Bailey58
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It was your thread but . . .
Expensive to take a motorhome to the Faroes. Most going that way include it as part of a longer tour to Iceland and we see a lot of ugly trucks going that way along with some more normal vans. In the summer months Smyril Line's Norrona sails from Hirtshals on the northern tip of Jutland/Jylland to Torshavn twice a week allowing a 3 day stopover in the Faroes before going on to Iceland on the second return. Not cheap, we paid £950 for a return trip in June which was the beginning of the High Season, returning early September which is Mid Season I think. That included the car and a 2 berth cabin which is almost essential for the 30 hour crossing, we like our sleep. Since the demise of the Harwich to Esbjerg route by DFDS, which was not cheap anyway, on the occasions we've taken a car we've gone Harwich to Hook of Holland with Stena overnight which gives us a good start to do some 450 miles the first day to Kolding and a hotel before reaching Hirtshals the next day. Add in the cost of Stena plus hotels each way and we've spent £1500. Some years, including this year as we can't leave the dog too long, we take the car out early, leave it and fly home and back for August when our boys join us, another cost but we do it while we still can.
In a motorhome of course the onboard cost will be more but you will save on Stena with a cheaper channel crossing and the need for hotels, easy enough to check costs on the website.
This year there were some 22 vans, amongst others, from the C&CC guided trip. I did warn those I met in the restaurant not to expect UK type sites with grass and hedges, more gravel and tufts of untamed grass and weeds sprouting where they shouldn't. Plenty of "camp sites" scattered around and from what I've seen this year cost around 150/200 DKr a night - £17/22. No wild camping as such but I've seen vans parked in harbours and odd places overnight so I don't think the occasional freebie would be noticed. The roads are good and of the 18 islands you can discount 8 of those with either no roads, no vehicular access or no point visiting unless walking is on the agenda. Of the rest a bridge, undersea tunnels and ferries provide excellent links and, apart from the southernmost island Suduroy which is two hour from Torshavn, nowhere is more than an hour or so by road.
Winters are not necessarily bad, very little snow last winter I'm told but the long dark nights would get me down.
This would be a good wilding spot, the southen end of Eysturoy where they have built a road to feed the wind turbines. It used to take us 90 minutes to walk out here to fish.
Bossdalurfoss in Gasadalur
Tindholmur
Enjoying coffee and waffles on a sunny day in Tjornuvik.
Risin og Kellingin, The Giant and the Hag off the north of Eysturoy.
And from the church in Tjornuvik.
Nes and Toftir from the southern end of Eysturoy, another good spot for an overnight, loads of parking and not a soul in sight.
Most pics of the Faroes tend to be scenic but there are busy parts, downtown Torshavn, notice all the traffic.
Another good wilding spot.
Sometimes the sun even shines.
Gjogv with it's natural harbour, a lifeline in the old days and still used today.
Haldorsvik with its octagonal church.
Selatrad and its campsite four years ago, it may have improved since then. The others I've seen are better but as said not up to UK standards but then in a motorhome all you need is the basics.
And Norrona.
Expensive to take a motorhome to the Faroes. Most going that way include it as part of a longer tour to Iceland and we see a lot of ugly trucks going that way along with some more normal vans. In the summer months Smyril Line's Norrona sails from Hirtshals on the northern tip of Jutland/Jylland to Torshavn twice a week allowing a 3 day stopover in the Faroes before going on to Iceland on the second return. Not cheap, we paid £950 for a return trip in June which was the beginning of the High Season, returning early September which is Mid Season I think. That included the car and a 2 berth cabin which is almost essential for the 30 hour crossing, we like our sleep. Since the demise of the Harwich to Esbjerg route by DFDS, which was not cheap anyway, on the occasions we've taken a car we've gone Harwich to Hook of Holland with Stena overnight which gives us a good start to do some 450 miles the first day to Kolding and a hotel before reaching Hirtshals the next day. Add in the cost of Stena plus hotels each way and we've spent £1500. Some years, including this year as we can't leave the dog too long, we take the car out early, leave it and fly home and back for August when our boys join us, another cost but we do it while we still can.
In a motorhome of course the onboard cost will be more but you will save on Stena with a cheaper channel crossing and the need for hotels, easy enough to check costs on the website.
This year there were some 22 vans, amongst others, from the C&CC guided trip. I did warn those I met in the restaurant not to expect UK type sites with grass and hedges, more gravel and tufts of untamed grass and weeds sprouting where they shouldn't. Plenty of "camp sites" scattered around and from what I've seen this year cost around 150/200 DKr a night - £17/22. No wild camping as such but I've seen vans parked in harbours and odd places overnight so I don't think the occasional freebie would be noticed. The roads are good and of the 18 islands you can discount 8 of those with either no roads, no vehicular access or no point visiting unless walking is on the agenda. Of the rest a bridge, undersea tunnels and ferries provide excellent links and, apart from the southernmost island Suduroy which is two hour from Torshavn, nowhere is more than an hour or so by road.
Winters are not necessarily bad, very little snow last winter I'm told but the long dark nights would get me down.
This would be a good wilding spot, the southen end of Eysturoy where they have built a road to feed the wind turbines. It used to take us 90 minutes to walk out here to fish.
Bossdalurfoss in Gasadalur
Tindholmur
Enjoying coffee and waffles on a sunny day in Tjornuvik.
Risin og Kellingin, The Giant and the Hag off the north of Eysturoy.
And from the church in Tjornuvik.
Nes and Toftir from the southern end of Eysturoy, another good spot for an overnight, loads of parking and not a soul in sight.
Most pics of the Faroes tend to be scenic but there are busy parts, downtown Torshavn, notice all the traffic.
Another good wilding spot.
Sometimes the sun even shines.
Gjogv with it's natural harbour, a lifeline in the old days and still used today.
Haldorsvik with its octagonal church.
Selatrad and its campsite four years ago, it may have improved since then. The others I've seen are better but as said not up to UK standards but then in a motorhome all you need is the basics.
And Norrona.
But in the smaller places very quiet.
