The castle is constructed on oaken piles and located in a small lake with a maximum depth of 5 metres (16 ft).

The castle consists of two long buildings connected by a thick double wall, allowing defenders to abandon one house and continue fighting from the other.

Other medieval defences include artillery ports, scalding holes and arrow slits.

The structure contains some of the early indoor plumbing design first used in Europe with vertical shafts for waste.

[5] The thick double wall also contains a water well which is accessed from the servants kitchen in the east house.

The parks feature a three-meter-tall sundial designed by Danish poet and mathematician, Piet Hein.

[7] The land surrounding the castle also includes a number of playgrounds and children's play structures.

This was constructed with the permission of the Egeskov's owners at the time, Count Claus and Countess Louisa Ahlefeldt-Laurvig-Bille.

The museum of agriculture and the horse wagon collection is located in the building Ladegård mentioned previously.