Updated: October 2026 | What can you do in Strängnäs? A magnificent cathedral, charming red-light districts, historic buildings and beautiful walks along Lake Mälaren await you here. We have visited Strängnäs several times by train, car and camper. Here are our best tips for sights in the city and four excursions in the surrounding area.
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Ericsberg Castle is one of Sweden's most beautiful baroque castles, and the garden is occasionally open to visitors. However, our visit to the castle was not quite as planned, and then the day continued in the same way. Castle after castle was private and more or less closed to visitors. Join us on a (after all) very interesting castle trip!
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Boo Castle is a beautiful terracotta-coloured palace reminiscent of a fairytale castle. Not too far away, you can also visit the beautiful Brevens Bruk and see the lots of deer. For our part, it then ended with a castle and campsite in Vingåker.
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Julita Farm is a mansion and open-air museum owned by the Nordic Museum. Currently, all tours and events are cancelled, but you can walk around the gardens and historic buildings.
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Stora Sundby Castle is a fairytale castle with turrets and towers, beautifully situated on the shores of Lake Hjälmaren. The castle is privately owned, but visitors are welcome to the castle park and to walk in the beautiful deer enclosure. Wow, what an amazing place!
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Sundbyholm Castle has a history as a monastery and royal estate. Today you can come here for hotel accommodation, conferences and weddings, but you can also come here to visit Sundbyholm's guest harbour. There is a nice parking space for motorhomes.
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We checked out a bunch of castles in Strängnäs during our castle tour by campervan. Some castles are grand and others are smaller - but all have an exciting history. We share our castle experiences in Strängnäs and, of course, tell you about our overnight stop.
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Gripsholm Castle is a magnificent and regal castle by Lake Mälaren. The rooms are still here from the time of the Vasa kings and there is also one of Europe's most well-preserved 18th century theatres. In addition, the surroundings are really nice.
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Taxinge castle, or Taxinge-Näsby castle, is beautifully situated by Lake Mälaren. We came here by motorhome in the afternoon and the weather was fantastic. There was a nice walk in the beautiful castle park, but unfortunately no cakes as the castle café was not open at the moment.
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Updated September 2026 | I have been walking in the Old Town since I was a child, standing guard at the castle and later showing the same alleys to friends from all over the world. Yet Helena and I still find doors, stories and small details that we have never noticed before. That is perhaps the strangest thing about the Old Town – you never really finish it.
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