Middelfart - and surrounds

 Some photos from the little Danish town of Middelfart (which means something like 'town in the middle of the trip), which I recently visited.

It is a fishing port, popular tourist destination and hosts a seaside castle turned into a conference and wedding venue.

The castle has a deer park with three species of deer: here's a fallow deer male.

The town is a mixture of modern and ancient architecture. Here is the face of the new community centre which hosts a modern spacious library, restaurant, cafe and meeting rooms.

Middelfart is proud of its porpoises. They are a focus for the tourists, including dedicated boat trips out to see them and the town believes it has in its waters the highest concentration anywhere in the world. They are celebrated in various ways, including this model in the library.

The port hosts many fine wooden vessels - including fishing boats that may look  like museum pieces but which are still working.

Henner Friiser House - home of Middelfart Museum and an inn in about 1800.

Street food Danish-style - a fine selection of sausages.

Cafe Razz - a popular venue on the shore

Another fine wooden vessel

And another

And this is Hindgavl Slot (or Middelfart Castle)

The history of this castle-come-mansion goes all the way back to the 12th Century, and the name Hindsgavl was mentioned for the first time in the Danish register of manors and estates by King Valdemar II in 1231 AD.

A huge barn conversion makes a huge convention area (inside)

outside

And the old castle has fine grounds leading down to the sea - the Little Belt

It has lovely gardens

Middelfart is a modern town with an ancient core, copious local porpoises, and bars, pubs and restaurants a-plenty.

In conclusion - there is nothing farty about  Middlefart.