Lille to Calais site

[PETERA]

Looking for a site on the Lille to Calais road for a overnight stop on Saturday night before getting the Eurotunnel Sunday. Any suggestions please.

Many Thanks

PETERA

 

[Lutz]

We've stayed at Château du Gandspette at Éperlecques near St Omer on a couple of occasions. That's not far off the A26/E15. Otherwise, campsites seem to be a bit thin on the ground in that part of the country.

 

[ValA.]

There's also this one, http://www.campinglachaumiere.com/ which is recommended by others on another forum. It's off the Lille/Dunkerque autoroute A25, then cross-country (which if you continue would take you to Calais). We haven't stayed there. Like Lutz we usually stay at Chateau du Gandspette.

 

[DavidKlyne]

Here are 3 campsites that might suit. The final one is the longest journey from Dunkerque.
http://www.davidklyne.co.uk/ChateauduGandspette.htm
http://www.davidklyne.co.uk/CampingCaravaningStLouis.htm
http://www.davidklyne.co.uk/camping_la_paille_haute.htm
When we were at Gandspette a couple of weeks ago we went to look at Camping la Chaumière mentioned by Val. It seemed a nice little campsite but it is a bit out of the way and I think you would have to plan your route carefully.
David

 

[chocohen]

We are just back from France and stayed at Camping La Chaumiere as a handy stopover to visit Ypres, the Auchen Hypermarket at St Omer and to catch the Calais to Dover Ferry. It was central for all these things however, it is set in a very rural location and I would recommend that you use Google Streetmap to take a look at the country roads leading up to this site. As David says you need to plot your route carefully and be careful about your Satnav settings - ours tried to take us down a country lane but we ignored her and she nearly had a fit telling us to perform a U Turn!
The site itself is lovely with big pitches and the nicest grass and hedges we saw all holiday. There is plenty for kids to play with and the bar and restaurant seemed quited busy each night. The ablutions block was dated and rustic but adequate and clean.