Stadsparken is an idyllic and kid-friendly park once voted Sweden’s most beautiful. It stretches alongside Svartån (the Black River) and merges into the Wadköping museum village . The village, named after what author Hjalmar Bergman called his hometown in his novels, is a cobblestone maze of workshops, cafes, a bakery and period buildings – including Kungsstugan (the King’s Lodgings; a medieval house with 16th-century ceiling paintings) and Cajsa Warg’s house (home of an 18th-century celebrity chef).
You can wander the village at any time; there are guided tours (Skr20) at 1pm and 3pm June to August. Most information is posted in Swedish, but there’s a small tourist office with brochures in English. Ask about summer performances at the children's theater (tickets Skr50).
