From Varberg to Hunnebostrand in a motorhome - with foreign guests

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The second part of our motorhome trip in Sweden, together with our South African friends, went from Varberg to Hunnebostrand on the west coast. This part of Sweden is one of our absolute favourites in our country. We show pictures and tell about the trip!

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From Varberg to Hunnebostrand by motorhome

So we started by showing our South African friends Henri and Michelle around Stockholm. Then it was time to set off by motorhome through Sweden! The first part went from Trosa to Kosta, where we saw everything from charming small towns to moose and glass huts. Then we drove to the west coast, more specifically to Varberg. Here we tell you about the whole west coast trip, and you can see our photos, mixed with Michelle's amazing drone footage.

Varberg

Varberg is a nice town in Halland, with a lovely holiday feeling in summer. We walked into town, from Destination Apelviken, and started by strolling around Varberg's fortress, which was originally built in the 13th century, and has since been rebuilt several times.

Then we checked out the beautiful cold bath house, from 1903. Michelle took a nice picture with her drone. When we felt satisfied with the visit, we took the "little tourist train" back to the campsite. A nice visit!

Overnight stay: Destination Apelviken

We stayed one night at Destination Apelviken, which is a five-star campsite. The campsite is nicely located by the water and has an excellent location for visiting Varberg. It also has things like a swimming pool and activity programmes. However, for us, who did not take advantage of such things, the campsite did not offer any extra luxurious feeling. On the contrary, we got a very windy place, far from the water.

Tjolöholm Castle

The next day it was time to continue on to Orust, and on the way we took the opportunity to make a short stop at Tjolöholm Castle. We didn't take a guided tour this time, although it might be interesting, but contented ourselves with strolling in the beautiful gardens and checking out the fascinating building, while reading up on the Swedish-British couple James Fredrik and Blanche Dickson, who built this spectacular fairytale castle.

Orust and Käringön

We arrived in Orust later that day, and our focus for the next day was a boat trip to Käring Island. The boat leaves from Tuvesvik on Orust and you first pass charming Gullholmen before arriving at Käringön after a 40-minute boat journey.

We left early in the morning and brought a packed lunch. We then spent a couple of hours on Käringön, walking around and lying in the sun on the rocks and relaxing.

Our South African friends found the island incredibly charming and picturesque. However, they were happy to wear a little more clothes than most Scandinavians ...

Overnight stay: Malö camping

We stayed two nights at Malö camping, which is located on the island of Malö in Orust municipality. To get to the campsite, you have to take a small car ferry, which runs regularly back and forth.

The campsite has an incredible waterfront location and a very relaxed atmosphere. The service buildings are definitely in need of updating, but if you can overlook that, this is a very cosy place.

Grundsund

As we continued north we made a short stop in Grundsund on Skaftö, just to stroll around for a little while. So fantastically nice and charming here!

Lysekil

The next stop was Lysekilwhich is a real favourite for us. Among other things, we took our South African friends to Stångehuvud Nature Reserve, which is an area of rock formations right by the sea. The environment here is really incredibly beautiful, and a bit different with its special rock formations.

Our friends, Henri and Michelle, keep commenting that there are so many boats in Sweden. "Maybe more boats than people?" they sometimes wonder and laugh.

Overnight stay: Siviks Camping

We stayed two nights at Siviks camping, and this was a positive surprise. All four of us agreed that this was the best campsite of the whole trip, so far. So incredibly beautiful location between the rocks! In addition, fresh service houses and a restaurant with entertainment and good atmosphere.

We chose to pay a little extra for a nice spot at the bottom of the water, and we didn't regret it.

Backa rock carvings

When it was time to continue north again, we made a short stop at the Backa rock carvings. The carvings are from the Bronze Age (1700 - 500 BC) and tell us about life here a really long time ago. Fascinating to try to imagine how people lived at this time!

King's Harbour

We then drove to King's Harbour, which together with Smögen is a real gem. We pulled into the car park in Fisketångens Varv, and Michelle brought up her drone so we could see the surroundings from above.

Smögen

We then walked to the centre of Kungshamn, where we took one of the Zita boats to Smögen. A charming little trip!

Smögen became a favourite place for our South African friends. We walked around the piers and our friends made several shopping finds, in the form of jackets and shorts. We also stopped for beer, sandwiches and ice cream. Simply a wonderful day!

Overnight stay: Fisketångens varv, Kungshamn

The day ended with a lovely seafood feast at the campsite in Fisketångens Varv. Our South African friends are not used to eating shellfish in the same way as we do in Sweden, but thought it was an interesting and exciting meal.

The caravan park is a slightly odd place, which has a very good location by the water, within walking distance of the centre of Kungshamn. However, you have to be prepared for a few peculiarities such as scrap yards right next to the motorhome and keys to the toilets hanging in small hidden places. The very nicest places out on the jetty, where you used to be able to stand, are unfortunately no longer there.

Ramsvik country

From Kungshamn we moved only a short distance, to Ramsvik Stugby & Camping on Ramsvik country. Here we started our visit with a nice hike, both through forest and over rocks. Both we and our friends appreciated the fantastic nature here.

Accommodation: Ramsvik Stugby & Camping

We stayed one night at Ramsvik Stugby & Camping, where we got the last available pitch. Here we had a nice evening, and the facilities were excellent.

Hunnebostrand

Our last visit to the west coast was to cosy Hunnebostrand, which became another favourite for our South African friends. They loved the charming setting with cliffs, sea, white houses and lots of pleasure boats. We spent a whole day wandering around the shops, restaurants and ice-cream parlours, and all four of us found new clothes or shoes.

In addition, there was a walk around the beautiful St Göran's Island, a walk up to a viewpoint and a walk along the art exhibition "Udden sculpture".

Overnight stay: Hunnebostrand Camping

We stayed at Hunnebostrands Camping. This campsite is not adjacent to the water, so the environment is perhaps a bit boring, but it is walking distance to the centre, which was the most important thing for us, so one night here worked perfectly.

Further in a north-easterly direction

After our time on the west coast, it was time to roll on in a north-easterly direction, to slowly make our way back towards Stockholm. We'll tell you about the rest of the journey in a later report.

Keep following to make sure you don't miss anything! You can also follow the journey, a bit more in real time, on Instagram at @freedomtravelnews.

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