Travels Across Sweden

Al fresco by the lake Located by Vetlanda in Småland, this idyllic manor house set in its own lands by a lake offers the perfect setting for fine dining, weddings and parties, Julbord and romantic getaways. Meals are created with passion and flair using produce from their own farm and neighbouring local producers. Julbord at Wallby Here we are al fresco dining by the lake on a mild autumn day, then experiencing the most sensational Julbord in winter. Whatever the time…

What a great find! An excellent bistro with deli, homemade dish of the day, seating upstairs and outside where there is also wood cabins for farmers' market events. Their cheese selection is phenomenal with a blackboard explaining all the local ones and the meat on sale is organic.

A delightful dairy with a range of products from their milk straight into your bottle, to ice cream, butter and cheeses. Home to a few Ark of Taste Linderöd pigs and some beautifully displayed deli items this wee shop is an absolute pearl.

Here is a very fine family run smokery in the heart of apple country by the Lake Åsnen nature reserve. In addition to smoked seafood they also have game - moose, reindeer, bear and venison, in season. Handy for local rapeseed oil and honey too. Coffee and ice cream available for refreshments.

A fine addition to the village of Urshult, famed for its apple orchards, where two sisters and their respective families have opened a café with home bakes, specialty cakes, light meals and helpful tourist information too. There are hundreds of miles of cycleways in this region and too few good cafés such as this!