Grønhøj is a tranquil and child-friendly holiday home area with a lovely beach.
 Grønhøj is located between the holiday resort Blokhus and Løkken. Here relaxation and comfort in scenic surroundings. The good beach and the varying hinterland with dune plantations, meadows, moors and forests make Grønhøj an extremely attractive holiday destination.
A grocer is available in the area, and you will find a larger selection in the holiday towns like f.x. Løkken and Blokhus.
In Grønhøj you are just a short drive away from holiday resorts, golf courses, Put & Take fishponds, activity centres, amusement parks and sights for the whole family.
Beach
The beach of Grønhøj belongs among the best in Denmark. The fine, wide and sandy beach is situated in front of a belt of high and impressive dunes with lyme grass and sheltered hollows.
The beach has been awarded with the Blue Flag and motoring is allowed on the beach. Don't miss the magnificent sunset over the North Sea from the beach, the dunes or perhaps from your holiday home.
The beach is tempting at all times of the year and invites walks in all types of weather.
Nature
 Grønhøj is surrounded by green and undulating landscapes of scenic beauty with moor with dunes, preserved areas, fields and forest.
In the conservation area Lille Norge between Grønhøj and Saltum you can experience an undulating landscape with forest, sea and dune plantation. From the viewpoint Guldagerhøj in this area you can enjoy the view of the whole bay Jammerbugten.
The beautiful forest and nature landscapes, which stretch all the way down to the North Sea, invite bicycle rides and walks.
Activities
The wide and sandy beach is ideal for swimming, sunbathing and windsurfing. Furthermore, you can paraglide from the high cliffs by the beach near Grønhøj.
It is possible to rent riding horses in the area and go riding in the dunes and on the beach.
Action House in Løkken offers bowling, lasergame, paintball, go-cart, pinball arcade, ballroom, electrical cars, internet café, restaurant and discotheque (10 km).
Visit the subtropical aquapark in Blokhus with a long water slide, a children's pool, a jacuzzi, a sauna and a wellness centre (16 km).
The area is rich in golf courses, and you can play on the 18-hole course of Løkken Golfklub, which is located between fields and plantations (10 km) or on the 18-hole, scenically situated course of Blokhus Klit Golf Center (17 km).
Angers have plenty of opportunities here, as it is possible to fish directly from the shore as well as in the Put & Take fishponds of the area, f.x. Saltum Fiskepark and Løkken Fiskepark.
Worth a visit
 In the amusement park Fårup Sommerland & Aquapark you can try out more than 50 entertainments for the whole family, including Denmark's largest aquapark and Denmark's longest switchback Falken (8 km).
Visit the cosy tourist resort Løkken (10 km). Here you will find an active drops factory, a number of shops, restaurants, pubs, fishing vessels on the beach and entertainment during the summer.
The garden of Hune 'Haven i Hune' is a 6,500 square metres beautiful, colourful and inspiring harden with f.x. sale of plants and paintings as well as a café (15 km).
Behind Løkken you can visit Børglum Kloster - a beautiful, old monastery from the 1180'ies with atmosphere, exhibitions, a church and parklike surroundings (16 km).
Excursion spots
A sand drift museum has been established near the lighthouse Rubjerg Knude Fyr from 1900, and from the lighthouse, which is going to sand up within a few years, you can enjoy the scenic view of the sea and the landscape (19 km).
Visit the idyllic and evocative fishing hamlet Lønstrup, which is famous for its many galleries and artist craftsmen among other things (24 km).
The aquarium Nordsømuseet in Hirtshals contains Europe's largest saltwater aquarium: Ocenariet, which holds 4.5 million litres of water. Here you can experience about 60 different fish species from the North Sea and even touch some of them (40 km). In Hirtshals you can also visit the bunker museum Bunkermuseet Hirtshals 10. Batteri - a complete bunker installation from World War II with a museum.
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