Man with lantern in front of a castle with dark skies
Photo: Daniel Gustafsson, Skokloster Castle/SHM.
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Autumn Holiday

What happens in the autumn when darkness draws in on a 350-year-old baroque castle? Whose footsteps are said to echo through the empty floors? During the autumn break it becomes cozy, and sometimes a little eerie, when the castle is open with activities for the whole family.

Opening hours 2026

Visit Skokloster Castle during the Autumn Holiday. The castle is open October 24–November 1 at 11–16.

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Admission and Tickets

  • Adults: SEK 140 (Retirees and students)
  • Children and young people under 19: free admission and guided tours.
  • Free admission for persons accompanying disabled visitors.

Tickets to the guided tours are sold at 190 SEK in the museum shop on a first-come, first-served basis. Price includes entrance fee.

Find Your Way into the Castle

Visit the castle through the south entrance.

Children on a guided tour
Photo: Ola Myrin, Skokloster castle/SHM.

Ghost Tours (in Swedish)

For 350 years, ghost stories have been told about the castle. Both staff and visitors have claimed to sense the presence of the other side in the old baroque castle. Like the time when a staff member was about to unlock the nursery and suddenly came face to face with a white figure. Or when a craftsman saw something eerie in the attic above the unfinished hall... Join our popular ghost tour for brave children aged 8 and up!

Tour Times October 24–November 1

  • 11:15
  • 11:45
  • 12:15
  • 13:15
  • 14:15
  • 14:45
Castle surrounded by fall foliage
Photo: Jens Mohr, Skoklosters Castle/SHM.

Regular castle tours

We visit the Wrangel State Apartment with furniture and art from the 17th century, the magnificent unfinished hall, and the Armoury. The tours are 45 minutes long.

Tour Times October 24–November 1

  • Guided tours in English are offered daily at 12.45
  • Guided tours in Swedish are offered daily at 13:45 and 15:15

Spooky quiz walk (in Swedish)

Join a spooky quiz walk for both adults and children outside the castle. Take the chance to win great ghost-themed books! The quiz walk is available daily October 24–November 1 from 11:00–16:00.

Free of charge.

Magical Crafts

In the old castle kitchen, we set out materials for those who want to create their own magic wand to ward off fears or make colorful rowanberry garlands. Or why not draw dragons, gnomes, or other creatures that symbolize fire, wind, air, and water?

Daily October 24–November 1, entry every hour from 11:30.

Included in the admission ticket.

Time for coffee

Near the castle is Skokloster Coffee Roastery, serving hot and cold meals, cakes and pastries, and of course coffee. Could it be the best in all of Uppland?

Visit the museum shop

Vertumnus as a breakfast tray? We offer products related to the castle's collections, among other things.

Trays and tea towels with a famous painting, in the shop

Bring apples home from the castle garden!

In the large beautiful apple orchard at Skokloster Castle, there are about 150 apple trees, with many different varieties of apples. Feel free to pick a handful of fallen apples and bring home during your visit.

Photo: Ola Myrin, Skokloster Castle/SHM.