Our Facilities
A Wide Range of Facilities
From art studios and music rooms to a sports hall, outdoor facilities, and shared spaces where the many rhythms of the day meet.
You’ll stay in bright rooms with views of the lake or the forest – and every time you open your door, you step into something: a community, a song, a debate, a walk, an idea.
Our physical surroundings are constantly evolving, shaped by each new group of students leaving their mark on daily life.
From bouldering wall to recording studio
Music Rooms
Our music facilities include two rehearsal rooms, a recording studio, a sound studio and a music hall.
Creative Space
Art atelier / Ceramics workshop / Jewellery workshop
If you are interested in art, you will find that Silkeborg Højskole offers you the space and facilities to make your creative ideas come to life. Art is an important part of our school and in every room you will find pieces from our extensive art collection that may inspire you in your work.
Sports Facilities
If movement, excercise and action is your thing, feel free to spend your free time in the indoor swimming pool, the sports hall or fully equipped fitness and bouldering room. Outside, you will find a football field and a beach volleyball field. Furthermore, you have the option of borrowing a kayak or mountain bike to go explore the tracks and trails surrounding the højskole.
The great Outdoors
When the sun is out, the lawn facing the lake becomes the perfect setting for games and sports. Our sustainably build outdoor house provides a perfect setting for casual outdoor activities; enjoy an evening by the bonfire or prepare a meal in the outdoor kitchen.
Rooms and accomodation
Here, the students live in lovely, bright double rooms with a beautiful view of Silkeborg Langsø and green surroundings.
The student rooms are furnished in a scandinavian minimalistic style with two beds, a desk, lockable cabinets, shelves and a pin board. Each room has a sink and a mirror. Separate showers and toilets are located in the corridors opposite the rooms.
Living with a roommate is an important part of the folk high school experience, and international students will be assigned a Danish roommate.
The Swimming Pool
Right in the middle of school life, you’ll find our very own swimming pool – a space for both movement and calm.
The main pool is 25 meters long and features both 1- and 3-meter diving boards – perfect for swim training, play, or a bold jump.
Next to it is a smaller heated pool, ideal for relaxation and recovery.
The changing rooms include access to a sauna, and we take great care to maintain excellent water quality.
Our pH-neutral water is gentle on skin and eyes – so you can dive in with confidence and let your thoughts drift.
Please note that the pool is being renovated from May to December 2026.
Common Areas
The dining room sets the framework for the daily meals, while the soft inviting furniture of the living room provides space for relaxation and conversation. Here you will always find students who have come together over a board game or reading newspapers. Some might try out their piano talents and a group might join in for singing, while others are practising their Danish or English skills in conversation with a fellow student.
Silkeborg Højskole also offers a big and a small assembly hall (both with grand pianos), a library, a cozy movie room, leisure areas with a pool table and board games, and our café with an arcade machine and a brewery by the bar.
Culture in Silkeborg
Silkeborg High School is located midst the unique landscape of Søhøjlandet. Streams, lakes, forests and heather-covered hills surround the school, and the old barge path, Trækstien, along the Gudenå River leads straight into the outdoors.
In the centre of Silkeborg, you can find train and bus connections, shops and many cultural institutions that are worth a visit; e.g. Art Center Silkeborg Bad, Galerie Moderne or Museum Jorn.
However, you don’t have to go on a long excursion to experience great art. Everywhere at the højskole you will find paintings, graphic works, tapestries, drawings, paper art and sculptures and just outside the windows, the art tower Vendepunktet invites you to rest and reflect while enjoying the beautiful view of Silkeborg Langsø.
One of the most famous parts of Søhøjlandet is Himmelbjerget; one of the highest natural points in the Danish landscape. Hjejlen, the world’s oldest original coal-fired steamer in operation, can take you there.
