Farms and countryside around Sigtuna

Österby farm

Österby gård is five kilometres north of Sigtuna on Vassundavägen. A family farm with animals, crops and a farm shop open Fridays and Saturdays all year: meat and charcuterie from the farm, eggs, dairy, seasonal vegetables and produce from other farms and food artisans nearby. For a few weeks in late summer and autumn there is pick-your-own sunflowers, corn and pumpkins.

Wenngarn

Wenngarn's three-hectare kitchen garden grows the vegetables for the castle restaurants, and the bakery with its pantry shop sells bread and whatever is in that day. The loft holds the Sigtuna candle factory's shop. Cycle path from town.

Viby village

Viby by next to Wenngarn is a clustered 18th-century village never broken up by land reform: red houses, wooden fences, the old layout intact. Walk around it, it takes fifteen minutes, and it is free. On one of the farms Marie and Pelle run a small café with animals in the yard, open on certain Saturdays and special occasions. The dates are posted on Instagram and Facebook.

Rävsta riding centre

By Rävsta nature reserve between Sigtuna and Märsta lies the riding centre, where Märsta Riding Club runs its riding school for children and adults, and a starting point for walks in the reserve.

More farms and farm shops

• Herresta lada, a café and shop in a barn that opens a few weekends a year, with organic cakes and waffles.
• Erikssund, by the bridge towards Bålsta: swimming with a wood-fired sauna and padel.
• Farm shops in the neighbouring municipalities are collected at gardslandet.se. Go in autumn.