Live by the lake and river! Our cozy hostel with 21 beds, a perfect place to gather friends and family for a holiday on the Swedish countryside. There is plenty to do for young and old and everyone in between.
Our big leafy park has nice areas for games of all kind, the beach is shallow, perfect for swimming and water games for those your little ones.
You can fish and rent canoes for lovely trips in the lake or the river, and pet the animals and feed the pigs and Have a barbeque in the park.

The space
When you book your stay with us, you book a nature experience with fantastic surroundings, not just a house!! You have access to our BIG beautiful park right by the lake and no one else lives here but us! You also live on a farm with lots of animals. (however, which animals are on the farm may vary!)
Everything for a perfect family holiday or with a large group of friends.
If you are looking for a castle, you should probably book other accommodation, but do you want to live safely (meets all fire protection requirements for hotel operations and approved for up to 21 people) and comfortable (such as a toilet in each bedroom) and accommodate the whole large family , family and friends and value the large outdoor spaces, the private beach and the lake, etc. it is a fantastic holiday experience.

Perfekt Family holiday at Vartorps Gård

Stay in rooms in the old granary

We have converted our fine old granary into a small hostel. The building lies near the lake and the river and just beside the newly renovated mill which has the largest water wheel in Kronoberg county.

From the veranda to the south/west you can look down over the park where you have a nice view at the lake and the old giant oaks. At this lake down our park there are no one else but us and our guests.

About the house

The house has 7 bedrooms with toilet in EVERY room. Access to 3 bathrooms. Totaly acess to 9 toilets! Each room can stay 3 people = a total of 21 persons. Fully equipped kitchen.

Bed linen and towel can be hired for 130kr pp. washing machine in the house, 40 SEK / wash. Canoes can be rent for 200 sek per day includig life jackets. Fisching licens can you buy from us.

Pets are allowed on the farm, on a leash, but NOT allowed inside the house.

The granary is smoke and animal-free. One of the rooms is handicap-friendly and has access out in the open as well as to the common areas indoor.

The common area indoor is roomy and cosy and has allso beautifully wallpapers.

In the common areas of the granary you have access to:

- Scullery and kitchen with stove, microwave oven, refrigerator and freezer.
- Dining room and living room.
- Two showers and one extra shower in the second entrance.

If you need more beds we have more
accommodations in small cottage by the lake or up at the barnside on the yard. It is a big yard with alot of space and a coastline of 500 meters to the lake that's all ours and private! When you book your stay at us ju book a nature
experience with amazing surroundings, not just a house. Vartorps Gård - is a wonderful place for relaxation, nature experiences and adventures.
We offer accommodation in an old farm environment surrounded by stunning nature, lake and surroundings.
With us you get an experience out of the ordinary!

We run a small family tourist busniess that require a permit, which means that you can ensure that the accommodation meets the fire-technical requirements for hotel operations, that the accommodation regularly has supervision from the emergency services, that the drinking water is checked with sampling several times a year. There are NO such rules in Sweden for landlords who rent out privately or where they have chosen not to notify their licensed rental. For a safe stay and where you know the drinking water is approved and safe.

By the way - did you know that?

• the lake is very low, very suitable for splashing water and bathing children?

• you can rent a boat, canoe or kayak at favorable prices when you stay with us?

You can buy fishing license: Trout, perch, pike, roach, bream and tench.

Guest access
Vartorp has an impressive park, created in the 17th century – by one major Eketrä. He realised his dream of gathering all leaf falling trees belonging in Sweden in his park.

The park goes all the way down to the lake and has its longest side along the beach. Her nature and culture meet. The giant `jätte` trees planted in the major's time still stand, majestic in age and size, while parts of the park have become forest and are allowed to remain that way.

Several of the trees are lost – some have fallen for the storms and the ravages of time and are lying on the ground. They come to life again when they tempt children and simple souls to go balancing or play an adventurous game of hide and seek.

The atmosphere of the park also invites you to sit alone and just be, look out on the lake and think.

The many old ruins from the golden ages of the farm are spread around the park. They make you want to take a closer look and they stir your imagination.

Maybe you are just longing to sit quietly and watch and listen to the water?

Chairs and tables are at disposal at several places by the lake, as well as places for bonfire where you can build a fire, look into the flames and follow the flying sparks filling the sky with little stars.

Vartorp is surrounded by a large forest which you may explore when hiking in the area. The 1,000 acres of forest which once belonged to the farm is now a state forest.
You may walk the established forest roads or you may try finding the marked paths into the unknown. The park and the forest along Mörrum river are classified as areas of nature protection. Birds, insects, animals and plants enjoy the benefits of this protection.

The mill – Vartorp Kvarn

Throughout time, the river has given power to the old beautiful mill, or `kvarn` as it is called in Swedish.

The mill is very well kept, it is still capable of milling corn.

The wheel of the mill is the largest in Kronoberg county. From Vartorp farm it is a few minutes' walk to the mill over the old stone bridge, where you can enjoy the sight and sound of the water rushing through the lock.

Go fishing

Vartorp is exactly where Mörrum river runs out into the big lake Övrasjön which has an extent of about 2 x 3 km. Mörrum river connects Övrasjön with the lakes Drevsjön and Örken to the northeast and with Sörabysjön, Öjaren, Tolgsjön and Helgasjön to the southwest - before it finally runs out into the Baltic through several other lakes.
Övrasjön and Drevsjön makes up a fishing area to which only one fishing licence is required.

These two lakes have the following species of fish: Perch, white bream, silver bream, pike, burbot, roach, tench and trout.

You can use several different fishing methods, amongst others: Fly-fishing, angling, trolling

Fishing is allowed in most of the lakes if you buy a fishing licence. A licence for Övrasjön and Drevsjön can be bought from us. You may also rent a boat or canoe including life jackets on a daily or weekly basis.

The water at Vartorp comes gushing at Vartorp old mill – today a beautiful attraction – and by the river and the lake.

The lake is ideal for bathing, and lake and river provide great opportunities for canoeing and fishing.

Other things to note
Bed linen and towel can be hired for 130kr pp. washing machine in the house, 40 SEK / wash. Canoes can be rent for 200 sek per day includig life jackets. Fisching licens can you buy from us.