HOLIDAY IN NORTHEAST SKÅNE
A holiday in north-eastern Skåne can include everything from hiking with alpacas, canoeing through beautiful nature, cycling on the Southeast Trail, swimming at miles of sandy beaches and dining experiences.
Visit the area if you long for peace and quiet and unique nature experiences. Do not miss the unique art in Wanås or Tykarpsgrottan.
Here we have selected a selection of everything there is to do in the area. More information can be found at visitskane.com.
BOENDE
In Northeast Skåne, you will find most things in residential areas - hotels close to nature, modern city hotels and beautiful hotels in a castle park.
BYKROGEN ÖSTERSLÖV
KRISTIANSTAD
Widely known for its good food
Bykrogen is located in Österslöv, Skåne. In a rural and rustic environment, we offer food, accommodation and activities of the highest class. Conference, dinner, overnight stay or wedding party - whatever the case, you can count on experiences to remember.
Check in at one of our cozy hotel rooms. Here, all rooms are personally decorated and no two are alike. We have 20 fresh double rooms and six single rooms. Each guest room has a shower, toilet, TV and wireless internet via fiber optics. Bykrogen is an excellent choice for you who want to discover Skåne and live really well.
DRAKAMÖLLAN FARM HOTEL
DEGEBERGA
Stay in the middle of the nature reserve
The farm's twelve double rooms have been reverently renovated by craftsmen who have followed Drakamöllan for several decades. Each room has its own personality, decorated with antique furniture, textiles and comfortable beds that are praised by our guests. Our breakfast buffet is a smorgasbord filled with the best the area has to offer each season. The highlight of a stay at Drakamöllan is the evening's dinner. There are no ready-made menus here. Every day, the day's chef sits down with you in connection with the afternoon coffee and tells you what he or she plans to serve during the evening. If you have special wishes, we will find a solution that suits you.
HOTEL STATT
HÄSSLEHOLM
Combine fantastic nature experiences with first-class accommodation and dinner at Hotel Statt in Hässleholm.
At the newly renovated Hotel Statt, you can sleep well in the personally decorated rooms, have a tasty breakfast and enjoy the chefs' meals.
You can easily get here by train, bus or car.
Within 30 km you have access to Tykarpsgrottan, MultiLeVel - adventure park with high altitude courses, cable car, climbing trees etc, Hovdala Castle and hiking center, Wanås Castle and Art Park, Sweden's longest Model Railway, Alpacka EKO farm and Lekoseum and several golf courses.
The hotel has many packages to choose from.
EXCURSIONS & SIGHTS
ABSOLUTE VODKA AND ABSOLUTE HOME
In the small community of Åhus, Absolut Vodka has been produced since the beginning of the 80's. From Åhus, over one hundred million bottles a year are shipped out into the world. The well-known bottle has been designed by many world artists such as Andy Warhol and Keith Haring.
Today, vodka is the third best-selling vodka in the world, after Smirnoff and Bacardi.
At the visitor center in Åhus, guided tours are offered during the summer and now there is also a new visitor center - Absolut Home - which also has a restaurant.
ALPACKAHOF - WALKING WITH ALPACKES
The fascinating fluffy animals with the kind eyes usually charm both children and adults. At Alpackahof you can hike with the alpacas and you can also book your own adventure where you walk through the forest together.
The hike takes about two hours and includes a break for a picnic.
CAUSES RAVIN AND WATERFALLS
Experience the magical waterfalls in Forsakar by Degeberga, which is a nature reserve on the eastern slope of Linderödsåsen. Here you can experience the deep ravine and the rushing waterfalls that were formed during the last ice age. It is said that the rapids were built by giants and that the forest was a home for fairies and weasels. The environment is humid and it benefits both animals and nature, here you can see woodpeckers and other nesting birds and you can walk along the 1.7 km long loop along the gorge.
Read more at naturskyddsforeningen.se
GOLF
In Northeast and northern Skåne there are many nice golf courses to play on:
ARASLÖV GOLF & RESORT
DEGEBERGA WIDTSKÖFLE GOLF CLUB
HÄSSLEGÅRDENS GK
KRISTIANSTADS GOLFKLUBB
PERSTORPS GOLF CLUB
SKEPPARLÖV'S GOLF CLUB
WITTSJÖ GOLF CLUB
ÖSTRA GÖINGE GOLF CLUB
HELGE Å AND THE WATER KINGDOM OF KRISTIANSTAD
Around Kristianstad is an area of wetlands that together form Kristianstad Water Kingdom. There are several nature reserves here, and the area has been designated a protected biosphere reserve by Unesco.
Biosphere reserves are intended to promote a balanced relationship between humans and nature, and there are a number of unusual and protected plant and animal species. A visit to Naturum in Kristianstad is recommended, here you can take a trip under the water in a simulator, find exciting small insects in the exhibition stream and learn more about different fish species.
There are few places with such a rich and varied nature as Vattenriket in Kristianstad and Helge å, and kayaking here offers wonderful nature experiences. There are several paddling trails to choose from and within the reserve there are about twenty different exciting places to visit. Watch birds in the hidden birdwatching tower at Karpalunddammarna, look for the magnificent white stork at Storkcentret or visit Sånnarna open-air museum to experience a living cultural landscape where the land is cultivated in the traditional way with the help of, among other things, crop rotation and rotation cultivation.
Read more about vattriketkristianstad.se
HOVDALA NATURE AREA & HIKING CENTER
Hovdala Nature Area & Hiking Center is located south of Lake Finja, and offers a unique combination of history, future, nature and adventure. The military's long-standing presence in the area has created a unique environment, which attracts a number of unusual species of plants and animals. The landscape around Hovdala is varied and beautiful with hills, valleys and deep forests. The warm, sandy meadows attract lots of butterflies and bees, and in summer it is fully buzzing among the meadow flowers. In the valleys, ravines and waterfalls around Hovdalaån live a large number of bat species, and in the river there is the protected freshwater pearl mussel. The area is characterized by a rich wildlife, and if you are lucky you may see the unusual smaller woodpecker.
The hiking system - Here are hiking options for both the avid hiker and the nature-loving walker. The best and longest hiking trail is the Hovdalaleden (57 km), which starts and ends at Hässleholm C or Hovdala Castle. Some of the trails are designed as eights, suitable for full- and half-day hiking. For those who do not want to go that far, there are shorter loops and walking paths.
Read more at turism.hassleholm.se
IMMELN - WITH OVER 200 SMALL ISLANDS
Immeln, Skåne's third largest lake, is a dream for canoeists, and is known for its rich and varied fauna and flora. Here you can follow Skåne's most popular canoe trail which takes you to a number of different lakes in the area. In Immeln there are over 200 small islands where you can camp and cook the fish you caught earlier in the day. Several of the islands are special protection areas (SPA) for birds, and if you bring your binoculars you can see rarities such as ospreys and great loons. As you glide through the water along the forested shores of the lakes, you also get a chance to discover the very rare red water lily, which is reminiscent of the Asian lotus flower. Immeln is a very safe and easily accessible paddling area. At Immeln's canoe center, you can rent everything from canoes and tents to portable stoves and barbecues - just remember to bring cash as they do not accept credit cards.
Read more at immelnskanotcenter.se
IVÖSJÖN - A FRESHWATER ARCHIPELAGO
Canoeing in Lake Ivösjön is an adventure perfect for the family. The paddling trail starts and ends at Wetlandi, Ivösjön's canoe center in Axeltorp, where you can also rent a boat, equipment and even a complete camping package for overnight stays on one of the more than 40 islands in the lake. Many of the islands are uninhabited and there are plenty of peaceful places to camp. Here you can find your own small cove where you can swim, grill and spend the night in peaceful seclusion. For those who are eager to combine the nature experiences with good food and a good night's sleep in a castle, a visit to beautiful Bäckaskog Castle is a good alternative.
LEKOSEUM
Lekoseum in Osby is a toy museum with an associated café, play stations and shop. H is at Lekoseum there are several opportunities for children to play with today's toys and yesterday's children to remember the play of times gone by. With us you can see exhibitions with wooden toys, dolls, games, and a lot of other things that the company has imported and sold on the Nordic market. The museum has several lessons, these include: BRIO train tracks and building systems, Rollek, cooking, cleaning or playing with dolls, 3-storey playhouse, Barbie's own dollhouse, Drawing & painting, Santa's world, Carriage with Märklin and Sega.
MULTILEVEL ADVENTURE
Are Nature and Ziplines what you are looking for? Here you can treat yourself to a 2-hour personally guided forest experience with at least 4 cool Zipline rides of different character. We walk in unique biotopes between the different Zipline rivers and get to experience really fast Ziplines high above ground, over streams, different forests / biotopes and over pastures where we sometimes get to see cows from above at upwards of 55 km / h ...!
All under the guidance of our competent instructors.
Read more at multilevel.se
SVARTA BERGEN
Svarta bergen is an outdoor museum that tells about what it was like to work in the past in Hägghult's abandoned quarry. Take a walk in this fantastic environment and discover the black diabase and let the children play stone xylophone or get around in the stone labyrinth. Here you can also enjoy beautiful views and admire diabase sculptures by local artists. There is a café where you can treat yourself to a coffee after your turn.
Read more at svartabergen.com
TYKARPSGROTTAN - RONJA RÖVARDOTTER AND BAT SAFARI
Near Hässleholm in central Skåne is Tykarpsgrottan, a system of underground caves that are remnants of centuries of limestone mining. The deep caves are open to visitors during parts of the year, and a visit here is an exciting adventure for all ages. Parts of the system are as deep as twelve meters below the ground, which makes the air cool, so an extra sweater is good to bring with you. The atmosphere under the ground is suggestive and fabulous - it is no wonder that the caves have been used in a number of film recordings, including by Astrid Lindgren's Ronja Rövardotter. The miners left the caves many years ago, but the deep passages are far from abandoned. Today, they are instead inhabited by no less than eight different bat species, which use the cave passages during the winter when they have an idea, hanging upside down in the caves' roofs. Between October and March / April, the caves are therefore kept closed to the public so that the small flying filures do not have to be disturbed in their hibernation.
The rest of the year the caves are open to visitors and bat safaris are arranged regularly.
Read more at tykarpsgrottan.net
WANÅS KONST
To visit Wanås Art is to leave the ordinary world with its limitations behind. Wanås Art is a dreamlike park and fascinating art experience for the whole family, with over 50 permanent works by contemporary greatest international artists, as well as guest exhibitions with exciting installations and works of art. Here the children can write down their wishes and hang them in Yoko Ono's wish tree, they can climb, jump off and hang from works of art in the forest, run and play among the swings which are works of art in themselves.
The shop has organic toys for sale and the café has organic pastries and ice cream.
HOLIDAYS IN SKÅNE
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