Nature's bounty: Henne Kirkeby Kro blossoms under Alan Bates

The West coast of Jutland is raw and unfiltered Danish beauty at its finest. Long sandy beaches, dunes with rose bushes, and miles and miles of flat, wind-swept terrain. You’d be tempted to think that not much goes on in these parts. But at Henne Kirkeby Kro, great changes are afoot as wave of new energy crashes upon the famed establishment. Since March, 36-year-old chef Alan Bates has taken the reins at the 234-year-old thatched-roof inn where the legendary Paul Cunningham found a new lease of life, receiving two Michelin stars in 2017.