Lyngvig Lighthouse — Attraction in Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality

A quaint old lighthouse, easily reachable from the main road. There was more than sufficient free parking available, though motorcyclists beware that the parking lot is only paved with gravel. The shop downstairs sells local odds and ends and includes a café, there are toilets available, and it's a short walk to the beach that does not require you to pay the fee for the lighthouse. If you merely wish to go to the beach and have some ice cream, this is a fantastic spot. Staff was very friendly, and spoke excellent English.

For those more athletically inclined, about ten euros gets you a special coin that allows you to ascend the stairs to the lighthouse grounds, and from there, up to the very top of the lighthouse. The stairs are understandable narrow, but have plenty of passage points so people can easily pass each other. The walkway at the top can be slightly chaotic, at least when I was there nobody appeared to follow the "keep left" sign.

The view from the top is of course fantastic, though I had personally expected a bit more exposition: how is the lighthouse operated? What is in the mechanical room below the lamp? When was it build? Etc. etc. I spotted one or two information signs downstairs, but nothing inside the lighthouse as far as I could see. Again, there really is not much room inside the tower, but the passage points could be great spots to hang some photos and cards with historic and technical...

Did a stroll around the lighthouse on the multiple charming paths in nature rather than actually going up the lighthouse. Still worth a visit, though. There is a medium sized visitor center with shop and café as well that is worth a visit. An ice cream van as well.

Suggestion: if you go as a couple with smaller kids, say 8 years and below, I recommend one adult stays on the ground with kids, preferably hiding somewhere on the paths, and then the other adult climbs the lighthouse and tries to spot the kids on the ground from the top of the lighthouse. You can play hide and seek with your phones and the adult on top of the lighthouse must send pictures of the kids' hiding spot to the adult...

The area is nice, the obvious souvenir-store is present though with local liquors, "rums" etc as a nice edition. Also a cafe, which I didn't try.

Around the lighthouse is just a bunch of sand, as it is a beach 😉 expect to have sand everywhere, even with almost no wind, the sand is super loose and will find its entrance!

There are free parking areas, though there weren't tons of available spaces, I went during a weekday in the summer, I assume a weekend could be a tedious search for a parking space.

Go there if you're near anyway! It will most likely be windy, so bring some coverage for the upper body... Don't expect to go for a swim, as the waves and current tend to be...