Hillerød Camping ***

The 5th site on our motorhome tour of Denmark in June 2017 and, as it turned out, our last site. We wanted primarily to visit Copenhagen and looked at the sites near there. However the site manager at Guldager Camping had recommend Hillerød Camping as another ‘Små Pladser’ or Small Site on the DK-CAMP website.

We had a very friendly welcome from Annette Quist, the site owner and manager, with lots of information about the site and local area. We were offered a number of pitches and chose to pitch on ‘The Prarie’, a large ‘field’ just to one side of the main site. At the time there were just a couple of caravans on the field. Annette cares deeply about the site and guided us to a spot to pitch - she doesn\'t just let you pitch anywhere! We returned from one day out to find the entire field full of motorhomes - a Dutch club on tour, apparently. However even going from 3 to over 20 vans on site we didn\'t feel as if people were on top of us.

The Prarie has a new toilet block (toilet and sink) so there is no need to walk to the main site just for the loo. The site has an amazing range of facilities; the kitchen area has everything you need to cook a 3-course meal whilst outside there are tables and chairs on a patio area with lots of plants in pots and even a fountain. The showers are in the main site next to the reception area and immaculate - site rules are that you leave your shoes at the door. The shop in reception is well stocked with quite a range of products going well beyond just ‘camping’ things. In the evening someone came around and lit candles around the site, a lovely touch - and we presume an example of Danish ‘Hygge’!

The site is ideally located in the town. It’s just a short walk into Hillerød with it’s many shops. On our first night we took the bikes for a ride, found Frederiksborg Castle, cycled round it and through the Slotspark behind it, a fantastic first night. It’s a 20 minute walk to the railway station and about an hour into Copenhagen where we spent a fascinating day. From the site we also visited Helsingør to see the Kronberg (castle, Hamlet and all that) and the Danish Museum of Science and Technology, which I must put in a plug for as it was almost empty but absolutely fascinating. Further down the cost is the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art which is absolutely worth a visit.

Of the many lovely sites we stayed in when visiting Denmark this was our favourite.

Despite being a short walk into Hillerod the site has a rural feel. It is a family run site and run very well, It has a great kitchen, library and lounge areas. Candles are lit all over the placer in the evening giving it really nice atmosphere. The weather was poor so we opted for a small cabin instead of our tent and it was good. The Castle is the national museum of Denmark and a really good visit especially on a wet day in summer.