Vallensbæk between the beach, harbour and art

If you’re looking for a hotel in Vallensbæk, you can start planning your trip by sorting activities according to your interests: beach and swimming, exploring different trails, harbour life or public art. Vallensbæk offers plenty of ways to get started, from its sandy beach to marked routes and individual works of art.

Beach, swimming and seasonal offerings

Vallensbæk Beach is a sandy beach and part of Strandparken on Køge Bay. For the 2026 season, the beach was awarded the Blue Flag again. The beach has accessible bathing jetties. Valhal bathing facility also invites you to swim, in both summer and winter. Its facilities include an outdoor pool, a cold shower and a toilet.

Haveje Strandparken is located near Vallensbæk Beach and is open during the summer season. It offers burgers, homemade lemonade, ice cream and other food and drinks. If you’re considering a visit to Haveje, its seasonal opening period is important to your travel plans.

Trails by length and theme

The Vallensbæk Clover Trails comprise four marked routes of varying lengths and themes. For a specific circular walk, Ringebæk Sø is one option: the route is about 2 kilometres long and starts at Havnevej. Strandparkstien is 7.6 kilometres long. These distances give you a concrete sense of the different route lengths, while the Clover Trails offer several lengths and thematic focuses.

The Vestegnsruten is also worth considering for outdoor activity. In the Vallensbæk area and its surroundings, it passes close to Vallensbæk Beach and is suitable for walks, running and cycling. Taken together, the trails offer different ways to include outdoor activity in your plans: marked themed trails, a short circular walk, a longer route and a route for several activities.

The harbour and its maritime side

Vallensbæk Harbour is a marina with good sailing opportunities. It also has a maritime history: it was built by sailors who had previously anchored in Køge Bay. The harbour thus combines its present-day use for sailing with its history.

Vallensbæk Harbour’s maritime playground includes the sunken cutter “Noa”, a lighthouse with an observation platform and a 2-metre-high slide. These features give the harbour a playful dimension alongside sailing, without requiring a specific amount of time or a set programme.

Art at the station and in the beach park

Vallensbæk Station is a suburban railway station on the Køge Bay railway line. PULS, a video art exhibition space called “Under Broerne”, is located at the station. PULS opened in April 2025 and mainly showcases contemporary art. From time to time throughout the year, the space also screens films about and from Vallensbæk’s club and community activities.

In front of Vallensbæk Station, the artwork “Multitudes” consists of four concrete blocks with amethysts cast into them. Another work is the artificial erratic boulder on Vallensbæk Havnevej: it is part of “Flyttet Istid” by Camilla Berner and marks the original shoreline of Vallensbæk Beach. Its surface is covered with a self-luminous coating; in the dark, the boulder can appear as a glowing monument in Strandparken. The two artworks make different statements: “Multitudes” uses concrete and amethysts, while “Flyttet Istid” combines an erratic boulder with an interpretation of the former shoreline.

For the overall travel overview: Vallensbæk.