Bullerö
 59'12,1N - 18'51,1E

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The island of Bullerö has inspired many artists. Located within a national park area, the island was awarded a European Council prize honoring its respect for nature and traditional cultural values. You can stay overnight in a cottage with two rooms, each with four beds, and each with a separate dining area. Kitchen and refrigerator are shared. A common standard in the outer reaches of the archipelago. Price: SEK 125:- per day and person incl. VAT.
Provisions can be obtained on board the m/s Waxholm III.
Be your own cook in the cottage kitchen. For reservations and information call the warden between 7.30-8.30 a.m. at +46-8 571 590 92 .
Bullerö also has a camping site that is free of charge.

 

In 1653 the first reference to Bullerö was made in connection with a permanent settlement on the island. "Bullerö village", first referenced to in 1867, was situated at Hemviken at the present location, but in 1867 the boat-houses and the jetties were more numerous than today. In the small valleys the homesteaders had 14 small fields where they raised potatoes and root-crops.. Fishing was the main occupation though. Hunting seal and sea-birds offered important contributions to the self-subsistent household.

In 1908 the famous artist Bruno Liljefors purchased the island, and this put an end to the several centuries long life of the island´s status as a homesteaders island. Bruno Liljefors built a hunting lodge where he and his family spent the summers. Also his friends in the "Bullerö gang", consisting of famous artist like Anders Zorn, Albert Engström, Axel Sjöberg and the aviation baron Carl Cederström used to stay there. They made the Stockholm archipelago widely known in the beginning of the 20th century.

In 1967, Swedish Government purchased the Bullerö archipelago. A warden is now a permanent resident of the island.. The archipelago consists of over 900 islands, islets and skerries with narrow channels in between. The vast area includes both sheltered islands and outer skerries. The beaches are often rocky and only a few sandy beaches can be found. At both Bullerö and Rågskär you will still find traces of meadows and fields from earlier times.

The hunting lodge is now a museum

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The museum offers an exhibition of nature and culture in earlier days and offers reproductions of Bruno Liljefors works of art. A trail will take you, from the hunting lodge, around the island, pointing out many interesting elements of an archipelago.

Facilities
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Lodgings
 
Cottages
 
       
 
Hostel
 
Bullerö hostel    

Accommodations are available at Bullerö hostel, where you will find 8 beds in two rooms. Call the warden for reservations.

 
Camping
 
     

Bullerö has a camping site that is free of charge.
 
Cottages
 
       
 
Other
 
Sauna    

Sauna is available at Hemviken
Telephone     In the village, by the jetty, there is a rest lodge with a telephone
Water    

Depending on supply, a limited amount of fresh water is available for free at the village
Groceries    

The closest place for provisions and groceries is Solvik at Nämdö. There you will also find petrol, fresh water, a bakery and a post office
Fresh & smoked fish    

Fresh fish and smoked fish can be purchased from the wardens at the village
Anchorage   Rävviken

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There are no marinas available at Bullerö, and there are only a few anchorages. The best one is (picture above) just below the hunting lodge, the small Rävviken. Entrance through the narrow channel from the east. Mooring at the rock south of the channel.
Anchorage   Bodkobbshålet, Another anchorage is Bodkobbshålet, west of Hemviken