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The typical blindfolded + map + dart-throwing approach has chosen this years holiday to be Denmark, and we've (gf and I, mid twenties) the first 2 weeks of August booked off work.
Does anyone have any experiences they'd like to share of Denmark, any little gems of non-touristy bits? I got a fantastic piece of information about a campsite in italy a couple of years ago so looking for something similar.
Can't decide on route yet - flights, drive or bus+train. Looking for best value for money, happy to do an overnight in Hamburg/Amsterdam, which seems to be the norm.
Copenhagen and Arrhus have been highlighted by my better half, but I'd like to see a bit more of actual Denmark and perhaps national parks etc. Would prefer camping but not too fussed.
Thanks in advance!
This Saturdays Grauniad Travel section had 5 things to do on a budget in Copenhagen. Should be on their website Monday. Might be something that takes your fancy.
Did a small cycle trip around Skagen a couple of years ago, lovely place. Lots of beaches and quiet roads.
+1 for Skagen - fantastic area.
I would say drive, get ferry to Rotterdam and drive up from there.
If you can bring bikes you could do part of the North Sea cycle route.
Im from Denmark and grew up just south of Esbjerg and have cycled from there up to Skagen.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/83246699@N00/sets/72157622347428986
The area around Silkeborg is also really nice for mountain biking, its as hilly as it gets in Denmark.
There is shelters that you can camp in for free various places, but takes a little work to find them.
Den Gamle By in Århus is really nice, its a museum where they have lots of old houses, creating a little town.
Last pictures in this set is from there
https://www.flickr.com/photos/83246699@N00/sets/72157649581203854
The other town with the old houses is Ribe, oldest town in Denmark.
If you want some specific links to some campsites in what i think is nice places let me know.
another +1 for skagen/Hirstshals. Amazing light, weird colours.
We last went in 2010 using the Harwich-Esbjerg ferry which unfortunately closed last year. Otherwise we use the Hull-Rotterdam ferry a lot (but this might not be convenient if you are in the south).
Yet another vote for Skagen - only had a short time there and it is the no.1 place we will return to. We rode with a Danish guy in Pyrenees last summer and he mentioned an mtb place on that bit of the north coast - I might have details somewhere.
If you want "hills" then Silkeborg area is as good as it gets - there is some mtb if you go exploring / ask in the bike shops.
We used this campsite as it was convenient for day trips to hills and Legoland (disclaimer - not been there for 5 years)
http://www.velling-koller.dk/side.asp?Id=215227
It is a bit of an odd campsite, but we liked the hedge separated camping pitches which backed onto forest (A to T on the map) and the big bungalow that contained a camp kitchen, lounge and individual shower / washrooms etc - all handy when it rains.
Most campsite playgrounds have big bouncy inflatable pillow things - my kids loved them. Just be aware that they are lethal when wet, and doing it barefoot (rather than in socks) rapidly results in a moaning child with blistered feet on the first day of holiday......
I'd forget trekking to Copenhagen and just do it as a short city break some other time (flying direct).
Odense is nice.
I am not usually a fan of cities but I love Copenhagen. Spent a week there last month and found loads to do. Most of the attractions were free too which was a bonus.
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be a tourist. I was too late to try this out but it looks like a cool way to see a city.
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IS GREAT!
We've been twice, both times cycle touring with the kids. Camping for 3 weeks. Drive up from Alps. Leave car at campsite of choice. Have fun and giggles return 3 weeks later to car. Drive home.
1st year: we island hopped from Silkenbourg to Aero etc final stretch to Copenhagen by train, then back via. Funen.
2nd Year: After legoland we set off keeping to Jutland and went north. Round the lake district and out to Arrhus and then eaast. Then train up to Skagen and biked down the west coast.
Loads to do. Great cycle lanes. Great campsites. Free nature campsites can be great too. And absolutley brilliant beer! Aero bock beer was my best.
Is Christiana still there, would have thought the property developer would have cleared it out by now?
Yes Christiana is still there.
Copenhagen. Have visited a few times and my daughter lived there for a year. Definitely worth some time. Denmark is actually quite spread out with the various Islands so it does need some planning to get around and decide where you want to go. It may be that if you want rural / coastal you skip Copenhagen although if you can finish there perhaps for a short city break and fly back
Love Denmark - first went when I was 8 and I married a Dane (not on the same trip).
A few random things:
Jutland is very scenic. It's "very nice" rather than "amazing" - in case you are expecting the scenery to be like Norway/Sweden. (or more like the South Downs, than Scotland). You may already appreciate that, but a lot of people are surprised that the highest point is 171m ASL.
Cycling there is ace. You will probably want to cycle a lot.
You can hire (big metal) canoes on the Gudenaa and other rivers in Jutland - you spend the day paddling downstream, then get the bus home and they'll collect the canoe later.
If you do want to go to Copenhagen, there is a fast ferry from Arhus or Ebeltoft direct to Zealand, which may be more convenient than the 'obvious' way via Funen.
Tivoli in Copenhagen is worth a visit. Also, Bakken (to the north of Copenhagen) is the original amusement park, less well known and apparently quite good.
Also, if you do go to Zealand, the Danhostel in Roskilde is relatively cheap and has a better location than any hotel in Roskilde.
Easyjet do direct flights to Copenhagen a few times a week from Bristol. About a fifth of the cost of a klm flight via Amsterdam, and quicker.