Holiday homes:  Northern Jutland,  Denmark

About Northern Jutland

North Jutland is totally influenced by water and sea – to the west you find Nordsøen (North Sea), to the east Kattegat and finally you have Limfjorden cutting through the region from the west to the east. You can imagine that the light in this part of the country is something quite special.

The beautiful landscape is rough with its white beaches, huge cliffs and dunes, hills covered with heather and woods. As the west wind is the predominant wind direction in Denmark, all of the trees tend to bend the same way (towards east). The Limfiord landscape is less dramatic, hilly and green with small sounds and inlets.

All over North Jutland you can sense the sea nearby. At the northernmost point of Denmark called Grenen, the two seas, Nordsøen and Kattegat, meet, and here you can get the rare opportunity to stand with one leg in each of the two seas.

North Jutland is totally influenced by water and sea – to the west you find Nordsøen (North Sea), to the east Kattegat and finally you have Limfjorden cutting through the region from the west to the east. You can imagine that the light in this part of the country is something quite special.

The beautiful landscape is rough with its white beaches, huge cliffs and dunes, hills covered with heather and woods. As the west wind is the predominant wind direction in Denmark, all of the trees tend to bend the same way (towards east). The Limfiord landscape is less dramatic, hilly and green with small sounds and inlets.

All over North Jutland you can sense the sea nearby. At the northernmost point of Denmark called Grenen, the two seas, Nordsøen and Kattegat, meet, and here you can get the rare opportunity to stand with one leg in each of the two seas.

The west coast offers wide, open beaches with fine, white sand, but the sea can also be violent here when the wind whistles and the sea roars. The forces of nature are apparent when looking at the coast, especially at Lønstrup Klint where the hungry sea erodes the coast from time to time. To prevent the crashing down of the small church (Mårup Church), the church was demolished and moved in 2008, but also various holiday cottages are threatened. All along the coast you can see the remains of the bunkers from the Second World War.

The beaches of the east coast are more protected than those of the west coast – the sea is calmer here and thus more child-friendly. One of the finest beaches is Bisnap Strand at Hals. As the distances are short, it is always possible to find a beach that suits you – no matter the weather conditions.

Places of interest in the area