Long term lets (over 1 month) Short-breaks (4 days or fewer) Corporate bookings
Changeover day:
Flexible
Access:
Car essential Nearest amenities: 5 km
Notes:
No pets allowed Suitable for children No smoking at this property Self-catering
Home description
This unique holiday apartment is in a traditional Swedish Manor House Annex in the rural village of Uddeholm, set in a large garden with pine forests and hills, rivers and lakes all around. There are numerous outdoor activities within walking distance as well as a local museum, art gallery and cafe and the local town, Hagfors, is 5 km away.
Ideal for a small family or anyone looking for a peaceful place with an internet connection. A perfect retreat to really get away from it all, as well as providing plenty to do locally for both adults and children if the mood arises.
Apartment House
Kitchen/Living Room view 1
Kitchen Living Room view 2
Bedroom 1 with en suite
To see more photos please visit http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/28485
The Svealand / Varmland region
Varmland In English this means "warm land" and this part of Sweden is known for its warm and beautiful summers with long, long evenings and stunning landscape.
It is a wonderful place for a relaxing holiday with children or without. Everywhere you find lakes and rivers where you can swim and you can freely explore beautiful pine forests and rolling hills, on foot or by bike, stopping for coffee and a bite to eat at the little traditional coffee houses or local folk museums ("Hembygdsgard") along the way. Here you can see how people lived here from ancient times and see and buy hand-made crafts.
There are many outdoor activities, summer fairs and music festivals and places to visit. The local tourist office can keep you informed of what's on and where.
Local heritage sites include the homes of author Selma Lagerlof (world famous novelist and Nobel Prize winner) and poet Gustaf Frodin.
There is a bear park at Orsa, 200 kms away, and Father Christmas's summer residence ("Tomten i Halla") at Forshaga.
Uddeholm / Hagfors area
Local Art Gallery and museum 5 mins walk, restaurant 2 kilometres, Klaralven Riverside Bike Route (“50 miles of carfree asphalt”) 3 km away. Lakes, rivers, forests, meadows all around.
Local attractions include Wildlife Park, Waterpark, Torsby all-year-round ski-tunnel, Uddeholm Golf Course, swimming, horse-riding, hunting, fishing, boat hire, canoeing, river-rafting and much more. Music, craft fairs and cultural festivals and activities all year round in the Varmland region.
There is a tourist centre in Hagfors, the local town, (5 km away). Hagfors has four supermarkets, several restaurants and pizza places as well as a good number of local shops, a sports centre, a disco, a hospital and museums.
Hagfors Local Airport (5 km) has daily flights to and from Stockholm . Karlstad has a railway station and an international airport, a university, cinemas and shopping centres and is one hour's drive away. There are regular local buses stopping off at Uddeholm.
How to get there
Uddeholm is 5 km from the town of Hagfors which is 90km from Karlstad, right in the centre of Sweden.
Hagfors has its own tiny airport and a regular little plane that flies (2 flights a day) to and from Stockholm Arlanda airport (except July, when it takes a holiday!) – 45 minutes – www.nextjet.se. Taxis can be ordered to meet visitors at the airport, which is 5 minutes from the apartment.
Karlstad airport serves the wider world via Copenhagen and also has regular flights to Stockholm. Stockholm airport is a hub and serves the whole of Europe and elsewhere.
Ryanair flies to Gothenburg (20 minutes from the centre), Stockholm (about an hour's bus ride from Stockholm) and Oslo Torp in Norway (about an hour's bus ride from Oslo) from the UK.
Karlstad Central Station has hi-speed trains to Oslo in Norway as well as Gothenburg and Stockholm with local trains to the rest of Sweden.
Nearest Travel Links
Airport:
Hagfors: 3 km
Railway:
Karlstad: 90 km
Ferry:
Gothenburg: 300 km
Activities near Uddeholm
Sports: Watersports Waterpark Horse Riding Golf within 30 mins drive Fishing
Great for: Walking holidays Rural / countryside retreats Beach or lakeside relaxation Cycling holidays
Facilities
Luxuries:
Log fire, Internet access
General:
Central heating, TV, Video player, Safe, Satellite TV, Wi-fi available
Bedrooms (3), En suite (1), Shower rooms (1), WCs (2)
Furniture:
Single beds (3), Double beds (1), Dining seating for 6, Lounge seating for 6, Sleeps maximum of 6
Other:
Linen provided, please check with the advertiser regarding towels.
Outdoors:
Balcony / Terrace, Shared garden, BBQ, Bicycles available, Private fishing lake / river
Access:
Parking space
Further details indoors: 3 Bedrooms (one with en-suite shower), kitchen-living-room, balcony
Details: Kitchen/living room with satellite tv, sunny balcony with extra table and chairs, three bedrooms, one double (sleeps 2) with en-suite shower, one twin (sleeps 2) with its own Swedish ceramic stove, one single (sleeps 1). All rooms have desks and internet access.
Extra folding bed available. Washing machine and drier. Central heating. Traditional large wooden porch. BBQ and garden..
Further details outdoors: The area is known as Stjarnsfors which means "Star Rapids" and is steeped in local history connected with the logging, paper and steel industries. 500 metres away you can hire a railway bike-trolley from the local museum and art gallery and follow the river to Hagfors and the railway museum at the other end of the track.
3 km away in Uddeholm, the Klarälvdalen Bike and In-line Skating Track begins. 50 kilometres of carfree asphalt, following the old railway line all the way to Karlstad.
Local drive-to attractions include two restaurants in Uddeholm (3 km), Torsby All Round Ski Tunnel, river rafting and canoeing (start at Eksharad), golf (Uddeholm Golf Club), mini-golf (Hagfors), wildlife museum and restaurant (Råda), Orsa Bear Park, husky rides, wildlife elk safaris, Sunne Waterpark in summer, downhill skiiing (various locations, from 10 km) and cross-country skiing (Hagfors) in winter and much more. Karlstad City is just an hour's drive away with all the amenities a thriving university city has to offer.
Further details
Owners live next door and are happy to help if you have any queries.
Conditions
25% of rental fee due at date of booking. Full payment 4 weeks prior to arrival. Payment preferred via bank transfer.
Rental rates
Rental prices originally quoted in: Euros €
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Jun 28 - Sep 26
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NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.
7 - 19 February UDDEHOLM SWEDISH RALLY - Special Rates per person on Application
Guestbook for Star Rapids Apartment 2
"Perfect retreat - returned home renewed. Really good value for money. Thank you!" - Couple from Holland "Thanks for being so flexible and accommodating! We loved staying here! As you will know since we extended our stay!" Group of 4 from Poland
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Contact details for the advertiser of home 28485
Name:
Frances Tait
Tel:
+46 563 23232
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