Scan Magazine | Attractiones of the Month | Denmark
Attraction of the Month, Denmark
The best campsite in Denmark Hasmark Strand Camping has something for everyone. Depending on the weather, you can enjoy either the indoor or outdoor pool, one of the most child-friendly beaches on Funen or just relax in Valhalla, the campsite’s assembly hall. By Nicolai Lisberg | Photos: Hasmark Strand Camping
If you are planning this year’s summer holiday and want to take your family to a place with endless activities for the children as well as a cosy atmosphere, you should consider Hasmark Strand Camping, which has twice been voted the best campsite in Denmark. “The fact that it is our campers who have voted for us means everything. It doesn’t matter whether you are a five-star camping site or not if the guests aren’t satisfied with their stay. That’s why we try to do everything to make sure that the people who come here have a time worth 58 | Issue 89 | June 2016
remembering,” says Mette Skifter who, together with her husband Lars, owns Hasmark Strand Camping. The site can host over 2,000 guests per night, and last year they had over 100,000 overnight stays. The guests are mainly from Denmark but come from all of Scandinavia as well as Germany and the Netherlands. “I think what makes us so popular is the fact that we are more than just a huge camping site. Both Lars and I like to be very involved in what’s going on at the site, so if we have a party we will eat together with the guests or help out
in the bar. When we have a bonfire, Lars will sit down and play the guitar. During the summer time, we never go to bed before we have walked around the site to make sure that everybody is having a good time,” says Skifter.
The guests keep coming back Even though there are countless campsites all over Denmark, many of the guests at Hasmark Strand Camping return to the site year after year. According to Skifter, it has something to do with the relaxed and easy-going atmosphere at the site. “I remember once meeting a parent who I knew had been here with his family for the last four years, and I asked him: ‘Why do you keep coming back?’ He said: ‘Mette, I only have one holiday a year, and I’ve only got so much money to spend on it. If we have a bad holiday,