Things to do in Helsingborg, Skane County: The Best Nature & Parks

In Svaneback by Viken you will find a long, lovely and child-friendly long sandy beach. Here you have a view of Oresund. Bus 220 stops just nearby (stop Svaneback Musselvagen).

Vikingsbergsparken is still reminiscent of its origins: a privately owned park from the last century. It accommodates one of Helsingborg's more special playgrounds, a boules court, a pond, a fountain and beautiful conservatories.

Attekulla is a varied recreation area with both open meadow, grazing land and dense forest. The deciduous forest has a predominance of oak and beech, with parts of pine, birch, rowan etc. In the Attekulla area you can use various paths, fire places and benches for recreational purpose. The regional hiking trail of Skaneleden and the local trail of Landborgspromenaden pass through the area.

Rydebäcksbadet offers several hundred metres of beautiful sandy beach. Above the beach is a large grassy area where you can both play ball games and fly kites.

Sofiero Palace was, until the 1970s, a summer residence for Swedish royalty. The magnificent heritage of thousands of rhododendrons, beds, borders and kitchen gardens is carefully tended by a team of dedicated experts. In 2010, Sofiero was voted Europe’s Best Park.Sofiero is situated just north of the town of Helsingborg in southern Sweden. Interesting exhibitions in the palace and a variety of exciting events and activities in the beautiful park and gardens are some of the things you can look forward to when planning your visit. The season, during which the palace, shops, restaurant and café are open for visitors, starts March 31 and ends in September. However, you are welcome to visit Sofiero for a guided tour, a walk in the park and a chance to enjoy the view over the strait of Öresund to Denmark at any time of the year.

Welcome to Fredriksdal museums and gardens Nowhere in Europe will you find an equivalent to Fredriksdal. This is Skåne in miniature, with 360,000 square metres of unique settings, buildings and gardens. Here, the history and diversity of the countryside are caringly kept alive. With its museums and gardens, Fredriksdal offers interesting activities for all ages, all year round. Take an explanatory walk, watch the animals grazing or join the manor maids for an interesting tour. Buy a bag of old fashioned sweets in the old town quarter, or your favourite rose in the flower shop. Find answers to your questions on nature or folklore, or just lie back and relax in a hammock. With its historical parks and gardens, houses and farms, animals, meadows, woods and pastures, all situated around an eighteenth century manor house, a visit to Fredriksdal is like making a journey back into the past.

This is a former spa that is now a park. It is the source of Ramlösa mineral water. The park is free and open to the public.