Neil Hopcroft

The gardens of Rosendals Slott – “this is a corner of a larger field”.

We took another visit to Vaxholm via Bogesunds Slott.

Vik Slott is a country estate on the lakeside near Uppsala.

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In the courtyard of Gripsholms Slott are a pair of what appear to be Turkish canons, but the notice explaining their history claims they were captured in Russia.

Griphsholms Slott is an impressive castle on the lakeside 40 miles west of Stockholm.

Outside the town of Ekerö is a small palace.

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

Hammersta Slott is a manor house that is now converted into a spa and sits in a nature reserve, it was too muddy for me to explore too much around.

The lake at Drottningholm was frozen over, but we weren’t brave enough to try walking across it.