our pitch already had the electric hook up for us and also its own water and grey waste, also the chemical waste was in the same place. After that Jean showed me where I would be leaving as we was so long and the best direction to head out of the campsite the next morning which was was leaving at 6am for our ferry home.

I would highly recommend this campsite as Jean was so friendly and nothing was too much for him.

We didn’t try the WiFi as our caravan has internet in it.

Disliked The only dislike was our neighbors was up till 2.30 in the morning talking loudly and with the lights on and we didn’t get to much sleep.

But apart from that nothing else to dislike

Recommend to friends Visit again

Bardzo przyjemne miejsce, ładnie, czysto, spokojnie.…

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9 out of 10
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Nina W. 1 review

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Bardzo przyjemne miejsce, ładnie, czysto, spokojnie. Bardzo miły personel. Polecam.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly Site ..busy place for Boules

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9 out of 10
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Customer service
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Richard L. 1 review

Electric optional gravel and hardstanding pitch

Liked Friendly welcome and shown to the pitch . Facilities all well presented.

Disliked Nothing except some people noisy till after 11pm

Recommend to friends Visit again

Greta location and nice quiet clean…

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10 out of 10
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paul b. 1 review

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Greta location and nice quiet clean site

Recommend to friends Visit again

Clean facilities Owner was lovely…

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8 out of 10
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Value for money
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Sarah L. 17 reviews

Electric optional gravel and hardstanding pitch

Liked Clean facilities

Owner was lovely

Disliked Shower tokens

Recommend to friends Visit again

Easy to get to from Calais.…

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10 out of 10
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 10
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 10
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 Ron F. 2 reviews

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked Easy to get to from Calais. A spotless site and fantastic staff. Nothing is to much trouble. The price is so cheap, unbelievable. 20 mins from Calais port. We stopped there after a mid afternoon ferry crossing and stayed again on our early morning ferry crossing home.

Recommend to friends Visit again

A very friendly welcome, help with…

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10 out of 10
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Anonymous

Non-electric grass tent pitch

Liked A very friendly welcome, help with phone charging and a peaceful night by the side of a lake. Thank you for making the last night of our holiday so enjoyable. Only 20 minutes’ drive from the port of Calais meant a stress-free drive to the ferry next morning. We would visit again.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Amazing location and pitches. Lovely clean amenities

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8 out of 10
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Value for money
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Facilities / Activities
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Customer service
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Child friendliness
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Cleanliness
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Wifi
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Claire T. 2 reviews

Electric optional gravel and hardstanding pitch

Liked Amazing location, beautifully well kept pitches. The amenities were very clean. A lovely family business.

Disliked There was only 1 women's and 1 men's shower for the whole site. Although not a huge site I felt a few more showers would have been useful.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very friendly and helpful. Clean and…

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10 out of 10
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Value for money
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Wifi
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 Ron F. 2 reviews

Electric optional gravel and hardstanding pitch

Liked Very friendly and helpful. Clean and showers and other facilities were great. Wanted to book again but they were full. Would recommend to anyone.

Disliked Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good clean and well run campsite

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10 out of 10
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Value for money
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Child friendliness
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Robert L. 9 reviews

Electric optional gravel and hardstanding pitch

Liked Location by the fishing lake - very peaceful
Friendly owner when booking in
Great eating locations and supermarkets
Very friendly guests and vibe
Great facilities and very clean

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 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 Lake and/or mountain Peaceful 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

Aire Large (51-200 pitches)

Accessibility

Accessible parking at pitch Bathrooms: Large spacious shower Bathrooms: Large spacious toilet Bathrooms: Step-free access Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible shower Bathrooms: Wheelchair accessible toilet Bathrooms: Wide doorways (over 30 inches/75cm) Dedicated quiet space Pitch 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 tourers Motorhome service point Seasonal pitches Water hook-up points for tourers

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 touring
    Arrive:  Anytime –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  Anytime –  7 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Camping Ardresien? From R327,36 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.