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Introduction

To Denmark with the family

Denmark is the closest. What our boys want there is quickly said: LEGO. I’m looking forward more to the wide beaches and dunes of Jutland.

For many families, Denmark is their first taste of Scandinavia. Wild camping is forbidden, but there are lots of simple nature campsites and shelters for a night outdoors.

Researched by Arjan from Zuidlaren, so you don’t have to · Sources: Udinaturen.dk (Miljøstyrelsen), Færdselsstyrelsen · updated 24 October 2026 · About this page

• Language: Danish; English and often German are spoken well
• Currency: Danish krone (DKK)
• Driving: Drive on the right, dipped headlights compulsory during the day too
• Wild camping: Not allowed; but nature campsites and shelters

Internet on the road: Denmark is part of the EEA, so “Roam like at home” usually applies. Note: on ferries and at sea, maritime networks apply, and they are not included.

Days out

The 4 best days out around Billund

From Billund you reach LEGOLAND in a few minutes; Skagen, Rubjerg Knude and Rømø make lovely day trips on the coast. We’ve done the research for you: prices come from the providers themselves, and we calculated distances from Utrecht.

🎯 Grenen and the Sandormen (Skagen)

📍 Location: Skagen🏷️ Type: Nature · beach

💶 Cost: Sandormen return, adults: DKK 40 (± € 5.35) · Sandormen return, child under 12: DKK 20 (± € 2.68) (source)

Grenen is Denmark’s northern tip, where the Skagerrak and the Kattegat meet: you can stand with one foot in each sea. From the car park, the Sandormen, a wagon pulled by a tractor, drives across the sand to the tip.

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All prices: Sandormen return, adults: DKK 40 (± € 5.35); Sandormen return, child under 12: DKK 20 (± € 2.68); on foot to the tip: free

Distance: ± 992 km from Utrecht (± 10.6 hrs drive, one way, no breaks); ± 320 km from Billund (± 3.7 hrs) (OSRM, 21 Oct 2026)

Prices according to sandormen.dk, checked on 21 Oct 2026 · Euro amounts converted approximately at the Norges Bank rate of the same day.

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Location on the map

🎯 Rubjerg Knude Fyr

📍 Location: Løkken/Hjørring🏷️ Type: Viewpoint · nature

💶 Cost: Admission: according to Naturstyrelsen no admission fee is given (parking on Rubjergvej) (source)

The Rubjerg Knude lighthouse stands in a shifting dune on the North Sea coast. In 2019 it was moved inland to save it from the crumbling cliff. According to Naturstyrelsen, up to 200,000 visitors come every year.

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Distance: ± 944 km from Utrecht (± 10.0 hrs drive, one way, no breaks); ± 271 km from Billund (± 3.1 hrs) (OSRM, 21 Oct 2026)

Prices according to naturstyrelsen.dk, checked on 21 Oct 2026.

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Also via official website

🎯 LEGOLAND Billund

📍 Location: Billund🏷️ Type: Theme park

💶 Cost: 1-day ticket 2026 online, from (same price for children and adults): DKK 349 (± € 47) · 1-day ticket at the gate: DKK 519 (± € 69) (source)

The very first LEGOLAND is in Billund, with over 45 rides and, according to the park, more than 80 million LEGO bricks. In Miniland you’ll see cities and landscapes in miniature. LEGO House in the centre of Billund is a visit in its own right.

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All prices: 1-day ticket 2026 online, from (same price for children and adults): DKK 349 (± € 47); 1-day ticket at the gate: DKK 519 (± € 69); 2-day ticket online, from: DKK 498 (± € 67); combi ticket LEGOLAND + LEGO House: DKK 649 (± € 87); children under 2: free

Distance: ± 715 km from Utrecht (± 7.6 hrs drive, one way, no breaks); ± 3 km from Billund (± 0.1 hrs) (OSRM, 21 Oct 2026)

Prices according to legoland.dk, checked on 21 Oct 2026 · Euro amounts converted approximately at the Norges Bank rate of the same day.

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🎯 Lakolk Strand on Rømø

📍 Location: Rømø🏷️ Type: Beach · outdoors

💶 Cost: Price: see official website (source)

Lakolk Strand on the Wadden island of Rømø is a very wide sandy beach where you may drive your car on the designated sections. According to the Danish police, the limit there is 30 km/h, and you must watch out carefully for swimmers and walkers.

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Distance: ± 673 km from Utrecht (± 7.4 hrs drive, one way, no breaks); ± 94 km from Billund (± 1.6 hrs) (OSRM, 21 Oct 2026)

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Location on the map

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More highlights with kids

• LEGOLAND and LEGO House in Billund
• Grenen near Skagen (no swimming: strong currents)
• Rubjerg Knude lighthouse
• Den Blå Planet in Copenhagen
• Møns Klint

Camping

⛺ Campsites in Denmark: a first selection

A first selection to go with the regions and days out on this page. The details come from the campsite’s official website or from Booking.com.

We only fill in “Who for” and “Setting” when the source says so; otherwise you’ll see –.

We haven’t (yet) found a campsite for this group where a source says so. Choose “All” to see the whole list.

Amounts in Danish kroner (DKK), as the providers give them. As a guide: on 21 Oct 2026, 1 euro was about 7.47 DKK (derived from Norges Bank mid-rates). Prices read on the official websites on 22 Oct 2026 (days out: 21 Oct 2026).

Checked on 22 Oct 2026. The button goes to Booking.com (affiliate link); the campsite’s own website is listed below it. We haven’t (yet) stayed there ourselves.

Rules for wild and free camping are on Camping in Denmark. An overview by country: camping in Scandinavia.

Tolls & bridges

🛣️ Tolls, bridges and tunnels

There are hardly any barriers: cameras read your number plate. Handy, but good to know what’s coming on the route. You only pay for the Øresund Bridge if you carry on to Sweden.

Amounts checked on 21 Oct 2026 (bridges, Transportstyrelsen, AutoPASS) and on 22 Oct 2026 (veggjald.is and the Øresundsbron, AutoPASS and EPASS24 websites).

Everything about AutoPASS, EPASS24 and the Swedish charges is in the guide Tolls and AutoPASS/EPASS24; we compare bridges and ferries in Ferry or bridges?

On site

💡 Prices & good to know on site

How expensive is Denmark in the supermarket or a restaurant, and do people still pay cash? We looked it up at Eurostat, the central banks and the official bodies. More figures in the cost guide.

Supermarket

Price level 120.5 (EU = 100). For comparison: the Netherlands 99.4.

Source: Eurostat prc_ppp_ind_1, 2025

Photo: Leif Jørgensen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo credits

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Restaurants and accommodation

Price level 142.0 (EU = 100). For comparison: the Netherlands 119.9.

Source: Eurostat prc_ppp_ind_1, 2025

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Alcohol (price level)

Price level 122.4 (EU = 100). For comparison: the Netherlands 99.5.

Source: Eurostat prc_ppp_ind_1, 2025

Buying alcohol

Beer and wine are sold in the supermarket. Since 1 April 2025: from 16 years for drinks of 1.2–6 %, from 18 years above 6 %.

Source: Indenrigs- og Sundhedsministeriet

Photo: Froztbyte · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Photo credits

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Card or cash?

According to Danmarks Nationalbank, in 2025 9 % of payments in shops were still made in cash.

Source: Danmarks Nationalbank

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Wild camping

Not allowed in Denmark; but there are simple nature campsites and shelters.

Do you notice while planning that Denmark is blowing your budget? On our sister site Oost-Europa Reizen you’ll find cheaper destinations with wild nature and mountains, in the guide Nature & mountains on a budget.

Food & drink

🍽️ Food and drink in Denmark

An open sandwich with all the trimmings, a hot dog from a stand and a cinnamon bun from the bakery: Danish food is simple, and kids always find something. These are the dishes the official tourist board recommends itself.

🛒 Shopping

In Denmark, the Salling Group runs Netto (discounter), føtex (supermarket) and Bilka (hypermarket): together more than 600 shops. Coop Danmark also has shops all over the country.

Source: Konkurrence- og Forbrugerstyrelsen, decision 26-03-2025, checked 22 Oct 2026.

What a holiday costs is in our guide What does a family week in Scandinavia cost?, with our own measurements and the price levels for groceries and petrol

Good to know

🧭 Plan further

Our guides are available in English. The day-out guides and some practical pages are so far only available in Dutch; the prices, maps and links in them are still easy to follow.

🧖 Hot tub in Copenhagen? See Sauna & wellness.

More ideas

🧭 Routes and travel ideas

• 🗓️ Travel ideas by season
• 🚗 A 3-week Scandinavia road trip
• 🏰 Copenhagen and southern Sweden
• 🏝️ Denmark: islands and castles
• 📚 Camping guides
• 🥾 Hiking
• 🚗 Car hire
• 🚆 By train

References

📚 Sources

Every figure and every rule on this page has a source. Here they all are at a glance, checked on 21 and 22 October 2026.