Not just a castle – moat, wall, tower and all that – but a beautiful multi-facet destination!
Located near Kværndrup, in Funen island, it is an easy day trip from Odense, Denmark. It has a charming Renaissance-cum-Gothic design with two large buildings connected by a thick double wall and surrounded by a wet moat, set in a large park with a big garden.
Egeskov Castle is unique because it is more than just a castle. It has several gardens, exhibitions, museums, fun play-park for children and adults. It is the perfect day-trip location for families.
There’s a lot to see in this 500-year old edifice. To start with you must visit the magnificent interior and roam around the rooms filled with beautiful antique stuff and admire the blend of architecture and decoration styles that have evolved over centuries.
Egeskov Slotspark (Castlepark) has a set of nearly 20 different gardens, including classic Renaissance and Baroque gardens and modern structured gardens. A very unusual one is the Garden of Life with Caroline’s garden, where apart from plants, you can experience large open-air musical instruments.
The Exhibitions is an eclectic collection of museums – a vintage car collection, an antique motorcycle collection, flying vehicles, fire trucks and ambulances, an agriculture display and a fashion exhibition.
When you are done with these, don’t miss out on the Legeskov (play-forest) – a fun play-park where you can sway your way, quite safely, along a 100 meter long tree-top walkway a good 15 meters above the ground. There are mazes as well – a quite long fun maze with a labyrinth, and another near the parking lot. Here, the young, and the not so young, may indulge in the many games and activities.
There is Wifi in the park and a café too.
This place has so much to offer for families. Everyone can find something fascinating, from history and art, lovely gardens, rare old vehicles, or just a fun place to play. Kids can have a lot of fun the whole day here! There are playgrounds to jump, climb, swing and drive little cars. In addition, you could check out the LEGO education activity/class where kids can build and program LEGO robots.
If you can visit only one castle in Denmark, then this is the one to visit!
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What a lovely place for a day out. I love a moated castle and we are fortunate to have quite a few in the UK. Nice photos.
I do love exploring castles. Never really thought of Denmark as a castle destination but looks a great place for a day trip. If all has returned to normal by the summer, I should be in the area to see this 🙂
I love me a good castle – I have to add this to my list of places to see! Thanks
I would love to see this!
But, seeing as I am really affaraid of hights, I would notdo the tree tour 😀
Can you belive that I live like a 6 hour trainride away from Denmark (in Stockholm Sweden) and I have never been there? Shame on me right?!
This looks lovely! Blue skies and so much green! I love the moat. It looks like the kind of place where I could spend all day. Thanks for sharing.
Very photogenic .. I wonder how many pictures you actually took of it! Especially with the reflections on the water – I bet you lost count. It’s great when locations like this have more things to look at than just the building, it makes it a lot easier to have it as a destination .. love the idea of the 100 meter long tree-top walkway – you say it’s safe, but it doesn’t look a bit tentative!`
A love castles, moat and huge gardens and this seems like a perfect destination for a day trip when visiting Denmark. Totally like the idea that the park has WiFi!.
Egeskov Castle which is located near Kværndrup, in Funen island, looks like a beautiful day trip from Odense in Denmark. The charming Renaissance-cum-Gothic design of this castle looks interesting. And as it has big garden all around, then it must be a picture perfect location.
Oh my goodness, the Legeskov park tree-top walkway looks like so much fun! I could spend a whole day at this place just wandering the gardens. Thanks for sharing!
I absolutely loved Denmark! Such a beautiful country. I did not visit Egeskov Castle, but it looks like a fun destination. Afterall, who wouldn’t want to see a castle with a moat?
I had to click through and read more about Egeskov Castle. Such a picturesque site with those gardens and water reflections. We do love when castles have restored interiors that give us a glimpse into how people lived in those times. Great that the site offers things for children as well. Often hard for kids to fully enjoy historic sites.