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Excursions in the countryside near Uppsala, Västerås and Stockholm

Excursion to animals and nature, food crafts and coffee? In Fjärdhundraland there are excursion destinations, close and convenient for you from Stockholm, Västerås, Uppsala, Sala and Enköping.This is in progress right now in Fjärdhundraland.

What type of excursion are you?

nature you can find here. Eating and drinking You also need to do, why not in one White guide cafe? Historic sights There are also plenty of: maybe one Castle, or a medieval gem of Albertus Pictor? Also make sure to bring some Fjärdhundraland home, in the form of lovely food craft, something nice second hand or crafts with quality.There are many gems to choose from. Make your excursion last more than a day and you'll have twice the fun! Choose a strategically placed accommodation you'll be close to everything.A warm welcome to you!

Excursion to animals and nature, food crafts and coffee? In Fjärdhundraland there are excursion destinations, close and convenient for you from Stockholm, Västerås, Uppsala, Sala and Enköping.

This is in progress right now in Fjärdhundraland.

What type of excursion are you?

nature you can find here. Eating and drinking You also need to do, why not in one White guide cafe? Historic sights There are also plenty of: maybe one Castle, or a medieval gem of Albertus Pictor? Also make sure to bring some Fjärdhundraland home, in the form of lovely food craft, something nice second hand or crafts with quality.

There are many gems to choose from. Let the excursion extend over more than one day, and it will be at least twice as fun! Choose a strategically placed accommodation so you are close to everything.

Warm welcome!

Winter is here and Fjärdhundraland is still open, with its beautiful roads and warming cafés, farm shops and craft stalls. Here are three great tips for your winter excursion. A few days in a beautiful setting close to nature may be just what you need to make even the darker seasons memorable and inspiring. Welcome here!

We are open at least 11–17 on the activity day during the O-ring Uppsala 2022 All places here are open during the activity day 27/7. Here is a map with all the places (Google maps) Click on the address for the Google map for an individual place Click on the title for more info about each place. Opening hours 27/7 are 11-17 or longer! Axel&Gren Welcome to our [...]

Food & People is Fjärdhundraland's food tour, where you visit farmers, food artisans and other food people, taste the food and meet the people. Read more about this year's food and people on the food tour website!

Here are a number of offers for those who want to make a trip or excursion, near Stockholm, Uppsala, Enköping and Västerås.

Should we go out and travel in corona times? Yes, we will. But close and safe! So thought Ingemar and Ann-Marie, who usually travel in Europe and tell about their adventures on the Vintage Man's blog and Instagram. That is why it became a swimming holiday in Fjärdhundraland, a short drive from Stockholm. All the Vintage man's journeys follow old guide books and in […]

Fjärdhundraland is the winner of the Stora Turismpriset 2019, which gathers lots of nature, culture and local food comfortably within an hour from Stockholm. A perfect summer destination for a swim near the town, which is enough for several days of adventure in the countryside. Book your own accommodation and go exploring! In Fjärdhundraland there are [...]

Cycle small roads near Stockholm, Uppsala and Västerås Views, cafes, good food, attractions - but above all all these curvy little roads through a beautiful agricultural landscape, accompanied by bird song and the wings of history! Fjärdhundraland welcomes you as a bicycle. The small roads are everywhere, and it is no accident. The people of ancient and medieval times moved on foot and on horseback at these […]

1-2 hours by car from home. These are the recommendations for travel in early summer 2020. Fjärdhundraland is the travel destination within an hour from Stockholm, Uppsala, Västerås, Strängnäs and Eskilstuna. Within two hours you will also arrive from Örebro, Södertälje, Gävle, Borlänge and Falun. The homestead from Stockholm can therefore go out into the country just an hour […]

The Fjärdhundraland Trail is our cycle route through the core of our area. The first stage, at 38 km, runs between Fjärdhundra and Örsundsbro, on nice roads with good opportunities for breaks for coffee, detour or a swim. You also have close to several other tourist destinations in Fjärdhundraland, so you can use the trail as a base for your […]

Fjärdhundraland's magazine 2021 tells about the people and places to visit in Fjärdhundraland, the visitor area between Stockholm, Uppsala Sala, Västerås and Enköping. The map shows all destinations on a large, detailed map you can navigate by. Now you can order your copies at home free of charge to the mailbox. How to use. Go to sverigeturisten.se. Search on Fjärdhundraland. Order. It […]

Now we are investing in more ready-made experiences in Fjärdhundraland, where you can book everything in one, both accommodation, food and activities. The secret garden - from idea to reality At Ramsjö Gård, you can learn to plan, style and decorate your terrace, balcony or orangery for two days. More info can be found here. Bland […]

Welcome to Tuva & Täppa 2021 Sunday 4 July at 11–17 Tuva & Täppa is a garden tour in the country between Stockholm, Uppsala, Västerås, Sala and Enköping. This year's Tuva & Täppa is attended by 16 participants - nurseries, growers and private gardens. At nurseries and growers, you get both inspiration and the opportunity to buy plants to take home. […]

Interested in coffee, food crafts, culture, history, farm shops, vintage & design, nature, gardening & cultivation? We have made a magazine and a map for you! We have made this magazine for you who sit in a café or restaurant and exhale for a while, for you who rest in the hotel room after […]

Now there are new audio guides out there, in the Storyspot app, but also here on the web. There are a number of different stories that relate to the new cycle paths. Download Storyspot and listen!

The O-ring Uppsala – excursions, activities and tourist destinations On the O-ring in Uppsala and planning an excursion? A short car or bike ride away you will find Fjärdhundraland, the country between Uppsala, Västerås, Enköping and Stockholm, with the best in nature, food and culture. A Tuscany in miniature within easy reach of the O-ring city! 29 places open on the activity day 27/7 Extra open […]

The Rebus Round is a round between a number of different places in Fjärdhundraland that are open at the same time. Every place has a rebus to solve, and anyone who has solved at least five can compete for locally produced prices. Read more about the Rebus Round here.

Now it greens! We celebrate this with a summer round for private gardens and nurseries that keep open and offer experiences and knowledge. You can visit these places on Saturday, June 29 at 11 am-5 pm. (Here is the print map.) Participants Lundellska Galleriet Simtuna Karleby 8 74971 Fjärdhundra Vernissage with KreaLera, garden-related stone goods and watercolors by Gunilla Lundell. [...]

Easter is the starting point for many visitor destinations in Fjärdhundraland, but also a good opportunity for the first spring outing in the country. Here are some good places to visit Easter weekend 2019!

Storyspot is an app where you can share stories with your own voice. Now Fjärdhundraland's first storyspots in the app - audio guides to places along Fjärdhundralandsleden. We need all the guidance. We go through the open countryside on a beautiful spring day, the small churches succession along the way - why are they so close? - the rune stones tell […]

Food & people are Fjärdhundraland's food round where we gather our food craftsmen for a day in the sign of the food. You travel from place to place, taste and shop and get the opportunity to see how the food is produced. On Sunday 23/9 11-17 it is time. Read more at matomanniskor.se!

Tuva & Täppa - Fjärdhundraland's garden round Visit the viewing gardens and crops on Saturday, July 28 at 11-17. Talk garden and cultivation with the enthusiasts and professional growers. Get inspiration and tips on how you can do at home in your own plot. Participant Lisa Frisk Melberg Härnevi Rotbrunna 12 75696 Enköping Pia Hansson Härnevi Rotbrunna 11 75696 Enköping Two neighbors […]

Fjärdhundraland winding small roads are the cyclist's dream, with many choices, beautiful views and lots to see and do. We work to make it easier for you as visitors to find the right, find food and accommodation and get guidance when you need it. Fjärdhundraland Road To make it easy, we have now selected a route […]

Congratulations to Salnecke Castle Café and Dunderbo Ljus & Hantverk as jubilee celebrations in July! There are two lovely places that make life in the country a more wonderful experience. A year ago, Salnecke started the castle café, cheese & deli business. The one-year anniversary should of course be celebrated! On Saturday, July 14, there will be a market with local produce outside the café. [...]

On the weekend of May 19-20, it's finally the Flea Tour! Check out the places at https://loppisrundan.info/.

Easter is the start of the season seriously in Fjärdhundraland. Here are some of the places that are open this weekend. Catch the spring sun in the country! Click on the title to read more about each place! Kvarnnibble shop and temple Holds open farm shop that is filled with meat, eggs, cheeses and other goodies. Wednesday 13-18 Thursday Thursday 11-18 Good Friday […]

Älgen Olivia from Gårdsjö Elk Park as a tulip thief has become a mega success that spreads all over the world. At Gårdsjö elk park you come close to the moose and meet them in their natural environment (no, it is not inside Leffe and Ilona's kitchen, but out in the yard). It is powerful and will be a great experience to bring […]

Matrundan Food & people was a great success in the first two years, with thousands of visitors looking for food experiences. Sunday September 24, 2017 at 11:17 am it is time for the third edition. Visit growers and food people in the middle of the best harvest time! You choose from fifteen different places. In some places there are several companies in the same place. On […]

Time to go on the Rebus round! How to find all 40 places? Starter card with map to print [pdf] • Alternative version if you have problems with printing [pdf] Map with all the participants [Google Maps] - here you can get directions in the phone. Haven't you navigated using Google Maps before? How to use. Children's bus tour [Google Maps] - some […]

Now its time! The weekend 1 and 2 July is the Rallyloppis - a round with 80 sellers in 14 places there! Where: see the map. When: 1 and 2 July 2017 at 11–16. Participating Store in Löth - Seven sellers + The shop in Löth's own flea market. Coffee is available! Altuna Bygdegård - 12 exhibitors with everything between heaven and earth. Coffee is available […]

In Easter many of Fjärdhundralands pearls open for visitors. Make an excursion along winding roads - find the tranquility, hear the birds chirping and let yourself taste the Easter goodies. Open in Easter: Alsta Trädgårdar is open on Good Friday – Anniversary Easter at 11–16. Spring's first exhibition with weaves by Eva Sundström and ceramics, sculpture & use of Elin […]

Homemade bread. Handmade sausage. Proper cheese. Genuine craftsmanship. Wool, candles. Self-groomed Christmas tree. Sure, it's like Christmas is about? Here's a suggestion: skip the congestion in the buying patches and Christmas shopping locally produced. This weekend Fjärdhundraland is open for those who want to be genuine on the Christmas table and Christmas presents with quality. The shop in Löth Saturday 11–15. New and old decor […]

Sunday September 25, 2016 at 11:17 am it is time for Food & people! You travel the beautiful small roads in Fjärdhundraland from place to place, eat and feast, taste the food - and meet the people behind it. Here is the menu and map! Hard to find? Here are addresses, coordinates and directions. Here's how: Print menu and map You choose […]

What happens if you give dairies, growers and bakers the task of doing something out of the ordinary; a small dish where the usual raw material is matched with new ingredients, the colleague's aster or simply the personal favorite accessory? That's what we're testing here. Taste yourself through Fjärdhundraland on Food & People! Welcome September 25th. Here is the menu and map [pdf] - load […]

The submission of solutions to the 2016 Rebus round is now closed. The correct answers will be presented on Thursday 18/8.

Fjordhundraland uploads with record many destinations during this year's Rebus Round! The Rebus Round is an excursion in beautiful Fjärdhundraland (between Enköping, Västerås, Sala, Uppsala and Stockholm), where you solve the rebus at the same time as you check in farm shops and other visitor destinations. The round of races goes to the Sun 7/8 and Sun 14/8 at 11-17. Here are the starting card and map [pdf]. Here […]

The Rebus Round is not just a nice excursion, but also a competition. Take it as a game or on a bloody seriousness - whatever you can win a nice locally produced product or experience! Here are all winnings on the Rebus round 2016. Choose your favorites in the answer form or tick the start card. Here is all the info about the Rebus round.

Here is our proposal for a round from Västerås, where you visit sixteen of the 40 places that are on the Rebus round in Fjärdhundraland. Download the map here [pdf]. The round extends through Fjärdhundraland's plain landscape mixed with forests and beautiful valleys. This gives you many nice nature experiences. The companies at the stops offer in many places food crafts […]

This is our suggestion for a round from Sala or Heby where you visit fifteen exciting places of the 40 that are involved in the 2016 Rebus Round in Fjärdhundraland. Download the map here [pdf]. The round winds its way on small roads, through plain landscapes mixed with forests and beautiful valleys. This gives you many nice nature experiences. Several of the stops […]

In Easter many of Fjärdhundralands pearls open for visitors in the early spring. It's time to crawl out of the winter season and make an excursion, out on the small roads, to the tranquility, nature and the real food. Open in Easter: Alsta Trädgårdar is open Friday - Monday 11-16 with the spring's first exhibition with silver smithing, valley painting and old wooden carpets that have been given new life. [...]

The animals and spring show up from their best sides! Welcome to the Animal Day, when some of Fjärdhundraland's members show their friends the animals. Meet pigs, horses, chickens, sheep, goats and many more. Here's the map! [PDF]. You can visit these places on the Animal Day 2016! Björnbo Farm 4H, Härkeberga Health on all our animals, [...]

You know you can win prizes donated by the participants at the Rebus Round? The winnings are selected on the starting card that is available here. Here is the list: Two tickets for a cake buffet, for one of three occasions during the year. (Altuna building society) 2 tickets for the well-being evening old-fashioned food August 16 alternative gift card. (Altuna hembygdsförening) Honey (Brunnvalla. Biservice) Hembakt and […]

The round trip is a perfect excursion, out in the country a short journey from Sala and Heby. Over thirty destinations are open at the same time, and you get a unique chance to get close to the people behind locally produced food, crafts, animals, nature and history. In each place there is a rebus - if you solve at least five you are with you are competing for […]

The round trip is a perfect excursion, out in the country a short journey east of Västerås. Over thirty destinations are open at the same time, and you get a unique chance to get close to the people behind locally produced food, crafts, animals, nature and history. There is a rebus in every place - if you solve at least five you are with you are competing for great prizes. [...]

The spring feelings rage and we want to go out in the country! In Easter you have good opportunities to taste the dawn season in Fjärdhundraland - small-scale experiences in the countryside near Uppsala, Västerås and Stockholm. Here comes an assortment - very good and nice for the Easter table! Including eggs. Landsberga farm's eggshed is open every day from 7–20 with close-by, absolutely fresh, Easter eggs. Chromium […]

The Rebus Round is an excursion in beautiful Fjärdhundraland, outside Enköping, where you solve some rebusas while you check in farm shops and other visitor destinations. If you solve at least five optional rebuses then you are involved in the prize draw of nice prizes from the participants. The round of rebounds goes to the sun 3/8 and sun 10/8 at 11-17. You start […]

On Mother's Day and Christ's Day of Heaven's Day, you can go for a ride in Fjärdhundraland, slowly with horse and carriage. On the way you eat lunch at Forsby mill café and afternoon coffee at Farmor Elsa's farm bakery. Organizer: Horsepower Fjordhundra.

Gulla with rabbits, was on a piglet, see the cow is milked and learn more about how to take care of your own animals… You and many other things you can experience on Animal Day on Sunday 11 May. Visit nine different activities around Fjärdhundraland that have lots of different animals to get acquainted with! [...]

Lovely with a few days off, then it is time for trips out to the country! In Fjärdhundraland you will find plenty to do: shop eggs and locally produced goodies, look at art or eat and have good coffee. A turn to Fjärdhundraland's tourist info or most nostalgic car hall is also included! And much more ... Welcome to meet the spring of 2014 at […]

What are we going to do today? The sun is shining, and soon we are drinking! Time to go out in the country. Here are some tips in Fjärdhundraland that is open this weekend. A fun outing! Coffee break: Grandma Elsa's farm bakery Mel's Place Resta farm Kråkvilan Shop locally produced food: Skogsbackens cheese Åloppe ekomat Vallgarns farm dairy Kromsta lantbod Matlust in Örsundsbro

Bring your family or friends on an excursion in Fjärdhundraland. On Sundays 4 and 11 August, it is extremely open to visitors and businesses around the village. Make a visit and shop, enjoy coffee, experience - and at the same time be in an easy-going and fun rebel competition! Here is the starting card and map to print: Start card [pdf] […]

Now it's 2014 - read about midsummer 2014 here! Midsummer party at Härledgården, Torstuna At 13.30 Midsummer party at Härledgården. Organizers 2013 Källinge, Ekeby, Strömsta, Nydala. Dance around the bar, entertainment, folk dance with Enköping Folkdansgille, coffee service, lotteries. Organizer: Torstuna Hembygdsförening, Location: Härledgården. E-mail: Homepage Midsummer in Härkeberga Welcome to celebrate a cultural and traditional midsummer celebration in Härkeberga […]

Also this year, you are welcome at Rebusrunda in Fjärdhundraland! Two Sundays in August, the 4/8 and 11/8 at 11-17, you can taste Fjärdhundraland with the help of a simple and fun rebus hunt. Read more here!

For the weekend, June 1 and 2, it is time for the spring market at Dunderbo candles & crafts. The market has become an appreciated tradition with a rich selection of handicrafts, summer flowers and edible delights. At 11 and 13 there are guided tours on the Krigsstigen. Of course, coffee is served with home baking! More info at www.dunderbohantverk.se

Some places in Fjärdhundraland to visit in Easter: Golden well Dunderbo candle and crafts Forsby mill café Lundellska gallery Farmor Elsa's farm bakery Kråkvilan bakery DOMTA pig Härnevi nursery

The fire crackles in the stove and the mulled wine smells. Seven kinds of cakes stand in the coffee room. Welcome! Sun 11.00-16.00 www.krakvilan.com

Two Sundays in August, 5/8 and 12/8 kl 10–17, you are welcome to taste Fjärdhundraland with the help of a simple and fun rebus hunt. No less than twenty-six visiting companies and attractions participate! They offer a little extra these days, with generous opening hours and special offers.

Tuesday June 26, Vånsjö opens butterfly garden for the season. Here you can get close to butterflies and other insects, in a beautiful garden, with flowering plants selected to be a smorgasbord for the pollinating insects. You can also taste goodies from Domta farm shop, which this year runs the café. Read more at www.vansjofjarilstradgard.se!

Midsummer 2014: click here! Celebrate midsummer in beautiful Fjärdhundraland! Midsummer Eve in Altuna, Härledgården, Härkeberga and Frösthult Altuna homestead. At 1:30 p.m. Midsummer party in Altuna homestead. Dance around the midsummer pole, tips walk and lottery. Coffee and homemade bread. Welcome! Frösthult's Bygdegård. At 1:30 p.m. Midsummer celebration. Bring flowers and leaves for the midsummer pole, friends to enjoy with and coffee basket to enjoy in the green grass. We […]

During the weekend of 19-20 May, Dunderbo Ljus & Hantverk is hosting the spring market. There will be locally produced handicrafts in the form of, for example, knives, jewelery and wooden mats. It also sells food from the countryside; marmalades, chutney, bread, honey and more. Adjacent to the market are also guided tours of the Krigsstigen. Read more about opening hours and […]

Easter means excursion! Around Fjärdhundraland it starts to move around in farm shops, cafes and nurseries before the summer season. Take a swing between goodies and sights.