Discover Give: Sculptures, Nature and Cycling Tours

Give combines public art with heathland history, woodland landscapes and a variety of opportunities for cycling tours. Those looking for a holiday apartment or holiday home can choose the location based on whether cultural discoveries, experiences in nature, physical activity or a day at the beach should be the focus of their holiday.

Sculptures, Museum and Local History

Under the name Skulpturby Give, around 90 sculptures are arranged around the town as an open-air gallery. This makes it possible to include public art as a distinct focus when planning your trip. This theme is complemented by two annual festivals: the Art & Sculpture Festival takes place in June, and the Ice Sculpture Festival in December. Both events are organised together with Give Handel & Erhverv and the Give Udviklingsråd.

Give Museum is dedicated to the cultural history of the heath and the defining interactions in the borderland between the heath of western Jutland and the agricultural land of eastern Jutland. The museum includes a large outdoor area with an allotment garden, the kilns of the Jutland potter and a forest playground in Museumsskoven. For travellers with different interests, a visit to this museum combines history, craftsmanship and time spent in green surroundings. Give Church was built in the 12th century at a sacred spring and adds another historical feature to Give.

Cycling Tours and Landscapes with Different Characteristics

Give can also be explored from a special perspective by bicycle. At Skulpturby Give, it is possible to join a guided cycling tour to sculptures on the outskirts of the town. It ends at the “Solhjul”, where the history of the 11-metre-high wheel is told. For a longer day trip, the Give-Thyregod Rundt route is available: The circular route is 55 kilometres long and has 450 metres of elevation gain. The Hærvejen cycling route is also signposted as National Route 3.

North of Give lies the Hastrup Plantage woodland, with good walking trails and beautiful natural surroundings. The western, larger part of the area is almost flat. To the east, it slopes down via steep hills to the Skjern Å and Hastrup Sø; east of the river valley, the landscape is more hilly. In the wider area around Give, there is also Rørbæk Sø, a pronounced glacial ribbon lake surrounded along its entire length by woodland and steep slopes with heathland and juniper bushes. These differences can help you with your planning: You can consider a holiday with mostly flat paths as well as tours through hillier terrain.

Water Experiences and Choosing Accommodation

Give Friluftsbad has a heated 25-metre pool with diving boards as well as two children’s pools with slides. It is located in connection with Give Camping, which includes a cafeteria, among other facilities. If you would like to combine culture and sculptures with nature, cycling or a water experience, it is worth deciding on your preferred focus for the trip before looking for accommodation. This allows you to choose your holiday apartment or holiday home specifically according to the area that suits your planned holiday days, without restricting the trip to just one activity.

More Destinations for Orientation

For further travel planning, you can also consider Gadbjerg, Børkop, Vejle Municipality, Vesterlund, Jelling, Hvidbjerg, Høl and Randbøl. Give itself offers a distinctive combination of open-air art, heathland history, woodland, water and cycling routes.

For the higher-level travel overview: Vejle Municipality.