Viking Camp on 'Strandengen'

Viking Camp on Strandengen

Strandengen - the Beach Meadow - is closed for the winter season, but will reopen for the summer holidays 2025 and the autumn holidays 2025

The outdoor area at Strandengen is an active experience area for the whole family, where young and old can play their way into the Viking Age and do family teamwork on the grass next to the longship ‘Sea Stallion’.

Families can compete against each other in Viking games such as throwing Thor's hammer, jousting or mooring toss and find the family's most skilful and cunning Viking.

Program

Guided Tours

• 11:00: Guided tour in the Viking Ship Hall
• 12:00: Guided tour at the Boatyard
• 12:00: Family guided tour – Sweyn Forkbeard’s Raid
• 12:30: Guided tour in the Viking Ship Hall
• 13:30: Meet the guide – Finds and Stories
• 13:30: Family guided tour – Sweyn Forkbeard’s Raid
• 13:30: Craftman's talk
• 14:30: Guided tour at the Boatyard

Activities

• Step aboard the museum’s longest Viking ship – The Sea Stallion from Glendalough, which, at 30 meters long, carried a crew all the way to Ireland.
• Build your own boat in the workshop on the Boatyard Island.
• Play Viking games in the battle arena.
• Meet the boatbuilders every day at the boatyard.
• Meet the museum’s various craftsmen around the Museum Island or at the Viking encampment.
• Play like the Vikings in the Children’s Village.

Meet the guide - Finds and Stories

Travel back to the Viking Age, where objects tell tales of life, war, and everyday adventures at sea and on land. In the Viking Ship Hall, we explore items that might have been aboard the small warship Skuldelev 5 – from weapons and amulets to food and board games.

On the Strandengen meadow, you’ll encounter finds from the Viking world: furs, fire steels, coins, and more. Each object opens a window to the past – and maybe you’ll discover that the Vikings weren’t so different from us after all.

Family guided tour – Sweyn Forkbeard’s Raid

Join a dramatic journey back to the year 1013, when the Danish king Sweyn Forkbeard set sail for England with a fleet of brave Vikings. In this family tour, children and adults become part of the story – as warriors, sailors, and shield-bearers.

Together, we sail a Viking ship, train for battle, and prepare for the conquest of England. Along the way, we learn about life on board, Viking weapons, and their dreams of wealth and revenge. Are you ready to fight for King Sweyn?

Go Viking training

If you're brave enough, you can venture into the specially designed ‘battle arena’ where children and adults can train and compete against each other with role-play weapons. It is known that the Vikings practised their fighting techniques so that their skills were finely tuned when they went on a raid.

The beach meadow will also be the starting point for this summer's family guided tours and there will be crafts, pop-up displays and ‘Viking Talks’ on Viking topics.

Climb aboard

A highlight for many visitors to the Viking Ship Museum is to board the large longship, the Sea Stallion from Glendalough, located at the low jetty at Strandengengen.

The Sea Stallion became world famous when the ship sailed from Roskilde to Dublin with a crew of 65. On board the Sea Stallion, visitors to the museum can hear about the impressive voyage and stories about what it was like to be at sea in the Viking Age.