Melstedgård
Living farm museum near Gudhjem with animals, an old farmhouse, and a food culture house on Bornholm's agriculture and food culture.
About the museum
Melstedgård near Gudhjem was a mid-sized Bornholm farm with a four-sided courtyard and roughly 30 to 45 hectares of land. After farming operations ceased in 1982, Bornholms Museum took over the farm and opened it in 1984 as an open-air and agricultural museum.
Since then, the department has shown how people lived and worked on a Bornholm farm. In the farmhouse with its old furnishings, mustard is ground with a cannonball and bread is baked. In the stables, pigs, sheep, and goats are kept in separate rooms as they used to be, chickens and cats roam freely across the farmyard, and across the road horses, cows, goats, and geese graze on the way to the old mill.
In 2015 the modern Madkulturhuset was added opposite the half-timbered farm, hosting workshops on topics such as fermenting, brewing, or ice cream making. Since then, the food culture of Bornholm, past and present, has stood alongside everyday farm life. The farm café Skafferiet offers coffee, cake, meals, and Bornholm specialties and crafts.
Highlights
- Daily feeding round in which visitors can help
- Mustard grinding with the cannonball and bread baking in the old farmhouse
- Horse-drawn wagon rides on selected days
- Food culture workshops in the Madkulturhuset
- Langbordsmiddag: communal cooking and dining on summer evenings
- Founded
- 1984
- Operated by
- Bornholms Museum
Admission & discounts
| Adults | DKK 100 |
|---|---|
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Children and teenagers under 18 free |
| Groups (20+ people) | –20% discount on admission for groups of 20 or more |
| Fællesbillet (Bornholms Museum, Hjorths Fabrik, Erichsens Gård, and Melstedgård, valid for one week) | DKK 175available online |
| Klippekort (six museums and attractions on Bornholm, valid for 7 days) | DKK 250valid for Bornholms Museum, Hjorths Fabrik, Erichsens Gård, Melstedgård, NaturBornholm, and Bornholms Kunstmuseum |
| Langbordsmiddag (Thursdays in July and the first Thursday in August) | DKK 280DKK 140 for children ages 5–15, free under 5; drinks extra; minimum 10 participants |
Members of the Bornholms Museumsforening have free admission.
Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
Cobblestones in the courtyard and garden and steps at entrances, workshops, and the house; according to the museum, only of limited suitability for wheelchair users and people with limited mobility. The museum helps where possible.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 17 |
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- Family tours & workshops
- Hands-on stations
- Stroller-friendly: not available
Activities for the whole family: children can help with feeding, pet the animals, visit the creative workshop, and on some days ride in the horse-drawn wagon. Strollers are unsuitable inside the buildings because of steps and limited space.
Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available · 50 m to the entrance
Parking within about 50 m.
Amenities & dining
- Café
- Restaurant: not available
- Museum shop
Café and farm shop Skafferiet with coffee, cake, meals, and Bornholm specialties and crafts; tickets are also sold there.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Ask about the day's program (feeding, activities) when buying tickets at Skafferiet. For groups: a tailor-made food culture experience (DKK 6,250 for up to 35 people) or a guided tour with tastings for 10–15 people (DKK 150 per person plus DKK 800 for the tour); book via bm@bornholmsmuseum.dk or +45 56 95 07 35. |
