Gunnebo slott och trädgårdar

About the museum

Gunnebo slott (Gunnebo Castle) was built in 1784–1796 as a summer residence for the merchant John Hall and his wife Christina. The palace was meant to be larger, more beautiful and more modern than the other wealthy Gothenburg merchants' summer villas, and to show the family's success and wealth. Gothenburg's city architect Carl Wilhelm Carlberg designed the main building, the other houses, the interior, the furniture and the gardens, which is why Gunnebo feels unusually cohesive. The drawings have been preserved and have formed the basis for the restorations carried out since the 1950s.

John Hall the Younger went bankrupt in 1807, and afterwards Gunnebo was owned by six different families. In 1949 Mölndal city bought the estate in order to preserve its high cultural values for posterity. Gunnebo is today one of Sweden's best-preserved 18th-century complexes.

The palace can only be visited on guided tours, which go through the state rooms on the main floor (paradvåningen) and the guest rooms on the upper floor. There are also guided tours of the orangery and the garden. The complex includes a symmetrical Baroque garden, an English park, organic kitchen gardens, a coffee house and an inn (krog), a shop and a farm with activities for children. The area is a cultural reserve of about 100 hectares.

Highlights

• Guided tour of the palace's main-floor state rooms and guest rooms
• The orangery, with guided tour
• Baroque garden and English park
• Organic kitchen gardens
• Coffee house (Kaffehus) and Krog (inn)
• Barnens Gunnebo (Children's Gunnebo) with the farm

Permanent exhibition

• Guidad visning av slottet – Tour of the main-floor state rooms and the guest rooms on the upper floor, about the Hall family and Carlberg's vision.

Admission & discounts

Price SEK 175 per person for a guided tour of the palace; the same price for the orangery. Parking machines are available at all car parks.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking
• 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 car park has spaces for people with disabilities.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Kids’ birthday parties

Barnens Gunnebo offers activities for children of all ages, including on the farm; children's parties can be booked.

Getting there & parking

Gunnebo is reached from the E6 and national road 40. There are cycle paths from Mölndal and from Gothenburg via Delsjömotet, with bicycle racks in three places.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Restaurant
• Museum shop

Gunnebo Kaffehus (coffee house) and Krog (inn), craft bakery, shop and summer inn.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Corporate events
• Weddings / ceremonies

Conferences, weddings, parties and dinners, memorial gatherings and children's parties.

Plan your visit