Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Self-catering will be a breeze if you are staying somewhere with kitchen facilities - lar-
ger supermarkets will stock all you'll need (including baby items), but may have shorter
hours than you might expect. There are oodles of prime picnic spots.
Transport
Naturally, having your own set of wheels will make life easier, but public transport
shouldn't be dismissed - on trains, children under 12 years travel free if they are with an
adult travelling on a standard ticket (each adult can take two children free).
A cycling holiday may be doable with slightly older kids, as the terrain is flat and dis-
tances between towns are not vast. Larger bicycle-rental outfits have kids trailers and kids
bikes for rent.
Children's Highlights
Culture Vultures
Copenhagen
Nationalmuseet
has a brilliant hands-on children's section, while kids are
spoiled at
Louisiana
with a wing of their own, where they can create artistic masterpieces.
Zealand
The superb
Viking Ship Museum
in Roskilde displays five Viking ships; there's
also Viking shipbuilding and the chance to go on a longboat cruise.
M/S Museet for Søfart
(National Maritime Museum) in Helsingør has vivid, interactive exhibitions.
Funen
At
Fyrtøjet
(The Tinderbox) in Odense, kids get to explore the world of Hans Christi-
an Andersen through storytelling and music.
Egeskov Slot
is a must - the summer program
includes evening concerts, ghost hunts and fireworks.
Central Jutland
Aarhus'
art museum
will wow kids with its giant
Boy
sculpture and awe-
some rooftop rainbow walkway.
Kvindemuseet
has hands-on kids' exhibits in its 'History of
Childhood' section.
Funparks & Theme Parks
Copenhagen
Tivoli
is a charming combination of amusement rides, flower gardens, food
pavilions, carnival games and open-air stage shows.
Bakken
is its poor relation but still
provides loads of old-fashioned fun.
