We planned our Scandinavia trip around a Billund visit because of one of our children’s Lego obsessions, and were not disappointed by the Legoland experience. If anything, we could have spent more time at Lego Haus and the surrounding attractions.
Why Billund?
Do you also have a child who is obsessed with Lego’s or could spend hours being in a state of “Flow” building Lego sets? If so, a trip to Billund, Denmark, home of Lego HQ is a must-do trip! From the time you arrive at the airport until you depart the town, you are living the Lego life. It’s similar to a trip to Disney, but on a much smaller and more manageable scale for younger children.
Planning:
We picked the Legoland at the Holliday Village Ninjago accommodations for our August 2025 stay because my oldest who loves Legos also does Tae Kwon Do (or Ninja class), and the accommodations lived up to the joint Lego and Ninja hype. We reserved a two bedroom cabin for two nights, and had an immersive Lego and Ninjago experience as a result. The cabin was themed with character images on the walls, and ninja decorations throughout. The property was also decorated with Lego characters, and there was a themed playground a few cabins over from where we stayed. There were also other themed play areas around the property including a zipline, and bounce area that could have kept the kids busy for most of a day if we had budgeted more time for this part of the trip.
The cabin itself was more basic in its offerings including having to rent linens and towels, but it met our needs for two nights. We had brought microwave popcorn as a snack for Legoland, and had to go into the shared kitchen in the camping area of the Holiday Village to find a microwave and other kitchen appliances outside of a sink and hot plate in the room. The bathroom was also more rustic, so if you are somebody who needs more luxury accommodations- like a stand alone shower that does not get the rest of the bathroom floor wet, then I would look at booking either the Castle hotel or the main Legoland Billund hotel. BUT, if you want two bedrooms and a bit of space, including an outdoor play area you can safely send your kids to while you drink coffee on the porch in the morning, then the Lego cabins should not be missed.
When traveling we almost always prioritize extra space and a place to sit for those two hours between kid and adult bedtime every night, as well as having a place to sit and drink coffee and wait for both kids to wake up in the morning. The Ninja cabin allowed for this, and we had some peaceful evenings watching the sunset on our cabin porch after the kids went to bed.
We booked our accommodations over six months in advance, and reserved two day theme park tickets plus Lego Haus tickets with our initial booking. While this did not provide flexibility for weather during our stay in Billund, it did guarantee us time at Lego Haus as well as the ability to book a reservation at Mini Chef for lunch, and it pushed us to spend more time at the park because we had two day passes.
Experience:
Even if you are not a Lego fanatic, it’s hard not to get excited about Lego when you land at the Billund airport, and see Lego decorations around the terminal. One of my children felt ill on the flight from Oslo to Billund, but they immediately recovered and rallied when they started to feel the Lego excitement build.
We took the bus from the Billund airport to Legoland Holiday Village, and it was a bit of a trek from the bus stop to the cabin area. If we had been traveling with overnight bags it would have felt a lot more doable than hauling gear for a two week trip on and off a bus. We did make it to the cabin, and the kids were immediately excited to play on the adjacent playground while the adults unpacked and got situated.
We took advantage of having two day Legoland Park passes, and were able to spend several hours of our first day at Billund at Legoland. This enabled the kids to ride some of the rides twice over two days, and spend time between when the rides stopped and the park closed enjoining the pirate play area inside of the park. It was also really fun to walk through Miniland, and see the top of the hotel we stayed at in Bergen represented in Lego’s. It helped the kids connect some of the travel dots of our trip which was fun to see!
We got to Legoland before opening time on our full park day, and took advantage of the tip the woman at the Ninjago cabins gave us to go to the back of the park and work your way forward to avoid some of the lines. We hustled to the back, and were able to ride several rides without lines before the rest of the crowds reached the back of the park which was lots of fun! The park closed at 5 the day we were there, so we booked a dinner reservation at the Legoland hotel Panorama restaurant. While slightly fancy after a day at a theme park, it was a fun way to end the day with Lego shaped fries for the kids, and nice wine for the adults.
The next day we went to Lego Haus and had lunch at Mini Chef before taking the bus and train to Copenhagen. It was such an incredible morning building in immersive and interactive Lego areas, buying a few exclusive Lego sets, and then using Lego’s to build our lunch orders. We also had fun spending time in the Lego museum located in the basement of Lego Haus. My husband and I had fun identifying sets we played with as kids, and I even recognized some sets as those my Uncle had, and my grandmother kept for her grandkids to play with too.
My husband and I joked that Mini Chef restaurant may be even more creative than the famed Mini Bar in DC (where we once had foie gras “rubber ducks”) with the way you order, and the food being “delivered” by Lego robots. At Mini Chef you get a package of Lego bricks when you sit down to eat, and then each brick represents a different food item. You then build your lunch order and input it into a computer where Lego characters take your order and cook it on screen. Your lunch is then delivered down a conveyor belt in a Lego box that you open and eat out of. The kids were blown away by this dining experience, and it was a highlight of the trip.
Lessons Learned:
- Save space in your suitcase for the many Lego exclusive sets sold in Billund
- The Holiday Village provides more space, but there is a location tradeoff with a longer walk to the bus stop and Legoland
- The Legoland Panorama restaurant and Mini Chef are must-do themed dining experiences
Travel Gear:
- Toddler carrier and Minu stroller
- Travel Etch A Sketch for waiting in lines
- Reusable water bottles for kids
Final Thoughts:
At the ages of 4 and 5, Legoland Billund was the perfect speed for my kids. The shorter operating hours and more manageable size of the park compared to those in the U.S. made it a great gateway to theme park adventures.
Also, Lego Haus can be enjoyed by kids of all ages, and then those that are not obsessed with Lego’s at home due to the interactive nature of the rooms, and the variety of Lego types they have available to build with– including Duplo train sets and the flower series.
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