Åsle Tå

About the museum

A tå is a village of crofts (torp) and backstugor where the poorest people of peasant society lived. When the tå population in Åsle began to move away at the end of the 19th century, many cottages were torn down, and in most parts of the country such settlements have disappeared. In Åsle people realised that a cultural heritage was being lost. In 1923, when only about ten cottages remained, Åsle, Mularp and Tiarp local heritage society (hembygdsförening) was formed to preserve Åsle Tå, and cottage after cottage was bought as it became vacant.

Today Åsle Tå is Sweden’s largest collection of backstugor. The cottages stand where they originally were, along the winding Tågatan and by Kolaforsen, in a historic setting from the 18th and 19th centuries. Visitors can walk between the cottages, see the authentic interiors and learn about the people who lived there and their lives. The site also has a smithy, a skifte cowshed (a farm building from the land-redistribution era), a mill and an agricultural museum. An information shed with display screens tells the story of Åsle Tå, the region and the sights nearby.

Åsle Tå lies in the Åsle basin below Ålleberg and Karleby on Falbygden, a landscape rich in ancient monuments. The society also runs a restaurant and café, and once a year the Tå Day is held with a market and activities.

Highlights

• Sweden’s largest collection of backstugor on their original sites
• Authentic cottage interiors from the 18th and 19th centuries
• Smithy, skifte cowshed and mill
• Agricultural museum
• Restaurant and café, and the annual Tå Day

Permanent exhibition

• Åsle Tå – backstugor och lantbruksmuseum – Backstugor from the 18th and 19th centuries on their original sites, with a smithy, skifte cowshed, mill and agricultural museum.

Operated by

Åsle, Mularp & Tiarps hembygdsförening

Admission & discounts

Admission SEK 70 for adults. Special prices apply on Tå Day.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom
• 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

The restaurant, dining room, outdoor seating, farm shop and conference facility with toilets are wheelchair accessible, and the whole of Tågatan can be walked along to see the buildings from outside. The cottages cannot be entered by wheelchair because of narrow doors and high thresholds, but the information shed and the agricultural museum are accessible.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

Åsle Tå lies about 10 km east of Falköping. Signs with the kringla symbol (a pretzel-shaped bun) are posted from roads 46 and 47. There are also motorhome pitches (SEK 250 per night, with electricity, Wi-Fi, WC, shower and water).

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Restaurant
• Museum shop

Restaurant and café, and a farm shop. Wi-Fi is listed only for the motorhome pitches (ställplats).

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent

A conference facility is available.

Plan your visit