Camping Le Vélodrome

View prices & book 8.4 50 reviews
Spacious pitches (added by manager 17 Apr 2023)
Pitches and shower block (added by manager 07 apr 2023)
Large pitches (added by manager 07 apr 2023)
Neatly landscaped pitches (added by manager 07 apr 2023)

  • Leafy campsite 10 minutes’ walk from central Albert in the Somme
  • Thiepval 10 minutes’ drive; Amiens 35 minutes; Arras 40 minutes
  • Spacious grass pitches five minutes’ walk from fishing and cycling
Whether you’re just passing through on your way from the Channel ports to the south of France, or staying around to tour some of the WWI cemeteries and memorials, Camping Le Vélodrome is a little patch of peaceful greenery 10 minutes’ walk from the centre of Albert in the department of Somme. With spacious grass pitches sheltered by trees and divided by hedges for extra privacy, this landscaped site has facilities including a spotless shower block, a pétanque court and a quiet garden for putting your feet up and having a snooze. The pitches sit next to a brace of ponds where you can fish, stroll the leafy waterside and hire a pedal boat to explore the shoreline. Any cyclists among you can make a lap or two of the local sports track (five minutes’ walk), where there’s also a games pitch for kicking a ball around and a play area for the kids. Foodwise, you can pick up barbecue supplies from the local hypermarket (five minutes’ drive), or take a stroll into Albert to its welcoming bistros and cafés.

Site type

Rent a tent 2
Tent pitches 45
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 5
Touring caravan pitches 45
Motorhome pitches 45
Open now

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • Under 18s must be accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
  • 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 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).
  • The bar and/or restaurant is open between 01/06 et 30/09.
  • Entertainment and activities are available between 01/06 and 30/09.
  • Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Discount cards and gift vouchers cannot be applied to bookings made via Pitchup.com.
  • The games room is open between 01/04 and 31/10.
  • The bar is open between 01/06 and 30/09.
  • This is a quiet site: no music is allowed.
  • Guests are advised to bring a good quality torch with them as parts of the site are unlit.
  • No naked flames are allowed inside the hired accommodation units.
  • Please note that the toilet/shower facilities are unisex.
  • Swimming in the lake is not allowed.
  • Please note that the toilet facilities are unisex.
  • Please note that the shower facilities are unisex.
  • If reception is closed on arrival: please contact the number provided on your booking confirmation.
  • Fires, barbecues and/or firepits will not be permitted in dry, windy and/or hot weather conditions.
  • The charging of electric vehicles is not permitted on site.

Languages spoken

English

French

German

Spanish

Open from Fri, 29 Mar to

Pitch types & availability

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88%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Would stay again

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Location, ease of arrival and departure.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Friendly staff. Lovely green setting…

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation No rating
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Friendly staff. Lovely green setting

Disliked: Shared toilets/showers No toilet paper

Recommend to friends Visit again

Reasonable price camping

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 6
Wayne S. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Good sized pitches and able to choose own pitch.

Disliked: Nothing

Recommend to friends Visit again

We go back again and recommend the site.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Ian L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Very pleasant, clean and tidy, staff were very friendly and helpful. We , unfortunately we didn’t spend much time at this site, saying that we throughly enjoyed it.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Good facilities hot showers and great location for walk to village

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 8
Janice A. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Private good sized pitch

Disliked: Mud but not really their problem

Recommend to friends Visit again

Beautiful location, quiet, clean facilities. Convenient for Albert by foot or bike.…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Dorine T. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Beautiful location, quiet, clean facilities. Convenient for Albert by foot or bike. Lovely relaxing area with small play area.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Great base to learn about battle of the Somme

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Very sheltered with pitches divided by hedges. Friendly staff, the pitch up booking worked perfectly and we were made to feel welcome. The showers were nice and warm

Disliked: No plugs in washing up sink and water here not very warm. Remember to take your own toilet paper as there isn’t any!

Recommend to friends Visit again

Very friendly, great location, lovely little communal area, flat pitches.…

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 6
Wifi No rating
Lindsey-Jane B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Very friendly, great location, lovely little communal area, flat pitches.

Disliked: Shower block a little dated.

Recommend to friends Visit again

Fairly rustic campsite quite dated cosmetically staff friendly

Overall 4/10
Location 10
Value for money 4
Accommodation 4
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 6
Child friendliness 6
Cleanliness 4
Wifi 4
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Location

Disliked: Facilities block , sinks not working for washing dishes no heating in showers or toilet block no toilet seats Unisex toilets and showers .... really ! Poor lighting on the site not working over toilet cubicles

Recommend to friends Visit again

Staff were really lovely and pitches were a good size. only a…

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 6
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 10
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 6
Wifi No rating
becky A. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass touring pitch

Liked: Staff were really lovely and pitches were a good size. only a 10 minute walk into Albert as well. We only stayed 1 night to break up the journey back to England from Germany so the location was great.

Disliked: some of the toilet lights did not work and the tap in the handwashing sink was broken so we had to wash our hands in the washing up sinks outside.

Recommend to friends Visit again


Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Covered terrace area Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site cafe On-site restaurant On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area Pétanque Soft play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Baby-changing facilities Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome 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 Leave the car at home Peaceful Remote location Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Communal fridge 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

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Location

Camping Le Vélodrome

Avenue Henry Dunant

Albert

Somme

France

80300

Directions

Timezone

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

GPS

50.01003°N
2.65496°W

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

Set the scene for a tour of the Somme battlefields with a visit to the Musée Somme 1916 (10 minutes’ walk) in Albert, with informative subterranean displays of weapons and military uniforms as well as recreations of the wartime trenches. From there, you are within easy reach of the Thiepval Memorial (10 minutes’ drive), Pozières Memorial and Cemetery (five minutes) and the carefully tended ranks of graves in Caterpillar Valley Cemetery (15 minutes). Historic Arras (40 minutes) has plenty of WWI memorials too, evident when you visit the Carrière Wellington, a network of tunnels dug from medieval chalk quarries by the Allies. Going further back in time, it’s also worth stopping by the sprawling, star-shaped Citadelle d’Arras, built by military architect Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban in 1672. If you’re travelling with kids, head for lively Amiens (35 minutes) to see big cats and red pandas at the Zoo d’Amiens Métropole, visit the Jules Verne House – former home of the madcap sci-fi writer – and climb to the top of the landmark Beffroi d’Amiens for views over city rooftops.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

  • Does Camping Le Vélodrome have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Camping Le Vélodrome dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Camping Le Vélodrome? Set the scene for a tour of the Somme battlefields with a visit to the Musée Somme 1916 (10 minutes’ walk) in Albert, with informative subterranean displays of weapons and military uniforms … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Camping Le Vélodrome?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  3 p.m. –  8 p.m.
    Depart by:  noon
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Camping Le Vélodrome? From R328.12 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.