Cultural life
Rudersdal is a green oasis close to Copenhagen, Louisiana and Malmø in Sweden
Rudersdal’s inspiring website is called “Oplev Rudersdal”.
The “Oplev Rudersdal” calendar is the place to find out what’s going on locally. Events include family activities, concerts, workshops, films, theatre, music, fitness training outdoors and much more.
You can also find inspiration for outdoor events, child-friendly activities and much more.
Please note that the website is currently only in Danish. However, if you enter the web address into a web translation portal such as Google Translate, it can translate the content.
The Rudersdal Libraries give local residents access to culture, knowledge, information, events, advice and learning.
Rudersdal Libraries (in Danish)
The Libraries comprise the Main Library in Birkerød, Holte Library, Nærum Library and Vedbæk Library Centre.
Main Library in Birkerød
The Main Library in Birkerød is on Stationsvej, close to the S-train station. The library is a self-service library that users can access at times when it is unstaffed.
Stationsvej 38
DK-3460 Birkerød
Phone: +45 46 11 57 00
E-mail: bibliotek@rudersdal.dk
Opening times
| Staffed | Self-service | |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 10:00–19:00 | 7:00–22:00 |
| Tuesday | 10:00–19:00 | 7:00–22:00 |
| Wednesday | 10:00–19:00 | 7:00–22:00 |
| Thursday | 10:00–19:00 | 7:00–22:00 |
| Friday | 10:00–18:00 | 7:00–18:00 |
| Saturday | 10:00–14:00 | 7:00–18:0 |
| Sunday | 13:00–17:00 | 7:00–22:00 |
Holte Bibliotek
Holte Library is on the second floor of the Holte Midtpunkt shopping centre close to the Holte S-train station.
Holte Library is a self-service library that users can access at times when it is unstaffed.
Holte Midtpunkt 23, second floor
DK-2840 Holte
Phone: +45 46 11 58 00
E-mail: bibliotek@rudersdal.dk
Opening times
| Staffed | Self-service | |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 10:00–18:00 | 7:00–22:00 |
| Tuesday | 10:00–18:00 | 7:00–22:00 |
| Wednesday | 10:00–18:00 | 7:00–22:00 |
| Thursday | 10:00–18:00 | 7:00–22:00 |
| Friday | 10:00–18:00 | 7:00–22:00 |
| Saturday | 10:00–14:00 | 7:00–22:00 |
| Sunday | 7:00–22:00 |
Nærum Bibliotek
Nærum library is on Biblioteksalléen approximately 10-mutes walk from Nærum Station.
Nærum Library is a self-service library that users can access at times when it is unstaffed.
Biblioteksalléen 3
DK-2850 Nærum
Phone: +45 46 11 57 90
E-mail: bibliotek@rudersdal.dk
Opening times
| Staffed | Self-service | |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 10:00–12:00 | 7:00–22:00 |
| Tuesday | 12:00–16:00 | 7:00–22:00 |
| Wednesday | 7:00–22:00 | |
| Thursday | 14:00–18:00 | 7:00–22:00 |
| Friday | 12:00–16:00 | 7:00–22:00 |
| Saturday | 10:00–13:00 | 7:00–22:00 |
| Sunday | 7:00–22:00 |
Vedbæk Bibliotekscenter
Vedbæk Library Centre is in Vedbæk School adjacent to Vedbæk Station. The library is dual purpose and contains libraries for both the school and for the general public.
Vedbæk Library Centre is a self-service library that users can access at times when it is unstaffed.
Henriksholms Allé 2
DK-2950 Vedbæk
Phone: +45 45 17 40 40
E-mail: bibliotek@rudersdal.dk
Opening times
| Staffed | Self-service | |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 10:00–14:00 | 7:00–22:00 |
| Tuesday | 13:00–17:00 | 7:00–22:00 |
| Wednesday | 7:00–22:00 | |
| Thursday | 13:00–16:00 | 7:00–22:00 |
| Friday | 13:00–16:00 | 7:00–18:00 |
| Saturday | 7:00–18:00 | |
| Sunday | 7:00–22:00 |
Both the Main Library in Birkerød and Holte Library provide a tourist information service, with current booklets and brochures on Rudersdal, Copenhagen, North Zealand and the Øresund region.
The tourist information desks can provide a variety of tourist information. However, they cannot make hotel reservations and the like.
Homepage of Rudersdal Museer (in Danish)
Vedbækfundene – outstanding exhibition about Denmark’s stone age past
The Vedbækfundene Museum is Rudersdal Museums’ archaeological department. The exhibition includes 7000-year-old excavations of the hunting people who lived in Vedbæk in the latter part of the hunter-gatherer age.
Take a walk through the Museum’s primeval forest and get close to the wildlife from 7000 years ago. You can meet Jacob, an Iron Age skeleton, and see beautiful necklaces from the Bronze Age and much more.
Vedbækfundene is a museum for children who can see displays of hunters’ tools and reconstructions with which they can interact. A great place to take a child or grandchild on a trip through Denmark’s hunter-gatherer past.
The Museum is located in a wing of the Gammel Holtegaard art gallery.
Opening times
Tuesday–Friday 12:00–16:00
Saturday–Sunday 12:00–17:00
Closed Monday but open on Easter Monday and Whit Monday
Constitution Day, 5 June 12:00–17:00
Prices
Adults DKK 40
Pensioners, students and groups of 10 or more DKK 20
Children under 18: free
Prices include admission to Mothsgården Museum on the same day
Mothsgården – museum of recent history
The historical Mothsgården Museum is located in a beautiful thatched exhibition building adjacent to the village duck pond in Søllerød.
Mothsgården Museum has various exhibitions highlighting the history of Rudersdal from both local and international perspectives.
At the end of the 17th century, Mothsgården was a country retreat for privy councillor and language researcher Matthias Moth. Several original elements have been preserved in the main building of the estate.
Mothsgården is situated between the church and the inn at Søllerød and is a good starting-point for a walk in the nearby Kirkeskoven Wood or by Søllerød Lake.
You can buy coffee and ice cream in the Museum shop, which can be enjoyed either in the Museum’s garden or in the kitchen, which has been restored to its original 1917 appearance.
Opening times
Tuesday–Sunday 11:00–16:00
Closed Monday but open on Easter Monday and Whit Monday
Constitution Day, 5 June closed
Prices
Adults DKK 40
Pensioners, students and groups of 10 or more DKK 20
Children under 18: free
Prices include admission to Vedbækfundene Museum on the same day
The Rudersdal Trail is a unique exercise, experience and nature trail that offers many opportunities for outdoor activities. It has routes and paths where you can run, cycle or go for a walk. The Trail also features several activity oases where you can train and be active every day of the week, all year round.
(The map of the trail is in Danish)
The Rudersdal Trail comprises the main RudersdalRuten and several shorter trails.
- RudersdalRuten – 42.195 km (the official marathon distance)
- Lysløjpen (illuminated trail) – a ski and jogging trail lit by 239 lights over 2.5 km
- TusindbenRuten (millipede trail) – a living adventure for children
- Forskerruten (discovery trail) – nature, exercise and technology
- SundhedsRuten (health trail) – exercise for and with the heart
- SkodsborgRuten (Skodsborg trail) – exercise and contemplation over 6.6 km
- FamilieRuten (family trail) – a cycle route for the family
- VM-Ruten (world championship trail) – a competition route
- TrørødSløjfen (Trørød trail) – running in eights
- KulturSlangen (culture trail) – nature, art and history over 14.5 km
Interested in more cultural history? The Culture Trail includes several short walks that branch off the original route. These focus on the history in the areas around Vedbæk, Gammel Holtegaard, Næsseslottet and Søllerød.
Vedbækturen – from fishing hamlets to fashionable residential areas
This short walk around Vedbæk is 4.5 kilometres.
(The map of the trail is in Danish)
Gl. Holtegårdturen – village, baroque and fashionable residential areas
This short walk in Gammel Holte is 4.8 kilometres.
(The map of the trail is in Danish)
Næsseslotsturen – retail magnate’s English landscaped garden
This short walk at lake Furesøen near Holte is 3.1 kilometres (4.15 km including Luknam).
(The map of the trail is in Danish)
Søllerødturen – highways, byways and bordering areas
This short walk around Søllerød is 3.2 kilometres.
(The map of the trail is in Danish)
You can spend many happy hours exploring the Rudersdal Trail universe.
Take the whole family out into the countryside and visit.
TusindbenRuten (the millipede trail)
In addition to being a nature and exercise trail, the millipede trail also tells about the king of the millipedes, magic mice and the green sea witch. You can also find stories about the king of the millipedes at Rudersdal Libraries and the Mariehøj Culture Centre.
(The map of the trail is in Danish)
Fairytale Forest (Eventyrskoven)
Many fairytale creatures live in a forest in Nærum. For example, you can meet the fiery hedge witch, elves, musical trolls, a massive spider and a giant. The fairytale forest is for children 3–6 years old.
(The map of the trail is in Danish)
Cycle park in Trørød
There is plenty of room to play and learn by bike at the Trørød School cycle park, Cykkelmyggens legeplads. Take the family and the bikes and learn some cool bike tricks.
Cykkelmyggens legepladsCykkelmyggens legeplads
Mariehøj – outdoor
The Mariehøj Culture Centre is surrounded by several outdoor spaces and facilities that can be used as play areas, activities and other events.
The hilly landscape next to the main entrance is a great place to play hide and seek or organize other activities for children. In addition, you can use the table tennis table. Bats and balls can be borrowed on site and must be returned in the same condition as before.
(Only in Danish)
Pétanque pitch
Behind the Mariehøj Cultural Centre is the pétanque pitch, which is open all year. Pétanque balls can be borrowed on site. After use, the balls must be returned in the same condition as before. The pitch must be raked after use and any rubbish removed. The pitch is not available on weekdays between 10:00 and 12:00.
(Only in Danish)
Mini-golf
If you would like to play mini-golf, you can cross Øverødvej to the grass area opposite Mariehøj Culture Centre. Clubs and golf balls can be rented on site at a cost of DKK 25 per person and payable via MobilePay. After use, the clubs, balls and score card holder must be returned to the reception.
Read the instructions at the main entrance about how to find the equipment.
(Only in Danish)
Denmark’s capital, Copenhagen (København in Danish), is no more than 20 kilometres from Rudersdal. Copenhagen has attractions and sights to suit every taste and interest.
North of Rudersdal, the beautiful landscapes and towns of North Zealand unfolds.
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