LEGOLAND® Billund is Denmark’s most famous and popular amusement park for families and children of all ages. With so much fun, speed and action for the whole family, is just one day enough?
Set your imagination free – on land, at sea, and in the air
Denmark
Denmark
Types of trips: Theatre, Music and Art, Cycling, Adventure, Hiking/ Expedition, Urban Adventure, Outdoor and Active
Best known for: Danish Pastries, World Aid, Lurpak, Noma Restaurant, Vikings, Bacon, Wind turbines
Why Go?: Why not? Its easy to get to, has year round festivities, easy travel due to its size, reputable and accolade-worthy friendliness, lots a leisure activities available in a country brimming with history from all eras. Take a school trip somewhere a little less traditional.
Fact File
Population: 5,600,000
Capital: Copenhagen
Language(s): Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic, German
Ties to the UK?: Good political relationship
Landscape: Over 1,400 offshore islands, quite a flat country, lakes, rivers, beaches
Climate/Seasons: Winter is mild and windy and the summers are cool.
When to Go: As the summer climate is not too different from the winter is best to plan the trip around the attractions you'd like to visit, also bare in mind the attractions may be less crowded off-season, but then there may be less to see.
Reasons to Visit: As always it's worth considering somewhere a little different and with Denmark you won't have to go too far to find that, still within Europe and therefore easier to arrange you're guaranteed a time you won't forget.
How to Get There: There is an established ferry route from Harwich which would be ideal for a group hoping to see a few places, although if it's a city trip flying is simple and it's quite a short flight for those less keen on sea travel.
Places to Go: Tivoli Gardens, Bakken, LEGOLAND Billund, Copenhagen Zoo, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Famous People: Niels Bohr, Brigitte Nielsen, Hans Christian Andersen, Victor Borge, Georg Jensen
Natural Wonders/Wildlife: William Bay National Park, Ocean Beach, Mount Frankland National
History: Vikings, NATO
Architecture: Frederiksborg Palace, Half-timbered buildings, Egeskov castle, Copenhagen Court House
Culture: Food, Music, Theatre and Art
Sport: Football, Handball, Cycling, Sailing Sports, Badminton
Events: Roskilde Festival, Copenhagen Jazz Festival, Aalborg Carnival, 2014 Badminton World Cup
Watch Out For: A lot of the beaches allow nude bathing! Also be careful of pickpockets in busy city centres.
Medical Issues: No vaccinations currently required
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For travel details visit the FCO website page for this country (see below):
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