The Caravan Club – September 2019

Illustration: Louise Turpin

September 2019 Caravan and Motorhome Club Magazine http://www.camc.com

TOURING DENMARK

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Hillerød Camping (H21)

Within easy reach of the beautiful Frederiksborg

Castle, this family-run site is great for a quiet

break.

Touring pi tc he s : 110

Open: 13 A p r- 2 2 S e p 2 019

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Willy’s Restaurant, Frederiksgade 6, 3400 Hillerød

Contact: w i l l y s re s t a u r a nt. d k , 0 0 4 5 5 3 7 8 7 9 71

Food & drink

Hillerød City Museum & the Graphic Museum,

Helsingørsgade 65, 3400 Hillerød

Contact: 0 0 4 5 7 2 17 0 2 4 0

Culture

Tivoli Gardens, Vesterbrogade 3, 1630

Copenhagen

Contact: t i vo l i. d e k / e n , 0 0 4 5 3 3 15 10 01

Outdoor fun

Eghjorten ‘natural playground’, Jespervej 309,

3480 Fredensborg

Contact: naturlegepladser.dk/sjaelland/

eghjorten-naturlegeplads

For the family

“We enjoy meeting visitors

from all over Europe. Most

guests visit Hillerød,

Frederiksborg Castle and

Copenhagen.”

Annette Quist

Site view

MEMBER SINCE...

Motorhomer John Rawlings joined

the Club in 2009

statue, which sits on a rock just

off the Langelinie promenade.

Based on the character from

D a n i s h a u t ho r H a n s C h r i s t i a n

Andersen’s famous fairytale,

the bronze figure is much

smaller than you might expect

• and constantly surrounded by
  people taking ‘selfies’!
  We then walked to the Amalienborg
  Palace – home of the Danish royal family – and
  watched the famous changing of the guard
  ceremony. We also stopped at the Nyhavn to
  admire the traditional, colourful townhouses,
  canal and old fishing boats that recall the city’s
  nautical past. This is a great place to unwind at
  the end of the day in one of the numerous
  restaurants. Apparently, Hans Christian
  Andersen lived at Numbers 67, 18 and 20 during
  his lifetime, composing his children’s classic,
  The Princess and the Pea, at the latter.

GARDEN CITY

We ended our day in Copenhagen at the

wo rld -f a m o u s T i vol i Ga r d e n s. It’s r at h e r u nu s u a l

to see an amusement park in the middle of a city.

Not only does it offer rides for thrillseekers

(including a wooden rollercoaster that dates from

1914), it’s a great venue for eating out as well as live

entertainment. Food options include everything

from traditional Danish to

French and Asian, while music,

ballet and dance lovers are

drawn to performances on the

open-air stage and in the

concert hall.

Founded in 1843, the gardens

are also home to lush green spaces,

beautiful flower displays and gorgeous

architecture. Fortunately – for we weary

s i g ht s e e r s at le a s t – t h e y we r e a l s o co nve n ie nt ly

located next to the train station for our trip back to

the campsite. As the carriages gently rocked us on

our way we reflected on a superb short break.

T h at’s o ne i s l a nd d ow n t h e n ...

DI D YOU KNOW?

The Club offers overseas

holiday insurance

specially designed

for caravanners and

motorhomers – call

01342 336633 for

a quote

Tivoli Gardens/Lasse Salling