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DENMARK'S MOST HAUNTED…
Esrum Kloster
(
www.esrum.dk
;
Klostergade 11-12, Esrum; adult/child Dkr50/free; 11am-5pm
Tue-Sun Apr-mid-Oct, 11am-4pm Thu-Sun rest of yr), a monastery 15km north of Hillerød, has a
juicy ghost story attached about the demonic Brother Rus, who was employed as the
monastery's cook in the 16th century. Wicked old Rus served up decadent dishes and
lashings of sinful wine to his fellow monks, in between chasing the serving wenches round
the kitchen and having late-night chats with Satan.
Word of this evil-doing got back to the abbot, who had Brother Rus tortured to death on
his own cooking grill (on view in the monastery today). A splatter of his blood has defied
all attempts to wash it off, and the damned monk has been spotted wandering the mon-
astery in the dead of night.
Bus 390R from Helsingør to Helsinge runs past the monastery.
Sleeping
Accommodation is scarce in Hillerød and fills up quickly even out of high season - book
ahead. For a list of accommodation options, head to
www.visitnordsjaelland.com
.
Danhostel Hillerød
HOSTEL
( 48 26 19 86;
www.hillerodhostel.dk
;
Lejrskolevej 4; dm/s/d Dkr200/585/620; )
Located 2.5km east of town, this wonderful lakeside hostel comes with comfortable beds
and a bucolic setting. The hostel is geared towards school groups and its diversions in-
clude ping-pong, air hockey, badminton, pétanque, canoes, and bicycle hire (per day
Dkr75). Rooms in the newer building (s/d Dkr700/735) are the largest and brightest, with
contemporary toilets, designer furniture and no carpet.
Buses 301, 302 and 305 run from near the hostel to town.
Hillerød Camping
CAMPGROUND
( 48 26 48 54;
www.hillerodcamping.dk
; Blytækkervej 18; campsite per adult/child Dkr100/50;
mid-Apr-Sep; )
This wonderful two-star camping ground is about a 20-minute walk directly south of the
castle along Slangerupgade. You can really feel the love - bags of toys for children, a spot-
