It will happen this coming weekend, when a huge flea market with thousands of effects from the inn has been invited.
The flea market marks the end of an era in Fjerritslev, where the inn will soon be converted into housing and commercial buildings.
– Yes, it’s honestly sad. I would like to admit that.
Allan Beth Jensen. Photo: Bo Lehm
– I think that a town like Fjerritslev should have an inn, but unfortunately time has run out.
– It has not been possible to establish a sensible business here, says Allan Beith Jensen.
Candlesticks in long rows. Photo: Bo Lehm
Until recently, he was part of the ownership group around the inn, which has now been sold to the construction group Granly.
The inn’s logo
Allan Beith Jensen stands in the middle of the inn’s great hall with a plate with the inn’s logo.
A Fjerritslev Kro plate with logo. Photo: Bo Lehm
It is one of the many effects that are put up for sale at the flea market on Saturday and Sunday.
The logo on the old plate is from Nic. Munksgaard’s time as a legendary chrome man in Fjerritslev.
Purchased estate
Almost 10 years ago, Allan Beith Jensen, who is a teacher, together with four others bought the inn from a deceased’s estate.
FERRITSLEV KRO
The history of Fjerritslev Kro goes back to the time between 1830 and 1840.
Until around 1830-40, Kollerup was a junction at the junction between the old royal road and the road from Aggersund to the sea. That changed with the construction of the current highway 11 through Han Herred.
Fjerritslev took over Kollerup’s status, which is why the owner of the road inn in Kollerup chose to sell his grant to farm owner Jens Søeballe, who built a new inn on a bank in Fjerritslev Sø.
The idea was to run the site as a social economic enterprise that, unlike traditional enterprises, uses the profits to solve societal challenges.
The model was Skovsgaard Hotel, which is a day job and workshop for the developmentally disabled.
There is a little bit of everything for sale…. Photo: Bo Lehm
– But the conditions for social economic enterprises changed, and therefore we ran the inn ourselves for a number of years, just as there have also been several tenants.
– The place also housed refugees for a period – and functioned as a dormitory for students at Fjerritslev Gymnasium.
Fjerritslev Kro’s rooms have, among other things, been used as a dormitory. Photo: Bo Lehm
– But it has never been a gold mine. Yes, it has actually been a half-bad business, says Allan Beith Jensen, who flatly admits that in 2015 it was probably more of an investment with the heart than with the brain.
Therefore, he hopes that the weekend’s flea market can fill just a little bit of the financial void that the inn adventure in Fjerritslev has left in his pockets.
Fjerritslev Kro closes and switches off – now the heirloom silver is being sold. Photo: Bo Lehm
Also Christmas decorations
In the old inns there are therefore now large stacks of, among other things, beds, glasses, coffee pots, candlesticks – yes, even Christmas decorations.
Everything is for sale at the weekend flea market.
– And should you be missing a complete industrial kitchen, well, we actually have one in stock, says Allan Beith Jensen, who over the years together with his co-investors has even poured “a lot of money” into the inn.
Among other things, the kitchen has been renovated.
You can buy an industrial kitchen if you need one. Photo: Bo Lehm
– During the renovation, in which I myself helped act as a craftsman, we found in the kitchen the place where the horses were once stabled when their owners were visiting the inn, says Allan Beith Jensen.
Fjerritslev Kro will very soon be a thing of the past. Photo: Bo Lehm
Almost 200 years
The old inn also draws threads all the way back to the time around 1830-40, when Fjerritslev took over Kollerup’s status. The owner of the road inn in Kollerup therefore sold his grant to farm owner Jens Søeballe, who built a new inn in Fjerritslev.
But now, almost 200 years later, it is finally over.
Allan Beith Jensen takes a last look at the walls of the inns, which – if they could talk – would have a story or two to tell.
Fjerritslev Kro prepares for the flea market. Photo: Bo Lehm
– In the 10 years we have had the inn, we have had many funny stories.
– Among other things, a few years ago a married couple came in and sat down exactly at the table where they once signed the purchase agreement on their house in Fjerritslev.
– When they bought a house, it was customary to finish the deal with a proper dinner at the inn.
Fjerritslev Inn will soon be a thing of the past. Photo: Bo Lehm
Refreshing memories
– Many years later, they had the idea that they wanted to refresh that memory, smiles Allan Beith Jensen, who – when it has to be – is delighted that it is the local construction group Granly that will build homes and business premises on the place.
– Well, it will probably be the kind of apartments that you yourself might want to move into sometime, says Allan Beith Jensen, who lives in Tranum.
Granly took over the inn on 1 July this year.
This part of Fjerritslev Kro was once the legendary tavern Rio Bravo. Photo: Bo Lehm
Henrik Holm, director of Granly, has told Nordjyske that the company expects to start construction of the new homes and business premises in 2025.
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He best for the area in the long term. But it is still bittersweet to see the inn go, especially considering all the memories it holds for so many locals and visitors alike.
As history fades into memory, the stories and connection to the community cannot be wiped away so easily. Fjerritslev Kro has been a center of social life for nearly two centuries, and its closing marks the end of an era.
Allan reminisces about the inn’s bustling gatherings, festive occasions, and quiet moments shared over meals. Each corner of the inn holds a story, a laugh, or a tear. The transformation of the inn into new homes and businesses may pave the way for future memories to be made, but the essence of what has come before it will always linger.
In an age where history celebrates progress and change, the farewell to Fjerritslev Kro comes with a heavy heart, reflecting the community’s affection for what once was.
As plans unfold for the new developments, local residents find solace in the memories they carry forward and the stories that will continue to be shared long after the doors of the inn close for the last time.
