Discover Rävlanda: gardens, cycling and local history

If you’re looking for a hotel in Rävlanda, deciding what you’d like to focus on can help you choose your destination: would you like your stay to include gardens, cycling, a view over the Storån valley or local history? Rävlanda has specific places to explore for each of these interests. Rävlanda trädgård has space to play and enjoy picnics you bring along; Heden is associated with both a mountain bike facility and a viewpoint. There’s also the Västgötaleden, which runs through Rävlanda, as well as details about Björketorps kyrka and the old cemetery. The following topics can help you tailor your stay to your personal interests.

Gardens with different focuses

Various perennials and bulb plants grow in the sensory garden at Rävlanda trädgård. There’s also a magnolia, along with flower beds featuring dahlias, roses and tea herbs. The school garden has a different focus: it concentrates on edible plants and includes various berry bushes, an apple orchard, and plum and cherry trees. This means you can explore two different themes within the gardens: the variety of plantings in the sensory garden and the edible plants in the school garden.

When planning a visit, this distinction can help you follow your own gardening interests: are you more interested in a variety of plants and flower beds, or in edible plants? The play and picnic facilities offer another way to spend time at Rävlanda trädgård. Picnics you bring along are explicitly part of what’s on offer.

Cycling and views from Heden

There are two different aspects to consider for cycling in Rävlanda. The Västgötaleden runs through the town. Heden, next to Rävlandaskolan, also has a mountain bike facility. It includes a cross-country trail and a technical area with a pump track, balance obstacles and larger obstacles for bike trials.

The distinction can help with your travel planning: the Västgötaleden connects you with a cycling route through Rävlanda, while the mountain bike facility focuses on its cross-country trail and technical area with its obstacles. This lets you think of cycling either as an interest in a route or as an interest in a facility with a variety of technical features.

Heden also offers a great view over the Storån valley. This landscape feature complements the cycling opportunities with a distinct consideration when choosing your destination.

Church and old cemetery

The current interior and colour scheme of Björketorps kyrka date from a renovation in 2009. Another point of interest is the old church: a spruce hedge planted in the 1930s marks its site in the old cemetery. The old church had room for approximately 500 people.

Twenty-seven rectangular depressions mark graves in the old cemetery at Heden; most are in the southeastern part of the cemetery. Together with the spruce hedge, they offer a clear view of the cemetery’s features and the site of the old church. The dates refer to different things: 2009 is the year of the renovation of the current interior and colour scheme, while the 1930s are when the spruce hedge was planted.

Getting to the garden

Rävlanda trädgård is easiest to reach by car or bus. If you’re planning to visit the garden during your stay and want to travel by bus, check the timetable for your travel date.

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