5 tips: What you can experience if you get off the Metro at Sluseholmen
Tip. At Sluseholmen you can also explore René Schmidt's giant steel sculpture and bombastic concrete relief. Read more about the artworks at the metro station
Dine at a floating restaurant
Just off Teglværksbroen - a few minutes' walk from Sluseholmen Station - you can board the houseboat Restaurant Vandvid with the most beautiful water views from all sides.
The restaurant serves small dishes made with fresh ingredients from local suppliers and grows their own herbs and flowers on the floating garden raft. You can also explore their exciting wine list.
Restaurant Vanvid
Discover the soul of the South Harbour
Bådklubben Valby is a small breathing space in Sluseholmen that acts as an original buffer between the old South Harbour environment and the new architectural buildings.
Along the harbour are 34 small red boathouses that you can stroll past and enjoy the imaginative decorations. The boat club is also famous for its beautiful clubhouse built in the water.
Valby Boat Club
Sailing in the canals
The many cosy canals and beautiful bridges invite you to go sailing. Take your SUP board under your arm and paddle out on the calm water.
At Havneslusen Nord you can also borrow a free kayak from GreenKayak if you collect rubbish in the bucket provided and help keep Copenhagen's waters clean. You can book an appointment with GreenKayak.
At the North Harbour Lock, GreenKayak
Walk around the harbour
From Sluseholmen you can walk the 13 kilometre long route, Havneringen, which is the ultimate walk in Copenhagen. From Sluseholmen you walk along the edge of the harbour past Amager Fælled, Islands Brygge, Christianshavn, Nyhavn and Vesterbro before returning to where you started.
The tour offers a fantastic insight into how diverse Copenhagen is, from unspoilt green spaces and houseboats to new buildings and architectural gems. See map of Havneringen
Havneringen
Hop i havnen
Husk badetøjet, for der er masser af muligheder for at bade på Sluseholmen. Ikke langt fra metrostationen ligger det lagunelignende havnebad og lokker med en kold dukkert, solbadning eller et frisk udspring fra tre meter-platformen. Havnebadet har åbent hele året rundt, og i sommerperioden er der faste livreddere til at holde øje med de badende.
Det er også tilladt at bade fra de to mindre badezoner ved Halfdansgade og Richard Boones Vej (vandtrappen).
Jump in the harbour
Don't forget your swimwear because there are plenty of opportunities to swim at Sluseholmen. Not far from the metro station, the lagoon-like harbour bath beckons with a cold dip, sunbathing or a fresh plunge from the three-metre platform. The harbour baths are open all year round, and during the summer months there are lifeguards on duty to keep an eye on bathers.
You are also allowed to swim from the two smaller bathing zones at Halfdansgade and Richard Boones Vej (waterstairs).
Harbour baths
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