Winter holiday activities: Visit Kronborg Castle!

The winter holidays are a week where you as a family have the opportunity to do a lot of fun family activities. At Kronborg Castle, you can join one of our guided tours for a day full of learning, or you can explore the castle on your own. Find more information about Kronborg Castle's activities during the winter vacation below!

Our guided tours and exhibitions are some of our popular activities for children during the winter holidays. Especially on our guided tours, children can learn about the castle's 600 years of history in a new and exciting way. During the tours, the whole family has the opportunity to ask our castle hosts questions about the castle, and it is an activity where the whole family can take a lot of knowledge home with them. After a day filled with historical knowledge and new activities for the children, you can take a break and buy ice cream, juice or locally brewed beer in our castle shop, which you can enjoy by the fantastic view of the Sound while you gather strength to explore the castle. 

Winter holiday tours for children

Make Kronborg Castle's guided tours one of your winter vacation activities. Take a trip back in time on one of our guided tours and experience life in a real castle during your winter vacation. Our castle hosts will show you around the castle and tell exciting stories about the kings and queens of the past. Children will love exploring the beautiful rooms and towers while listening to the amazing stories and learning about the history of Kronborg.

Kronborg Castle's program for guided tours changes regularly. You can find more information about which days the different tours are on the program, as well as what time the tours start and end here.


Annual pass

With an annual pass to Kronborg Castle you get access to a lot of educational activities and knowledge for children as well as a lot of benefits at the National Museum's other museums

  • Free admission to Kronborg Castle all year round on all normal opening days.

  • The possibility to invite a guest to the castle on the dates March 18 and November 18.

  • An exclusive discount on special events throughout the year. For example, the Christmas markets 'Christmas at Kronborg', concerts and the like.

  • 10% discount on everything in the castle shop.

  • 20% discount on other museums - for example on admission to the National Museum in Copenhagen, Christiansborg Palace, the Open Air Museum and the War Museum.

Looking for winter holiday activities in North Zealand?

If you are looking for different and educational children's activities during the winter vacation, then a visit to Kronborg Castle is definitely an experience you don't want to miss. Explore the Casemates, where Holger Danske sits and sleeps. Children will love hearing stories about Holger Danske and learning more about his importance to Danish culture and history.

Explore the vast and beautiful halls and dark chambers that hold many secrets about the royals.

The castle is full of history and culture, and the whole family can explore all the exciting areas and nooks and crannies together. Kronborg Castle is the ideal place if you as a family are looking for educational activities for children during the winter holidays.

Should a visit to Kronborg Castle be on your list of children's activities during the winter break?

If you have any questions about what you specifically can experience in terms of children's activities during the winter vacation, please contact us by phone 49213078 Monday to Friday from 10 am to 2 pm, or by email at kronborg@natmus.dk.


A trip to Kronborg Castle is guaranteed to be a day that both children and adults will remember for a long time. We look forward to seeing you!