Heagården
Well-preserved Skåne farmstead from 1862 with an intact home, fire brigade, police and agricultural museums, a smithy and an old 19th-century garden.
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About the museum
Heagården was built in 1862 by the farmer Jöns Hansson, who had bought 135 tunnland (a traditional Swedish unit of land) and wanted to show that he was a man of standing. The farm lies on the highest point of the estate, with a large brick house on a high granite foundation to the south and farm buildings in half-timbering around a cobbled farmyard. It has not been much renovated, which is one of its strengths, and it was run as a farm until 1968.
His granddaughter Elisabet Nilsson (1884–1968) grew up on the farm, and on her death she bequeathed it to a foundation, which still owns it. The foundation is to preserve the farm for as long as possible. The land is leased out, while the buildings are kept open as a museum. Elisabet Nilsson's home remains intact, with parlours, a kitchen and a dining room showing life in the countryside over a hundred years ago.
The farm today has several smaller collections: a fire brigade museum with Ängelholm's old fire engines and firefighting equipment, a police museum, an agricultural museum with farm tools, a working village smithy, a joinery workshop, a shoe and slipper-making workshop and an old drapery shop (manufakturaffär). The park-like garden is an unusually well-preserved 19th-century garden in German style, with symmetry, lawns, gravel paths and fruit trees.
Highlights
- Elisabet Nilsson's intact home from the 19th century
- Fire brigade museum with eight vehicles, including a 1926 T-Ford
- Police museum, agricultural museum and drapery shop
- Working village smithy with forging courses in winter
- Well-preserved 19th-century garden in German style
Permanent exhibitions
- Boningshuset – Elisabet Nilssons hem – The intact house with parlours, kitchen and dining room shows life on a Skåne farm a hundred years ago.
- Brandmuseum – Eight fire vehicles and a lot of firefighting equipment show the fire service in Ängelholm from the mid-19th century onwards.
- Polismuseum – Objects and dolls describe the work of the police in Ängelholm during the 19th and 20th centuries.
- Operated by
- Stiftelsen Heagården
Admission & discounts
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Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
Coffee is included in the farm's half-day package and can be served in the garden in suitable weather.
Events & venue rental
- Spaces for rent
The farm rents out premises; details of rooms, capacity and price are not given on the website.
Inquiries & detailsPlan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Visits take place by arrangement and are led by museum host Bengt Åke Bengtsson, who guides visitors through the house and the museums. A half-day package with lunch, guided tour, coffee and entertainment can be booked for groups. |
