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Copenhagen to Thyboron, travel with epilepsy.

Hello,

i'm planning to travel to Copenhagen next January. Starting of in Hamburg i then plan to travel by train to Copenhagen by train. After a few days in Copenhagen i then have to travel to Thyboron across in Jutland. What i am not sure about is what is the best route and i i should get a rail card. I plan to stay in Thyboron for a few days then go to the nearest airport for a flight back to the UK.
I will be travelling alone and have epilepsy and arthritis. Although seizures don't bother me, i have difficulty in organising information, such as travel times and am wondering if the rail companies help people with invisible conditions. I know that Thyboron doesn't have a train station, so it will have to be a bus to get to there. But it's the route to Thyboron that i'm finding confusing.
I've checked the DB tickets and they don't go on sale until December, but i just need advice for getting tickets for Denmark. Should i buy these before i travel or can i buy these when i get to Copenhagen?
I've travelled before and bought tickets, but that was when i stayed in one city. This is my first time travelling between cities and towns.
Any suggestions most welcome! Thank you, Kfr

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Actually Thyborøn does have a train station, but it is on a small, private rail line, so it does not show up if you try to search on DB, which is the German Railways website. look at https://www.rejseplanen.dk/webapp/?language=en_EN for all public transport in Denmark. The trip to Thyborøn involves a couple of transfers and also a local bus. You can buy tickets on www.dsb.dk for the journey to Lemvig, but the rest of the way is on the private railway, so you will need to buy the ticket for that last leg in Lemvig. If you buy train tickets in advance, you can get discounts. I dont know what the danish railways DSB offer for people with invisible disabilites, but check their website.
The closest Airports to Thyborøn are either Aalborg or Billund. Billund might have better connections to the Uk than Aalborg. Again check www.rejseplanen.dk on how to get there by public transport.

Now for the million dollar question, why are you going to Thyborøn in the fist place? It's super inconvenient to get there and it's mostly just a large fishing port.

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Hello Morten,

yes, you are correct it does look really inconvenient to get to looking at a map! But i've been awarded funding to travel there to visit the Danish Sea War Museum for research into the Battle of Jutland.
I'm visiting the place in January.......i know, not the best time!........as i need the rest of he year to complete the work for exhbition at the end of 2019. I'm travelling from Copenhagen as i'm meeting up with other artists.
But thank you for giving me these web links. I will look into these!
Also am going to get back to the museum now that i've got a clearer idea of dates and ask for their advice too. But this gives me something to get researching! Thank you!
kfr

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The Sea War Museum was my First guess, since it is about the only attraction there. I havent been able to visit it yet, but I have heard good things and it is High on my list of places to see. There are also some German WW2 bunkers in Thyborøn that could be worth a look.
I was actually helping some of my collegues orginising a trip from the UK to Thyborøn a few weeks ago (My work is fishery related). They were also surprised at the logistical Challenge of getting there. However the trip was cancelled due to the recent storm.

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I'm really keeping my fingers crossed for decent weather! Thankfully nearly all my work is indoors, but i am hoping for some good weather to photograph the memorial garden there.
kfr

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Yeah, the weather there in january can be dreary.
Is your interest only in WW1 British naval history? Or also WW1, WW2 or naval history in general? Perhaps I can recommend other places in the area or in Copenhagen.

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I am interested in WW1 information linked to the Battle of Jutland. In 2020 my research work will return to the Russian Arctic Convoys. After that? Who knows! I find mainland Europe interesting as the monuments differ very much to those in the U.K. But my trip to Denmark may very well give me other ideas for projects!

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Will definitely make a note of that! Have managed to arrange for someone to come and meet me at one of the railway stations nearby to Thyboron. Staff at the museum were wonderful once they realised that i would be travelling alone. So i'm going to get the train from Copenhagen to Struer and meet someone there who will give me a lift to Thyboron. I've been advised to shop around in different days as prices change depending on the time of day and whether it is mid week, etc.
So nearly all sorted. I can't do anything about purchasing the train tickets until later in the year.
But thank you for the tip about the museum in Copenhagen!