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Gardens and parks


Zealand, Møn and Lolland-Falster have many beautiful and fascinating gardens and parks of great historical interest. In several of the parks there are stately homes and manor houses, and together they narrate their own unique history.

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Ledreborg Slotspark
(palace park)
The palace park is one of the most attractive rococo creations in Scandinavia. Visit the park and enjoy a delicious picnic lunch in beautiful surroundings.


Historic Botanic Garden
At Vordingborg castle ruins you will find Denmark’s first historic botanic garden, created in 1921. It is used as an educational garden and is an example of how a Renaissance garden may have looked.
Slotsruinen 1
Dk-4760 Vordingborg
Tlf.: +45 55 37 25 54


Gisselfeld Klosterpark 
(abbey park)
The grounds of this manor house are among the most beautiful in the Nordic region. The grounds were landscaped during the 19th century in the English garden style and contain 375 rare types of tree as well as Paradehuset (the old Orangery), a fountain and a carp pond.
Gisselfeldvej 12A
Dk-4690 Haslev
Tlf.: +45 56 32 60 32



Peter Hansens Have
(Peter Hansen's garden)
This 30,000 m2 garden boasts one of the largest privately-owned plant collections in Northern Europe, with many different types of rhododendron, hosta, peony and magnolia.
Vesternæsvej 56, Kappel
Dk-4900 Nakskov
Tlf.: +45 54 94 85 83


Birkegårdens Haver

By April, the gardens of Birkegårdens Haver will be awash with thousands of bulbs in bloom, and you can enjoy a riot of colours in bloom throughout the summer. Birkegårdens Haver includes Danish/English and Japanese-inspired sections of garden totalling 30,000 m2. You can also see the Prairie Garden, Artist’s Garden and Monastery Garden with aromatic and medicinal plants. For the children, there are animals to pat, playgrounds and several other activities.

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Manor houses and stately homes in bloom

You can enjoy impressive floral collections at several manor houses, stately homes and other historical settings. See for example:

Rhododendrons - Knuthenborg
Peonies - Ledreborg
Tulips - Gavnø


Liselund Slotspark

(Liselund castlepark)

The castle park is one of the best examples of romantic gardens in Northern Europe. The large, beautiful park with the romantic thatched castle has winding paths between lakes and canals, exotic plants and unusual buildings such as the Chinese pavilion, the Norwegian house and the Swiss cottage.

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Guide to gardens and parks

An informative guide has been compiled covering the many beautiful and interesting gardens and parks of Zealand, Møn and Lolland-Falster.
Guide to gardens and parks






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