The Göinge District was once the disputed border country between Sweden and Denmark and the region’s Danish heritage reveals itself through numerous cultural monuments from churches and castles to ancient monuments, museums and local history centres.

Hovdala Castle
www.hassleholm.se/hovdalaslott  
Find Hovdala on a map

Hovdala Castle invites visitors to enjoy its simple majesty and discover the heritage of almost 500 years of history. The project has received the prestigious Europa Nostra Award for its sensitive restoration of the castle buildings.

Open: May - September, Tuesday - Sunday, 11.00-17.00. Guided tours of the Ehrenborg Apartments, Tuesday-Sunday, 8 June–31 August, 13.00. Also guided tours of the gardens and park. Exhibitions, concerts and story-telling evenings. Shop and information. Tel. + 46 451-183 70. 

Old established park with woods, fruit trees, kitchen garden, maze and traces of the earlier 18th and 19th century estate. The kitchen garden, surrounded by a hedge of hornbeam, contains old, typically Swedish plants and varieties of the type traditionally associated with smallholdings in and around Hovdala. During the 2010 season the kitchen garden will be undergoing renovation, which includes a new greenhouse. Visitors are very welcome to visit the garden and follow the work on the new greenhouse, which will embellish both the garden and park. There is a bladder-nut bush by the Orangery. The lawns are trimmed using a horsedrawn mower. The gardens and park are open free of charge to visitors all year round. Special scheduled events May to September. Art exhibitions in the Orangery.

Mikkelsen Restaurant, www.restaurangmikkelsen.se  
Open: 1 May - 24 June, 1 August - 12 September: Mon-Fri 11.30-15, Sat-Sun 12.00-16.00
26 June - 31 July, daily 12.00-16.00
Café (Fröknarnas café)
Open: 1 May 12 September, daily 11.00-17.00

Tykarpsgrottan
Tykarp Pl 7137, Ignaberga.
Find directions on a map here
Tel. + 46 451 350 87

Limestone caverns with a 10,000 square metre labyrinth. An underground world which never ceases to mystify and enthral with its corridors and cavernous underground halls. Some of the scenes in one of Sweden’s best loved films for children (Ronja the Robber’s Daughter based on the book by Astrid Lindgren) were shot here.
Guided tours of the caves every 45 minutes. In the winter, bats uses the caves as a place for their hibernation.

Open-air exhibition showing the history of limestone and limestone quarrying. Barbecue facilities, coffee shop, and recreation area with marked walking paths.

Open: 10 May - 30 June daily 10-17, 1 July - 20 August daily 10-18.

 

Ingelbo Moose Park
Hissmossa 3218, 282 92 Västra Torup
+ 46 (0)451-550 18
www.moosepark.just.nu
To find the moose park


Experience Swedish elk (moose) at close quarters. Stroll through pleasant natural surroundings, enjoy a picnic (please order in advance) or light a barbecue beside the pond. Store with local handicraft, elk hide products and souvenirs.
Open 1 May - 5 September daily 10-17
11 September – 26 September, Saturday - Sunday 10-17 or by prior arrangement.