Viking Museum in Roskilde

Vikingeskibsmuseet i Roskilde    

www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk
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The Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde is the Danish museum for ships, seafaring and boatbuilding culture in ancient and medieval times. The Viking …

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Jan 27, 2025
The effort, academic rigour and love that has gone into preserving this history is clear as soon as soon as you walk through the entrance, one of the most interesting museums I can recall visiting. … Full review by gbaitken
Jan 6, 2025
Very interesting museum on re-creating the Viking ships. The placards were in Danish and in English. We were there in winter so there were no ship cruises offered, but the museum itself was still int… Full review by 434pennys
Jan 1, 2025
This museum originally contains parts of 5 different Viking ships (built for different types of purposes, mainly military or trade, found shipwrecked in the Roskilde Fjord) but extends much beyond th… Full review by Kemik O
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Is the museum open on Mondays in January? How easy is it to get to from central Copenhagen?
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There will be people in the train station to assist you on your trip to Roskilde. Easy peasy.
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Is it possible to pay for tickets with a credit card, or is it cash only?
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Sorry for delay. yes you can pay by card. The only place we found in Scandinavia and the Baltics that didn't accept my visa debit card was Netto supermarket in Copenhagen
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Hi. We will come on Tuesday. We have kids aged 7 and 12. How long should we plan for visit and is there cafe or …
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Hi. We will come on Tuesday. We have kids aged 7 and 12. How long should we plan for visit and is there cafe or picnic area. Thanks
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Hi, I would say 30-60 minutes. There is a cafe nearby, but not in the same building. There are some tables inside, or you can probably sit somewhere outside, there's a park just across …
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Hi, I would say 30-60 minutes. There is a cafe nearby, but not in the same building. There are some tables inside, or you can probably sit somewhere outside, there's a park just across the street from the museum.
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Hello, is the boat sailing offered in English? I saw a video of the group working together, would we be able to take part …
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Hello, is the boat sailing offered in English? I saw a video of the group working together, would we be able to take part without speaking any Danish?
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Absolutely. The vast majority of Danes are fluent in English. This applies to Copenhagen and beyond.
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What time are the boat rides? There are 2 of us who would like to go Thursday, May 10, 2018.
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There is no information about times on the website calendar or anywhere else in the website. I called your office and the person was also completely unable to give any information as to …
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There is no information about times on the website calendar or anywhere else in the website. I called your office and the person was also completely unable to give any information as to times. How can one plan a day if you have to wait until you get to the museum and then find out if enough people have signed up to know what time the sailings are.
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