Villas in Ebeltoft

About Ebeltoft

Ebeltoft is a town of about 7,400 on the west-facing shore of Ebeltoft Vig, with cobbled streets, centuries-old half-timbered houses and what is billed as Denmark's smallest town hall. In the harbour lies Fregatten Jylland, an 1860 warship and the world's longest wooden ship, and nearby is the Glasmuseet, where you can watch glassblowers at work. Our holiday houses spread over a wide area, mostly a few kilometres north of the centre along the bay, so some are a short cycle from the shops and others need a car. At Femmøller the beach is narrow and sandy with shallow water reaching far out, so it is often warmer than other beaches. A good number of houses sleep eight or more, and many have a sauna or wood burner. Evenings mean cafés and restaurants in the old streets, and in summer the night watchmen sing their rounds from the town hall steps.

Is Ebeltoft right for you?

Best for

Families wanting an old town, shallow beaches and a short airport run

Not for you if

You want space to yourself in high summer, when the area grows from a few thousand residents to tens of thousands of visitors.

Near Ebeltoft

• Femmøller Strand

  Blue Flag beach north of town, close to the summer houses, shallow far out, with toilets, an ice cream house and a café.

• Mols Bjerge National Park

  Glacial hills up to 137 metres with heath, grassland and woodland, crossed by bike tracks and hiking trails; Ebeltoft itself lies inside the park.

• Ree Park Safari

  Wildlife park at Ebeltoft with animals from five continents, including African savannah and North American prairie areas.

• Kalø

  A former island, now a peninsula on Kalø Vig, where you walk from the car park out to the ruins of a castle.

• Aarhus

  Denmark's second city, about 50 km away by road, for museums, shops and a bigger choice of restaurants.

Getting to Ebeltoft

Aarhus Airport at Tirstrup is about 15 km north of Ebeltoft by road, and bus 212 makes the trip in around 20 minutes. Ryanair flies there from London Stansted. Billund is further away, with British Airways flights from Heathrow. You will want a car for houses outside the centre, though the old town itself is walkable.

When to go to Ebeltoft

July and August bring the crowds and the warmest water in the shallow bay, and the night watchmen walk the old town on summer evenings. June and September are calmer, with the beaches and Mols Bjerge trails far emptier. The town is not purely seasonal: Museum Østjylland in the old town hall runs exhibitions all year, and the Ebelfestival apple festival brings the watchmen back during the Danish autumn school holiday.

Ebeltoft villa holidays: questions answered