The cosy holiday area Højby is situated in the bay 'Sejrøbugten', south of the point 'Sjællands Odde'.
 Beach and lovely nature with forest and preserved areas are available right outside your door in Højby. Sights and leisure activities for the whole family are available nearby. You will find grocery shops and a couple of restaurants in the village Højby, which is situated 3 km inland behind the holiday house area. A few km from Højby, Nykøbing Sjælland, which offers a number of restaurants, good shopping possibilities as well as cultural experiences is situated.
Beach
The beach 'Gudminderup Strand' by Højby is a lovely, sandy bathing beach with low dunes. The beach is very suitable for children, as the only is shallow by the edge. Don't miss the scenic sunset over the water from the beach.
Nature
Beach, the forest 'Ellinge Skov' and a large preserved nature area surround the holiday house area of Højby.
The lake 'Højby Sø' has been re-established on a 60 hectares large area with paths. Around the lake you will find a number of interesting plants.
By the forest 'Ulkerup Skov og Overdrev' (by Nykøbing Sj.) old house sites, fences and a village pond from a forest village are still visible.
The area around the beach 'Hønsinge Lyng' is preserved, but can be visited. Lovely nature surroundings, plantations with pines as well as a hilly and varying landscape surrounds the area. The district is ideal for walks and bicycle trips.
By Hovvig, east of Nykøbing, you can experience an interesting bird sanctuary.
Activities
In Nykøbing Sjælland you can bowl in the bowling alley of the town, which also offers entertainment for the youngest in the family.
The area is rich in golf courses, and you can test the ones of f.x. 'Højby Golfbane', 'Odsherred Golfklub' and 'Mensalgård Pay & Play-bane' with 9 holes.
Anglers will find good opportunities for a haul along the shore, in the canals of the inlet 'Lammefjorden' or on the sea onboard a fishing vessel, which sails out from Havnsø or Sjællands Odde. Furthermore, 3 Put & Take fishponds are available in the area.
Worth a visit
The passage grave by Højby is one of the best preserved graves in the country. The passage grave has 2 chambers, is 4.5 metres high, has an external diameter of 26 metres and functioned as burial chamber for 98 people. The exhibition from the excavation can be seen on the nearby 'Stenstrup Museum' (4 km).
Nykøbing Sjælland is a cosy marked town with a pedestrian street, various shops and pavement cafés and good, cultural offers (6 km).
The amusement park 'Sommerland Sjælland' by Nykøbing offers more than 60 activities for the whole family, like a cosy canoe trip, a wild ride in the roller coaster or a visit to the largest water world in Sealand.
Visit the mill 'Lumsås Mølle', which is a working mill museum, where the flour is still milled in the old-fashion way. Experience the impressive constructions, the beautiful interior, the white arms of the mill and buy flour with you home (7 km).
Many craftsmen inhabit the area, which is rich in galleries, studios, workshops and exhibitions.
Excursion spots
In the zoo 'Odsherreds Zoo Dyrepark' by Asnæs you can experience 600 animals, divided on 100 species (19 km).
Go on a ferry trip from Havnsø (32 km) to the island Sejerø, which has Denmark's mildest climate, a hilly landscape, many small bathing beaches as well as more passage graves and a monolith.
'Lejre Forsøgscenter' consists of 4 houses and 8 small workshops from the iron age. Here you can sail in dugout canoes, chop wood with an iron age axe and mill flour (56 km).
At the viking museum 'Vikingemuseet' in Roskilde you can experience ships from the viking age, copies of viking ships as well as other Scandinavian commercial boats. The museum also has it's own island and harbour (66 km).
Visit the capital Copenhagen with the vivid culture life, museums, music, theatres, galleries, the pedestrian street 'Strøget' and sights like the Tivoli, a planetarium, the art museum 'Carlsberg Glyptotek', the castle 'Rosenborg Slot' with the crown jewels, København Zoo and much more (85 km).
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