UK holiday parks change hands · VanLife Weekly #21
Sun Communities sells UK chain Park Holidays for $1bn. Plus: 4 ADAC routes through Hesse, barriers in Alghero, Singapore family heads to Turkey.
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VanSky index for Varde, Denmark — 77 out of 100 (Comfortable). Decide in seconds: temperature, precipitation, wind and solar output. Data refreshed every 3 hours from real weather observations.
Varde, Denmark — VanSky 75 out of 100. Comfortable for a route. Ranked #58 of 95 cities in the country (as of 30 May 2026). Temperature 17°C, wind 23 km/h. Solar panels yield 2.1 kWh/day at 400 W — enough for full autonomy.
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Diesel
$2.51 /l
DKK16.13 · €2.16/l
120 of 127
pricier than 94% of countries
Petrol
$2.64 /l
DKK16.94 · €2.27/l
122 of 126
pricier than 96% of countries
In Denmark, near Vigsnæs, a caravan was found abandoned on a forest road. A local resident reported the trailer was not there 8–10 days ago. The landowner, Guldborg Skovdistrikt, did not comment.
Emergency services responded to a report of a caravan fire. Firefighters quickly brought the blaze under control. All individuals who were in the caravan have been located.
A viewer tip led to Gammelbro Camping in Aarøsund, where the building depicted in Henning Jürgensen's painting might be located. However, campsite owner Jacob Knudsen and local archivist Eigil Schmidt do not recognize the manor as the painting's subject, citing discrepancies in details such as dunes and a three-wing layout. Schmidt suggests the sought-after house may be on Denmark's west coast, in the Holmsland and Hvide Sande area.
NAF has published a set of rules for motorists, including owners of motorhomes and caravans, planning a trip to Denmark. Since March 2024, trailers with Norwegian Tempo 100 approval are recognized in Denmark, allowing speeds up to 100 km/h on highways. For motorhomes and caravans, the general speed limit is 80 km/h unless otherwise signed.
3sat announces a reportage episode about Blċvand, the westernmost point of Denmark. The program features kilometer-long beaches, a six-star campsite, and Denmark's oldest candy factory. The episode airs on May 12, 2025 at 05:30.
Corona Camping, known from the TV 2 program 'Trailerpark Danmark', will be fully cleared by November 1, 2024. The decision follows repeated violations of winter camping regulations. Residents must leave by autumn, after which the Køge municipality will conduct inspections.
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