Long term lets (over 1 month) Short-breaks (4 days or less) Corporate bookings
Changeover day:
Flexible
Access:
Car essential Nearest amenities: 5 km
Notes:
Sorry - no pets allowed Suitable for children No smoking at this property Self-catering
Home description
Unique child-friendly holiday apartment in a traditional Swedish Manor House Annex in the rural village of Uddeholm, set in a large garden, surrounded by meadows with grazing horses from the next door riding stables. All around are pine forests and hills, rivers and lakes. Perfect for walking, riding, biking, swimming, river-rafting, canoeing/boating in summer, cross-country and downhill skiing in winter. 3km to the Rada Lake beachfront. Boats, rafts and bikes can be rented locally and you can hire a "bike trolley" 500 metres from the apartment to pedal to local town Hagfors alongside the river.. Local attractions include a Railway museum, Art Gallery, Uddeholm 18 hole Golf Course (6 km), the Klaralven scenic bike route (3 km), a Wildlife Park (moose, lynx, wolves and more), Torsby all-year-round Ski-tunnel and Sunne Waterpark. In winter, cross-country skiing, sleigh rides and much more (see links for local attractions). Supermarket 5 kilometres, local airport 3 km with daily flights to Stockholm. Karlstad is an hour's drive away on Lake Vanern with University, cinemas, cultural and shopping centres and an international airport. Kebab/pizza restaurant in Uddeholm for those sudden fast food evenings as well as an excellent, inexpensive A la Carte dutch run restaurant.
Apartment House
Kitchen/Living RoomA
Bedroom 1 with ensuite
Bedroom 2
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The 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 – at a very reasonable government-subsidised price (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.
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.
Ryanair flies to Gothenburg, Stockholm (not Arlanda - about an hour's bus ride from Stockholm) and Oslo Torp in Norway from the UK. You can get a train from any of these places to Karlstad (approx 2.5 hrs) and hire a car there, or drive direct (3 - 5 hours).
Nearest Travel Links
Airport:
Karlstad (for external flights): 90 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, CD player, Safe, Satellite TV, Wi-fi available
Bedrooms (3), Ensuite (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 owner regarding towels.
Outdoors:
Balcony / Terrace, Shared garden, BBQ, Bicycles available, Private fishing lake / river, Swing set, Trampoline
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 bedroom (sleeps 2) with its own Swedish ceramic stove and one single (sleeps 1) plus extra folding bed available. Washing machine and drier. Central heating. Traditional large wooden porch. BBQ and lovely garden all around.
Further details outdoors: Beautiful, tranquil surroundings, good for walking all year round. Private swimming place nearby. Bikes available to borrow.
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 to secure booking. Rental payment preferred via bank transfer.
Rental rates
Rental prices originally quoted in: Euros €
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Nightly rate
Minimum stay
Weekday
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Feb 29 - March 2 2008
29 Feb 08
2 Mar 08
300£ 238
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1 Week
March 2 - July 5
2 Mar 08
6 Jul 08
326£ 259
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1 Week
July 6 - Sept 27
6 Jul 08
28 Sep 08
400£ 317
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1 Week
Sept 28 - Nov 30
28 Sep 08
30 Nov 08
326£ 259
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NB: Prices may be subject to change at the owner's discretion. Feb 2 - 16 Uddeholm Swedish Rally - Special Rates per person on Application
Guestbook
"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
Availability notes
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Contact details for home 28485
Please mention Holiday Lettings
Name:
Frances Tait
Tel:
+46 563 23232
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Advertiser joined: 24 May 2007 This property added: 12 Jul 2007
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