Dunes, plantation and forest surround the scenic holiday area, Houstrup.

Houstrup is a lovely holiday resort in peaceful region. The holiday house area is situated a few kilometres from the long white sandy beach, right behind the beautiful plantation Blåbjerg Klitplantage; a large natural conservation area with magnificent dunes, blue lakes, moors with heather and scenic forest.
Houstrup has a shop with groceries as well as a restaurant.
7 km south of Houstrup the cosy and evocative holiday town Henne is located. Here you will find more restaurants and cafés as well as a discotheque. Furthermore, a water world and a minigolf course are available her.

Beach

The beach Houstrup Strand is a wide and white sandy beach with high dunes. A large conservation area with heather, dunes and open pinewood is located between the beach and the holiday house area. Cars are not allowed on the beach. Kite flying is a popular activity here.

Nature

Between the North Sea and the holiday house area you will find one of Denmark¿s largest plantations, Blåbjerg Klitplantage, which is covered with heather, forest and brushwood and ideal for long walks and rides on bicycle and horseback. The plantation is named after the mountain 'Det Blå Bjerg' (the blue mountain), which is the most highly situated dune in the country - 64 m above sea level. The preserved moor area Lønborg Hede, right north of Houstrup, gives a characteristic nature experience, as the area has never been reclaimed. This unspoiled landscape area has a rich vegetation and wildlife.
The area around Houstrup is a Mekka for bird fancier. The peninsular Tipperne, which is situated in the southern end of the inlet Ringkøbing Fjord, is a resting place for thousands of wading birds, goose and ducks.

Activities

In the plantation Blåbjerg Plantage you are surrounded by peace and quiet, and her you have magnificent opportunities of experiencing the scenic nature along the many forest and nature paths - on foot or on bicycle.
Along the sea and the inlet Ringkøbing Fjord, windsurfers will find some of Europe's best surf conditions. The large shallow areas and the safe surroundings make it both easy and fun to learn to surf here.
Anglers have good opportunities for a haul both at the sea and at the inlet as well as in the streams and lakes of the area.
4 18-hole golf courses are available in the area at Henne, Ho, Varde and Esbjerg.
Further popular activities around Houstrup are canoe sailing, minigolf and horseback riding.

Worth a visit

At the whale museum in Nymindegab you can see the skeleton of a 12 m long sperm whale, which was stranded on the beach of Nymindegab in 1990.
The regional museum Blåbjerg Egnsmuseum tells the story of the area from the antiquity and up until today.
In the town of Henne you will find candle factories, glassblowers, amber-cutter¿s as well as antique shops.
The post Tirpitz-Stillingen in Blåvand is a reopened bunker, which shows an exhibition about the role of post in the German coastal defence.

Excursion spots

Tipperne is a preserved bird sanctuary, situated on the peninsular Tipperhalvøen at the bottom of the inlet Ringkøbing Fjord. Birds from all of Scandinavia stay here a while on their way between their winter quarters and their breeding areas. Spectacular natural sceneries await you here.
LEGOLAND, app. 75 km from Houstrup, is build out of 50 million toy bricks. The park offers a number of opportunities for family activities.
In Givskud you can visit a combined lion park and zoo. Meet with more than 1,000 animals from the whole world on the 60 hectares large area.
Visit the town Esbjerg with the art museum, the famous sculpture by the sea 'Mennesket ved Havet', the galleries a.s.o. From Esbjerg you can sail to the island Fanø in app. 10 min. The old, idyllic urban environment with it's characteristic, thatched roofs, the scenic nature and the exceptional bathing beaches make Fanø an excursion spot worth visiting.

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