Villas in Hjørring

About Hjørring

Hjørring is an inland market town of about 26,000 people, with a pedestrian shopping street, the Metropol shopping centre, the Vendsyssel historical and art museums and a station on the line between Aalborg and Frederikshavn. It is not where these houses are. They sit on the coast, mostly within a couple of kilometres of Lønstrup, an old fishing village strung along one road and known for its craft studios and galleries. South of it, Lønstrup Klint is a cliff of ice-age sand and clay that rises to about 90 metres at Rubjerg Knude. Most houses sleep around six, most have a fireplace and a good number have a sauna. Evenings are spent at home. Out of season the cliffs and beach are windswept and very quiet.

Is Hjørring right for you?

Best for

Couples and families wanting cliff walks and a wild beach

Not for you if

You want a town on the doorstep, because Hjørring is inland and the houses are by the coast.

Near Hjørring

• Lønstrup

  Old fishing village along one main road, with glassblowers, potters and galleries, close to most of the houses.

• Rubjerg Knude

  Lighthouse on Lønstrup Klint, 23 metres tall, moved 70 metres inland on rails in October 2019 as sand and erosion closed in.

• Løkken

  Beach town at the southern end of Lønstrup Klint, with around 500 white bathing huts in summer, about 15 minutes' drive from Lønstrup.

• Hirtshals

  Ferry port for Norway with the Nordsøen Oceanarium, one of Europe's largest aquariums, about 20 minutes from Lønstrup.

• Skagen

  Denmark's northernmost town, beside the Grenen headland where two seas meet, about an hour's drive from Lønstrup.

Getting to Hjørring

Aalborg Airport is about 45 minutes' drive from Lønstrup, and Norwegian flies there from London Gatwick. SAS also connects through Copenhagen. Trains from Aalborg stop at Hjørring, but with the houses spread along the coast, a car is the practical choice.

When to go to Hjørring

July and August are the warmest months and the busiest on this coast. June and September bring long light evenings and fewer people. Autumn and winter gales whip up the sea and blow sand along the cliffs, which is when Rubjerg Knude looks its wildest. Erosion keeps changing this coastline, so stay well back from cliff edges in any season.

Hjørring villa holidays: questions answered

Nearby towns to Hjørring

• Løkken (545)
• All of Northwest Jutland