We enjoyed staying on Hillerød campsite, which is beautifully designed and cared for, with flowers everywhere, a proper kitchen and some outside showers.
It was nice to relax with a wrap from the food van, a glass or two of wine and live music. We managed to avoid the torrential shower by hiding under our awning!
This morning, we had a lie in then got washed and dressed to walk to Frederiksborg Castle, which is perched on three islands in a lake in Hillerød. Of course, it was partially covered in scaffolding, ruining my photo plans!
The walk was beautiful though. We explored the Baroque Garden first with its waterfalls and topiary… symmetry, straight lines and angles.
Then we wandered through the English-style garden with less formal planting, and paths winding past small lakes and through shrubberies. The Bath House hunting lodge is stilled used by the royal family sometimes.
We didn’t pay to go into the castle and museum but were able to wander through the courtyards between the impressive buildings. The castle is very striking with its red brick walls contrasting with its copper roofs and spires. It was built in the early decades of the 17th century by King Christian IV and is the largest Renaissance castle in Scandinavia.
After having something to eat and packing up, we checked out of the campsite and set off to Helsingør. The plan was to park in the motorhome aire and explore the old town and castle before catching the ferry across the Øresund to Sweden. However, this wasn’t to be. A barrier blocked the access to the motorhome aire at the marina and all the car parks were rammed. It was so busy we were both quite stressed out. Saturday afternoon was not the best time to visit in a 7 metre long motorhome!
We decided to book onto the Øresund ferry and move on. This was fine until I tried to check in. The automatic toll booth was in Danish… or Swedish… I don’t know! I probably missed the option for English! Instead I had to press the ‘help’ button and, thankfully, we were soon loaded onto the vehicle deck.
Up on board, we noticed a lot of people were drinking at the bars, and buying alcohol in the shop, despite the journey only being 20 minutes long. John did some research and discovered alcohol is cheaper in Denmark than Sweden so we quickly bought a wine box!
Now John’s driving while I’ve planned our next stop. The aire I’ve chosen sounds idyllic and very peaceful after our stressful time in busy Helsingør! A forest by a lake with swimming and fishing… bliss! John’s just remarked that the scenery is now very different. Denmark reminded us of the UK, with the agricultural land. Here in Sweden there’s lots of forest, the buildings are clad in wood, and the roads are lined with pink and purple lupins. I wish I could stop to take photographs!
Ramblings 
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