Going to

Ledreborg

in August



How to get to Ledreborg... all this and more

In the following we have tried to focus on the common experiences, you´ll have before and after having enjoyed (at least) two days of peace, love and Procol Harum at Ledreborg Castle. If you have further questions, please send them to ledreborg@procolharum.dk.

We have a few facts concerning getting to Ledreborg and back again. We have found numerous suggestions “what to do” when you´re not listening to Procol Harum. So, here we go:

Transport / Plane - Copenhagen Airport

Most international guests arrive at the international terminal of the Copenhagen Airport (Kastrup). Here http://www.cph.dk/CPH/UK/MAIN/Getting+Here/ you can be your own guide to further transportation to and fro. 

Car rental companies are found in Terminal 1 and 2. 
The railway station is found at Terminal 3 where tickets are sold as well.
Timetables for all Metropolitan Buses can be found here: http://trafikinfo.hur.dk/ (info in Swedish, English, German and French) 

Flight timetables here

Transport / Trains

Most Palers will arrive at Ledreborg/Lejre by train. If you have spare time before or after the gigs, maybe you´d appreciate buying a 24 hours “go-as-you-please-card”. The 24-hour ticket gives you unlimited travel by bus and trains in the Greater Copenhagen area (104 DKR). The ticket is valid for buses, S-trains, trains, Metro (Underground/Subway). To get to Lejre, you just need an ordinary basis ticket or better a discount clip card (or the 24-hour ticket). You can reach Lejre and Roskilde from the Copenhagen Airport by regional trains (InterCity), but not with local trains, the S-trains.

In the Greater Copenhagen Metropolitan area, you can transfer freely between buses, trains and Metro (Underground/Subway). The same tickets are valid for all types of transportation. The Greater Copenhagen area is divided into zones. The fare depends on the actual number of zones you pass through. From the airport station Kastrup to Roskilde Station, close to the Procol Basecamp, you travel through 10 zones (but you 'only' have to pay for a maximum of 7 zones). Likewise from Kastrup to Lejre. 

Tickets are sold from all large stations, many newspaper stands, 7-eleven, liquour stores and in the buses (not discount cards though). Do not jump on a train or a Metro without valid tickets – this costs a fine no matter how good your excuses are.


Read more at: http://www.dsb.dk/servlet/Satellite?pagename=Millenium/Page/Indholdsside_med_sidemenu_og_introindhold&c=Page&cid=1045125058759&a=BilletOgKort&aid=1045127703954&p=BilletOgKort&pid=1045127703954

The Danish railways (DSB) in English

http://www.dsb.dk/servlet/Satellite?pagename=Millenium/Page/MilleForsideUK&c=Page&cid=1052315773184 
Please observe: A new DSB timetable will be valid from 15 Aug 2006. 

In Copenhagen, you can use buses, regional trains (InterCity), local trains (S-trains) and Metro (Underground/Subway). Buses are here: http://trafikinfo.hur.dk/001c84c5-9e1d-46ff-ae45-8c8dabd36179.W5Doc?mid=F87C3D2C-4AFE-4897-B0C0-0A6D7C430612.

Local trains (S-tog): www.dsb.dk/stog. Please observe: the S-trains do not go to Lejre or Roskilde. Metro (Underground/Subway): http://www.m.dk/en/welcome
 

Other attractions: General information for travellers are found here:

The easiest way to get acquainted with Copenhagen and its surroundings would be to have a look at www.ctw.dk. Copenhagen This Week is published monthly(!) “presenting a mass of information on shopping, restaurants, sights, transport, events and other indispensable background data to the visitor” – as the magazine puts it. The CTW is actually an important tool even if your stay is limited to a few days.

http://www.woco.dk/tourist/plan_and_book

Lejre

For those of you, who want to take a closer look at the town of Lejre, it is recommendable to visit the Lejre Centre where you can visit genuine Iron and Stone Age villages. For those of you of Anglo-Saxon extraction Lejre is interesting as the home of king Hrothgar and queen Wealtheow in the early Medieval epic Beowulf. Hrothgar is known as king Roar from Lejre in Danish legends.Though translated into Danish three times, the epic is galantly ignored by the Danes – except those who have seen the legend retold in an episode of Star Trek: Voyager (“Heros and Demons”). 

http://www.english.lejre-center.dk/851.0.html

Further explorations into the historical Lejre could be continued at Lejre Museum where the newest archaeological excavations from the time of both legendary rulers and historical Danish kings. Lejre was the original seat of the pre-Viking kings (5th Century).

http://www.lejremuseum.dk/information/information.html (Danish only)


Roskilde

For those of you at the Palers´ Basecamp, you might want to visit the town before or after the Procol gigs. Here, you can see what the good people of Roskilde offer their visitors:

http://www.roskildeguide.dk/ or http://www.roskildeinfo.dk/ Unfortunately, the pages are in Danish. Some of the links are available in English versions too, though.

The town of Roskilde has a lot of attractions, too. Not only the world famed Roskilde Festival, which attracts some 40.000 visitors each year. The first Danish Rock/Pop Museum is scheduled to open in Roskilde in a couple of years. In the Roskilde Cathedral, all kings and queens are buried, and both the Roskilde Museum and the Viking Ship Museum bear witness of ancient history. On the other hand, the town has the newest university, too. Though more and more developing into a Copenhagen suburb, Roskilde combines a typical provinsial atmosphere with modern living. The train station is itself a historic attraction being the oldest in Denmark dating from the opening of the first Danish railway running from (you guessed it) Copenhagen to Roskilde – so take a close look when you arrive.

www.roskildemuseum.dk

www.roskildedomkirke.dk

www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk

Tivoli, Copenhagen

Named after an Italian town south of Rome, the Tivoli Gardens has been a centre for entertainment and culture for the Danes since 1843. If you like, the remaining Procoholics can visit the gardens Monday 21 August 2006 guided by the local branch of the International Brotherhood of Procoholics. More to come later. 

http://www.tivoli.dk/composite-3351.htm

Further links

Car rental in Denmark

http://www.danskautorent.com/index.php

http://www.visitcopenhagen.dk/tourist/plan_and_book/how_to_get_around/car_rental

http://www.car-rental-in-copenhagen.com/carrentkobenhavn/

Car rental in Sweden

http://www.scandinaviancarrental.com/se/

http://worldwide.sixt.com/main.php3?/extern/carhire/Sweden

Hotels in Copenhagen

http://www.hotels-in-denmark.dk/copenhagen-hotels-denmark.asp

And a great youth hostel!!! Take a look

http://www.danhostel.dk/vandrerhjem.asp?lan=uk

Electricity
 
Like most European countries, Denmark has 220-Volt AC, 50Hz current and uses two-pin continental plugs (or even three-pin plugs). Visitors from the UK would need an adaptor, whereas North Americans need a transformer to use their 110/125V electric appliances. Adaptors and transformers are sold in major electrical appliances stores.

 


Ledreborg@procolharum.dk