From Denmark’s largest wilderness to lighthouses, bunkers, fishing villages, and medieval churches. Here are the attractions in Thisted Municipality.
Nature and Thy National Park
Denmark's first national park stretches along the entire west coast of Thy, from Agger Tange in the south to Hanstholm in the north.
The West Coast
Thy National Park
Denmark’s largest wilderness area, featuring dunes, heathland, lakes, dune plantations, and kilometers of beach. Here you can hike, bike, forage, and sleep in a shelter.
Agger
Agger Tange
The southernmost tip of the national park, with lagoons, salt marshes, and a rich variety of birdlife—one of the country’s most important bird areas.
Lodbjerg
Lodbjerg Heath and Dune Plantation
Open heathland, young dune plantations, and shifting dunes around Lodbjerg Lighthouse—one of the most magnificent landscapes in Sydthy.
Hanstholm
Hanstholm Wildlife Reserve
Denmark's largest wildlife reserve. In late summer, hundreds of red deer gather here, and white-tailed eagles and cranes are often spotted.
Hannæs
Bulbjerg Cliff
A 47-meter-high limestone outcrop facing Jammer Bay and Denmark’s only bird cliff outside of Bornholm, where the kittiwakes nest. At the top are bunkers and a small exhibition bunker. The cliff erodes regularly—keep your distance from the edge.
Hanstholm Wildlife Reserve
Iceberg
The highest point in the wildlife reserve, offering views of the North Sea, Hanstholm, Tved Klitplantage, and Nors Sø.
Hanstholm Wildlife Reserve
Sårup Viewing Platform
Viewing platform overlooking the vast dune fields—a great spot to spot red deer, cranes, and bald eagles.
Hanstholm
Brunbjerg Slope
A lookout point near the Hanstholm Lighthouse. In the morning and evening, you can often see red deer in the nature reserve below.
Nebel
Lake Nors
A deep, clear lake on the edge of the wildlife reserve—a popular swimming spot that was once a sea bay.
Thy National Park
Bøgsted Rende
A beautiful natural area by a stream where a watermill once stood in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Stone Mountain
Stenbjerg Landing Site
The coastal fishermen’s old landing site, with its distinctive white tool sheds dating from around 1900 and a lifeboat station from 1931.
Nordthy
Ålvand Dune Heath
A vast dune landscape of international significance, where you have a good chance of seeing cranes and red deer.
Thy National Park
Tvorup Dune Forest
The national park's oldest dune forest, where some of the trees are over 200 years old.
Sydthy
Hvidbjerg Dune Forest and Per Madsen's Marsh
A dune plantation with a shallow, child-friendly swimming lake and a trail designed to be accessible to wheelchair users.
Hurup Thy
The Observation Tower at Ashøje
Thy’s highest point (93 m), offering views of both the North Sea and the Limfjord—and 17 of South Thy’s churches.
Skyum
Skyum Mountains
A hilly, protected natural area along the Limfjord with many Bronze Age burial mounds.
Sydthy
Lake Ørum
A large, shallow lake in Sydthy that was once connected to Flade Lake and Roddenbjerg Lake.
Østerild
Østerild Dune Forest
A dune plantation at the National Test Center for Large Wind Turbines, where some of the world's largest wind turbines are tested.
Lighthouses, fishing villages, and coastal towns
Lodbjerg
Lodbjerg Lighthouse
A 35-meter-tall granite lighthouse from 1883, situated on a hill in the middle of the national park. In the summer, the lighthouse keeper’s residence serves as a coffee shop.
Hanstholm
Hanstholm Lighthouse
Denmark's first lens lighthouse and, for a time, the world's most powerful. Today, it serves as an art and culture center featuring exhibitions.
Agger
Agger
The old fishing village nestled between the sea, the fjord, the lake, and the forest in the southern part of Thy National Park.
Vorupør
Nørre Vorupør
Thy's largest coastal town, with a landing site where fishing boats are pulled up onto the beach, a seaside swimming area, and surfing.
Klitmøller
Klitmøller
The fishing village that became a surfing mecca—the heart of Cold Hawaii, with 31 surf spots along the coast.
Lild Beach
Lild Beach
A small fishing village in Nordthy, where coastal fishing is still practiced and the boats are hauled up onto the beach.
Hanstholm
Port of Hanstholm
Denmark's largest port for fish for human consumption—a port that took more than 50 years to build.
Hanstholm
Hanstholm Fish Auction
Denmark's largest fish auction. As a guest, you can experience the auction on weekdays starting at 6:45 a.m.
Museums and Exhibitions
Hanstholm
Hanstholm Bunker Museum
Northern Europe's largest World War II fortification complex, featuring a 2,500 m² museum bunker. It also houses the exhibition on the Olsen Gang in Jutland.
Nørre Vorupør
Thy National Park Center
A visitor center on the outskirts of Vorupør, with one entrance leading into town and another out into nature.
Agger
The Black Houses
Old wooden houses from the era of coastal protection, featuring an exhibition on the history of Agger and the struggle against the sea.
Agger
The fisherman's house in Agger
A historic fisherman's cottage, likely dating from 1749, that offers a glimpse into the spartan living conditions on the coast.
Agger Tange
Swan spar house
Visitor center at Agger Tange, built of concrete in the style of the bunkers.
Thisted
Thisted Museum
The history of Thy from the Stone Age to the present day—and the region’s connections to the wider world.
Nørre Vorupør
Vorupør Museum
The boatbuilder’s house and workshop, featuring restored machinery, and the exhibition “The Taste of Thy” about wild edible plants.
Vestervig
Museum of Prison and Legal History
Vestervig’s old jail, with its cells and courtroom—reborn as a museum.
Øsløs
Johan Skjoldborg's House
The childhood home of the poet Johan Skjoldborg, furnished as he described it in his memoirs.
Nørre Vorupør
The North Sea Aquarium
Shark tank, tunnel, shark feeding, and playing with water and sand—a fun experience for the whole family.
Thisted
Thisted Lilleby
A detailed model of the market town of Thisted as it appeared around 1950, on a 1:10 scale.
Bedsted
Bonbon Museum 2.0
A small, colorful museum dedicated to hard candies and sweets.
Stenbjerg / Lyngby
Stenbjerg and Lyngby Rescue Stations
Two iconic lifeboathouses tell the story of the rescue service along the dangerous coastline.
History and Historical Sites
Vigsø
Vigsø Battery
Part of the Atlantic Wall with gun emplacements and bunkers from World War II.
Ydby
The Ancient Mounds at Ydby Skjold
The country's largest collection of Bronze Age burial mounds—49 in all—stretching all the way down to the Limfjord.
Tømmerby
Højstrup Cemetery
A Viking burial ground dating from around the year 800, featuring burial mounds, a standing stone, and a ship burial.
Sjørring
Sjørring Volde
A medieval fortification site at Sjørring Lake.
Thy National Park
Tvorup Church Ruins
The ruins of a Romanesque village church, from which the sand drifts drove the population away.
Agger Tange
The Neighbor's Stone
Memorial to the Battle of 1657, in which the Swedes advanced up the beach.
Doverodde
Doverodde Merchant's Farm
A historic merchant's estate on the Limfjord, which today houses SMK Thy.
Vestervig
Vestervig Monastery Mill
A Dutch windmill from 1850 that belonged to the former monastery.
Thy
Faddersbøl Mill
A Dutch windmill from 1861 with a small exhibition on windmill operations and the surrounding landscape.
Vildsund
The Vildsund Bridge
A bascule bridge built in 1939 spanning the Limfjord between Thy and Mors.
Frøstrup
Thy Camp
A sanctuary and living community, founded in 1970, offering a home for artists and alternative lifestyles.
Churches
Thy has many beautiful churches—here is a selection.
Vestervig
Vestervig Church
The largest village church in the Nordic region, dating from the 12th century, originally part of a monastery. The grave of Liden Kirsten is located in the churchyard.
Agger
Agger Church
Built in 1838, after the medieval church was swallowed up by the sea.
Lodbjerg
Lodbjerg Church
One of Denmark's smallest churches—late Gothic with frescoes—located in the heart of the national park.
Thisted
Thisted Church
A Late Gothic church in the heart of the city. On the east gable stands the Madonna and Child, the city’s landmark.
Thy National Park
Tved Church
A medieval church that battled sand drift for centuries.
Vang
Vang Church
A Romanesque granite church, where Denmark's smallest runestone stands in the narthex.
Nørre Vorupør
Vorupør Church
Red Cross Church, built in 1902, with a central tower.
Klitmøller
Klitmøller Church
Church built in 1872. The cemetery commemorates the crew of the barque Sleipner and an RAF pilot.
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