Slottsträdgården Ulriksdal med café

For those who think Rosendals Trädgard is great, you will be totally enamored with this place!!! I actually think this is one of the greatest places I’ve been to in the Stockholm area! Ulriksdal Slottsträdgården is a castle garden, café, shop, indoor greenhouse and outdoor self-​picking field of produce and flowers (when in season). It sits adjacent to Ulriksdal Slott (where you can get a tour of the castle museum!) and the castle’s park and Orangerie. I recommend visiting everything together. The day we spent out here was as close to heaven as you can get while residing in the Stockholm area during summer! Absolutely lovely!!! I can’t wait to go back again this August! =) =) =)
It’s an easy drive here that takes about 15 – 20 minutes from the city center. There are also buses that come out here, but it’s a bit more of a trek that way – You’ll have to stop at «Ulriksdal begravningsplats» and walk for a while, the rest of the way. However, I think that your going to want to drive if your looking to do some shopping. They sell everything from a full grown trees to small flowers and everything in between. You can take an Über from the city center, but that will cost you a pretty penny!
The greenhouse is fantastic! It houses some of the most wonderful things inside. The café inside of it is also lovely. They serve a full vegetarian lunch buffet on weekdays for 155sek. The buffet’s different dishes are always made from seasonal ingredients. They are also organic and locally grown as much as possible. I also like that you can schedule a delightful afternoon tea here on a Saturday or Sunday. They serve scones, pastries and sandwiches, all homemade (and mostly organic too.) You can choose between several different organic/​fair trade teas to accompany your treats as well. Which, is all great!
My favorite part of the day out here was a visit to the self-​picking field and orchard! It was beautiful!!! A perfect vacation out of city life for the day! I thought the little hut with swinging daybeds for the occasional visitor to lounge on were exceptionally cute. You can’t beat a day of cutting flowers, eating good food and lounging around. You have no idea what a luxury it is to pick your own bouquet of flowers out in the sunshine until you actually get to go out and do it! I highly, highly, HIGHLY recommend a visit in August!
Tip: Make sure to keep an eye on the their website for when the prime picking time is. I came back in a span of a few weeks between August and September and it was dramatically picked over towards the end.
Note: The only real complaint I would have about this place is that the café’s interior feels a little cramped, unimpressive and disconnected from the wonderful ambiance of the green house and self-​picking fields. If they could find a way to clean it up and decorate it more luxuriously and thematically (even renovate or relocate to another structure with a lot of windows and outdoor space) I think it would improve the situation.

Ulriksdal Slottsträdgård is heaven for plant enthusiasts and those who enjoy cozy walks in castle environments. In the centre of the greenhouse is Trädgårdscaféet which serves an inventive vegetarian lunch buffet on weekdays. When the food is eaten one should definitely take the opportunity to visit the plantation for individual picking up of veggies, fruits and spices. This is a nice and stimulating place to visit when one needs to recharge the batteries after busy week in the city.

This is just one of the loveliest places ever! Huge shop with different flowers, plants and gardening accessories, a field for individual picking up of vegetables, fruits and flowers, a lovely café with tasty food, calm area with a beautiful castle — exactly what one needs to recharge the batteries after busy week in the city.
Perfect idea for a weekend.