Norway and Sweden - any advice, sites, where to go
We are planning a trip to Scandinavia next May/June With our car and caravan. We got as far as Denmark last year and loved it. Having seen the bridge from Copenhagen to Malmo this would be our starting point. Any advice would be much appreciated.
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What kind of advice do you want?
As already hinted Google 'Norway blogs' if you want a detailed run down of the country!
PS If you want even more detail visit:-
Sorry live links are not possible for me to post.
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Link now live.
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It's a long time since we took our caravan to Denmark and Sweden so the sites we visited then may not still be there. However we enjoyed great holidays at sites such as Ljungshela, Saffle, Gulbranengard, Jonskoping and Gothenburg. You might like to check
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https://www.acsicampingtours.co.uk/
Norway and Sweden, etc.
Depends on your views on group tours. These are for UK clients only.
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Many years ago we toured all the way through Sweden, up across a little of Finland and into Norway, as far north as we could get before sailing across to North Cape.Back down through part of Norway before using the Silver Road into Sweden. We were touring
for 3.5 wks and travelled abpout 3000mls. We had no trouble finding caravan sites, using camping checks along the way.0 -
We went that way this Year, Copenhagen to Stockholm with a short stop at Jonkoping. Plenty to do and see in Stockholm. We then took the Sija Line ferry to Helsinki, another interesting city. We took the train from here to St Petersburg and spent a few days
in a hotel. On returning to Stockholm we headed for Oslo, this is one of my favorites. A final stop at Gothenburg before returning to Copenhagen. The bridge to Malmo is better on the return journey in my opinion, the ferry from Helsingor to Helsingborg is
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Copenhagen to Oslo overnight ferry is our favourite one way route.
Saves a lot of boring road miles in Sweden and no days lost due to the overnight aspect.
The price is reasonable balanced against fuel, time lost and perhaps a camping fee etc.
The scenery is also very worthwhile!
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We went that way this Year, Copenhagen to Stockholm with a short stop at Jonkoping. Plenty to do and see in Stockholm. We then took the Sija Line ferry to Helsinki, another interesting city. We took the train from here to St Petersburg and spent a few days
in a hotel. On returning to Stockholm we headed for Oslo, this is one of my favorites. A final stop at Gothenburg before returning to Copenhagen. The bridge to Malmo is better on the return journey in my opinion, the ferry from
Helsingor to Helsingborg is far more interesting and is a similar price. All in all a very interesting trip.Rushallmanor
Can you tell me a bit more about this ferry link in terms of cost and whether its a turn up and go ferry.
Thanks
David
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We went that way this Year, Copenhagen to Stockholm with a short stop at Jonkoping. Plenty to do and see in Stockholm. We then took the Sija Line ferry to Helsinki, another interesting city. We took the train from here to St Petersburg and spent a few days in a hotel. On returning to Stockholm we headed for Oslo, this is one of my favorites. A final stop at Gothenburg before returning to Copenhagen. The bridge to Malmo is better on the return journey in my opinion, the ferry from Helsingor to Helsingborg is far more interesting and is a similar price. All in all a very interesting trip.
Rushallmanor
Can you tell me a bit more about this ferry link in terms of cost and whether its a turn up and go ferry.
Thanks
David
David
The Helsingor ferry is a turn up and go or you can book it, goes about every 30 mins. In June and with an exchange rate of 1.16 worked out at £85. The bridge cost £87.19 on the return journey. I am a car with a twin wheel caravan and the total length is 12.73m. Crossing is a little over 30 mins if I remember correctly.
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If going to Norway, you really need to head north of Oslo for the best scenery.
West Norway is very scenic, the bit east of Bergen, very popular with tourists. Where I come from, just north of the Arctic Circle, Bodo, is also scenic and the mountains are very rugged and dramatic. A bit like Skye but more rugged.
Nordkapp is worth a visit too, and Tromso is a lovely city with lots to see and do.
A trip down the coast of Norway is an experience not to be missed, especially the Atlanterhavsvei, pray for good weather!!
The cities of Trondheim, Bergen and Stavanger are worth visiting, as are towns like Aalesund, Kristiansund, Molde, And Kristiansand.
Sweden is interesting, especially the Baltic Coast, and the glass making area and all the big lakes are also good to visit. Also Stockholm and Uppsala and the other large cities.
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Rushallmanor
Thanks for the information, I assume you can get a single on the "Bridge" if you want to do circular trip?
David
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I think Norway would be a bit far for us but I have been to Bergen, Stavanger and Aalesund on a cruise.
David
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Thank you everyone who contributed, looks like there lots of possibilities, many I hadn't thought of. I'll certainly investigate the the tips you have all given me. It sounds like it should be a trip to remember.
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Good morning. Reading your post 3/11/2016 you seemed to be the best person to ask about touring in Norway. we are planning to visit Norway with car and caravan in June. Our intended route is from Oslo-Lillehammer-Andalsnes-Orcog-Olden-Laerdal-Ovre Eidfjord-Roldal-Jorpeland-Mandal-Kristiansand.
I am concerned about steep gradients and hairpin bends on this route and so far have used via Michelin for planning (ticking caravan option). Do you have any advice on how I can check my route to be sure i can tow in safety. Thanks
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First...what is your outfit? Total length , weights of both and power of car?
Outfits over 12.4m overall are banned on a few roads.
Unless you are planning on using some very minor roads, if your outfit is well matched you should be fine. Hairpins are generally well engineered as they have to cope with buses and HGVs, gradients over 12% are not considered a good idea with caravan if they are long, but these would be rare. Short, steep bits are fine as long as you have the power.
I generally check any bits I am worried about anywhere using Google Earth and "drive" the route.
From memory, There is a roads department you can contact for advice on suitability for caravans, will see if I can find how you contact them.
I will look at your proposed route and come back with further comments later.
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http://www.fjordnorway.com/planning-your-trip/tour-suggestions/round-trips-by-car/useful-information
some info here, in case you haven't seen it.
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Having had a quick look, assuming you will be using main routes, everything looks fine. Gradients over 12% are not permitted on main roads and hairpins will be fine.
The only possible bit for concern might be the approach to Stryn on the way to Olden where there are some long hills, but there are now many new bits and tunnels all over the country, so it will possibly be changed since we were last in that area almost 10 years back.
Ovre Eidfjord looks to be a bit of a detour if you are sticking with main roads? Not an area we have visited.
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Thanks you for all your help. Think we can now complete the planning
Stewart
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Thank you Kjellnn, you continue to provide us with valuable advise. My holiday in Spain last year in May and June was partly ruined due to mosquitoes and the like, thus my question.
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