Things to do

Start with what you want to do

Beaches, castles, national parks, Viking rings and water parks — pick what your holiday is actually about, and we'll show you the campsites that make a sensible base, with honest drive times.

263 experiences

LEGOLAND Billund

Syddanmark, Denmark

The original LEGOLAND: Miniland, rides and the birthplace of the brick.

Theme parksEasy8 hoursApr–Oct
4 campsites nearby

Tivoli

Hovedstaden, Denmark

The 1843 pleasure garden in the heart of Copenhagen — rides, gardens and lights.

Theme parksEasy5 hoursApr–Dec
0 campsites nearby

Grenen

Nordjylland, Denmark

Denmark's northern tip, where the Skagerrak and Kattegat visibly collide.

BeachesEasy2 hoursApr–Oct
0 campsites nearby

Louisiana Museum of Modern Art

Hovedstaden, Denmark

Modern art, sculpture park and Øresund views — Denmark's most loved museum.

MuseumsEasy4 hoursYear-round
0 campsites nearby

Den Gamle By

Midtjylland, Denmark

An open-air town of 75 historic buildings spanning 1864 to 1974.

MuseumsEasy4 hoursYear-round
0 campsites nearby

Djurs Sommerland

Midtjylland, Denmark

Denmark's biggest summer park: rollercoasters plus a full water park.

Theme parksEasy8 hoursMay–Sep
5 campsites nearby

Kronborg Slot

Hovedstaden, Denmark

Hamlet's UNESCO castle guarding the narrowest point of the Øresund.

UNESCO sitesEasy3 hoursYear-round
0 campsites nearby

Møns Klint

Sjælland, Denmark

128 m of white chalk cliff dropping into turquoise water, with fossils on the beach.

NatureEasy4 hoursMar–Oct
0 campsites nearby

ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum

Midtjylland, Denmark

Your Rainbow Panorama on the roof and ten floors of art beneath it.

MuseumsEasy3 hoursYear-round
0 campsites nearby

Egeskov Slot

Syddanmark, Denmark

Europe's best-preserved moated renaissance castle, with gardens, mazes and museums.

Castles & manorsEasy5 hoursApr–Oct
0 campsites nearby

Fårup Sommerland

Nordjylland, Denmark

Forest-set coasters and water park between Blokhus and Løkken.

Theme parksEasy8 hoursMay–Sep
0 campsites nearby

Københavns Zoo

Hovedstaden, Denmark

One of Europe's oldest zoos, with the Norman Foster elephant house.

Zoos & safari parksEasy5 hoursYear-round
0 campsites nearby

Nationalpark Thy

Nordjylland, Denmark

Denmark's first national park: 244 km2 of dune heath, plantation and wild North Sea coast.

National parksEasy4 hoursMar–Oct
0 campsites nearby

Nyhavn

Hovedstaden, Denmark

The painted canal houses everyone photographs — and Andersen's old address.

Culture & historyEasy2 hoursYear-round
0 campsites nearby

Den Blå Planet

Hovedstaden, Denmark

Northern Europe's largest aquarium, a whirlpool of aluminium by the Øresund.

AquariumsEasy4 hoursYear-round
0 campsites nearby

Dyrehaven (Jægersborg)

Hovedstaden, Denmark

UNESCO-listed royal deer park with 2,000 free-roaming deer, 20 minutes from central Copenhagen.

ForestsEasy3 hoursYear-round
0 campsites nearby

Frederiksborg Slot

Hovedstaden, Denmark

Christian IV's renaissance palace on three islets, now the Museum of National History.

Castles & manorsEasy3 hoursYear-round
0 campsites nearby

H.C. Andersens Hus

Syddanmark, Denmark

Kengo Kuma's fairy-tale museum on the site where Andersen was born.

MuseumsEasy3 hoursYear-round
0 campsites nearby

Moesgaard Museum

Midtjylland, Denmark

The Grauballe Man and a grass roof you can walk up, south of Aarhus.

MuseumsEasy4 hoursYear-round
0 campsites nearby

Nationalpark Vadehavet

Syddanmark, Denmark

The Wadden Sea: UNESCO tidal flats, seals, oysters and the black sun starling murmurations.

National parksEasy4 hoursMar–Oct
0 campsites nearby

Vikingeskibsmuseet

Sjælland, Denmark

Five original Viking ships and a working boatyard on Roskilde Fjord.

Viking sitesEasy4 hoursYear-round
0 campsites nearby

Råbjerg Mile

Nordjylland, Denmark

A 40 m migrating dune you can climb barefoot — Northern Europe's largest.

NatureEasy2 hoursMar–Oct
0 campsites nearby

Blåvand Strand

Syddanmark, Denmark

Denmark's westernmost point, bunkers, the Blåvandshuk lighthouse and endless sand.

BeachesEasy3 hoursApr–Sep
0 campsites nearby

Cold Hawaii, Klitmøller

Nordjylland, Denmark

Denmark's surf capital: reliable North Sea swell and a whole town built around it.

Surf, kite & windsurfModerate4 hoursMar–Oct
0 campsites nearby

Jelling Monumenterne

Syddanmark, Denmark

The UNESCO rune stones — Denmark's birth certificate — plus mounds and an exhibition.

UNESCO sitesEasy3 hoursYear-round
0 campsites nearby

Knuthenborg Safaripark

Sjælland, Denmark

Northern Europe's largest safari park — drive among giraffes and rhinos.

Zoos & safari parksEasy6 hoursApr–Oct
0 campsites nearby

Nationalpark Mols Bjerge

Midtjylland, Denmark

Rolling ice-age hills, ancient burial mounds and Ebeltoft Vig — the classic Djursland walking country.

National parksEasy4 hoursMar–Oct
0 campsites nearby

Ribe gamle by

Syddanmark, Denmark

Denmark's oldest town: cobbles, half-timbering and the night watchman's round.

Historic townsEasy3 hoursYear-round
0 campsites nearby

Rosenborg Slot

Hovedstaden, Denmark

The crown jewels and a royal garden in the middle of Copenhagen.

Castles & manorsEasy2 hoursYear-round
0 campsites nearby

Dueodde Strand

Hovedstaden, Denmark

Bornholm's famous powder-fine white sand on the island's southern tip.

BeachesEasy3 hoursMay–Sep
0 campsites nearby

Experimentarium

Hovedstaden, Denmark

Copenhagen's big hands-on science centre.

Family attractionsEasy4 hoursYear-round
0 campsites nearby

Lalandia Billund

Syddanmark, Denmark

Aquadome tropical water park with slides, wave pool and indoor street.

Water parksEasy5 hoursYear-round
0 campsites nearby

Odense Zoo

Syddanmark, Denmark

Repeatedly voted Europe's best zoo, with an Oceanium and river safari.

Zoos & safari parksEasy5 hoursYear-round
0 campsites nearby

Rubjerg Knude Fyr

Nordjylland, Denmark

The lighthouse that was moved inland to escape the migrating dune.

NatureEasy2 hoursYear-round
0 campsites nearby

Skagen Sønderstrand

Nordjylland, Denmark

Wide, shallow sand right by Skagen town — the calm side of the peninsula.

BeachesEasy3 hoursMay–Sep
0 campsites nearby

Amalienborg

Hovedstaden, Denmark

The royal residence and the noon changing of the guard.

Castles & manorsEasy2 hoursYear-round
0 campsites nearby

Camp Adventure Skovtårnet

Sjælland, Denmark

A 45 m spiral tower above the treetops of Gisselfeld forest.

NatureEasy3 hoursYear-round
0 campsites nearby

Dyrehavsbakken

Hovedstaden, Denmark

The world's oldest amusement park, free to enter, inside the royal deer park.

Theme parksEasy5 hoursMar–Sep
0 campsites nearby

Fanø Strand

Syddanmark, Denmark

A beach you can drive on, kite over and walk for hours — reached by ferry from Esbjerg.

BeachesEasy4 hoursApr–Sep
0 campsites nearby

Givskud Zoo

Syddanmark, Denmark

Drive-through safari park near Billund with lions, gorillas and rhinos.

Zoos & safari parksEasy5 hoursApr–Oct
0 campsites nearby

Hærvejen

Midtjylland, Denmark

The ancient army road down the Jutland ridge — 450 km of waymarked walking and cycling.

HikingModerate8 hoursApr–Oct
0 campsites nearby

Hvide Sande Strand

Midtjylland, Denmark

North Sea beach on the narrow strip between fjord and ocean — wind sport country.

BeachesEasy3 hoursMay–Sep
0 campsites nearby

Nationalmuseet

Hovedstaden, Denmark

Denmark's story from the bog bodies onwards, free entry.

MuseumsEasy3 hoursYear-round
0 campsites nearby

Nordsøen Oceanarium

Nordjylland, Denmark

Vast North Sea tank and a seal pool in Hirtshals.

AquariumsEasy4 hoursYear-round
0 campsites nearby

Roskilde Domkirke

Sjælland, Denmark

UNESCO cathedral holding the tombs of 39 Danish kings and queens.

UNESCO sitesEasy2 hoursYear-round
0 campsites nearby

Silkeborg Søerne

Midtjylland, Denmark

A chain of connected lakes made for canoes, paddle steamers and swimming.

LakesEasy4 hoursMay–Sep
0 campsites nearby

Sort Sol, Tøndermarsken

Syddanmark, Denmark

Hundreds of thousands of starlings turning the marsh sky black at dusk.

WildlifeEasy3 hoursMar, Apr, Sep, Oct, Nov
0 campsites nearby

Aalborg Zoo

Nordjylland, Denmark

Well-loved city zoo with an African savannah section.

Zoos & safari parksEasy5 hoursYear-round
0 campsites nearby