Denmark

[Tobago]

Now back from our 4 weeks in France and already thinking about next year. Had a brill time but hubby has decided that he will never again do Dover/Calais/Dunkirk, says he can't stand the thought of another battle around the M25 which we must do from our home in the Midlands, both journeys were a nightmare because of accidents/roadworks volume of traffic etc.

We are now thinking of having a change from France having had lots of hols there and Denmark has been suggested as a possibility. Has anyone been there with touring caravan and can give us some ideas of ferry crossings, camp sites and anything else that might be of interest to first timers to this country.

 

[WiltshirePete]

We were in Denmark for a couple of weeks in late April, went up from Germany and back down through Holland. We stayed at 3 ACSI sites, one near Middelfart, one at Laven (ACSI 33) in the "Lake District", and at Ribe (ACSI 45).

The Lake district SE of Silkeborg is very pretty, lots to see including their only "mountain", and Ribe is well worth a look as the oldest city. Near there is a very interesting Viking Village with people living in the old ways. the Night Watchman of Ribe goes around the town every evening and you can go with him.

Points to note: whole country is very expensive, pretty flat, and fairly dull architechturally. Campsites are superb, and with ACSI only 15 euros. Bridge to the island with Copenhagen on is about 40 euros for a car alone.

We came away thinking that we were glad to have been, but probably won't go back.

 

[Jennifer2]

We are not long back from a 4 month trip that included Denmark. We were there for a few days in 1975 and 1999, but this time spent about 3 weeks going around quite a bit of the country. We went Hull/Rotterdam (we are in Central Scotland), booked via Caravan Club, about £330 excluding meals, 2 adults, car and 8metre caravan. There is also a crossing from Newcastle to Amsterdam, and Harwich to Esbjerg in Denmark.
We drove north near the coast in Holland, then over towards Hamburg and north to the Danish Border where we stopped just.on the German side. Generally we spent 3-5 nights at each site and went clockwise round, right up to the tip, and back to Aalborg before taking the ferry to Kalundborg and driving to Copenhagen. It was very wet there, so we quickly left and went over to Sweden where the weather was a little better.
The rest of our trip took us across Sweden with several stops and eventually to Stockholm. Then north and into Norway at about Arctic Circle level, where we visited family for 7-8 weeks. Coming back we came south to Mo i Rana, then back into Sweden and eventually south to Uddevalla and Malmo. And so back to Copenhagen, which we were apparently fated NOT to see this time as the site was closed when we arrived in the middle of the day and we decided not to hang about till it opened again! We have been there before, it is worth a visit!
Instead we headed to Odense where we had not been before, nice place. Good HC Andersen museum. And so back to the mainland and south to Amsterdam where we spent a few days.

Most sites were pretty good, we used ACSI and Camping Cheques wherever possible, otherwise it was about £20-£25 per night. Electricity is very expensive and often metred, especially if you are using ACSI or CC. Food is more expensive than here, but not excessively so. Sweden is pretty much on a par with UK for food, Denmark a bit more, and Norway is eye-wateringly expensive, especially as the £ is weak now.

For scenery it has to be Norway, for ease of living and prices choose Sweden, but Denmark is pretty, and as said above, there are plenty of interesting places to visit. Getting around is easy, it's compact and fairly flat. The weather is pleasant, the people are friendly, english is widely spoken. Certainly worth a visit.

 

[weejock]

Had a wonderful time in Denmark this year with some really good campsites.While it is a little bit more expensive than some countries for things like sweeties and clothes other attraction I found to be very well priced.

Not sure if you are traveling with children or not but http://www.topcampriis.dk/index.php/velkommen-til-topcamp-riis.html is a very nice site with a lot of good attractions within a few miles.