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Discovering centuries of history — and billions of Lego blocks — in Jutland, western Denmark

September 22, 2019 15:44
Koldinghus (Photo: Preben Mathiesen)
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The gateway to Jutland is made of Lego. Not literally, I admit — although when you see what can be built from Lego on a trip to Billund, that’s not entirely implausible. But it’s the original Legoland park which tempts most people to visit this part of Denmark in the first place.

And from there, to discover there’s Viking history, a royal palace, a Second World War bunker in the dunes and Denmark’s oldest town all within 50 miles.

In less than a week, we fitted all this in and more, exploring the wild west coast and flat Jutland farmland, as well as checking out some of the area’s family accommodation.

Because even if you’re grown-up (on paper), the new Legoland Castle hotel is fun. A Lego dragon roars outside while a Lego knight on horseback brandishes his sword. Inside another Lego dragon dozes by the fireplace, boxes of bricks are stacked around every corner and there’s a daily building competition.