Gripsholm Castle

Guided tours

You can walk around Gripsholm Castle yourself, but taking a guided tour can make your visit extra special.

Tours are for individuals, and cost SEK 30 in addition to the standard entry price. The guided tour ticket is available at the ticket office (no pre-booking). The tour is free for children under the age of 18. Limited spaces available. A guided tour takes around 45 minutes.

Castle tour

Take a tour through the Vasa castle’s winding corridors, historic chambers and rooms. The museum experts will guide you through the castle’s history from the 16th to the 19th centuries and point out some highlights – from the Vasa section to Gustav III’s theatre and paintings from the Swedish National Portait Gallery.

Castle tours available daily, May-September
in Swedish at 12:00 and 14:00
in English at 15:00

Guided castle tours available every day that the castle is open. Photo: Gomer Swahn/Royalpalaces.se

Bring your grandchildren to Gripsholm. Photo: Kate Gabor/Royalpalaces.se

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Guided tours

You can walk around Gripsholm Castle yourself, but taking a guided tour can make your visit extra special.

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Childrens Gripsholm

Dungeons, armouries, canons, a stuffed lion. Hundreds of portraits, following you with their eyes down the winding corridors... bring you...

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Events

Gustav III's Christmas 1 Dec

Gripsholm Castle will be open on the first Sunday in Advent. Go on a tour of the castle, enjoy mulled wine and gingerbread biscuits, and ...

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Lucia concert at Gripsholm Castle 15 Dec

Experience an atmospheric concert at Gripsholm Castle, as Lilla Akademien perform Lucia and Christmas music by Hugo Alfvén, Gustav Nordqv...

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Epiphany weekend 4 – 5 Jan

During Epiphany weekend, 4 and 5 January, we will be opening the gates to Gripsholm Castle. As is traditional, the Red Cross will be serv...

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Discover more at Gripsholm Castle

The Castle

Gripsholm Castle boasts a unique collection of furniture and artwork spanning four centuries. Built in the 1500s it was part of a new sys...

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The Swedish National Portrait Gallery

Gripsholm Castle is home to the world's oldest national portrait gallery. This is also one of the world's largest portrait galleries, and...

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The Royal Gift Shop

Welcome to a boutique that is something out of the ordinary. The Royal Gift Shop is a unique present and souvenir shop offering products ...

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Gripsholm Palace Park

A wander through the leafy castle park is like taking a walk through history. There have been many gardens over the ages here, and apples...

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Gripsholm Deer Field

Since the 1600s the deer field has been a pasture land belonging to the Gripsholm Royal Farm. Today it is a nature reservation with hundr...

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History

The palace gets its name from one of the personalities of medieval Sweden, Bo Jonsson Grip, by whom the first Castle was built in the sec...

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Articles and movies

Portrait of Honour 2019

This year’s Portrait of Honour is the professor and designer Ingegerd Råman and was created by the photographer Bruno Ehrs. He has depict...

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The Legend of Leo

Leo is unlike any other lion in the world. In its glass box in the Upper Armoury, Gripsholm’s very own lion is perhaps more comical than ...

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Gripsholm Castle: A history

Royal family feuds, King Gustav III's magnificent Christmas celebrations and King Gustav Vasa's home. Gripsholm Castle has no shortage of...

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FAQ

  • Is it possible to take wedding photos in the palace parks?

    It is permitted to take wedding photos for private use in our palace parks. Please respect the following: it is not permitted to set up bulky photography equipment and/or props, to cordon off or drive vehicles onto our park areas or in any other way disturb other park visitors.
    Please note the special stipulations for photography in our Image and Media Gallery.

  • Can I pre-book a ticket for the general palace tours?

    Tickets can be purchased on the same day at any of our ticket offices; no advance purchase available.

  • Are there any storage lockers at the royal palaces?

    The Royal Palace of Stockholm: There are a few storage lockers available at Tickets & Information and in the Tre Kronor Museum. However, we would recommend not bringing any large bags with you. The other royal palaces and visitor attractions: No storage lockers available.

  • Can I take my bag into the royal palaces?

    Small bags are permitted at our visitor attractions. Rucksacks should be carried in your hand or on your front. Do not leave any bags unattended. Bags and cases with wheels are not permitted.

  • Can I take a pushchair into the royal palaces?

    Pushchairs are not permitted indoors.

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