Holiday apartment in Katrineholm: Nature, culture and active days

At Tornstugan by Lake Näsnaren, there is a seven-metre-high observation tower. There is also a nature exhibition and materials for outdoor environmental education, including identification guides and equipment for observing insects. The path to Tornstugan is approximately 600 metres long, wide and level. Next to the new birdwatching tower is a raised viewing platform that people with mobility impairments can easily reach.

Nature

Katrineholm’s nature map includes, among other things, hiking trails, bathing spots, nature reserves, outdoor fitness facilities, playgrounds, cross-country ski trails and other nature and excursion destinations in the municipality. In the east of Katrineholm, Vattentornets nature park consists of mature mixed forest with many paths as well as pedestrian and cycle routes. Skirtorpssjön Nature Reserve has paths and a training loop; the Sörmlandsleden trail also passes through the reserve.

The local wildlife is also part of the municipality’s character: the relatively rare black-throated grebe and black-throated loon occur in considerable numbers in Katrineholm. The approximately five-kilometre-long Krämbolsleden trail passes three wetlands, grazing areas and fauna depots. It includes an accessible loop of approximately 3.2 kilometres. Krämbolsskogen, covering 66 hectares, is predominantly spruce forest and is owned by the Municipality of Katrineholm.

Trails and exercise

Vattenlekparken in Katrineholm is accessible to wheelchair users and offers a shaded play area and a barbecue area. Another route starts at Stora Djulö: Stage 27:1 of the Sörmlandsleden trail passes the manor house in the park. Elljusspår Forssjö offers illuminated running trails measuring 2.5 or 5 kilometres. An approximately 3.5-kilometre hiking trail also runs through the Forssjö outdoor recreation area, passing Jättens handfat, Jättens tvålkopp and Glysas källare.

For winter sports, there is an ice rink in Stortorget in the centre of Katrineholm. It invites children and adults to go ice skating.

Culture

Katrineholms konsthall presents contemporary art by national and international artists; each exhibition is complemented by in-depth activities. Kulturhuset Ängeln in the centre of Katrineholm is a meeting place for literature, art and cultural experiences.

Stora Djulö was first mentioned in 1334 under the name Djula. Stora Djulö Herrgård has a manor café and an ice cream café. Julita gård preserves an early-20th-century manor environment with buildings, interiors, gardens and a play area. The manor park at Julita gård is open year-round outdoors and can be used for walks.

Julita Skans is Arthur Bäckström’s open-air museum and comprises the Skansen Museum, the Skansen houses and the Skansen church. Guided tours of Ericsbergs Slott show the Baroque chapel and the castle park. The same guided tours also include the orangery, the carriage museum and the old greenhouses. The castle park contains a true-to-scale copy of the famous maze at Hampton Court.

The garden at Ericsbergs Slott originated in the 17th century; at that time, the grounds were designed as a Baroque park. The maze and park of Ericsbergs Slott are open to visitors every weekday outside public holidays. Tapetgruppen is planted each year with approximately 5,000 plants according to a Baroque garden design.

Town and surroundings

Katrineholm’s tourist information office is located at Stortorget in Torghuset, near the train and bus station, and offers personal visitor advice. Visitors can also discover a selection of handicrafts and locally produced goods there. Katrineholm is a railway hub where several railway lines meet.

Other local pages: Björkvik, Valla, Forsa, Katrineholm, Sköldinge

To the higher-level travel overview: Södermanland.

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