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The Stumpemarked is held in Herning - a town which is in the middle of Jutland (the bit of Denmark which is attached to Germany). On the outskirts of town, on the A12, is a place called the Messecenter, which is a very large exhibition centre which consists of a number of halls. The ... Read review
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...The Stumpemarked is held in Herning - a town which is in the middle of Jutland (the bit of Denmark which is attached to Germany). On the outskirts of town, on the A12, is a place called the Messecenter, which is a very large exhibition centre which consists of a number of halls. The Stumpemarked usually takes up to 9 of these halls, the largest of these halls can probably fit a couple of football pitches quite easily.
So what can you ... ...on the A12 out of Herning (heading towards Varde). If you choose to drive, there is a very large car park - just follow the signs. Alternatively, there is one bus an hour from the bus terminal in the centre of Herning. If you are coming from abroad - you can fly with Maersk Air to Billund, or Ryanair to either Esbjerg or Aarhus, and then get an airport bus or what they call Limousine service to Herning.
For those of you who find that their Danish is a little rusty - you may wonder what a Stumpemarked is. Stumpe basically means bits and pieces and for those of you who are English, it's a bit like a car boot sale, but a lot, lot bigger, and it's inside.
The Stumpemarked is held in Herning - a town which is in the middle of Jutland (the bit of Denmark which is attached to Germany). On the outskirts of town, on the A12, is a place called the Messecenter, which is a very large exhibition centre which consists of a number of halls. The Stumpemarked usually takes up to 9 of these halls, the largest of these halls can probably fit a couple of football pitches quite easily.
So what can you buy? The market is split into two sections - to the right as you go in are the 6 halls devoted to the Stumpemarked (3 large and 3 smaller halls). Consisting mostly of tools of every description and vehicle parts or even vintage motorcyles themselves. If you are a car enthusiast with a vintage car, it's worth coming here for parts. My uncle has bought a 1952 motorcycle at this place, and the following market, managed to get a spare exhaust for this motorcycle. As far as tools are concerned, they have new ones and old. They range from top quality to lesser quality. You can buy a set of Sandvik Waterpump pliers for around £11 when they are around £30 in English shops.
The second section of the market is called Ting & Sager - sort of translated as bits and pieces. This section are in the 3 very large halls to the left of the entrance. This is the part of the market I love the best. There are stalls selling antiques and collectables - china, glass, jewellery, etc - everything you would expect. Plus stalls selling furniture, books, toy cars (dinky cars etc), new toys, jumpers (new), clogs (it is Denmark!!), candles, spices, CD's, videos, new China (Royal Copenhagen mostly). Most of the antiques are Danish -but if you like Bjorn Winblad, Holmegaard glass, Royal Copenhagen, etc, you can pick up some great pieces. As these are antiques, I can't really give prices of things - as it's a case of it depends on what you see!
Buying - don't panic if you don't speak Danish. I haven't found one person yet who either doesn't speak English, or at least speaks enough to haggle with!! And feel free to haggle. We've heard people being very brutal bringing prices down - it's been quite entertaining! I always pay in cash but one or two stalls do take cards and some stalls take currencies other than Danish Krone - but for some reason, they don't seem to want to take Euros!!
If you are a seller - telephone Denmark 97 15 16 03 and talk with Jon, Alice or Svend Aage about stand prices. For the next market on 15 March 2003, you need to have your request for a stand submitted by 1st January 2003.
Eating - there are a number of hot dog establishments around the place (hot dogs are quite a feature of Danish snack food), plus there is one huge cafeteria which is by the entrance to the halls - where you can get a hot meal, drinks, sandwiches, etc.
How to get there. It's on the A12 out of Herning (heading towards Varde). If you choose to drive, there is a very large car park - just follow the signs. Alternatively, there is one bus an hour from the bus terminal in the centre of Herning. If you are coming from abroad - you can fly with Maersk Air to Billund, or Ryanair to either Esbjerg or Aarhus, and then get an airport bus or what they call Limousine service to Herning.
So how did it start? My uncle tells me it started with some guys with Harley Davidsons getting together to swap parts etc. Then some brought their wives who thought they'd bring a few bits and pieces they could sell, and it sort of spiralled to what it's become today.
Cost of entry - it costs DKK60 (a little over £5) or you can pay in other currencies - EUR, NOK and SEK.
So the next market is 15th March 2003 and it's open from 8am to 4pm. The one after that will be in November 2003 on a date yet to be announced (it's only held twice a year). Enjoy!
