Follerup: Cultural History, Mills and Nature

Follerup is of cultural and historical significance. This makes Follerup interesting for travelers who want to divide their days between cultural and historical traces, observing nature and outdoor activities. The different themes allow for clear planning without reducing the town to just one aspect.

Cultural and Historical Traces

Follerupgård was founded in 1776, when Nik. Paulsen expanded the property. The low houses along the road near Follerupgård have the character of farm laborers’ houses. The combination of the farm’s history and the form of the houses reveals two different approaches to Follerup’s rural past and gives this focus a clear profile.

Protected Area and Mill Waters

The Follerup og Gammelby Møller protected area covers 18.7 hectares and was placed under protection in 1987. The water regulation project at Follerup Mølle included restoration through the creation of new meanders, a spawning area and a ford. This means that the protection of an area and the design of a section of watercourse are presented here as two distinct aspects.

In 2015, a new inflow to Gammelby Mølleå was created at Follerup Mølle, allowing sea trout to migrate farther upstream to spawn. A bypass channel at Follerup Mølle enables sea trout to migrate freely as far as Bovballe Mølle in Vejle Municipality. The waterways around the mills thus show how landscape, watercourses and fish migration are interconnected.

Hiking and Nature

In the wider region, Elbodalen encompasses meadows, forests and lakes, as well as a diverse range of animal and plant life. Mølleådalen is one of its western side valleys. This diversity suits travel planning in which observing nature and outdoor activities can be given different levels of emphasis. Those who prefer landscapes with different habitats will find a practical orientation here among open meadows, woodland and waterways.

The hiking route Route 6 – Gammelby Mølle is 7.5 km long. In the wider region, the Elbodalruten is an 8- or 10-km-long hiking route through the nature of Elbodalen, marked out by Fredericia Municipality and identified with red triangles. It leads through hilly terrain along forest paths, gravel roads and paved roads.

Gammelby Mølle Throughout the Year

In the wider region, Gammelby Mølle is opened to visitors several times a year for various occasions. At the spring markets in April and the Christmas markets in December, it features local exhibitors as well as coffee and cake in the historic mill surroundings. This gives the mill theme a seasonal accent alongside nature and architectural history.

If you are considering Follerup for a hotel stay, you can use your personal interests as a guide: cultural and historical traces at Follerupgård, the protected area and mill waters in Follerup, or nature and hiking in the wider region. This allows you to decide in advance whether historical connections, the waterscape or outdoor activities should shape your stay.

Other destinations at the same destination level include Fredericia, Egeskov, Oddersted and Snoghøj.

For the higher-level travel overview: Fredericia Municipality.