Well what an amazing and unbelievable trip. 5000 miles over 58 days, 6 days on the original Hurtigruten mailboat ferry and a weekend in Oslo when England played Norway in World cup 2026.
A stunning part of the world, very friendly people and we avoided some of the UK heatwaves!
Our campervan Nellie never missed a beat and we effortlessly covered huge distances. The roads and infrastructure are fantastic and it is a very safe place to visit. We averaged 37.1 mpg in the bus.
We were lucky with the weather. We adapted our plans to travel on wet days and whilst the temperatures were modest, we had a fantastic time. We booked ahead occasionally but the jury is out whether this was really necessary or not. We were of course in peak season in the middle of the school holidays so sites were busy. And at hotspots like Geiranger Fjorden, one definitely needed to arrive by mid-afternoon.
We only really scratched the surface…
A few highlights
The place points below are in blue for the outbound journey, red on the Hurtigruten and green on the return from Bergen. Some of the outbound blue and green points are superimposed on each other…

Mileage chart…
| Day | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun,07-Jun-2026 | Stenal Lines ferry, Harwich, England |
| 2 | Mon,08-Jun-2026 | Camping Ferienzentrum, Heidenau, Germany |
| 3 | Tue,09-Jun-2026 | Camping Tangloppen, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 4 | Wed,10-Jun-2026 | Camping Tangloppen, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 5 | Thu,11-Jun-2026 | Camping Tangloppen, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 6 | Fri,12-Jun-2026 | Camping Tangloppen, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 7 | Sat,13-Jun-2026 | Stellplatz, Arnas Marina, Sweden |
| 8 | Sun,14-Jun-2026 | Steno Havsbad Camping, Stenovagen, Sweden |
| 9 | Mon,15-Jun-2026 | Salstens Camping, Harnosand, Sweden |
| 10 | Tue,16-Jun-2026 | Salstens Camping, Harnosand, Sweden |
| 11 | Wed,17-Jun-2026 | Stellplatz Fiskelage, Skeppsmalen, Sweden |
| 12 | Thu,18-Jun-2026 | Vallens Turism & Fritd, Vallens, Sweden |
| 13 | Fri,19-Jun-2026 | Vallens Turism & Fritd, Vallens, Sweden |
| 14 | Sat,20-Jun-2026 | Vallens Turism & Fritd, Vallens, Sweden |
| 15 | Sun,21-Jun-2026 | Lapin Lomamökit & Camping, Sonkamuotka, Finland |
| 16 | Mon,22-Jun-2026 | Camping Alta Stand, Norway |
| 17 | Tue,23-Jun-2026 | Nordkapp Camping, Norway |
| 18 | Wed,24-Jun-2026 | Nordkapp Camping, Norway |
| 19 | Thu,25-Jun-2026 | Varanger Panorama Camping, Norway |
| 20 | Fri,26-Jun-2026 | Varanger Panorama Camping, Norway |
| 21 | Sat,27-Jun-2026 | Varanger Panorama Camping, Norway |
| 22 | Sun,28-Jun-2026 | Varanger Panorama Camping, Norway |
| 23 | Mon,29-Jun-2026 | Bugoynes Camping park, Norway |
| 24 | Tue,30-Jun-2026 | Hurtigruten NordKapp |
| 25 | Wed,01-Jul-2026 | Hurtigruten NordKapp |
| 26 | Thu,02-Jul-2026 | Hurtigruten NordKapp |
| 27 | Fri,03-Jul-2026 | Hurtigruten NordKapp |
| 28 | Sat,04-Jul-2026 | Hurtigruten NordKapp |
| 29 | Sun,05-Jul-2026 | Camping Bratland, nr Bergen, Norway |
| 30 | Mon,06-Jul-2026 | Camping Bratland, nr Bergen, Norway |
| 31 | Tue,07-Jul-2026 | Camping Bratland, nr Bergen, Norway |
| 32 | Wed,08-Jul-2026 | Camping Bratland, nr Bergen, Norway |
| 33 | Thu,09-Jul-2026 | Camping Bratland, nr Bergen, Norway |
| 34 | Fri,10-Jul-2026 | Camping Bratland, nr Bergen, Norway |
| 35 | Sat,11-Jul-2026 | Camping Bratland, nr Bergen, Norway |
| 36 | Sun,12-Jul-2026 | Camping Bratland, nr Bergen, Norway |
| 37 | Mon,13-Jul-2026 | Camping Bratland, nr Bergen, Norway |
| 38 | Tue,14-Jul-2026 | Camping Bratland, nr Bergen, Norway |
| 39 | Wed,15-Jul-2026 | Camping Bratland, nr Bergen, Norway |
| 40 | Thu,16-Jul-2026 | Arskogvika Camping, Lote, Norway |
| 41 | Fri,17-Jul-2026 | Arskogvika Camping, Lote, Norway |
| 42 | Sat,18-Jul-2026 | Bjolstad Camping, Malmefjorden, Norway |
| 43 | Sun,19-Jul-2026 | Bjolstad Camping, Malmefjorden, Norway |
| 44 | Mon,20-Jul-2026 | Vinje Camping, Geirangerfjorden, Norway |
| 45 | Tue,21-Jul-2026 | Vinje Camping, Geirangerfjorden, Norway |
| 46 | Wed,22-Jul-2026 | Kjornes Camping, Sogndal, Norway |
| 47 | Thu,23-Jul-2026 | Kjornes Camping, Sogndal, Norway |
| 48 | Fri,24-Jul-2026 | Kjornes Camping, Sogndal, Norway |
| 49 | Sat,25-Jul-2026 | Flothyl Camping, Edland, Norway |
| 50 | Sun,26-Jul-2026 | Kjerag Camping, Lysebotn, Norway |
| 51 | Mon,27-Jul-2026 | Kjerag Camping, Lysebotn, Norway |
| 52 | Tue,28-Jul-2026 | Stavangar Fjordline - Ferry to Hirtshals |
| 53 | Wed,29-Jul-2026 | Uge Camping, Tinglev, Denmark |
| 54 | Thu,30-Jul-2026 | Knaus Camping, Meppen, Germany |
| 55 | Fri,31-Jul-2026 | Knaus Camping, Meppen, Germany |
| 56 | Sat,01-Aug-2026 | Hook of Holland - Ferry to Harwich |
| 57 | Sun,02-Aug-2026 | Hayling Island, UK |
| 58 | Mon,03-Aug-2026 | East Devon |
| Day | Date | Start | End | Miles | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun,07-Jun-2026 | East Devon | Stenal Lines ferry, Harwich, England | 265 | 265 | |
| 2 | Mon,08-Jun-2026 | Stena Lines - Hook Of Holland ferry | Camping Ferienzentrum, Heidenau, Germany | 298 | 563 | |
| 3 | Tue,09-Jun-2026 | Camping Ferienzentrum, Heidenau, Germany | Camping Tangloppen, Copenhagen, Denmark | 212 | 775 | |
| 4 | Wed,10-Jun-2026 | n/a | 775 | |||
| 5 | Thu,11-Jun-2026 | n/a | 775 | |||
| 6 | Fri,12-Jun-2026 | n/a | 775 | |||
| 7 | Sat,13-Jun-2026 | Camping Tangloppen, Copenhagen, Denmark | Stellplatz, Arnas Marina, Sweden | 283 | 1058 | |
| 8 | Sun,14-Jun-2026 | Stellplatz, Arnas Marina, Sweden | Steno Havsbad Camping, Stenovagen, Sweden | 271 | 1329 | |
| 9 | Mon,15-Jun-2026 | Steno Havsbad Camping, Stenovagen, Sweden | Salstens Camping, Harnosand, Sweden | 121 | 1449 | |
| 10 | Tue,16-Jun-2026 | n/a | 1449 | |||
| 11 | Wed,17-Jun-2026 | Salstens Camping, Harnosand, Sweden | Stellplatz Fiskelage, Skeppsmalen, Sweden | 109 | 1558 | |
| 12 | Thu,18-Jun-2026 | Stellplatz Fiskelage, Skeppsmalen, Sweden | Vallens Turism & Fritd, Vallens, Sweden | 230 | 1788 | |
| 13 | Fri,19-Jun-2026 | n/a | 1788 | |||
| 14 | Sat,20-Jun-2026 | n/a | 1788 | |||
| 15 | Sun,21-Jun-2026 | Vallens Turism & Fritd, Vallens, Sweden | Lapin Lomamökit & Camping, Sonkamuotka, Finland | 255 | 2043 | |
| 16 | Mon,22-Jun-2026 | Lapin Lomamökit & Camping, Sonkamuotka, Finland | Camping Alta Stand, Norway | 155 | 2198 | |
| 17 | Tue,23-Jun-2026 | Camping Alta Stand, Norway | Nordkapp Camping, Norway | 166 | 2364 | |
| 18 | Wed,24-Jun-2026 | n/a | 10 | 2374 | ||
| 19 | Thu,25-Jun-2026 | Nordkapp Camping, Norway | Varanger Panorama Camping, Norway | 276 | 2650 | |
| 20 | Fri,26-Jun-2026 | n/a | 2650 | |||
| 21 | Sat,27-Jun-2026 | n/a | 2650 | |||
| 22 | Sun,28-Jun-2026 | Varanger Panorama Camping, Norway | Varanger Panorama Camping, Norway | 93 | 2743 | |
| 23 | Mon,29-Jun-2026 | Varanger Panorama Camping, Norway | Hurtigruten NordKapp | 66 | 2810 | |
| 24 | Tue,30-Jun-2026 | n/a | 1 | 2810 | ||
| 25 | Wed,01-Jul-2026 | n/a | 2810 | |||
| 26 | Thu,02-Jul-2026 | n/a | 2810 | |||
| 27 | Fri,03-Jul-2026 | n/a | 2810 | |||
| 28 | Sat,04-Jul-2026 | n/a | 2810 | |||
| 29 | Sun,05-Jul-2026 | Hurtigruten Nordkapp | Camping Bratland, nr Bergen, Norway | 10 | 2820 | |
| 30 | Mon,06-Jul-2026 | n/a | 13 | 2833 | ||
| 31 | Tue,07-Jul-2026 | n/a | 2833 | |||
| 32 | Wed,08-Jul-2026 | n/a | 2833 | |||
| 33 | Thu,09-Jul-2026 | n/a | 2833 | |||
| 34 | Fri,10-Jul-2026 | n/a | 2833 | |||
| 35 | Sat,11-Jul-2026 | n/a | 2833 | |||
| 36 | Sun,12-Jul-2026 | n/a | 2833 | |||
| 37 | Mon,13-Jul-2026 | n/a | 2833 | |||
| 38 | Tue,14-Jul-2026 | n/a | 2833 | |||
| 39 | Wed,15-Jul-2026 | n/a | 2833 | |||
| 40 | Thu,16-Jul-2026 | Camping Bratland, nr Bergen, Norway | Arskogvika Camping, Lote, Norway | 179 | 3012 | |
| 41 | Fri,17-Jul-2026 | n/a | 3012 | |||
| 42 | Sat,18-Jul-2026 | Arskogvika Camping, Lote, Norway | Bjolstad Camping, Malmefjorden, Norway | 104 | 3117 | |
| 43 | Sun,19-Jul-2026 | n/a | 101 | 3217 | ||
| 44 | Mon,20-Jul-2026 | Bjolstad Camping, Malmefjorden, Norway | Vinje Camping, Geirangerfjorden, Norway | 90 | 3307 | |
| 45 | Tue,21-Jul-2026 | n/a | 3307 | |||
| 46 | Wed,22-Jul-2026 | Vinje Camping, Geirangerfjorden, Norway | Kjornes Camping, Sogndal, Norway | 133 | 3440 | |
| 47 | Thu,23-Jul-2026 | n/a | 3440 | |||
| 48 | Fri,24-Jul-2026 | n/a | 5 | 3445 | ||
| 49 | Sat,25-Jul-2026 | Kjornes Camping, Sogndal, Norway | Flothyl Camping, Edland, Norway | 217 | 3663 | |
| 50 | Sun,26-Jul-2026 | Flothyl Camping, Edland, Norway | Kjerag Camping, Lysebotn, Norway | 108 | 3770 | |
| 51 | Mon,27-Jul-2026 | n/a | 3770 | |||
| 52 | Tue,28-Jul-2026 | Kjerag Camping, Lysebotn, Norway | Stavangar Fjordline - Ferry to Hirtshals | 103 | 3873 | |
| 53 | Wed,29-Jul-2026 | Stavangar Fjordline - Ferry to Hirtshals | Uge Camping, Tinglev, Denmark | 214 | 4087 | |
| 54 | Thu,30-Jul-2026 | Uge Camping, Tinglev, Denmark | Knaus Camping, Meppen, Germany | 255 | 4342 | |
| 55 | Fri,31-Jul-2026 | n/a | 4342 | |||
| 56 | Sat,01-Aug-2026 | Knaus Camping, Meppen, Germany | Hook of Holland - Ferry to Harwich | 180 | 4522 | |
| 57 | Sun,02-Aug-2026 | Hook of Holland - Ferry to Harwich | Hayling Island, UK | 163 | 4685 | |
| 58 | Mon,03-Aug-2026 | Hayling Island, UK | East Devon | 139 | 4823 |
























