WHAT TO SEE
Rødvig Harbour
With restaurants and worth seeing
Just 2 km. from the camping is Rødvig town and harbour.
To many the harbour of Rødvig is considered to be the very essence of Stevns. This is because of the many yachtsmen, who visit the yachting marina and adjoining fishing harbour each year.
Just next to the yachting marina, you will find the very trademark of Rødvig – the flint oven. The oven was used from 1870-1910 to produce flint powder for faience and glaze for porcelain, from flintstones found on the beaches nearby. For more information about the cliff, please ask for the brochure “Enjoy the thrills of Stevns Klint” from the information at Rødvig Camping
There are 6 restaurants / places to dine in Rødvig.
You can walk from the camping to the harbour by walking to the beach, then following the coast, or you can go by car or bicycle.
Rødvig Beach
Only 5 minuttes on feet
Not far from the camping, you find a nice, sandy beach, safe for the children, and known as the best beach at Stevns.
About 10 minutes walk - or 900 meter - brings you to the beach. Turn right out from the camping, then the first street on your left, (Maelskifterne), and strait through the summer-house area – follow the path across the grass-meadow, then continue strait ahead at Pileager and Gøgevej, to the beach.
Enjoy the water in the summer, or a good 10-15 min. walk along the beach to the harbour the rest of the year.
Stevns Klint
Not far from Rødvig Camping you can experience the majestic Cliffs of Stevns
The Cliff consists of limestone and chalk, and a look through these layers gives a fascinating view of Danish history. One of the more fascinating facts of this layout is the layer that divides the two. The Fish Layer, which consists, as is evident from the name, of fossils of fish and fish gills. One of the most fascinating aspects of the Cliffs is the geological discovery of a high amount of iridium, which tells a tale of a world wide natural disaster 65 million years ago. At Hoejerup the Fish Layer can be spotted approximately halfway down the Cliff.
The Chalk layer began assembling approximately 70 million years ago, and is the foundation of the Cliffs. Within this layer discoveries of fossilised sharks and crocodiles from the Late Cretaceous Period have shed light on some of the animals that lived near The Cliff of Stevns initially, if you’re lucky, you may even be able to spot some of these remnants. However, if you cannot spot this, then a visit to Stevns museum is always advisable if you’re interested in fossils.
Stevnsfortet
Do you know the history?
The deepest secret of the Cold War in Denmark - Now open to the public.
For more than four decades, the underground fortress and its heavy artillery guns controlled all Warsaw Pact navy ships entering and leaving the Baltic Sea.
With its 1 mile (1,7 km's) long corridors cut into the limestone, the fortress was built to withstand a nuclear attack, and with its radars, sonars and hydrophones the fortress could monitor all movements in the western Baltic.
Experience the unique underground fortress, which was left fully intact by the Royal Danish Navy in 2000, and hear about the history of fortress and about Danish defence during the Cold War periode. You can also visit the fully equipped missile site above ground on our guided tours. It will be an experience, that You will never forget.
Visits
All visits in the underground fortress are guided tours with a duration of 1½ hour. The guided tours are in Danish, but English language audio guides are available at no extra charge.
www.stevnsfortet.dk
Gjorslev Gods
Castle from 14th century
600 years old, this is Denmark's only inhabited medieval castle. It is built of limestone from Stevns Klint.
In former times Gjorslev estate owned the most of North Stevns. Today 4,125 acres of farm and the woodland belong to the estate.
Part of the large castle park is open to the public, but the castle itself only opens its doors to visitors on special occasions.
Camp Adventure near Haslev
Only 29 km. from Rødvig Camping.
Enjoy the new 45 m Forest Tower, with an amaizing view, and try a large 10 course Climbing Park at different levels, a unique nature experience for the whole family.
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Copenhagen
The capital of Denmark
Combining camping and urban holidays is a possibility when you stay at Rødvig Camping. One of Europe's capitals with an international athmosphere is only 1 hour away. So if you want to stroll throug the shopping streets, take the children to Tivoli, or exploit all the other possibilities of the big city, it is all within reach from Rødvig Camping.
Drive your car all the way to Copenhagen, it takes about 1 hour. Or alternatively avoid the parking-problems in the city, and drive to Køge, where you can park at a large, free parking-area near to the train-station, and take the S-train to Copenbagen Center.
In Køge, you can buy a 24-hour ticket for the whole capital area, covering all trains and busses. This is cheaper than buying a return-ticket to CPH. Children travel free together with adults.
There is also a local train from Rødvig to Køge. We are happy to help you with information about timetables in the camping-reception.
Churches
old and historic
When driving along on the curved roads on Stevn, passing through many villages one is often astonished by the many well preserved, old village churches.
On the photo to the left you find the Sct. Katharina Church in St. Heddinge. Sct. Katharina is unique in Denmark. It was build in th 13.th century with an octagonal nave. To the sides of the nave are cloistes with secret rooms built for defends purposes and this was most likely part of a monastery. According to the legend it was here that the Cliff King defended Stevns from foreign enemies.
There are 19 village-churges on Stevns.
On bike
Lots og things to see
The nature of Stevns is ideal for bicycle trips. It is rather flat, with lots of small, curved roads, between the many villages. A well marked bicycle route passes the camping - route 9 -Berlin-Coponhagen.
For the less hardcore cyclists you can cheat a little, and take the train some of the way.
In the tourist office or at Rødvig Camping you can get a folder with different bicycle routes at Stevns.
