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Welcome to Vaxholm Fortress — a popular destination in summer in the Stockholm archipelago. Within the walls today you'll find a summer café, museum, galleries & shops. You can also challenge your friends to one of our activities — Prisoners of the Fortress, the Team Challenge or the Escape Room — all year round.
Construction of Vaxholm Fortress began in the mid-1500s to defend Stockholm. It was rebuilt in the mid-1800s and then got its current appearance. You can get here with Waxholmsbolaget or by your own boat and moor in the guest harbour, which has Y-booms.
Activities:
- The fortress's team activity is aimed at companies that want to do something team-building together. The activities suit all ages. All activities must be pre-booked and are carried out in private groups.
- Prisoners of the Fortress (minimum 10 people): Teams of up to ten people use a map to reach ten different stations where the team together faces various challenges. The activity takes 2 hours and largely takes place outdoors. Start times 09:00, 11:30, 14:30 or 17:00.
- The Team Challenge (minimum 10 people): Problem-solving and team development with a number of stations that require both thinking and physical activity. Cooperation within the team is required. The participants are divided into teams of up to ten people who compete against each other. The activity takes 1.5 hours and takes place indoors. Start times 09:00, 11:30, 14:30 or 17:00.
- Escape Room (2–6 people): The participants are locked in a prison cell and have 45 minutes to get out using creativity and cooperation. The activity takes about 1 hour.
Conference:
Conference options in a historic archipelago setting, from 11 people up to 500 people.
Restaurant:
Restaurant Pansarbatteriet. The chefs have put together celebration menus, buffets and small dishes for various types of events. The fortress's drinks package can be added. At Restaurant Pansarbatteriet, only pre-ordered lunches, three-course dinners and buffets are served for parties of at least 10 and up to 228 people. All food follows WWF's guidelines regarding fish and shellfish.
Badholmen:
Badholmen is a small archipelago island next to Vaxholm, used for company parties, weddings and other private celebrations. There are two restaurants here: Magasinet for up to 130 guests and Kalaset for up to 44 visitors. The chefs have put together celebration menus, buffets and small dishes for various types of events, and a drinks package can be added. Badholmen is available during the period May–September. All food follows WWF's guidelines regarding fish and shellfish.
Museum:
The Vaxholm Fortress Museum depicts the history of the archipelago defence over five hundred years. There is also the exhibition "Life at the Fortress", which focuses on the people who lived near the fortress in 1890. In summer, the museum offers daily tours. You can also book your own group tour all year round. A normal guided tour takes about 75 minutes. As an alternative, a short account of the fortress's history is offered; such a tour takes about 20 minutes. The museum is not accessibility-adapted.
Getting here
Getting here
No departures in the next few hours.
Distance as the crow flies
- Stockholmapprox 18 km
- Uppsalaapprox 65 km
- Norrtäljeapprox 45 km
As the crow flies — not driving distance.
