Visit Denmark, the offical tourist site for Denmark, has a massive array of link snad substes for finding out about leaisure activites close to where you live or to where you are heading. Click here for more information.

Zoos, Aquariums and Circuses

Zoos
There are nearly 60 Zoos, Animal Parks and Aquariums in Denmark, which are worth visiting. You can find a list of them all as well as a map showing where they are placed at: www.visitdenmark.dk

Circuses
Aalborg in Denmark, there are three large circuses – Circus Arena, Circus Benneweis, and Circus Dannebrog. A smaller Danish circus is Circus Baldoni. If you prefer small “dog and pony-shows” Denmark offers Circus Arli, Circus Krone and Circus Mascot. You can read more about the individual circuses on their websites.

Amusement Parks
There are nearly 70 amusement and theme parks in total in Denmark. You can find a list, as well as the parks shown on a map of Denmark at www.visitdenmark.dk.

“Margueritruten"
The Margueritrute is a 3,500 km tourist route which passes through the Danish landscape in Jutland, Fyn and Zealand. The long route is characterised by the small Marguerite-signs in the road side. It is named the marguerite route, because the marguerite is Queen Margrethe’s favourite flower. When you drive along the marguerite route, you will come across the classic tourist attractions such as Kronborg as well as other less known attractions. The route is “family friendly” as the distances between the attractions are rarely long. However, it is not advisable to take the route with a trailer or camping car, as the roads tend to twist.

Hiking
There are numerous hiking routes throughout Denmark. You can find free pamphlets with maps and descriptions about various routes, at your local tourist office. You can also find some English pamphlets of hiking routes here: http://www.skovognatur.dk/Udgivelser/Vandretursfoldere/Engelsk/

Leisure Cycling
Denmark is quite a cycle friendly nation and has a wide and extensive network of cycle routes throughout the country. There are long distance national routes, regional cycle routes and local cycle routes which are very clearly marked.

There are cycle paths on most major roads and in most towns; these are sometimes partitioned edges of the actual road. Be aware that in some regions the cycle routes quite often use tracks with gravel surfaces. Wider width tyres might be advisable although not essential. For everyday cycling see the section “Cycling”.

Most of the cycle paths that run alongside main roads are well laid tarmac paths and good to ride on and are well maintained. You can find a detailed English description of the national cycling routes and a digital map of the cycling routes if you follow the links below.

Description of routes click here. 

Digital Map click here.

Sports

Fishing
Denmark is a country quite unique where fishing is concerned. Although there are countries with bigger and more plentiful fish, no other country can boast of such a wide variety of species within a geographical area as small as that of Denmark. Here the rivers, lakes, coast and open sea are all within convenient reach.

For more information on fishing check out Visit Denmark's webpage here. 

Golfing
The best golf courses in Denmark are evenly distributed across the country. A list of the top 25 Golf Courses with a short description can be found at the link below. There are also some places which offer the possibility of golfing all year round.

For more information on golfing check out Visit Denmark's webpage here.

Water Sports
Denmark has a coastline of approximately 7,000 km which leaves plenty of room for water sports. Yachtsmen can sail their course in peace and quiet, and canoeing/kayaking along the rivers is also regulated to make sure that everyone can enjoy nature at its best.

Read more at the website of the Danish Sailing Association.

Associations
Copenhagen Municipality (Københavns Kommune) has a whole department whose job is to match citizens of Copenhagen, including expats, with relevant associations, clubs, or volunteer projects. The service is free, and on an individual basis, so the hardest part is finding out what you want to do, and how much free time and energy you have to spend.

You can find an association at www.fritid.kk.dk, use Google Translate if you want the website in English.

NB more information will be coming soon on Associations around Denmark