Alunda: Church History, Activities and Leisure

Alunda combines an impressive local history with diverse opportunities for active and relaxing holiday days. Those wishing to combine culture, exercise and leisure activities will find various ways to shape their own travel plans here. Alunda Church, historic buildings, archaeological traces, a swimming pool, cycling routes and special leisure ideas make the town a destination that can be discovered step by step.

Church, Local History and Archaeological Traces

Alunda Church is located on the western edge of Alunda. Those approaching Alunda on the country road from Uppsala can see the tall tower from a long way off. The oldest parts of the church date from the 13th century; in the 15th century, it was extended eastwards to its present size. Inside, it also contains an original 19th-century organ made by Åkerman o Lund. For visitors interested in culture, the church therefore offers several historical layers that can be incorporated into travel plans independently of sporting activities.

Klockargården also tells the story of the area's development. The building was constructed in the 1790s as a meeting place for parish and municipal matters. Since 1944, the parish has made the rooms available to the local heritage association. Today, it houses a museum about local development as well as furnished rooms in the building. In addition, the archaeological history around Alunda extends back to the Stone Age. The Alunda 157:1 burial ground covers 150 × 130 metres in a north-south direction and comprises around 82 archaeological remains.

Cycling Routes, Outdoor Swimming Pool and Outdoor Activities

Various forms of exercise are available for active holiday days. The Alunda MTB area includes technical sections and a downhill section at Pulkabacken. The terrain is challenging and features natural obstacles. In addition, Upplands-Ekeby IF, or UEIF for short, operates well-maintained mountain bike trails in Alunda that are suitable for beginners and experienced cyclists. This allows you to distinguish between technically demanding sections and trails explicitly described as suitable for different experience levels when planning your activities.

Alundabadet is an outdoor swimming pool with three pools and large grassy areas. The facilities include changing rooms with showers and toilets; the season runs from June to August. Another opportunity for exercise is the illuminated running track in Alunda. It is approximately 2.5 kilometres long and is used year-round as a walking path. At the playground on Torpvägen, there is also a boules court, a zip line, a barbecue area and an accessible toilet. The individual activities can be alternated according to your preferred daily rhythm, without any particular order being implied.

The Pulkabacken Stupet toboggan run is located at Alunda landbad; there is also a barbecue area there. In addition, the municipality floods an ice rink at Olandsskolan in Alunda. These activities complement the summer options with further leisure ideas, whose relevance you can assess according to the time of year of your trip.

Excursions and Special Family Activities

Just south of Alunda, in the village of Söderby, is Modelljärnvägens Hus. Bus routes 886 and 811 stop at the Söderby bus stop on Road 288. From there, it is approximately 1 kilometre on foot to the exhibition at Modelljärnvägens Hus. Those planning this excursion by public transport can take the described walk into account directly.

An unusual leisure idea is Alunda fotbollsgolf. A round consists of 18 holes and takes approximately 1.5 hours for a group of three or four people. The course runs through a beautiful, hilly landscape; the individual holes range from approximately 30 to 120 metres in length. This gives the activity a clearly defined format while also offering varying hole lengths for a diverse stay.

Finding the Right Accommodation for Your Trip

When looking for a holiday apartment in Alunda, you can first decide which aspect of the town is most important for your trip: historical discoveries around the church, Klockargården and archaeological traces, cycling and running routes, or leisure activities such as the outdoor swimming pool, fotbollsgolf and the exhibition. For the excursion to Söderby, you should include the Söderby bus stop, Road 288 and the subsequent walk of approximately 1 kilometre in your planning. This allows you to connect your choice of accommodation with the experiences you actually want, without assuming unspecified distances between the individual activities.

For more travel ideas, you can also visit the pages for Öregrund, Forsmark, Österbybruk, Östhammar, Gräsö, Gimo and Norrskedika.

To the higher-level travel overview: Östhammar.