Discover Grønnerup: Cycling Route, Monastery and Culture

Grønnerup combines traces of history with regional experiences that can easily be arranged into different kinds of travel days. You can focus on cycling, explore monastery and church history, discover art in Vrå, or add a culinary highlight with beer and cheese offerings. This variety is particularly appealing to families, as active and cultural activities can be combined without making every day look the same.

Cycling between country lanes and regional routes

The Bollerruten runs along gravel country and forest roads, paved roads with little traffic, and roads with cycle paths. This means that different types of route sections run alongside one another on the same route. The regional Bollerruten cycle route is numbered 60, runs between Hjørring and Jyske Ås, and connects the Vendsysselroute, number 59, with the Tolneroute, number 62. When planning your day, you can therefore first consider which section of the route suits your group and the pace you want. Information about the surface and road layout helps you choose your cycling trip more deliberately.

Vrejlev Church and Monastery as historical highlights

The Monastery Route begins at the car park by Vrejlev Church and leads through Poulstruplund Plantation. The church was originally built in 1160. Vrejlev Monastery dates from around 1200; the original walls are still preserved in the northern part of the old monastery. These sites provide several historical points of interest on an outing: you can view the church building, the history of the monastery, and the preserved walls as separate parts of your visit. Another regular event is the monastery market held every June at Vrejlev Monastery. Stalls there offer handicrafts and food made from regional produce. The market attracts between 3,000 and 4,000 people.

Art, sculptures and regional flavours

Kunstbygningen i Vrå houses Denmark’s largest collection of works by the artist Svend Engelund. Guided tours can be booked for groups. Vrå also has a sculpture route leading to a selection of sculptures in the town. This allows a cultural day to be shaped in different ways: a guided tour provides an explanatory focus, while the sculpture route directs attention to art in the urban environment. Tastings at Vrå Bryghus additionally include three different beers. Vrejlev Monastery’s cheese is also one of the region’s culinary experiences: it matures in the monastery’s own cellar and can be purchased when visiting the dairy.

Choose accommodation according to your preferred travel theme

When looking for a holiday apartment or holiday house in Grønnerup, it is worth first deciding on the desired mix of activity, history, art and culinary experiences. Those who want to make cycling the main focus can include the Bollerruten and its various road surfaces in their planning. For a cultural or culinary day, Vrejlev and Vrå can be scheduled as separate activities. When choosing your accommodation, then check the distances and travel times relevant to your trip so that the day’s activities suit your group.

Historical traces of Grønnerup

Grønnerup is already mentioned in a legal document from 1448. This document refers to a meadow south of the Jerslev Bridge as the rightful property of Yde from Grønnerup; the prior of Vrejlev Monastery is named as the ecclesiastical authority. These entries make the historical reference to the place tangible, without requiring any further conclusions about its present-day functions or accessibility.

If you would like to compare more travel ideas, you can also include Tårs, Hjørring, Nørlev, Nørre Rubjerg, Vrensted, Vrå, Lønstrup and Tversted in your selection.

For the overarching travel overview: Hjørring Municipality.