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Holiday on Denmark’s largest Wadden Sea island

The Wadden Sea National Park, on the Danish west coast, encompasses the Wadden Sea islands of Rømø, Fanø and Mandø. All the islands have an authentic island environment with dune plantations, heaths and miles of lovely sandy beaches. The islands form the boundary between the North Sea and the Wadden Sea, which is an invaluable source of food for millions of birds and where the invasive Pacific oysters can be picked from the seabed. Rømø is the largest of the Danish Wadden Sea islands and lies nearly 10 kilometres off the coast of Sønderjylland. It can be reached via the Rømø causeway.

The beaches on Rømø

On Rømø you find some of northern Europe’s best and broadest sandy beaches – Lakolk and Sønderstrand. If you wish to go swimming and relax on the beach, then Lakolk represents the ideal choice. If, on the other hand, you love action and activities on the beach, then head for Sønderstrand. Or perhaps you’re just like most of us – and appreciate relaxation one day and activities the next.

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Lakolk Beach - Rømø

Visit one of Europes widest sandbeaches. Here are good swimming opportunities - also for small children, who can go splashing about in the large number of shallow lakes left by the outgoing sea. You can also surf on small as well as on large North Sea waves.The beach is an eldoorado for ki...

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Sønderstrand - Rømø

Sonderstrand is a large beach. It is linked to Lakolk further north. Sønderstrand is used a lot for activities such as block art and beach sailing, horseback riding or other activities where good space is the prerequisite.The beach is also suitable for a good walk, as the beach is...

Things to do

When on Rømø, there’s no excuse for getting bored, with plenty of activities for the entire family. Go on a seal safari or oyster safari, find amber on the beach, or drive a blo-kart on one of the broadest beaches in the world. You can find all the best adventures and activities here.

Nationalpark Vadehavet

Seal Safari

Join the Seal Safari with boat in the Wadden Sea watching the common seals.

Nationalpark Vadehavet

Abundance of oysters

Another natural attraction in the Wadden Sea is the many oysters that you can find when walking out on the dry seabed at low tide.

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Naturcenter Tønnisgård - nature guides - Rømø

More than 400 trips are arranged annually from Tønnisgård. The purpose of the tours is to show nature from its best side, and present what it can be u...

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Nationalmuseets Kommandørgård - Rømø

The building dates from 1748 and bears witness to the prosperity wich the commanders (1700-1800) brought to Rømø. It is completely restored, including...

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Blokarts

Race against your colleagues, friends or famile at the far best place for blokarting in Denmark.

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Rømø Ponyfarm

Rømø Ponyfarm | Ponies and horses for children and adults.

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Enjoy Resorts Rømø - Bowling & Fun

Enjoy offers also a nice lounge area where to find 8 bowling lanes, bar, big tv screen, table tennis, playroom for the kids.

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Additional activities on Rømø

Find information about additional activities and experiences on Rømø.

World-class nature

The Wadden Sea National Park – a UNESCO world heritage site – stretches all the way from Blåvandshuk near Esbjerg in the north to the Dutch town of Den Helder in the south. It’s the world’s largest continuous tidal area, featuring sandflats and mudflats that dry out at low tide. Here you find tidal canals, mudflats, salt marshes, dunes and a large number of Wadden Sea islands that make up the boundary between the Wadden Sea and the North Sea. The Wadden Sea is situated between the mainland and Rømø, and at low tide you can walk out onto the seabed and look for oysters. The west coast of the island has broad, sandy beaches, the North Sea, towering dunes and plantations with elevations and bunkers. The island’s unique and varied nature can be experienced in many different ways. Rent a bike or lace up your hiking boots and explore the island’s paths and roads through the dunes and over the heaths, go hunting for amber on the beach or rent a horse and see the island from the saddle.

Ulrik Pedersen

World Heritage in the Wadden Sea

In 2014 the Danish section of the Wadden Sea was admitted onto UNESCO’s world heritage list, which has generated even greater interest in this fantast...

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Stormengene - Rømø

The large numbers on the southern tip of Rømø are one of the Bird Protection Foundation's 20 nature reserves, 36 hectares of unbridled Wadden Sea mars...

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Denmark’s cycle routes: The Commander and the whale

Panorama cycle route: Rømø (29 km)Denmark’s Rømø Island open up in front of you as you cycle along cosy paths with views to the North Sea, up to the t...

Events

Rømø’s broad, sandy beaches and the ever-changing Wadden Sea provide the settings for different events on the island. Experience, for example, Rømø Motor Festival, a historic motor race which has been brought back to life and which takes place every year on the beach at Lakolk Strand. More than one hundred vintage cars from the beginning of the previous century gather on the beach to race against each other. Furthermore, the participants must be dressed in period costume from 1920-50, which adds an extra dimension to the entire experience and really takes you back to the halcyon days of motor racing.

Rømø Motor Festival

High speed and cool cars at Lakolk beach

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Rømø Kite Festival

The Wind as a playmateThe kite festival in September on the beach at Lakolk is a spectacular show, when thousands of kites in all sizes and colours of the rainbow rise into the air.

Søren Gammelgaard

Denmark’s Oyster Festival

Meet famous chefs and learn to cook your own oysters in less than 15 minutes at Denmark’s Oyster Festival. The festival takes place in the Municipality of Tønder during the period 14. - 17. October 2022.

Accommodation and places to eat

Enjoy Resorts

Enjoy Resorts Rømø and Gråsten

Holiday in Southern Denmark You find the loveliest resorts in Sønderjylland with bright, clear skies.

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Feriepartner Rømø

We are a local, independent holiday homes agency, which is based in the area around the barrels. We know our houses and local area very well, and we are always ready to give you our best holiday tips along the way. With us personal guidance and a high level of service for granted. Rental o...

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Sol og Strand - Rømø

Sol og Strand Rømø offers more than 450 lovely holiday homes on the popular holiday island between the North Sea and the Wadden Sea. Here you can choose between all types of holiday homes - right from plain and cosy to luxurious and well-equipped. Common to all holiday homes is the fact th...

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Enjoy Resorts Rømø - Restaurant Ø

Restaurant Ø on Rømø has a beautiful view of the golf course and it is possible to see where the Wadden Seas and the North Sea meet.In the summer ti...

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Café Fru Dax - Rømø

In our café our main focus is great food experience. Choose between a great selection of quality made food for reasonable prices.Every dish is prepa...

Holms Røgeri og Restaurant - Rømø

Restaurant, fishshop and smokehouse. Holm’s Røgeri is a new fish restaurant located in Havneby, Rømø where we serve home cooked fish – and meat dishes...

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Café Hattesgaard - Rømø

Hattesgaard is one of the oldest farmhouses on Rømø. The house was in possesion of Captains for generations, sailing all seas of the world. The house ...

Highlights in the vicinity of Rømø

Marsk Camp

Marsk Camp and Marsk Tower

Marsk Camp offers unique experiences and camper van holidays at the magnificent Wadden Sea.

Schackenborg Slot

Schackenborg Palace

Have you always dreamt of seeing what a royal palace looks like from the inside?

Ulrik Pedersen

The Marsh Trail

2019 saw the opening of The Marsh Trail, providing visitors with a unique opportunity to walk through a cultural landscape full of magnificent natural...