Longitude: 57.234023 N
Latitude: 12.97006 E
A direct link to the German novasol portal. Redirect to your own country, and search for Cabin no. S50042.
This is a map with the nearest grocery stores. The most well-stocked ones are located in the cities of Mjöback, Svenljunga and Ullared.
In the area where our cottage is located, there are generally a long way to major market towns and cultural sights.
On the other hand, there are good opportunities to use nature and experience the tranquility.
We can highly recommend visiting the many small local sights (called Eco-museums), which are found in large numbers in the Ätradalen. Look in the link "Eco museums in Ätradalen".
Nature is probably the biggest attraction in the area. There are many large lakes and forests. Even though we are in southern Sweden, Svenljunga municipality is the most sparsely populated municipality in this part of the country. However, it is not so deserted that you can drive in the woods, completely without encountering human settlements.
Finally, there is only 25 km to the shopping mecca GEKÅS in Ullared. If you are in need of a little power shopping.
In the slightly larger periphery, a visit to one of the coastal market towns such as Falkenberg or Varberg will be a good day program. Varberg in particular has a number of cozy restaurants along the coast.
Perhaps you will be tempted by a visit to High Chaparel, which is a true Western town populated with both cowboys, Indians, and good common western citizens. The smell of dusty streets, sweaty horses and smoke from gunpowder are not far away in High Chaparel.
If you are into nature, both Hornborgasjön with its crane dance and Storemosssan kulturum, located in a raised bog of 10 km in diameter, are worth a drive. The latter also has some spectacular hiking trails beyond the bog.
Get more inspiration through the links down this page !!!
Here you will find an ingenious strip of small sights of all kinds. More than 80 visits to do. Just drive out and have a look.
There are folders with cards in our House.
En regional hjemmeside drevet af 3 kommuner med alt hvad der sker af store og små ting i området. Her finder du alt fra loppemarkeder, cykelruter, fiskevand til spændende naturperler.
En god familie aktivitet er at tage på elg safari i skumringen. Kør fra torpet lidt før solnedgang. Efter at have krydset broen nord for Mårdaklev, følger I grusvejen til venstre lige efter kirken. Farten skal være 20 km/t på grusvejen, og øjnene åbne. Elgen står måske og griner af jer.
Hold til højre i krydsene, til I atter er ved broen en lille time senere.
Kantareller og rørhatte er ufarlige, og har ringe forvekslings muligheder. En enkelt rørhat er dog noget salt/bitter i smagen.
Kig efter et stykke skov på en sydvendt skråning, med lidt birk blandet med gran. Her er der chancer for at finde svampe. Husk allemandsretten, og hav respekt for naboerne. Gerne 2-300 meter.
Et af vore yndlingsteder til en udflugt. Stedet er en gammel feldspat grube, så nu er indrettet til rekreative formål med bålhytte, troldesti, grubehistorie, bålhytte og flere rigtig fine vandreruter. Stedet er absolut et besøg værd.
Overfor klev hembygdsgård ligger Mårdaklev DiscGolfpark. Her kan du opleve tunge arme efter 18 udfordrende "huller" i et smukt terræn. Det er en god familieaktivitet. Betaling kan ske med PayPal app'en. Disc kan købes i Gekås.
Hallands længste grotte på 38 meter, er i Gnipeberg ved Källsjö.
Parker ved broen, og følg stien de første 100 meter mellem skovkant og fold, til det næste hegn. Her følger du bjerget rundt, og ser undervejs flere huler dannet af kæmpestore klippeblokke. Kravl ind hvis du tør. Det er snævert. Husk lys.
In the early summertime thousands of Cranes gathers at the Hornborga lake. If you are lucky, it is possible to see them dance.
Store Mosse is a raised bog of 10 km in diameter. Here is a wonderfull "Naturum" where you can enjoy the packed lunch, while studying the bog.
Maybe you'll want to visit the bird tower
Just an hour's drive away you can meet the Wild West.
In Astrid Lindgreens story "Ronja the Robbers daughter", Borrås Skåra is the gorge that divided the Castle, in which the Mattis and Borka robbers lived.
Be aware that the Castle were part of the film set, and is not to be seen on the location, but the gorge are easily recogniseable..
I Slöinge syd for Falkenberg ligger Sia Glass, som er et af Sveriges bedste is-mejerier. Deres fabriksudsalg har anden sorterings is til fornuftige priser, og stedet er velbesøgt en varm sommerdag. Husk evt køleboks, så I får masser af is på torpet.
PS: Omskrivningen af even"tyr" til "tur" er med vilje...
I den tidligere ICA butik i Älvsered er dette skønne lille lysestøberi dukket op. Udover at se deres fine udvalg af hjemmestøbte lys og flotte tekstiler, er det muligt at lave dit eget lys som en aktivitet. Også for børn.
Er en lille lokal gårdbutik med et mindre udvalg af lækre lokale produkter efter årstiden.
Linen weaving according to ancient traditions. Justs one hour drive from the cabin. The weawery has both sale and exhebition.
Isaberg er om sommeren omdannet til et væld af adventure aktiviteter fra downhill cycling, skinneslæde, pump tracks, sauna, tree top adventure til minigolf.
Limmared er en by der stadig har større glasværker, og en historie der er bundet op på produktionen af glas. På glassets hus får en man en god indføring i industrialiserings tidsalder, og det er muligt at se glasblæsning..
A short guide.
The House has 124 sqm living space, and a conservatory of about 20 sqm.
The house are electrified, and heated with a combination of heat-pump and electric radiators. There is water from our own well in the bath and kitchen.
The lower floor has a spacious entrance with washing machine. An hallway gives access to bathroom with toilet, and kitchen, as well as stairs to the upper floor.
The upper floor consists of a large common room with 2 single beds. A minor double bedroom, a children's room with a bunk bed, and passage to the large double bedroom.
There is a fully equipped kitchen with both electric stove and a wood stove. These include a coffee machine, kettle, kombined fridge & freezer and microwave. There is dining space for 4 in the kitchen.
The dining room is located in the crack of the house. Here are a real porcelain tiled stove that is only to be used in the wintertime. From here is the exit to the conservatory.
As we renovated the dining room, we found newspaper clippings from 1912, where the house is built by the wood shoemaker Birger Svensson and family. The dining room itself is set in logs of approx. 25x15 cm, and has previously been a cabin elsewhere in the County.
The cozy living room is newly renovated, and has a raw timber wall on one side. Here there are sofas for our guests, as well as a good chair to read in. From here there is access to the front of the house.
The conservatory makes the access to the garden space of the house. This is where we find the guest's of the house, in the summer. With cozy barred windows, free access to the terrace and lawn, it is the place you automatically gather during the day.
In the cozy garden there is of course a large barbecue, and a centrally located campfire site, as well as some small secret paths down between the trees.
A shelter in the back of the garden, gives the possibility to enjoy the night outside, or perhaps a small nap during daytime. Sleeping bags and mats are not included though.
A wiev off the House interior.
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Within a distance of 8 km from the cottage, are two excellent lakes with good bathing spots:
"Vita sjø" lake are a shallow lake, and thus good for the little ones. There are a small sandy beach. It is also best suited if you want to go on a picnic.
"Kalv sø" lake is a good bathing place for most ages, but quite well known by the locals. There are sunny rocks and a sandy beach, and excellent swimming conditions.
We even have a canoe for the use of Our visitors. It's located at the end of Storsjøen, in a distance of about 3 km.
In Älvsered lies an all american burger restaurant, oriented by the 50 & 60's
One of the good places to go.
At the ancient borderline between Denmark at Sweden (before 1789) lies the old border inn. Today representative for the nordic kitchen. Book a table via FB here.
On a side road just 8 km from the house, you will find this small place with Italian inspired food at the better end. A delicious and intimate place in rural surroundings, that we can highly recommend. They know their craft in good food making...
Rosegarden in Ullared is the cheapest restaurant in the area, and well-visited after a trip to Gekås. The food is a mixed Chinese and sushi buffet, as well as dessert at a reasonable unit price. It is not high-end cuisine, but there is food for most kind of tastes.
About 50 km from the croft is Karlsberg farm. A visit to Varberg can therefore be combined with a bit of Swedish country idyll. Cake buffet is in high season. So check the website. It is typically in weeks 26-34.
In Svenljunga you will find this small eatery. It is a bit like an old brown tavern (without the smoke), but it serves authentic Swedish home cooking.
At the town of Heberg, just south of Falkenberg. There is a restaurant and shop, where the menu mostly consists of salmon. If you love eating fish, we can highly recommend the place. This year they also have a summer buffet.
At the glass museum in Limmared there is a nice lunch restaurant that is worth a visit if you are in town. Here you can, among other things, try their summer buffet.
Follow the gravel road 3 km past the Croft "Åsebo".
The first road on the right then has a boom on, and the second road on the right hand leads down to the canoe.
The Canoe are either a grey aluminium Canoe, or an red and white Canoe with black tape in the dividing line.
Both bears a marking with www.vildmarksbassen.dk
The distance are about 3,5 km from the house.
NB: The key to the chain are in the grey box on the shed. You will find the code in the cabins information sheet. Please remember paddles and life jackets.
The position of the Canoe are 57.22061 12.91755 on Google maps.
Sweden (and Norway) have a unique tradition (and law), that everyone can make a stay in the nature. Familiarize yourself with the simple rules, and maybe go on a raspberry or a mushroom hunt.
If you want to go paddling, there are a few good canoe routes in the area. Be prepared for transfers.
Visiting flea markets in sweden are some kind of a folk-sport. An important part of our stay is to find new old treasures. Here You can find a list of opportunities.
The old glassworks-town of Limmared has been given new life with 14 flea markets, second-hand, antique and retro shops. There is a lot to look at here, despite the slightly high prices. The shops are open Tuesdays and Saturdays.
About 10 km from Ullared on the way to Falkenberg lies "Hilles loppis" a litte way behind Köinge kirke. The adress are Köinge 131, 310 60 Ullared.
This fleamarket are one of the larger in the area, and absolutely worth a visit.
Loppis, or flea markets, are worth a visit in Sweden. One of our favorites are Pia & Lennart's loppis. Fortunately its only open on saturdays in odd weeks. Find their FB profile here.
In Ullared lies Gekås. A gigantic shopping & outlet center. There is nothing like it in entire Sweden. They extended their shop area with 10.000 square meters, by removing a rock lump of 450 tons of rock. They even have shopping flights, coming from northern Sweden to their own hotels in Ullared.
Since we took over on the oldest cottage in the spring of 2008, the crofts have been undergoing a renovation to suit the needs of the family - no luxury, but lots of "originality".
Later, in 2016, we bougt the lower croft. The house described here.
The first winter was spent improving all the shortcomings of craftmanship in the croft. My skills as a carpenter were put to the test, and we had to do carpentry work, caulking gun, and painting equipment. 50 cartridges acrylic joint disappeared for cracks, crevices, and mouse protection.
Next, I had to look at the Electricity plant. An exciting renovation where old equipment was preserved whenever it was safe. At the same time, the renovation meant a better balance of consumption in the house's installations.
In the spring 2017 the garden had a number of small secret trails laid out through the primeval forest. It makes you want to go on an adventure, and we see that the children among our guests are quickly on an "expedition".
In 2017, the dining room was next in line. Behind several layers of wallpaper, the most beautiful beam walls revealed themselves, and we could now put panels loosely on the lower part of the walls so that the air could circulate and remove old moisture. On the innermost layer, we found a 1912 newspaper clip about tuberculosis. Through that, we got to date the construction of the room. It got better than just good.
In the winter of 2019, we started renowating the living room. The wall facing the dining room appeared in the raw beams, and the last wall was in good enough condition so we could paint and wallpaper the 3 other walls.
The cardboard on the ceiling also had to be taken down, and grouted with acrylic sealant between the rough-hewn boards so that painting could take place. We reached the finish line, only slightly challenged by Covid. It can clearly be felt, that it is no longer freezing footcold in the room during wintertime.
The summer of 2020 took place in the shadow of Covid. Fewer rentals meant that we had the opportunity to start building an shelter in the garden. Here we could reuse the old floorboards from the living room. Most of the timber comes from leftovers at other projects, so it has been a kind of a recycling of old materials.
Winter 2022 the kitchen floor was painted, and in 2023 the ceiling of the bedrooms were grouted ved acrylic sealant and the master bedroom were painted.
The Winter of 2024 we had to paint the floors in the entrance hall, and the rooms upstairs. An old brick base for a wood-burning stove, has been removed by the chimney in the corner room of the attic.
We'll probably not get bored up here for the next few years... New projects comes in a flow...
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In Falkenberg just 50 km from the croft there is a fantastic shop with outdoor clothes, which can be well recommended.
If you are going around Isaberg, Store Mosse or High Chaparral, there is only a small detour past this cozy little outdoor shop.
A side benefit is that the road back to Mårdaklev from here is really beautiful.
Fra hembygdgården går rød rute op over klevet, og her er en storslået udsigt. Gå forbi vognporten, langs vejen, og tag trappen op og stien ned. Stien kan være våd i fugtig vejr. Ruten går forbi de gamle grænseskanser mellem danmark og sverige.
Store Mosse er en højmose med en diameter på 10 km. Her er en unik natur, samt fantastiske vandreruter på spange ud over mosen. Dertil er der et "Naturum" hvor du kan nyde madpakken, og studere mosen.
Følg den gamle grænse ud forbi Danabäcks sten, der er et af de 6 sten som oprindelig markerede grænsen mellem de gamle kongedømmer.
Hallandsleden er en længere vandrerute med overnatningspladser. En del af ruten ligger dog så tæt på torpet, at der er grundlag for at prøve den under et besøg.
Do you want a Fishing license for one of the areas:
Östra Frölunda-Mårdaklevs FVO (Storesøen og elven)
Kalv FVO (Kalv sø)
Fegen FVO (Fegen sø)
As Ätran and Lilleåen have their own salmon stock below the power plants, it is relevant with a little substance about salmon fishing
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