Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Viewpoint
VIEWPOINT
Hanstholm's impressive commercial harbour was completed in 1967; since then the town
has developed into one of Denmark's largest fishing ports and prominent industrial
centres. There's a good viewpoint over the harbour at the end of Helshagevej (follow the
signs for 'Havneudsigt').
MuseumsCenter Hanstholm
MUSEUM
(
www.museumscenterhanstholm.dk
;
Molevej 29; adult/child Dkr75/25;
10am-5pm Jun-Aug, to
4pm Feb-May & Sep-Oct)
Hanstholm was a key player in the German occupation of Denmark and this impressive
museum is based around a German bunker. Hitler used this as part of his 'Atlantic Wall'
system, a series of fortifications that spread from Kirkenes in Norway to the Pyrenees.
Along with the bunker you can visit the Documentation Centre, which outlines this period
in more detail and provides an insight into the way of life for locals under Hitler's rule.
THY NATIONAL PARK
One of Denmark's handful of newly protected spaces,
Thy National Park
(
www.nationalparkthy.dk
)
stretches 55km south along the North Sea coast from Hanstholm
to Agger Tange, covering an area of 244 sq km of coastline, dunes, lakes, pine forest and
moors. There are plenty of windswept, wide-open spaces to access: marked hiking, cyc-
ling and horse-riding trails, bird-watching opportunities, plus a good dose of history in
fishing hamlets and WWII-era German bunkers.
Local tourist offices can help with information on activities within the park, or check out
www.visitthy.dk
. A small park information centre (open 1pm to 5pm April to November)
lives at
Stenbjerg Landingsplads
, an atmospheric cluster of fishermen's huts off Rte 181
halfway between Agger and Klitmøller.
Also worth a stop is the small beach resort of
Nørre Vorupør
, where fishing vessels are
winched up onto the sand. In mid-2014 Denmark's first havbad(sea baths) opened here,
with a concrete pool built in the North Sea shallows to enable safe swimming.
Sleeping & Eating
