Go on an exploration in the northern Fyn

Explore the area

Nordfyns Højskole lies in a lovely area rich on nature in the district of northern Fyn close to Bogense. With short distance to the beach and good transportation opportunities you can come wide and about and go on exploration…

What to explore around the folk high school?

Activities close to the folk high school

Eventhough Nordfyns Højskole is located on the country side, there are many activities in the immediate area. With three kilometers to the beach you can easily go swimming, if you can handle Kattegats cold waves. If you prefer to go on exploration dry and warm then you can explore Fredskoven, which lies next to the local golf course, here you can find a challeging obstacle course, which only a handful can complete. Are you deeply fascinated by mystery and imaginative impression, then you can closely study Harridslevgaard Castle or the local burial mounds. The danish landscape is home to many exciting discoveries, but if you miss a bigger city or more people then Bogense is under three kilometers from the folk high school, and if it should be even bigger than that Odense is only 50 min away with bus.

An area full of history

History

Nordfyns Højskole is the old village school in Harritslev parish. The old buildings were first turned into a folk high school, when an ambitious Japanese man, with the name of Chiba, came to Denmark with a dream of creating a diverse folk high school in the idyllic nature of northern Fyn. Since then many students have wandered the area, and the folk high school has seriously left its mark on the history of northern Fyn. The fascinating area around Nordfyns Højskole has many exciting elements if you know where to look. With a scenery of beautiful mansions, old windmills and mysterious burial mounds the history of northern Fyn is very visible wherever you look. Bogense's old buildings tell the story of an old medieval town. Likewise can you often find spear and arrow heads if you do a little digging in the soil around the folk high school, which tells the story of a hunting community. There are a lot to explore for the one interested in history. If you are only interested in the viking age then the district of northern Fyn also has the Denmark's longest rune inscription which you can find on Glavendrupstenen. Nordfyns Højskole lies in an area full of history and old tellings which only waits to be explored.

What can you find in

Bogense town

Marina and harbor

Cafes, restaurants and bars

Swimming halls, tennis courts ect.

Manneken Pis

Bogense marina beach and Bogense sea bath

Nordfyns museum

Shops

Fredskoven (Peace forest)

Diamonds of the area

Northern Fyn's unique experiences

The sea eagle

The undisputed king of the sky

Glavendrupstenen

Denmark's longest rune inscription

Æbelø

The desert island

The undisputed king of the sky

The sea eagle

The sea eagle is increasingly returning to Denmark after its extinction, and there are more and more registered every year. It is still extremely rare though, and only a handful on the folk high school have ever seen the sea eagle, but it lives in the district of northern Fyn, so if you are lucky you might see it.

Experience Kattegat's many faces

Bogense beach

The sea from Bogense can be used for many things. You can e.g. take your fishing rod over your shoulder and see if you can catch dinner. Or you can jump in a pair of short swimming shorts and try your hand at the waves of the sea. There is also a good opportunity to go in one with the sea and explore the biodiversity of the seabed with a pair of diving goggles. However, you are not required to be in the water if you are approaching the beach, so if you are not the big swimmer, then you can also just go for a walk along the shoreline. On your trip you can find countless varieties of stones, which have been brought to the Danish coastline by the ice age, and if you are lucky you may find a piece of amber between the old ancient stones. The sea and the beach you find near Nordfyns Højskole have a lot to offer, and you can choose whether you want to use it as a playground or as a meditative free space.