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the back you could see the yards of your neighbours, interspersed with more cobbled streets, but this had a far more upmarket feel than Weatherfield.

From Ribe, the Wadden Sea Centre is only a 10-minute drive and, after a wander around the town, dominated by the 12th century cathedral, we drove to the attraction that marvels at the wonders of the ocean and all the wildlife associated with it.

And, finally, there was the Viking Centre, a recreation of a settlement as it would have looked during the time of Denmark’s most famous inhabitants. We were shown around the village by our very own guide, while the children got to make their own bread, mint a coin each and hear tales of yore from a time when these Scandinavian warriors ruled the roost.

There was just time to follow the famous Night Watchman around Ribe in our last evening there, as he regaled tales of the town’s historic past, and the next day we journeyed back to Billund and home. - Explore Scandinavia’s largest waterpark Lalandia. Adult ticket £35, child ticket £28 (3-11 years). - Visit the original Legoland. Adult/child ticket £49. - Discover a world of bricks in Lego House. Adult/child ticket £28. - Say hello to the animals in Givskud Zoo. Adult ticket £26, child ticket £14 (3-11 years). - Get close to nature in the Danish North Sea Nature Park and the Wadden Sea Centre. - Wadden Sea Centre: adult ticket £12, child ticket £6 (4-14 years). - Live like the Vikings in the Viking Centre in Ribe. Adult ticket £16, child ticket £8 (3-13).