Norway

[tankerpaul50]

Hi all and a Happy New Year looking at travelling to Norway, May this year and am looking for recommendations for stops would also like to do some fishing any advise would be most appreciated

 

[ManTheVan]

Ooh, me too. I’ll watch this thread with interest!

 

[bobnick]

Been to Norway many times.
Never got out of Bergan or Stranvangar depending where the helicopter dumped us.
Both places daft expensive in the 70s.
Love to go again to have a proper look.....maybe in the MH.

 

[Raingod]

We went in May last year and had a fantastic few weeks. There are loads of campsites so you won't be stuck for somewhere to stay and also lots of places you can pull in for the night in stupendous scenery. We used the Norcamp app for sites. A couple of really nice sites right beside lakes are Voss camping and Lillehammer camping. Not into fishing so can't help with that.
A couple of recommendations for you.
Sail from Hellesylt down geirangerfjord into Geiranger. Driving out of Geiranger in either direction is spectacular.
Drive Trollstigen.
Drive the Atlantic Ocean road near Averoy
Visit Saltstraumen which is the world's biggest whirlpool and lies just south of Bodo.
Make sure you get a toll tag before you go as it will save you a lot of money by reduced road tolls and ferry journeys.
We came back from Norway via southern Sweden over the Oresund into Denmark and you can tie your Norwegian toll tag into the Oresund crossing and save a huge amount there as well.
Wherever you go the scenery is spectacular so just enjoy it.

 

[Kirsten]

Hi Raingod ! or anyone with info xx
We are planning a plan to go in 2025-possibly 3 couples / 3 mohos .( at the bought a map/scrolling stage)
Do you think it would be feasible to do this as a group of 3 ? As have read somewhere the camping/ stopping places are quite small . Don’t want to get lost from each other !

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[LithiumConvert]

looking for recommendations for stops

Flåm - and go on the Norway in a Nutshell tour.

 

[jezport]

Fab site at Hellesylt. Not expensive and right next to the waterfront.

 

[Raingod]

Hi Kirsten
You shouldn't have any problems with three vans. Download the Norcamp app and have a look around in there. It will give you all the info you need re site size and facilities etc.

 

[Bailey58]

I and many others have oft posted on Norway queries and there's loads of useful info on here if you try "search".
Here's a couple of links you may find useful.
Waste dumps
LPG

 

[mitzimad]

didnt gary flatpack chicken do a blog of Norway with lots of fishing he doesnt seem to come up when i search so maybe his not here now he was with another funster whose name i cant recall can anyone link to this for me?

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[mitzimad]

i bit more digging it was @

Sundowners who were with them but still cant find the thread​

 

[SteveandSue]

Gary went with Sundowners up to Scandinavia - this was quite some time ago - lots changed up there since then -
Sundowners are based in Portugal now I believe? don't know if Gary still posts?

 

[jumartoo]

Have a look at my threads in my signature, and ask any questions.

 

[DDJC]

It is now looking likely that Bergen Cruise Line will revive the Newcastle to Stavanger/Bergen ferry route. Possibly by 2026.

But it needn't have been necessary. Eighteen months ago, I was querying DFDS about why the Immingham to Brevik service couldn't take motorhomes. The reply was surprising. They said that they had cabins on board and could definitely take motorhomes and would be happy to do so.

But. The British government has designated Immingham to not be a passenger terminal, due to some sort of stupid customs bureaucracy.

So I asked the then transport Minister with responsibility for that area of work. I mentioned that now we had left the EU, why weren't we fostering better leisure relationships with other non-EU nations, such as Norway. Why weren't Immingham (to Bergen) and Aberdeen (to Trondheim and others) open to passengers as well as freight?

I received nothing in reply.

It would be great if the motorhoming community all wrote in to their MPs requesting an answer from Baron Davies of Gower who is the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Maritime Transport asking why there are these restrictions on trade and services.

 

[bladerunner]

This is a tour I did a few years ago by MOTORCYCLE.
15 days. I don't remember any particular roads that would challenge a <8m MH. - but I take no responsibility.
I guess 3 weeks by MH would be good.
The problem can be that the tunnel system is fantastic, but of course you'll miss the scenery.
I've been twice. Once it snowed in July (in MH) , and the second time it was +24'c North of the arctic circle.(on bike)
As Norway is all geography, the holiday is very weather dependent.
The ferry from Kiel (largest in Europe) is spectacular and has a good restaurant.

If you pm me I should be able to send you the gps file if you have a Garmin.

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[jennywren]

It is now looking likely that Bergen Cruise Line will revive the Newcastle to Stavanger/Bergen ferry route. Possibly by 2026.

But it needn't have been necessary. Eighteen months ago, I was querying DFDS about why the Immingham to Brevik service couldn't take motorhomes. The reply was surprising. They said that they had cabins on board and could definitely take motorhomes and would be happy to do so.

But. The British government has designated Immingham to not be a passenger terminal, due to some sort of stupid customs bureaucracy.

So I asked the then transport Minister with responsibility for that area of work. I mentioned that now we had left the EU, why weren't we fostering better leisure relationships with other non-EU nations, such as Norway. Why weren't Immingham (to Bergen) and Aberdeen (to Trondheim and others) open to passengers as well as freight?

I received nothing in reply.

It would be great if the motorhoming community all wrote in to their MPs requesting an answer from Baron Davies of Gower who is the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Maritime Transport asking why there are these restrictions on trade and services.

Interesting post, it would be great to see this service reintroduced, thanks for the information and notification of this prospect. We used this route (by car, not m/h) the last year it was operational, about 15 years ago off top of my head. We love going to Scandi but always wish we did not have to travel across N Europe to/from first in order to get there, especially as we live in the north of England. We have heard many rumours since, that this service may be reintroduced but nothing has ever come of it. Judging by the link to Bergancruiseline website, this looks alot more promising, hope so!

I would concur that Norway, Sweden and Finland is a fantastic destination, especially for motorhomes, the midges and weather can occasionally be a bit of a challenge (and not the cheapest place in Europe!) but the scenery, people and just about everything else, more than makes up for it.

I would also urge that, perhaps other funsters could write to the transport minister to ask the question why the Aberdeen/Norway connection could not be used by passenger traffic as well as freight, especially if DFDS are suggesting they already have the on board facilities in place. Surely, this would be a win/win for all and a choice of routes and a bit of competition would do no harm.

Happy New Year to all and enjoyable travels for 2024.

 

[Bailey58]

It is now looking likely that Bergen Cruise Line will revive the Newcastle to Stavanger/Bergen ferry route. Possibly by 2026.

But it needn't have been necessary. Eighteen months ago, I was querying DFDS about why the Immingham to Brevik service couldn't take motorhomes. The reply was surprising. They said that they had cabins on board and could definitely take motorhomes and would be happy to do so.

But. The British government has designated Immingham to not be a passenger terminal, due to some sort of stupid customs bureaucracy.

So I asked the then transport Minister with responsibility for that area of work. I mentioned that now we had left the EU, why weren't we fostering better leisure relationships with other non-EU nations, such as Norway. Why weren't Immingham (to Bergen) and Aberdeen (to Trondheim and others) open to passengers as well as freight?

I received nothing in reply.

It would be great if the motorhoming community all wrote in to their MPs requesting an answer from Baron Davies of Gower who is the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Maritime Transport asking why there are these restrictions on trade and services.

Good to see someone else posting on the lack of a connection to Scandinavia. I've mentioned the demise of the Harwich to Esbjerg ferry more than once on here with little response but there are of course not enough of us wanting to go to Scandinavia to summon the will to do anything about it. A young 14 year old started a Facebook campaign to get this route reinstated after it closed in 2014 after 139 years in operation. B*****t and then Covid pretty much scuppered our attempts to get any action from the ferry companies, and MPs in both the UK and Denmark. He wasn't a Minister at the time but a certain Robert Jenryck summed it up when answering a request from one of our members, see attachment. Oh, and there was no mention of subsidies in Marcia Parkin's letter.

The failure of the Holland/Norway Line from Eemshaven to Kristiansand after a busy first year shows that well meaning individuals have little chance if the big boys won't entertain a route so I don't hold out much hope for the Bergen Line, particularly as the website hasn't changed in some two years. The Regina Line was a proposal soon after DFDS pulled the Harwich/Esbjerg route to replace it but never got off the ground. At the same time as H/N was first announce there was another group proposing a similar route from Gothenburg/Kristiansand/Eemshaven, The NoSwed Line, but that too failed to materialise. DFDS have said they can fill a ropax to Denmark with no problems during the summer but without freight not all year round, and freight is well catered for on their other routes.

Given the lack of success and advancing years of the admins the Facebook group is leaving any further action to the Chamber of Commerce in Denmark who have direct access to DFDS, Stena et al but we don't hold out much hope.

 

[DandJ]

A timely thread, aiming to spend 6 weeks in Scandinavia this coming Spring, coming back to France via Latvia, Poland etc

 

[Ridgeway]

Tagging on this as at the early planning stage for a 3wks tour this July. Good read so far

 

[vzac]

We went 2 yrs ago nearly now. Did loads of vids of our journey, a lot of the sites we stayed at are mentioned, our journey and can see what it's like. We went June/ July.