Villas in Skjern

About Skjern

Skjern is a railway town of nearly 8,000 just north of the Skjern River, and since 2007 the joint administrative seat of Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality. The homes filed under it are mostly out west, spread around Stauning, a village of a few hundred people on the eastern shore of Ringkøbing Fjord about 8 km from the town. Stauning Havn, which uses the Skjern postcode, has a restaurant looking over the boats and the water. The fjord itself is a shallow lagoon, 2 to 3 metres deep. Most homes are Danish holiday houses with three bedrooms, sleeping about six, with a good share sleeping eight or more, nearly all with a wood burner and many with a sauna. Almost none has a pool. Evenings are quiet, and Skjern town has the shops and the station.

Is Skjern right for you?

Best for

Larger groups wanting a spacious house near Ringkøbing Fjord

Not for you if

You want to walk to a North Sea beach, because the open coast is a drive from here.

Near Skjern

• Skjern River

  Denmark's largest river by volume, restored to a more natural state from 1987, with otters, Atlantic salmon and waterbirds.

• Hvide Sande

  Denmark's fifth-largest fishing port, at the canal through the Holmsland Dunes; around 42 minutes by car from Skjern town.

• Stauning Whisky

  A whisky distillery just southeast of Stauning village, which lies about 8 km west of Skjern town.

• Tipperne

  A bird reservation on a peninsula in the south-western corner of Ringkøbing Fjord.

Getting to Skjern

Billund Airport is the closest practical choice, about 50 minutes by road to Skjern, with British Airways flying from Heathrow and Norwegian from Gatwick. Skjern has a station on the Esbjerg to Struer line, but the houses are out by the fjord, so a car is needed.

When to go to Skjern

Summer is the main season for the fjord and the North Sea beaches beyond the dunes. Spring and autumn suit birdwatching at Tipperne and along the restored Skjern River, and the wood burner and sauna come into their own. In winter the fjord shore is very quiet, but shops and services stay open in Skjern town.

Skjern villa holidays: questions answered

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