Sweden, Germany, U.K, Belgium, France, Denmark, Finland & Norway.

Snap Shots 📸 (Who does what well)

Sweden: 2.5 weeks
✔️ Free camping, refresh services and motorhome facilities, good roads.
Apps Used; Search for sites, Camping app & Park4night.
❌ Self service laundromats - they don't exist...anywhere. You will either need a marina or do it in Denmark or Finland. Dry cleaners are prohibatively expensive.

Finland: 4 days (North)
✔️ Laundromat called '24 Pesula'. Excellent facility.
Free sites.
Apps Used; Park4night

Norway: 5.5 weeks
✔️ Outstanding refresh services and motorhome facilities, literally everywhere but especially in the North! The best we have experienced in any country so far. Absolutely loads of free sites with fantastic views.
❌ Paid sites seem a little overpriced for the service received especially in very tourist focused areas.
Self service laundromats - they don't exist...anywhere.
Apps Used; Park4night

England: 3 months
✔️ Pub stays opening up across the country. But you must buy food/drinks. Loads of Laundromats especially at supermarkets.
Apps Used; Park4night, Searchforsites , CAMpRA & Facebook pub groups.
❌ Expensive sites and want to charge for EVERYTHING - elsan disposal, awnings, dogs, plus, plus, plus!
Laundromats are very expensive.
Parking at attractions, parks, shops etc. are usually height restricted even just for a short visit.
UK unashamedly presents it's self as a hostile environment for motorhomers.

Germany: 4 weeks
✔️Very motorhome friendly. Lots of free and paying sites. Plenty of community provided locations with disposal points.
❌ Limited laundromat options.
Apps used; Search for sites, Park4night, Camperstop.

Denmark; 10 days
✔️Motorhome friendly & good free sites. Lots of rest stops provided free.
Apps Used; Camping-App-EU, Search for Sites, Park4night.

France; 3 weeks
✔️ Lots of fantastic Aires and other great options. Many towns have excelled in providing cheap or free motorhome friendly spaces in their community.
Apps Used; Camping Car Park, Park4night, Search for Sites.

Belgium; 10 days
✔️ Good, free and paid site options. Motorhome friendly country. Service points are regular.
Apps Used; Camperstop, Search for Sites, Park4night.

Sweden - Touring time 3 weeks
One of our favourite countries to to tour so far! Sweden looks out for motor-homers and provides really great services amenities.
Using camper apps everyday meant we found some of the most incredible, approved and free campsites, preferring to spend our money on attractions, food etc.
Sweden also provides outstanding free services across the country in regard to black water, grey water, fresh water and heated toilet facilities, mainly along motorways.
Sweden, Finland and Norway have the 'Allemansratten' (the right to public access, or variations of) however, this is a right for people not for motorised vehicles. Sweden though is more than generous and what this means in practice is:

Under Allemansrätten, you can:

• Walk, cycle, ski, or ride through the countryside

• Camp (tent) almost anywhere for a night or two

• Swim in lakes and enjoy beaches

It applies to most natural land, even if it’s privately owned.

This freedom comes with responsibility:

• Stay away from houses and gardens (respect people’s privacy)

• Don’t damage crops, trees, or wildlife

• Take your rubbish with you, do not dump grey or black water

• Avoid lighting fires where it could be dangerous

• Keep dogs under control, especially during nesting seasons
  
  What this means for motorhomes/campervans/caravans:
  

• No motorised vehicles on any form of terrain (Hard surface rule only - asphalt, gravel etc).

• One night limit in general

• 24 hours at rest stops only

• No camping behaviour - This means you cannot expand your motorhome foot print outwards, so no awnings, chairs, tables etc outside of the motorhome, including leaving steps out. You can lift roof vents.

• National Parks are often restricted but nature reserves are usually parking friendly, please check first.

Norway - Touring time 5 weeks
Norway didn't claw its way to the top of our 'most awe inspiring country' list, it barged it's way through and left everyone else laying it's wake. From top to bottom, east to west, Norway is unapologetically wild, wondrous and demands constant attention with all it's drama. Norway has been an exceptional van life experience for us however, Norway needs to broken down into 3 areas for review. North, south and central. The north and south free service points are very regular (many over the course of a day) and most points along the motorway offer; heated toilets with automated sink, soap etc., black water dumping (either manual or the new fully automated Camper Clean, complete with instructions), fresh water, bins, picnic tables and loads of room to stop overnight. Truly exceptional facilities...for FREE (most of the time)!
Around the heavily tourist focused areas, central, such as the Lofoten Islands, the facilities are much fewer and will often have a charge attached, mainly for toilets while occasionally the black water dump remains free. At the end of our time in Norway, the north west coast right up to the Arctic Circle was our preferred stomping zone. While all of Norway offers dramatic, astonishing beauty, the north really caters for motor-homers as it seems every Norwegian owns a motorhome in the north which might contribute to the fantastic services.
Norway also offers a plethora of site options, and it would be difficult to find one that does not have a magnificent view. Be warned though, there has been many 'free' park up contributions, by motor homers, on camping apps that are just ridiculous, tiny 1 van bays on the edge of very busy roads that are not designed for stopping.
During our time in Norway we stayed at just 3 paid sites, mainly just to use a washing machine, as we are self sufficient, but we also noted that most sites had still not opened with tourist season considered to be late May to July. The increase in vans on the road as we left Norway through the south at the end of May, was incredible and it was definitely time to leave!
Recommendations and observations; Allow 4+ weeks, visit in shoulder seasons - May or Aug/Sept, take a fishing rod, English is spoken everywhere, food is very expensive but the hot food at fuel stations is of excellent quality and delicicous.

Germany - Touring time 6 weeks total - Dec/Mar/June

Germans are mad about campervaning! When travelling Europe the most common number plate is German and touring is enjoyed by the broadest age range we have seen. The younger demographic with children and the adventurers gravitate toward campervans, the older to the more spacious motorhome.
We found touring Germany to fall right in the middle of the touring spectrum. Good services, great wild camping options and tolerant attitudes, but also overcrowding creating wild site closures, inconsiderate camping behaviour and many paid sites being on the higher end with fewer or ageing services. Regardless of the few cons, Germany is one of our favourite countries to tour! The roads are excellent, there are great parking options near gorgeous towns, the people are incredibly friendly and the food delicious. In short, Germany is a very interesting and easy country to travel and we plan to visit more in the future.
Recommendations; don't be shy to do the Christmas markets, there's loads of open sites in December, say hello to other travellers (Germany is very friendly) and, stock up on alcohol as it's cheaper than food.

United Kingdom - Wales & England - Touring time- 6 months periodically.
The U.K is an interesting one for us and we can't do an honest review without a warts and all opinion. Landscape and nature wise we really enjoy touring the U.K and due to Schengen we return often and have previously visited over a few decades. Wales especially, is a beautiful country to drive, some good wild options and the people are generally friendly toward motor-homers.
England for the most part is also wonderful to visit with beautiful countrysides and really interesting, historic towns.
The downside to the U.K is the negative tolerance of locals towards motor-homers, very few wild sites, the extortionate fees a lot of paid sites charge including a plus plus attitude, height barriers placed in far too many tourist attraction car parks making a day visit impossible and sadly the feeling of safety is low in some larger towns with vans being stolen or broken into. Currently 'pub parking' is gaining momentum with pubs offering free parking provided you purchase a meal, but this is also sadly being strangled in areas with pubs now charging parking fees on top of other requirements. We have always been pub supporters but found overtime that the cost was becoming equivalent to a hotel stay without any services. Being members of numerous Face Book vanning sites, the malcontent of motor homing across the U.K is extremely evident and unlikely to improve anytime soon.
Recommendations & observations; join a number of apps and Face Book sites to really get an understanding of how to motor home in the U.K. Tighten up on security, use Park and Ride options near bigger towns (a great service), laundromats are available at most large grocery stores and are convenient but also very expensive.

Sweden

Norway