Skultuna: Brass History, Trails and Nature

Skultuna combines a remarkable brass-making history with trails through forest and river landscapes, museums and summer leisure activities. Those looking for a place with cultural discoveries and active excursions for their holiday can combine different day plans here and adapt their choice of holiday apartment to their own travel focus.

Brass History and Museums

Skultuna Messingsbruk was founded in 1607 by King Charles IX. More than 400 years later, the brassworks are still located at their original site. Selected parts of the history of the brassworks are displayed at the Skultuna Bruk Museum. The exhibits include, among other things, a baptismal font that won a gold medal at the 1900 World's Fair in Paris. Admission to the museum is free.

The Arkivhyttan Museum offers further insights and is located in one of the cottages at Brännugnsbacken. Skultuna Church is also part of the area's cultural offerings and serves as a venue for concerts. This means that a stay in Skultuna can be shaped not only around landscape and activity, but also around craftsmanship, local history and music.

Trails along the Svartån and through the Town

For hiking, the third stage of the Bruksleden begins on the west side of the Svartån in the northern part of Skultuna's workers' settlement. At Norrängs blomsteräng, this stage has a rest area with tables, benches and a fire pit. Those who would like to include a shorter loop in their daily schedule can use the Skultuna motionsspår, an approximately 2.4-kilometre-long illuminated trail through a forest landscape.

In the town, the Kyrkrundan, also known as Kyrkbacksrundan, follows Skultuna's network of footpaths and cycle paths as well as its road network. Västeråsvägen must be crossed along the way. Kvarnbackaparken is part of the central parkland, where people walk and play. Sågdammen lies immediately north of the centre by the Svartån and is an area for walking.

Nature, Cycle Paths and Summer Activities

In the vicinity of Skultuna lies Norrängs källa, west of the Svartån. The spring is a so-called medieval Trinity spring. Also nearby, at Kampberget, are the ruins of a hillfort. A hiking and canoeing route connects Skultuna with Västerås. Cycle paths run continuously along Skultunavägen from Skultuna to Västerås. Depending on how you would like to plan your trip, you can therefore choose between a walk, hike, canoe trip and cycling excursion.

For warm days, Skultunabadet is one of the local attractions. The outdoor swimming pool is open in summer; the grounds also have an accessible playground. Families can therefore combine time outdoors with their own cultural or activity-focused interests without structuring the entire holiday around a single activity.

Choosing Skultuna as a Holiday Destination

When looking for a holiday apartment in Skultuna, it is worth considering your preferred daily rhythm: should the brass history, with visits to museums, be the main focus, or are trails along the Svartån, forest routes and cycle connections more important? Bus route 21 makes Skultuna accessible from Västerås several times a day, including at weekends. This can be taken into account when planning your arrival, as can the decision to make individual excursions on foot, by bicycle, canoe or bus.

For your further search, you can also look at Harkie and Västerås. In Skultuna itself, industrial history, local trails, waterscapes and summer activities come together – a versatile basis for an individually planned trip.

To the overarching travel overview: Västerås.