Groats Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Currently getting info for nxt year's trip to Norway & Sweden and would welcome advice for campsites/price of food & fuel/ ferries/ Oresundbridge and any general tips or websites from recent travellers. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Groats - 2012-08-21 12:45 PM Currently getting info for nxt year's trip to Norway & Sweden and would welcome advice for campsites/price of food & fuel/ ferries/ Oresundbridge and any general tips or websites from recent travellers. Thanks. Hi Groats Can you give us an idea of what parts of Sweden / Norway you will be visiting - and for how long. I went there a few years back and the most expensive thing was booze - so we didn't buy any ! Also if you are going north there are plenty of oppurtunities for ' wild ' camping which could reduce the overall cost of camping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Its a few years since we went to Sweden and Norway. Any alcohol is very expensive and not available in supermarkets so take some but do check import limits, it used to be around 2 litres of wine. Food etc in Sweden is comparable with uk but we found it a lot more expensive in Norway. They are both very big countries so be prepared to drive a fair distance. Fuel stations in the Northern regions (above Stockholm in Sweden or Trondheim in Norway) are not that common so it is a good idea to refuel at half full. You also find tolls on bits of main roads in Norway which there is no way round. We had to pay once to get into Trondheim and twice to get out (only small sums but frustrating). Norway is the more spectacular but Sweden is easier to drive around. There aren't that many roads so getting lost is quite difficult and English is understood everywhere. Everybody is very friendly and you will have a good time. The bridges aren't cheap and you can find the current prices on their websites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cattwg Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Hi Groats, I've sent you a PM - the file it contains is too long to post here. Cattwg :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groats Posted August 23, 2012 Author Share Posted August 23, 2012 At the moment we think we will stay in the south of both countries below a line from Stockholm-Oslo-Flam-Bergen so interested in overnight stopping places & camp sites. Also, what time of year did you go? Thanks for your help. Groats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 Groats - 2012-08-23 8:43 PM At the moment we think we will stay in the south of both countries below a line from Stockholm-Oslo-Flam-Bergen so interested in overnight stopping places & camp sites. Also, what time of year did you go? Thanks for your help. Groats Be aware that many of the scenic routes in the Fjord region can still be blocked by snow until mid- June. Having come down from the north, where there was no problem at all with snow we were quite surprised to arrive in the Fjords to find that the roads were only just being opened around June 15th. It varies of course from year to year. However, as you are staying so far south that may not be a problem for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JudgeMental Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 staying south of Stockholm a bit pointless as best parts north of there into Swedish Lapland IMO... lots of stuff on forum "search" function? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian81 Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 See the website of the doyens of motorhoming -the Williamson's -www.magbaztravels.com then ask questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham Posted August 24, 2012 Share Posted August 24, 2012 We were there in June. You can get details of Norwegian campsites on www.camping.no and Sweden on www.swecamp.nu. We actually got a lot of information through the Embassies. The South of Sweden is not that spectacular and I would spend more time in the south of Norway. You can in theory camp anywhere in Sweden (don't know about Norway) buy we used campsites. There used to be an odd rule in Sweden (maybe still is) which says you must have a sealed grey water system. A motorhome obviously has but draining it was sometimes difficult and I modified a wastemaster so I could empty it at a facility block. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brians dad Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Just back from 3 weeks in Norway - fantastic! Difficult to get to now though - we went Harwich - Esjberg, drove 150 km up to Hirtshals, fast ferry to Kristiansand.Back through Sweeden,Varberg - Grena ferry, then to Esjberg. Very few other Brits around - the biggest congregation was a group of travellers in mid Norway! Don't know what they were doing there - may not have got a truthful answer if I asked them! Found out too late that there are alternative ferries not advertised to joe public, especially run by DFDS - maybe others also - from Tilbury and Immingham to Gothenberg; mainly for freight ro ro, but they do take a few passengers and motorhomes. Basic cabins, little food choice, but you would get some excellent truckers tales and be spared the awful entertainment on the Esjburg ferry! Yes, Norway is expensive, but we took all our own food and drink - customs do not seem to bother on entry - we stocked up in Denmark (cheap). Diesel just more expensive than British prices, local ferries about £10 a time for short crossings - but beware - if you are over 6 metres long, the price often more than doubles. our van was about 10 cm over the limit, but we always got away with the lower rate. However, if you are going over the bridges in Denmark, I am told that your van is measured electronically, so there is no way of getting away with the lower rates. Various bits of toll road, where the toll doubles if you are over 3500 kg. You sign up in advance and eventually get a bill, as it is all checked by ANPR cameras. Campsites generally about £20 per night, plus £1 for showers - generally good quality. However, lots of people wild camp in the country, and many towns have motorhome parking areas, sometimes paid for with facilities, others car parks taken over by motorhomes - and there are a lot of us about there! Just look for where all the other motorhomes are parked, and you will be all right for the night. Many garages have water and emptying facilities. For scenery, think Scotland on steroids. Roads universally good - plenty of white knuckle rides up and down hairpins. Don't plan to get too far in a day, and you will find even the mountain roads are within the capability of the average driver - you will find yourself making plenty of stops to admire the views. We never got above Trondheim - north of the Shetlands, but less than halfway up the country. Sounds like another trip will have to be sceduled to do the rest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobster Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Hi Groats We're in Sweden at the moment after spending 6 weeks or so in Norway which we've really loved. Here's a link to the first of our Norway blog posts to give you a feel for the place. http://www.theworldisourlobster.com/The_World_Is_Our_Lobster/Latest/Entries/2012/7/20_133_Norway_-_Far_North.html If you've any specific questions pm me or email us (address is on the website). Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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