This park dates back to the early 18th century when it was designed as a baroque-style royal garden for Frederiksberg Palace. Over the years, the garden has undergone various transformations and is now a mix of formal gardens, open lawns, water features, and wooded areas open to everyone. The park is centered around a series of canals and lakes, with Frederiksberg Palace sitting majestically on a hill at one end.

What to See & Do

• Frederiksberg Palace — the hilltop royal palace (still used by the Royal Danish Military Academy) with panoramic views over the garden.

There are public tours on the last Saturday of the month at 11am and 1pm, except in July and December. Price is €13. See more here: https://www.klartilkamp.dk/rundvisninger

• The Chinese Pavilion — a 18th-century garden folly perched on an island in the lake

• The Storm P. Museum — just adjacent to the garden, dedicated to the beloved Danish cartoonist

• Copenhagen Zoo — shares a wall with the garden, so you can often hear (and sometimes spot) the animals.

• The pacifier tree — "sutte træet" is one of the most quirky traditions in Copenhagen.

It's a 250-year-old tree where its branches are used to hang hundreds of colourful ribbons tied to baby pacifiers. According to Danish tradition, when a toddler turns three it is time to give up their pacifier. To make the separation easier, parents and children entrust the pacifier to their local suttetræet, along with a note on behalf of the toddler asking the tree to take care of it. It's a gentle rite of passage that turns what can be a difficult moment for a small child into something magical and meaningful. The one in Frederiksberg Have is the most famous in Copenhagen, but you can also find suttetræer other places around the greater Copenhagen area.