Château du Gandspette

From €21 For 1 night, 2 adults 9.6 268 reviews
Swimming pool (added by manager 18 Aug 2022)
Pitches on site (added by manager 18 aug 2022)
Large outdoor pool (added by manager 29 oct 2014)
The main reception building (added by manager 29 oct 2014)

  • 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 70
Touring caravan pitches 70
Motorhome pitches 70
Caravans for hire 3
Opens 1 April

Tourist board rating

Please note
  • The site 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.
  • 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.
  • Twin axle vehicles are not permitted on site.
  • Reception is unmanned after 8 p.m.. 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 1pm and 11pm during high season, and from 6pm to 9pm the rest of the year.

Languages spoken

English

French

Open from Mon, 1 Apr to

Pitch types & availability

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would recommend this site to a friend

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Excellent site lovely clean facilities, hot showers , good size pitch

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
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked: Nice and handy as a stop over heading back to the uk , Lovely clean site , nice walks with having the dog with us , very good size pitch , nice and quite no road noise, worth staying longer at , two very good size swimming pools , but we’re closed on our visit as it was the end of the season, that wasn’t a issue for us at all . In the village a lovely bakery, Oliver was very helpful on our arrival. Explained everything to us .

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Nice stopover site

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Nice campsite, supermarket nearby, nice facilities

Disliked: Everything was shut - pool, restaurant, bar, no morning croissants :(

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Probably great in hugh season

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

Electric hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked: Good large pitches and nice showers. Great washer and dryer.

Disliked: Felt we were paying for mid season prices for end of season services.

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Nice big pitch, high standard of cleanliness, Good location near Calais .…

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

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Nice big pitch, high standard of cleanliness, Good location near Calais . Supermarket nearby

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Need clarity and honesty about restaurant and bar availability

Overall 6/10
Location 10
Value for money 6
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 4
Customer service 4
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric grass pitch

Liked: Nice set up, toilets and showers clean. Easy access to Calais

Disliked: Having driven 7 hours and book the site specifically because of facilities we were really disappointed that the restaurant and bar were closed both nights, no other food option within walking distance. We walked to the PMU bar as only thing open and took us 40 minutes each way. Man in reception not really bothered. I accept difficulty in getting staff these days but feel it should be made clear on website and in reception that these facilities are not available. We left after one night

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Lovely setting

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

Electric hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked: Good sized pitches. We chose hard standing due to heavy rain. Lovely surroundings. Bar closed. Toilets and showers immaculate. Good distance from Calais.

Disliked: Nothing

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Not too far from Calais Port…

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

Electric hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked: Not too far from Calais Port

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Good site and will happily visit again.

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

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: The grounds were very good and well kept. The pitches were a good size with good hedges seperating them. The owners were very courteous and accommodating of any requests.

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A tired site, maybe as the season is coming to an end. Left early

Overall 4/10
Location 6
Value for money 2
Accommodation 2
Facilities / Activities 2
Customer service 4
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 8
Wifi 2
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Non-electric grass pitch

Liked: Toilets were ok and nice and clean

Disliked: Green algae in the pool. Long grass on the pitches. Trees scrapping along the Motorhome on route to the pitches. Very noisy village nearby. Paid for WiFi that didn’t work.

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Great location for arriving from or heading to Calais

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

Electric hardstanding motorhome pitch

Liked: was clean & peaceful. Reception very friendly and spoke perfect English. Good bar and reasonably priced.

Disliked: Ford in the restaurant could have been better. I sent my pizza back and they deducted the price from the bill so can’t say fairer than that

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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

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

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 CET (GMT+01:00)

GPS

50.81884°N
2.17858°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

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 2020 2019 2018 2017
Poste De Secours De Petit-Fort-Philippe 13.2 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Good Excellent
Grand-Fort-Philippe 13.8 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Oye-Plage Les Dunes 13.9 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Excellent Excellent
Oye-Plage Les Hemmes 14.4 mi Sea Good Excellent Excellent Excellent
Marck La Huchette 15 mi Sea Excellent Excellent Good Excellent

Data source: European Environment Agency

  • 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:  1:30 p.m. –  Anytime
    Depart by:  12 p.m.
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  • How much does it cost to stay at Château du Gandspette? From £17.96 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.