Jonsereds Trädgårdar/Gardens
Jonsered

Award-winning gardens

The popular Jonsered’s Gardens are in a beautiful manor house setting. It only takes 12 minutes on the commuter train from Gothenburg Central Station to the stop at Jonsered station, then follow the signs for Jonsered manor. 

The heritage from the 19th century has clearly inspired the park's master gardener. Welcome into an oasis of period summer flowers, beautiful perennials and dense privet hedges, arbours with fragrant rose bushes, grand urns set around topiary shrubs, stone-edged islands and organic crops of vegetables and spices. In 2015 the Jonsered’s Gardens won the Elmia Inspira award for "Sweden's most inspiring park".

Gardens with café and events

Organic cultivation and social responsibility are clear priorities here and you can stroll between garden sections with different plants and themes, including the design garden, kitchen garden, English rose garden and exhibition garden - where Anna Mannheimer and Thomas von Brömssen created their "guest gardens".

Enjoy a light lunch or coffee and cake at the popular and dog friendly Garden Café where organic, local produce is on the menu. The garden has free admission, arranges different events and is open all the days of the year.

Nature experiences and beer-tasting nearby

You can go fishing, kayaking and swimming in the river Säveån and lake Aspen, and there are barbeque facilities when you start to get hungry. The local brewery, Poppels is also in the area.
The Gotaleden path between Gothenburg and Alingsås passes Jonsered and offers a lot of varied walking through grand countryside.

The Gota Trail

The Gota Trail (Gotaleden) is a 99-kilometre hiking trail between Gothenburg and Vårgårda in West Sweden. It is characterised by scenic nature; pit stops near cities and proximity to train stations. There are plenty of picnic areas and shelters along the trail, as well as cosy accommodation options with delicious locally produced food. The trail begins (or ends) at Kungsportsplatsen in the very centre of Gothenburg. The whole distance from Gothenburg to Alingsås can be covered comfortably in four days, but it’s also easy to shorten the trip by using public transport.