An awesome autumn holiday in Billund

Jutland, locals will tell you, is the real Denmark – home to the country’s best beaches, biggest amusement park, and most heartfelt welcome.

In Jutland there are more hills, more lakes, and more forests than elsewhere in the country. There’s also the distinctive light and landscape that inspired the greatest Scandinavian painters.

Jutland’s west coast has Denmark’s most spectacular beaches, including the Wadden Sea, which stretches down to Germany and the Netherlands. Further inland, Jutland has zoos, theme parks, historical market towns, and major university cities.

Jutland, in fact, has everything, including Billund Airport, an international airport in western Denmark with direct routes all around Europe, including to Riga.

Here are a few great reasons to visit this magical region already this autumn.

 

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The magical world of LEGOLAND®

While in Billund, enjoy your stay in awesome LEGO-themed rooms at Hotel LEGOLAND

LEGOLAND® Billund Resort, the famous toy’s associated theme park in Billund, is far more than a model village.

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Legoland Billund Resort map from Legoland

It’s an entire resort that offers adventures for the whole family on land, on water, and in the air, including ultra-popular children’s attractions, royal palaces, wildlife parks, whale watching, a seal safari, Viking towns, Danish beaches at their best, and much more.

Kids with LEGO character in Billund LEGOLAND

For those who are fascinated by the colourful underwater world, LEGOLAND® Atlantis guarantees a great experience. It’s an aquarium built around divers and submersibles made of LEGO® bricks where you’ll also meet real sharks, rays, and other tropical fish along the way.

Particularly brave visitors can come face to face with the creatures of the deep in the eight-metre-long glass tunnel.

LEGOLAND Atlantis by SEA LIFE

Still, however much you enjoy Atlantis and the many exhilarating rides and rollercoasters, LEGOLAND® is all about the model-brick universe that is Miniland.

The model-brick universe - Miniland

Here, you can experience the whole world in miniature and the delight of famous buildings, capitals, small cities, and other exciting places built out of more than 20 million LEGO® bricks.

Meanwhile, at the LEGO® Museum, serious enthusiasts can see how the famous plastic bricks have evolved over the years since they were first manufactured in 1949.

Experience the whole world in miniature in Billund

Another colourful and breathtaking adventure awaits in THE LEGO® MOVIE™ World, which opened last year.

Experience new rides, a giant spaceship playground, and even a flying theatre (yes, that’s right!), the first of its kind in Scandinavia.

THE LEGO MOVIE World

For those who wish to pursue spacecraft construction themselves, the separate LEGO® House in Billund is well worth a visit. It’s a celebration of learning through play.

Here, adults, children, and children at heart can unleash their creativity among 25 million LEGO® bricks.

LEGO House in Billund is well worth a visit

 

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Family fun around Billund

Several other amusement parks are helping to make Billund, the ‘Capital of Children’, the best city in the world for kids.

On this trip, you’re guaranteed to never hear your children say they’re bored!

 

WOW Park

One of the most recent newcomers in this magical world is WOW Park, an amusement park in the wild forest just outside Billund. Here, you’ll find cool challenges, fun experiences, and good times for the whole family.

Spanning an area larger than 40 soccer fields, WOW Park provides plenty of wooden treetop houses, slides and hanging bridges, jumping nets, zooming zip lines, wild giant swings, underground caves, and huge mazes.

Have fun together all day long – in the trees, on the forest floor, with water play, and even underground – all in a safe and beautiful environment.

WOW Park - an amusement park in the wild forest just outside Billund

 

Givskud Zoo

At the Givskud Zoo, visitors can go on a safari in their own car and see wild animals on the savannah, including rhinos, wildebeest, and a pride of lions.

The zoo also boasts Europe’s largest spectacled bear enclosure and Denmark’s biggest penguin enclosure.

At the Givskud Zoo visitors can go on a safari in their own car

 

Lalandia® Billund

Aquadome™ at Lalandia® Billund has something for everyone, including water slides, wave pools, and even wellness experiences.

Enjoy a little bit of paradise in the pleasant tropical climate, experience the thrill of the fun water slides, or just float down the river and relax.

Discover the newest attractions: the lightning-fast Turbo Racer water slide and the wild Adventure Tower climbing tower. You’ve earned it!

Enjoy a little bit of paradise at Lalandia Billund

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Culture around Billund

Nature, historical and royal heritage, contemporary and modern art, and historical time travel make western Denmark a must-visit for culture vultures of all ages.

 

Ribe, the oldest town in Denmark

Denmark’s oldest town is steeped in history and art, with shops and restaurants adding to an already exceptional atmosphere. With its cobblestone streets and half-timbered houses, the town of Ribe oozes old-world charm.

It’s also home to two family-friendly attractions: the Ribe Viking Centre, which explores the town’s fabled past as a Viking trading port, and HEX!, a new museum about the European witch hunts of the 15th to 17th centuries.

The Ribe Viking Centre explores the town’s fabled past as a Viking trading port

 

Odense, the hometown of Hans Christian Andersen

Take a trip to Odense to explore the cobbled streets of world-renowned writer Hans Christian Andersen’s childhood hometown and the brand-new museum dedicated to him.

Andersen was born in a tiny yellow house on one of those cobbled streets in the centre of Odense in 1805. And it’s still there!

In the old town, see what life would have been like for him in the early 1800s.

Take a trip to Odense, the hometown of Hans Christian Andersen

The newly built H. C. Andersen’s House is also located in the historical quarter of Odense. In this new museum you won’t find the famous author’s old shoes or writing desk; instead, here it’s all about his work, rather than Andersen the man.

The museum’s content has been created in collaboration with 12 renowned artists from Denmark and abroad, who have created an exhibition where architecture, art, design, sound, light, and images together give you an experience of meeting Andersen through his works.

 

The modern vibe of Aarhus

Moving northeast from Billund lies the city of Aarhus. With its friendly vibe and compact size, Aarhus is ideal for families looking to soak up some Scandi-cool culture.

The city is home to one of Europe’s best art museums, ARoS, where the highlight is Olafur Eliasson’s rainbow-coloured rooftop panorama.

It’s also home to Den Gamle By, an interactive, open-air museum about life in the olden days.

Den Gamle By, an interactive, open-air museum about life in the olden days

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Just outside the city is the stunning Moesgaard Museum, whose primary attraction is Grauballe Man – the remarkable well-preserved body of a man who lived around 300 BCE and was exhumed from a nearby peat bog some two thousand years later.

Den Gamle By or The Old Town, is located in Aarhus

 

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Nature and the great outdoors

With organised hiking trips, fishing, biking routes, and canoeing, there are many opportunities here for an active holiday with the family.

With miles of coastline and hundreds of islands, Denmark is brilliant for beachgoers. But the outdoor fun also includes seal safaris, birdwatching, and ‘troll treasure maps’.

With miles of coastline Denmark is brilliant for beachgoers

 

Marsh Tower

Children will love climbing the Marsh Tower, a 25-metre-high spiral lookout in southern Jutland.

Designed by superstar architect Bjarke Ingels, it provides fantastic views of the surrounding marshlands, making it a special treat for nature lovers.

Climb onto the Marsh Tower, a 25-metre-high spiral lookout in southern Jutland

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Seal safari

Wildlife fans will enjoy going on a ‘seal safari’ in Wadden Sea National Park, where they can get up close and personal with the beautiful seals who inhabit the waters.

The seals and sea eagles live side by side and are both top predators in the Wadden Sea ecosystem, which your guide will tell you about while you enjoy observing them.

In a ‘seal safari’ in Wadden Sea National Park, you can get up close to seals

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Island-hopping

Families seeking a slice of Danish paradise should raise the mainsail and go island-hopping in the South Funen Archipelago, whose highlights include the ‘hygge in miniature’ of Æro and the breathtaking birdlife of Avernakø.

For old-world charm, nothing beats a day out on the Meta, a 100-year-old schooner.

While in Denmark, go island-hopping in the South Funen Archipelago

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Similarly, children of all ages will enjoy taking a leisurely trip on the Hjejlen, a coal-fired paddle steamer that has sailed on the Silkeborg lakes since 1861.

 

Giant trolls

Families looking to go beyond the usual tourist sites can go troll hunting – in other words, looking for some of the quirky giant trolls that Danish artist Thomas Dambo makes using recycled materials and installs in various places around the country.

The city of Aarhus is home to the trolls Simon and Amine, while on the island of Funen visitors will find the troll Hans Hulehånd.

 

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Cover photo by Jesper Grønnemark

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