Naturum Fjärås Bräcka

About the museum

Naturum Fjärås Bräcka is the visitor centre for the Fjärås Bräcka nature reserve, an ice-marginal formation (israndbildning) that stretches between the sea and the lake Lygnern. Fjärås Bräcka is the only place in Sweden where you can see both sea and lake at the same time. In the nature reserve there are hiking trails, a bathing spot, viewpoints and barbecue areas, and close to naturum lies Halland's largest Viking Age burial ground, with more than a hundred standing stones.

The building's architecture and location were chosen with great care, and the walls are built of fjäråsgnejs (Fjärås gneiss), a stone that was previously quarried on the north side of Lygnern. Naturum is run by Kungsbacka Municipality in cooperation with the County Administrative Board of Halland.

In the exhibition the visitor goes through the Ice Age and follows how Fjärås Bräcka was formed, how the landscape was filled with plants and animals, and how people have left traces in the cultural landscape. Nature trails start outside the house, and staff arrange activities for children and adults at weekends and during the summer season.

Highlights

• Experience-based exhibition on the Ice Age and Fjärås Bräcka
• View of both the sea and the lake Lygnern
• Café Bräckan with organic and locally produced food
• Nature trails and a Viking Age burial ground nearby
• Activities for children and adults

Permanent exhibition

• Genom istiden till Fjärås Bräcka – Experience-based exhibition in which the visitor goes through the Ice Age and follows how Fjärås Bräcka was created, how plants and animals arrived and how people have shaped the landscape.

Operated by

Kungsbacka kommun

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The naturum building and Café Bräckan are adapted for people with reduced mobility. There are two parking spaces for people with reduced mobility next to the building and an accessible toilet (HWC) inside it. The hiking routes are nature trails and are not suitable for wheelchairs or pushchairs; instead you can move along an asphalt road that is closed to traffic. Dogs are welcome both outside and inside.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Stroller-friendly

Fun activities for children and adults are arranged at weekends and during the summer season, and there are special programmes during the school holidays.

Getting there & parking

Naturum is in Fjärås, 10 km south of Kungsbacka. From the E6 take exit 58 at Fjärås and follow the signs, about 3 km in total.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop

Café Bräckan serves home-cooked and home-baked food made from organic and locally produced ingredients. Payment by card, Swish or cash in the café and shop. A dry toilet at the car park is open around the clock. Wi-Fi is only mentioned for the conference packages.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Corporate events

The premises can be rented for meetings, conferences and lectures when they are not used by the museum itself. Conference packages include a screen, sound, Wi-Fi, a printer, coffee and meals, with optional extras such as guided tours and a boat trip with Isa af Lygnern.

Plan your visit