Denmark
Any tips or sugestions? We plan a trip through northern Germany to Denmark.Himself wants to visit Copenhagen and unbenownst to him I want to visit a horse trainer I admire who lives in the centre I think.We are not short of time, are taking the motorhome and plan to go late May, June and July.
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Have been three times, twice on business and once on holiday. Absolutely loved the country, the culture and the Danes are not dissimilar to us but that's not surprising at all I guess. Loved the north around Skagen and Copenhagen was worth a visit for the experience of Tivoli but all of it was a delight if not a tad expensive. Lots of caravan parks to be found throughout.
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We were there years ago. We stayed at a site right on the beach at a place called Flyvesandet. We went to Copenhagen on the train and I can echo what Mickysf says about the Tivoli Gardens. If I remember rightly the nearest City to the site was Odense birthplace of Hans Christian Andersen. One thing I learned is that place names don't always sound anything like they look on paper. When I asked for directions to Flyvesandet I should have pronounced it something like " Floovesand"
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I am watching this with interest as Denmark is on our radar for 2017. Looks as though the campsites are fairly expensive although have not checked out ACSI yet. I understand there is a campsite in Copenhagen?
David
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Google = Camping Copenhagen
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You'll be travelling through Schleswig-Holstein in N Germany, there are some ancient cultural links with the UK and some attractive places to visit. We have a friend who lives in Friederichstadt which is like a mini-Amsterdam, with canals and waterways on the river Eider. On the North sea coast there are some huge beaches and lots of space to explore. The journey to Denmark is quite short from there, lots of attractive villages and towns to see, I enjoyed my brief visit over the border, hope your trip goes well.
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This may help
http://www.dk-camp.dk/artikel/you-can-have-our-new-camping-app-for-free.html
papgeno is right about pronunciation, Skagen is pronounced Scare'n or very similar!😀
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This site may also help for normal campsites:-
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Hey, wasn't far off with my attempt then!👍 I was supprised however at how many words in Danish sounded like our local dialect. Bairn and barn for child comes immediately to mind. Also our use of hiya as a greeting but there were many more. Very difficult to make an attempt at the written word mind, seemed to have more silent letters than voiced ones!
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Thanks all.The advice about Schleswig-Holstein sounds very good.David there is an aire type campsite on the outskirts of Copenhagen.I think its called city camping.The write up said it looks like a car park but its very well run with electric hook ups water and waste and some showers, always very clean.Bars and shops nearby and a bout a 20 minute walk into the centre of Copenhagen and there is public transport.
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Sumitra
Thanks for that information I will investigate.
David
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It's called City Camp and is usually open from mid May till early September. Only for motorhomes.
A little further out Camping Absalon (I think) has good facilities, just don't arrive at lunch time as they usually close for a couple of hours.
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I found Denmark was very expensive. This probably accounted for the number of shops and petrol stations on the German side of the border. On the other side, Copenhagen is an interesting city to visit, and you can catch the train to Malmo in Sweden.
I would recommend that you stop off in Hamburg on the way through.
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Norway is the most expensive Scandinavian destination, followed by Denmark, Finland and Sweden in that order.
Shopping in Swedish supermarkets is roughly on a par with UK, but eating out can be expensive.
Petrol/diesel in all is similar to or less than UK.
Campsites range from £15 to £35 per night depending on facilities and standard. Quite a few sites in Denmark have metered EHU, and charging extra for showers is common in Norway And Denmark.
Standard in Denmark and Sweden is generally good, Norway and Finland can be a bit "iffy" in places.
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What was surprising was the ferry between Helsingborg in Sweden and Helsingør in Denmark. Much of the traffic seemed solely intent on carrying vast quantities of booze on the northward return sailing.
Whilst at Helsingør visit Kronborg Castle, fascinating place and history with many links to England.
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What are typical costs for sites, fuel & food please?
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http://www.danishcampsites.com/
https://en.camping.info/denmark/campsites
and here
also check out ACSI listings
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For food, Denmark has Lidl, Aldi and Netto for lower prices, and a good range of other supermarkets.
Generally 15-20% more expensive than UK.
Fuel prices can alter during the day, and quite a few places will charge extra if you want to use a credit or debit card. Same at campsites.
Acsi card sites are good value, but watch out for metered electricity.
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