Egedal

Egedal municipality is northwest of Copenhagen, has 41,000 inhabitants and includes the towns of Ølstykke, Stenløse, Ganløse, Veksø and Smørum. These towns are based on old villages, which since have grown into mostly residential towns inhabitet by people working in Copenhagen. There is not much of interest for travellers here and it will be difficult to find a hotel in the area.

S-train lines C and H goes through the region and stops at Veksø, Stenløse and Ølstykke. Travelling from Copenhagen to Ølstykke is about 40 minutes.

To get around within each of the towns in the region, walking is fine. To get between Veksø, Stenløse and Ølstykke, go by S-train for a few minutes. To get to Smørum, take the S-train to Ballerup Station and then bus 216. To get to Ganløse, take bus 334 from Stenløse Station.

• Skenkelsø Mill Museum

• Smørum Old School

  address: Smørum Bygade 35, Smørumovre
  Small museum of local life.

• Veksølund Museum

  phone: +45 47107472
  address: Kirkestræde 6, Veksø
  Largest museum in Denmark for modern sculpture.

Several pizzaries and Chinese restaurants are in the region, eg. in Ølstykke and Stenløse. A few more remarkable restaurants are also found:

• Restaurant CHEERZZ

  phone: +45 4716 1614
  address: Skatskærvej 2, Ølstykke

• Ganløse Kro

  phone: +45 4818 3001
  address: Bygaden 30, Ganløse

• Restaurant Kongemosen

  phone: +45 4468 4545
  address: Kongemosen 1, Smørum

• Ølstykke Kro

  phone: +45 4717 9340
  address: Københavnsvej 23, Ølstykke

There are not any hotels in the area. The closest will be in Jyllinge, Frederikssund or Lynge.