Activities

There is a plenty to discover when you stay at Sycklinge. Make for instance excursions to Palaces worthwhile visiting in the area, for example Engsö or Grönsöö Palace which are situated near Enköping. Have a day trip out to Skokloster Castle in Bålsta or Gripsholms Palace in Mariefred.

	Visit Enköping’s many beautiful parks. Bring a map and walk around by yourself among all the parks, take a guided tour or ride on the park model train.
Enköping is rich in historic sites. Nearby Sycklinge you can find several rock engraving sites like Hemsta, Rickeby and Brandskogsskeppet.		Cycle on the Mälar valley way or hike on the Upplands way, both pass by at a comfortable distance.

A nice day trip is to go to the viking village Birka on Björkö, Sweden’s first town and named on Unesco’s world heritage list. Boat trips out to the island go from Härjarö.

Weather permitting there are possibilities to both ski in fine trails and cross-country skate on ploughed tracks on lake Mälaren. The ski bus goes every Saturday from Enköping to Romme Alpin during the winter.

According to tradition Michaelmas is celebrated, a one day autumn market, in Örsundsbro. Many Christmas fairs are arranged at Christmas. Antique shows in Enköping have become regular highlights.

The surroundings consist of open low-lying agricultural countryside and forest. In the village there are graveyards which have been used from the bronze age to early iron age.

In Vallby village lies Vallby church, which was built during the late medieval age.

Härkeberga church, which lies about 20 km away, is from the 14th century and is famous for its ceiling paintings by Albertus Pictor.

Links
Grönsöö Palace
Skokloster Castle
Gårdsjö Moose Park
Strömma
Romme Alpin
Enköping turist guide