Neil Hopcroft

We went to visit the Borgruin at Rimbo again.

The ruins of Hovgården on Adelsö are quite extensive – this was the royal seat while the city was on the nearby island of Björkö.

In the nature reserve by Hammersta Slott is the ruin of the old castle.

[Read aloud to Adelle] Islands of Abandonment – Life in the Post-Human Landscape by Cal Flyn When I bought this book the woman behind the till told me to look out for the cows, they’re amazing. She wasn’t wrong. This book is a tour of sites abandoned by humans, left for nature to reclaim because […]

In the centre of Sigtuna are the ruins of a medieval abbey.

In the grounds of Haga Slott are the ruins of an old palace, a building that must have been impressive in its day, but which is now little more than foundations.

Beyond Rindö Redoubt I was looking for Fredriksborg Ruin, an abandoned castle, but ended up missing the road and heading off into the countryside – eventually I figured out I’d gone too far along the main road and headed back to find the track to the ruin. There were a number of other people there taking photographs.