Denmark hosted the World Badminton Championships
in 1999 and is one of the top badminton-playing nations in the world.
Local stars include Camilla Martin (1999 World
Champion) and Peter Gade.
Windsurfing
(known as ‘boardsailing’) is also hugely popular. Football
and handball are the favourite team sports. FC
København is the local football team (telephone number:
3543 3131), playing at the national stadium, Parken,
Øster Allé 50 (telephone number: 3543 3131.
Tickets for sporting events are advertised in the Copenhagen papers,
however, the easiest way to purchase tickets is through the Call
Centre (telephone number: 7022 2442).
Badminton
Courts are available for hire at Dkk55 per hour (with rackets an
extra Dkk25), at Grøndal Centret, Hyidkildevej 64 (telephone
number: 3834 1109).
Fitness
centres
Form and Fitness Parken, Øster Allé
42 (telephone number: 3555 0078), offer day passes for Dkk200, as
do their other outlets, Form and Fitness Scala,
Vesterbrogade 2-4 (telephone number: 3332 1002), Form and
Fitness Hotel Scandinavia, Amager Boulevard 70 (telephone
number: 3254 2888), and Form and Fitness Radisson SAS Falconer,
Falkoner Allé 9 (telephone number: 3510 9070). Less costly
is the Hardwork Studio, Frederiksundsvej 5 (telephone
number: 3581 2283), which charges Dkk250 for 4 visits.
Golf
The Copenhagen region is a paradise for golfers, with over 80 golf
courses. The greater Copenhagen area alone has 25, 18-hole courses.
Enthusiasts can practise their swings for Dkk126 per hour at the
pay-and-play Copenhagen
Indoor Golf Centre, Refshalevej 177B, Store Stålhal (telephone
number: 3266 1100, e-mail: info@cigc.dk).
Facilities include an 800m (2,624ft) put-and-chip course, 60 driving
ranges, a shop and a café.
Pay and play at around Dkk150-200 is also available at a number
of centres including Nivå
Golf Pay and Play, Løvbjerggardsvej 1, Kokkedal (telephone
number: 4914 8888), Smørum
Golfcenter, Skebjergvej (telephone number: 4497 0111), and Havreholm
Slot, Klosterrisvej 4 (telephone number: 4975 8600.
Sailing
Boats are available for hire from Copenhagen Boat Charter, Rosenborggade
10 (telephone number: 3393 0333).
Squash
Nørrebrohallen,
Bragesgade 5 (telephone number: 3583 1001), provides squash courts
for Dkk75 per hour. Copenhagen Squash Club, Vestersøhus,
Vester Søgade (telephone number: 3311 8638), has courts for
hire at Dkk120 per hour.
Swimming
Public pools include Frederiksberg Swimming Baths,
Helgesvej 29 (telephone number: 3814 0404), Vesterbro Swimming
Baths, Angelgade 4 (telephone number: 3322 0500), and Øbro-Hallen,
Gunnar Nu Hansens Plads 3 (telephone number: 3525 7060).
Good beaches near the city include Bellevue and
Charlottenlund to the north and Amager
Beach and the Beach Park to the south.
There is an open-air pool in Fælledparken,
Borgmester Jensens Allé 50 (telephone number: 3539 0804).
Tennis
Booking in advance is necessary. Indoor and outdoor courts are available
for hire for at Dkk140-155 per hour at B93, Svanemølleanlægget,
Ved Sporsløjfen 10 (telephone number: 3927 1890). Hotel
Mercur, Vester Farimagsgade 17 (telephone number: 3312
5711), allows non-residents to use its outdoor courts for Dkk130
per hour. Københavns Boldklub, at Pile Allé
14 (telephone number: 3630 2300) and Peter Bangsvej 147
(telephone number: 3871 4150), charges Dkk115-145 per hour, with
an additional Dkk100 per person fee for non-members.
Windsurfing
Nautic Surf and Ski, Amager beach (telephone number: 3284 8300),
is open all year round. |
