Ærø through a child’s eyes

BUILD SHIPS AND CROSS THE EQUATOR AT MARSTAL MARITIME MUSEUM At Marstal Maritime Museum, you can build your own ship, crawl down into the cabin of a “real” sailing ship, and try climbing all the way up a ship’s mast! For details of opening hours, etc . see page 48 . KYS FRØEN AT SØBYGAARD Bring a packed lunch with you and enjoy a whole day in the countryside at Søbygaard, where you can also visit the whittling workshop, try shooting a bow and arrow, bake pancakes over an open fire and make your own kiln-fired beads of clay . The Kys Frøen centre has the same opening hours as Søbygaard (see page 48) . MAKE YOUR OWN SOAP AT THE ÆRØ SOAP COMPANY You will find Ærø Soap Company at a little smallholding in Bregninge . In the summer months, you can come here and try carving your own fun figures out of blocks of soap . For more information about Ærø Soap Company and opening hours, see aeroesoap .dk .

SØBY MINIGOLF

THE COUNTRYSIDE AND THE BEACHES OF ÆRØ The countryside is open to everyone, every day of the year . And it gives you the chance to enjoy long, sandy beaches, beautiful landscapes, wonderful views and historical sites . Building sandcastles and digging water tunnels are all-year activities on Ærø .

HAVE A GO AT SOME AUTHENTIC SEAFARING CRAFTS AT DET GAMLE VÆRFT Visit Det Gamle Værft to experience an authentic shipyard hall with its own smithy and copper workshop for young and old alike . You can try creating cool, hand-knotted key-rings decorated with beads and make attractive name plates in copper . For opening hours, see page 48 .

PLAYGROUNDS Ærø has a wide variety of fun playgrounds for children of all ages . For an overview, see page 46 .

MINI-GOLF In the summer, you can challenge friends and family to a round of mini-golf in the three largest towns on Ærø . For an overview, see page 46 .

THE LIBRARY If you would like to play, listen, read, learn or simply step inside, you are always welÆRØSKØBING GRAND PRIX Ærø is the perfect place to spend the autumn school holidays – at speed! If you are aged between 8 and 16, you can test your driving skills in the Ærøskøbing Grand Prix . For details, see: visitaeroe .com/events . GO FOR A WALK AND PAT PIGS, COWS, SHEEP AND HORSES When you take a walk on Ærø, it is more than likely that you will encounter grazing cows, sheep and horses, as well as chickens scratching the soil and ducks swimming serenely on the local ponds . Stop and pat the animals if they will let you, and have a chat about life on Ærø .

MARSTAL LIBRARY

SØBYGAARD