Gammel Køgegård

Gammel Køgegård is a manor house west of Køge featuring a two-story main wing built in red brick with a red tile roof and flanked by two lower side wings. The property is set within spacious grounds planted with an extensive collection of rhododendrons that create focal points throughout the landscape.

Elisabeth Bille built a house here starting in 1603, and the original structure stood for nearly two centuries before changes came to the property. The Carlsen-Lange family acquired the estate and shaped it into the form it takes today.

The Carlsen-Lange family shaped this property through their connection to Danish nobility, leaving their mark on how the estate developed and was maintained. Visitors today can sense this aristocratic heritage in the way the grounds and buildings are cared for.

The park opens to visitors on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday, allowing time to walk through the planted areas and explore the grounds. Comfortable shoes are helpful since there is significant distance to cover moving through the expansive gardens.

The property includes Clara's Graveyard, a family burial ground with a crypt from 1855 located east of Køge Creek. This hidden cemetery reveals how the family maintained private burial practices across multiple generations.