Villas in Thisted

About Thisted

Thisted is a Limfjord town of about 13,500 people, built on three ridges on the northern shore of Thisted Bredning. It has a pedestrian main street, a Gothic church that replaced a Romanesque one around 1490, and the Thisted Bryghus brewery. Most of our homes are not in it. Their middle sits near Klitmøller, about 18 km north-west on the North Sea, and they spread over roughly a dozen kilometres of that coast. Klitmøller is a village of around 1,300 beside Thy National Park, with dunes, heather and two large lakes inland. Its cafés and restaurants are mostly open only in summer. Out of season the coast is for walking and surf, and Thisted, with its pedestrian main street and Gothic church, is the nearest town of any size.

Is Thisted right for you?

Best for

Surfers and walkers who want a quiet North Sea coast

Not for you if

You want calm water or a resort, since Klitmøller has strong winds, big waves and mostly summer-only cafés.

Near Thisted

• Klitmøller

  Known as Cold Hawaii for windsurfing and kitesurfing, about 18 km north-west of Thisted and 11 km south-west of Hanstholm.

• Thy National Park

  Opened to the public in 2008 and runs 55 km along the coast from Hanstholm to Agger Tange, with dune heath and small lakes.

• Hanstholm

  At the northern end of the park, with a museum in its Second World War fortress and a lighthouse rebuilt in 1843 that became Denmark's strongest in 1889.

• Vorupør

  A small tourist resort whose old trade was fishing, and one of three places where boats are still hauled onto the beach; some take fishing tourists out.

Getting to Thisted

Aalborg is the nearest airport with scheduled international flights, about 86 km east of Thisted by road, and Norwegian flies there from London Gatwick. Klitmøller, where most coast homes are, lies another 18 km north-west. Thisted has a station on the line to Struer, but you will want a car for the dunes and beaches.

When to go to Thisted

Summer is when most Klitmøller cafés and restaurants are open, and the village holds a summer festival on the first weekend in June. Wind and waves are the draw for surfers, so conditions matter more than the calendar. Birdwatchers should note that about 60 to 70 percent of the Hanstholm game reserve is open to the public, except from 1 April to 15 July, when birds are breeding.

Thisted villa holidays: questions answered

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