Guided Tour of the Old Fishing Village Skovshoved

There is so much more to Copenhagen than just the city centre. Go for a true alternative experience and explore the old and cozy fishing village Skovshoved on a private guided tour. The experience – that includes seeing the iconic white petrol station by architect Arne Jacobsen – awaits you only a short journey from Copenhagen.

Let’s explore the former fishing village of Skovshoved on the coast of The Øresund Sound. The cozy, old and uncrowded town has a history which dates at least 750 years back. For centuries, Skovshoved was a rather closed community, living from the fish that the fishermen caught and their wives sold at the fish market in Copenhagen.

Overall, fish and fishing were for centuries the most important thing for Skovshoved – so important that even the church’s weather vane is a fish. However, Skovshoved did not get a church – and a large school – until the early 1900s, when the small town grew bigger.

It happened because some of the summer guests from Copenhagen fell in love with the idyllic fishing village throughout the 1800s. They decided to move to Skovshoved, and villas sprang up around the small, old fishermen’s houses.

Photos from the tour – click at the photos to view a bigger version

In 1895, Skovshoved’s old inn became a seaside hotel. The hotel is still there and is part of the story of the summer life of the past. From the time when people arrived by boat from Copenhagen, or in the new cars that created traffic chaos on the narrow streets in Skovshoved. Because of all those cars, Skovshoved even got a petrol station designed by the world-famous Danish architect Arne Jacobsen, the iconic white petrol station from 1937.

Experience cozy Skovshoved on a private guided tour

Your guided tour in this off-the-beaten-path area will introduce you to a town which is a true hidden gem. Skovshoved is easily reached by public transport, and you will get a memorable experience when your qualified tourist guide takes you on a stroll along the winding Strandvejen (the beach road), down to the harbour and Arne Jacobsen’s renown white gas station, and through the nooks and crannies of Skovshoved with its quirky houses.

Hear entertaining and interesting stories and anecdotes about sharp-tongued fishermen’s wives and involuntary naval battle casualties, summer residents, urban development, the coffee wholesaler’s villa that became a dormitory, and a whole lot more.

If you wish, you can end your alternative experience with lunch or coffee at Skovshoved Harbour, a cafe or Skovshoved Hotel (not included).

Important to know

Meeting location: E.g. your hotel or Copenhagen Central Station. Or we can meet in Skovshoved.
End point: Individual agreement
Time: Flexible (ask for availability at booking@slowtourscopenhagen.dk – private tours only)
Duration: 2-3 hours (depending on meeting and end point)
Tour length: 2.5 km/1.5 mile (= the distance you walk in Skovshoved.
Guided tour of the old fishing village Skovshoved is guided in English. Find the tour in Danish here.

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NOTE: The itinerary of this private guided tour can be changed due to your wishes. Please contact Slow Tours Copenhagen and together we will make the itinerary that suits you.

What’s included

Guiding and planning
My services as your personal certified tourist guide
Recommendations for more experiences.

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