From football golf to moving museums and forests along the fjord: experience it all from a holiday home in Blåvand!

Blåvand in Denmark is a holiday region with great historical significance. You can discover this during visits to fascinating museums, such as FLUGT in Oksbøl, where refugees of many different backgrounds once found shelter. The surrounding forests invite you to enjoy sporty activities like football golf and mountain biking. Heathlands and dune areas are perfect for long walks, and on the southern peninsula of Skallingen you can explore a vast Wadden Sea landscape with salt marshes, mudflats and tidal meadows. Are you considering a holiday in Jutland? Book a holiday home in Blåvand and enjoy a varied stay surrounded by nature and beach, zonder commissiekosten.

Visit the Tirpitz Museum from your holiday home in Blåvand

In Blåvand, the Tirpitz bunker museum tells the story of Denmark’s west coast. During the Second World War, the Germans stationed themselves here with plans to build a massive cannon, which was never completed. Inside the bunker, you learn about the lives of German soldiers and Danish civilians involved in its construction. The exhibition goes beyond wartime history and also explores earlier periods, starting in prehistory. You will discover how the retreating ice made the coast accessible to humans and which animals once lived here, including the mammoth.

Amber

The bunker museum is also an engaging and educational experience for children. They encounter historical artefacts and enjoy a show that narrates the full history of the west coast. A particularly appealing highlight is the exhibition space dedicated to amber. This fossilised, ancient tree resin can still be found along the Danish coast. Learn how resin from prehistoric forests in Sweden eventually ended up in Denmark and admire a scale model of the Sydney Opera House, entirely made of amber.

West Coast minigolf and Blåvand Zoo

After a museum visit, Blåvand offers plenty more fun for children. You can play minigolf at two different locations. In the centre of the village, near Blåvand Grill Bar, you will find a striking menu with generously topped burgers, hotdogs and fish and chips. On the edge of Blåvand, surrounded by nature, lies West Coast Minigolf: a beautifully designed course with 18 holes, set on a spacious site featuring a small waterfall. Another activity suitable for younger children is the zoo near Hvidbjerg Beach. You won’t find many large animals here, but you will see monkeys, exotic birds, alpacas and more. Despite its small scale, the number of animals is surprisingly large, and reviews mention that visitors can get very close to many of them. Some animals can even be petted and fed. Good to know: dogs are welcome, as long as they are kept on a leash.

Football golf: the most fun activity near your holiday home in Blåvand

Another activity that makes the area around Blåvand enjoyable for the whole family is football golf. This game is played in a wooded setting, where 18 wooden obstacles and holes provide unique outdoor fun. Some challenges are fairly tricky, while others are accessible to players of all skill levels. Kick the football over a slanted wooden bridge into a tower hole, or aim your shot into a hole positioned one metre above the ground. With sunshine overhead and pine trees surrounding the grassy fields, it is a fantastic outing during your stay in a holiday home in Blåvand.

Enjoy outdoor recreation along the Ho Fjord

Looking for something even more active? Go mountain biking in the forests of Mosevrå, a village located on the shores of the Ho Fjord. As you ride the trails, you pass through beautiful dune forests with pine trees and even encounter a bunker along the way. Walkers and cyclists also benefit from an excellent network of paths along the fjord coast, which includes routes past an inland lake. The Skallingen peninsula is another wonderful area for hikers, offering the choice between coastal paths and routes through fjord-side nature. Start your walk from the small village of Ho or explore the area from the car park near the beach.

Interesting to know: the Ho Fjord is an inlet where the River Varde flows into the sea. A few kilometres upstream, the river continues through the town of Varde. Halfway along the route, near Janderup, there is a mooring point that marks the start of a beautiful paddling trip. Here you can enjoy picturesque riverbanks lined with reeds and a charming white Romanesque church.

Discover what Oksbøl has to offer

For another impressive museum visit, head to FLUGT in the regional village of Oksbøl. This museum tells the lesser-known story of Germans who fled to Denmark after the Second World War. It also highlights other refugee stories from the 20th century to the present day, including those from Vietnam, Hungary and Syria. What circumstances led to their flight? What scars do they carry, and how do they experience their new home? The exhibitions are deeply moving and offer insight into conflicts around the world. Headphones provide guided information, making your visit both engaging and educational. The connection between Oksbøl and the museum is no coincidence: after the war, a large refugee camp with extensive facilities was established here.

Tip: would you like to combine a visit to FLUGT with a fun activity nearby? At the neighbouring Junglefun Park, you can enjoy plenty of indoor climbing adventures. And if bad weather stopped you from playing minigolf earlier, you will find a covered course here as well.

Rent a holiday home in Blåvand

White North Sea beaches, dune forests and tranquil walking areas along the Ho Fjord make Blåvand a wonderful holiday destination for lovers of peace and nature. Thanks to top attractions such as football golf and inspiring museums, there is also plenty to experience. Within a relatively small radius, the region offers remarkable natural diversity, from pine forests north of the bay to the wide-open Wadden landscape of Skallingen. Dreaming of idyllic canoeing during your holiday in Jutland? Rent a holiday home in Blåvand and enjoy a peaceful paddling trip along the River Varde, zonder commissiekosten.

Every day in Blåvand ends with a different horizon, ensuring that no two evenings in this coastal landscape ever feel the same.