Location: Skagen
Top Things to do in Skagen
The 10 Best Things to Do in Skagen, Denmark
A large, busy harbor doesn’t dampen the charm of Skagen’s older neighborhoods, which offer distinctive yellow houses, great museums, ceramic and glass art galleries, and bike rental outlets. Harbourside restaurants serve fish fresh off the boats. If you’re used to Caribbean beaches, this will take some getting used to, but we bet Skagen’s craggy charms will win you over.
Restaurants in Skagen
1. Grenen Skagen
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1 reviews
Reviewed By peterodl - st.paul,mn
I heard from family about Grenen a few years before going out there myself. I stayed in Skagen, rented a bicycle and rode out to the Grenen parking lot in about only 5 minutes with the help of a helpful wind. Riding back, the wind was very unhelpful.
Parking my bike at the parking lot racks, I followed the paths over the sand dunes and past the World War 2 bunkers onto the beach. Blasted by sand carried on the stiff wind, I made my way down to the end of the beach and got to see something I hadn't before....two seas meeting making diagonal waves.
I stayed for a bit, taking photos and video all alone for nearly 10 minutes before other people finally showed up.
Quite an interesting place that I might like to visit again during a warmer season, instead of late April, the mid 30s Fahrenheit temps and a 30+mph wind.
Best of all, it's free to visit if you walk. There is a sand crawler bus that takes people out to the point but there's a small cost for that service.
2. Rabjerg Mile
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 152 reviews
Reviewed By lmsk2014 - Helsinki, Finland
Like a giant, slowly moving sandbox this is an experience for all ages!
The sand is in constant motion, you can observe the beautiful patters the wind makes, climb - and slide down the soft sand dunes, and enjoy a wonderful experience.
PRO TIP: in windy weather, protect your eyes with sunglasses; however, leave your expensive glasses at home: the sand will scratch and ruin them! Also prepare to have sand all-over your camera...
3. Skagens Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 459 reviews
Art museum in Skagen founded in 1908, and exhibiting an extensive collection of works by famous members of the colony of Skagen Painters who lived and worked in the area in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Names include P. S. Krøyer, Anna Ancher, Michael Ancher, Laurits Tuxen, Viggo Johansen, Marie Krøyer and Holger Drachmann.
Reviewed By Trainbleu - Brussels
Before our visit to Skagen we had never heard of the artist’s colony living and working in the area at the end of the 19th century. But once there, we quickly made up for our lack of knowledge. First, we visited the delightful museums established in the private residences of painters Michael and Anna Ancher, and writer and painter Holger Drachmann. After that we headed for ‘Skagens Museum’, which is dedicated to the work of the Skagen colony. We particularly liked the ethereal summer evening paintings by Krøyer and Anna Ancher’s delicate rendering of atmosphere and light in ‘Sunshine in the blue room’ and ‘The Pear Tree’. Wandering from painting to painting, we almost missed the reconstruction of the dining room of Brøndums Hotel. Artists of the Skagen colony stayed or met at this hotel and a large number of their paintings decorated the wood-panelled walls of the dining room. The dining room has been reconstructed in a separate room at the museum.
We checked the cruise ship schedules on the Internet beforehand to avoid visiting the museum at a very busy time. As we could see for ourselves, the small town of Skagen is completely overrun when one of these floating juggernaut docks at Port of Skagen
4. Anchers Hus
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 63 reviews
The home of Skagen painters Anna and Michael Ancher, presented exactly the same way as it was when Anna Ancher died in 1935 with their personal possessions along with 280+ artworks hanged or placed around the house. Also includes cafe, museum store and a space for small special Exhibitions.
Reviewed By Trainbleu - Brussels
Our visit to this museum, where we arrived by bicycle, started rather badly. As we peeked in at the gate to the garden, a man standing in the door opening started shouting at us in Danish and then in English. He only meant to tell...MoreI'm sad to hear that your companion decided not to visit the museum. We have currently run out of the leaflet in English, and I can only apologize deeply for that. It is very unforntunate.
5. Skagen Graa Fyr
Overall Ratings
4 based on 93 reviews
Reviewed By Kate F - Geneva, Switzerland
Too bad it was under some construction at the bottom, and we couldn't go inside and to the top. But it's worth seeing from the outside, especially being so close to Grenen, you can walk along the seashore until the very tip of Denmark if you have the legs and motivation. :)
6. Skagen Kirke
Overall Ratings
4 based on 69 reviews
7. Vippefyret
Overall Ratings
4 based on 121 reviews
Reviewed By Trainbleu - Brussels
On a cycle tour around Skagen on a lovely sunny Sunday in May we saw the ‘vippefyr’ standing on top of a mound and went to have a closer look at it. There are some easy stairs to climb and the view from up there is nice. The wooden structure itself, a primitive ancestor of the lighthouse, is not so impressive. It was basically a lever system allowing to lower a metal basket to the ground, fill it with combustible material, set it on fire and raise it in the air to warn ships approaching the dangerous reef of Grenen.
The original ‘tipping lantern’ was erected in 1627 and remained operational until the mid-1700s. What can be seen now is a reconstruction from 1958. Interesting nonetheless.
8. Drachmanns Hus
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 52 reviews
The home of poet, writer and Skagen painter Holger Drachmann from 1902 until his death in 1908. Opened to the public as a museum in 1911 and is today a part of Art Museums of Skagen
Reviewed By Trainbleu - Brussels
Drachmann’s House is a small museum installed in the house where the Danish writer and Skagen painter Holger Drachmann (1846-1908) spent the six last years of his life with his much younger third wife Sophie Lasson (1873-1917). Be sure to pick up the illustrated accordion-fold...MoreThank you for visiting Drachmanns Hus and thank you for your kind words.
9. Skagen Lystbaadehavn
Overall Ratings
4 based on 53 reviews
Reviewed By Klaus M - Brønshøj, Staden Kobenhavn, Denmark
This great harbour area features restaurants and small cafe´s in the vicinity of a working harbour. I find the place great, but use to avoid it in weekends and spring holidays where eveything is very busy and dominated by non-Danish partying Scandinavians. Several restaurants serves fish dishes to rather moderate prizes
10. Skagens Bamsemuseum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 31 reviews
Reviewed By Solensdatter - Skien, Norway
Nice little Place With lots of teddy bears. Some display are really cute. And the service from the lady working there was excellent. The rooms are a bit smal, but when we were there it was not many others (february is not high season...) som we had plenty of time and space to look around.
