A solid bite of Gastrominoen
West 2,5 days (2 nights)

At Gastrominoen we focus on sustainability, the local experiences and on the skilled, passionate enthusiasts who run the places you will visit on the Tour. We want you to see and learn how short the distance from farm to fork is, to experience just how many small local high standard producers there are and to explore the fabulous and unique places in North Zealand.

The trip starts and ends in Copenhagen and during 2 ½ days you will cycle at a comfortable pace in the beautiful and varied North Zealand landscape. You will experience both magnificent nature, beautiful forest, green fields and meadows, lakes and coastline.

Your luggage will be transported between your accommodation sites, and your focus is to enjoy the many experiences we have planned for you – not to worry, there will be space for spontaneous stops and refreshing bathing trips as well.

The nights on the Tour will be spend in Glamping Tents in peaceful and tranquil surroundings close to forest and lake, as well as in either the converted camping bus or one of our classic MKP Caravans.

The program of the Tour

Friday

Your trip on Gastrominoen “A solid bite of the Gastrominoen, West” starts at our cozy Office in Copenhagen Friday afternoon. Here you will be given bicycles, maps and we together will review your route for the coming days.

Your first tasting is at Thornæs Distillery. At Thornæs Distillery the owner Torben will give you an insight into the work processes at the distillery and you will taste the good Whiskey and delicious Gin that Torben and his colleagues produce. Located in the beautiful surroundings of the distillery is also Kagerup Must, where you will taste the refreshing must and lemonade.

Close to Kagerup is Haldbjerg by Solbjerg Engsø, where the evening and night will be spent. You will sleep in a comfortable Glamping Tent and your luggage awaits you, when you arrive here. You will receive a meal basket, which contains your dinner for tonight.

Saturday

The first stop on Saturday is a visit to the microbrewery “The Wet Sheep”, which is run by the two passionate enthusiasts, Marianne and Henrik. They enthusiastically share their knowledge and let you taste their home brew and proudly show you their facilities. Once the palate has been moistened, you cycle onwards to the popular holiday and seaside resort on the North Zealand coast, Tisvildeleje.

The beautiful coastline in North Zealand is known as “The Danish Riviera” and have been for more than 100 years. The Danish Riviera has 90 km of coastline and lures with long sandy beaches, refreshing and inviting water, beautiful nature, cozy small seaside resorts, good places to eat, and you will easily understand the comparison with the French counterpart.

Set aside time to enjoy the atmosphere, a cup of coffee and maybe a refreshing dip before you venture into the beautiful and distinctive nature at Tisvilde Hegn.

Tisvilde Hegn is Zealand’s largest heath and Denmark’s fifth largest forest and it is ideal for a bike ride. The part of the tour driving in Tisvilde Hegn is about 10 km. It offers a varied and changeable landscape with hilly heath landscapes, dense forest and sand dunes by the coast. A part of the bike ride in Tisvilde Hegn is at Troldeskoven. With its wind-blown and weirdly shaped trees Troldeskoven feels like being in a fairytale scenery.

The next stop on today’s bike ride is at Dyssekilde Ecological Comnunity, where you will also enjoy your lunch. At Dyssekilde Eco-community over 200 people lives in idyllic surroundings in the 90 distinctive homes. The basic idea of ​​this community is to create an environment that is based on tolerance, respect, social community and not least to live sustainably and ecologically. This also reflects at Torup Spisehus, which serves food made from scratch.

After your lunch-stop you visit the cozy farm, Tothaven. Tothaven is especially famous for their incredibly delicious goat cheese and their ice cream made from goat’s milk and it really is a must try!

Your next stop is in Hundested at Schumacher Snaps, where you will taste delicious schnapps. There are many varieties of flavors, e.g. cherries, rosemary/apple and chili/lemon.

From Hundested you will pass Halsnæs Pynt and Lynæs Harbor before coming to Grønnessegaard Gods Gårdbutik, which is set in beautiful and historic surroundings.

Soon you will arrive at Byaasgaard Camping, where you will spend the night. You will spend the night in one of the classic MKP Caravans, which were designed in the 60s and are best described as a piece of living camping history. Signe and Kenneth, who own Byaasgaard Camping cherish the danish camping culture, but at the same time they want to innovate and refine it.

The evening’s meal basket contains local delicacies that you can prepare and enjoy at the grill. The basket can include grilled sausages from highland cattle from the neighboring farm Ellingegård, freshly dug vegetables from the nearby farms and eggs from own hens.

Byaagaard Camping is beautifully situated right at the water’s edge, and you can enjoy the evening at the atmospheric campsite and digest the many impressions and experiences of the day in the cozy surroundings.

Sunday

After enjoying your breakfast with freshly baked bread and local products, you cycle towards Frederiksværk, which is Denmark’s oldest Industrial town from 1728, and then onwards to Ågabet.

Ågabet is situated at the small canal and the fishing village, which has now been transformed into a Visitor Center, by Denmark’s largest lake, Arresø. The visitor center tells the story of the freshwater fishing in Arresø, and of the large exports of pikeperch.

Now it is time to sail on Arresø. Take the bikes on board M/S Frederikke and sail across Arresø to Ramløse. The trip on M/S Frederikke takes an hour and lunch is enjoyed on board the small cozy boat.

From Ramløse Harbor, you cycle along Arresø to the outskirts of Annisse, where Vingården Garbolund is located. At Garbolund, they produce natural wine without additives. In addition to a tour of the vineyard, you will taste the delicious wine.

From Garbolund it is a just short bike ride back to Hillerød, where you can take the bikes with you on the train back to Copenhagen, where Gastrominoen´s tour started and finishes as well.

We hope that you are filled with impressions and that the past few days have given you an insight into the many great experiences that are hidden in North Zealand.

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