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Aspö kursgård

Getting here

The train goes to Gnesta, the bus to Stjärnhov

An island probably sounds like somewhere you'd need a boat to reach, but there's a bridge. The train goes to Gnesta, the bus to Stjärnhov, and the organiser usually arranges a lift for the last stretch.

The road in to the course centre one autumn morning. A big weeping birch in yellow leans out over the road, with a long red outbuilding on the left and a white fence on the right.
The drive in autumn.

By train and bus

Three steps from Stockholm Central Station

  1. Train to Gnesta or Flen. From Stockholm there are direct SJ trains to Gnesta, or the suburban train via Södertälje Hamn. If you're coming from the south or the west, take the train to Flen instead. Coming from Norway, the Oslo train stops at Katrineholm, and from there trains run to Flen.
  2. Bus 589 to Stjärnhov. The route runs the whole way between Flen and Gnesta, with Stjärnhov roughly halfway. It's the same bus whichever direction you come from, and you get off at the stop called Stjärnhov. The timetable is available from Sörmlandstrafiken, the regional public transport operator.
  3. A lift for the last stretch. The stop where you get off is a couple of kilometres from the course centre. Whoever is running the course usually arranges a lift from there. Check beforehand.

If you're flying in, you can take the train south via Stockholm Central Station.

By car

A hundred kilometres from Stockholm

  1. E4 southbound towards Helsingborg and Gothenburg.
  2. Exit 141 at Järna, onto road 57, signposted Katrineholm, Gnesta and Järna.
  3. Follow road 57 past Gnesta and on past the centre of Stjärnhov.
  4. After the centre the road bends to the right, and then there's a sign for Aspö where you turn left onto the gravel road.
  5. Follow the road for about 2.4 kilometres to the second turning, and go right.

Save the map in Waze or Google Maps before you leave road 57.

Address and distances

The address you type into the map

Address
Aspö Kursgård
646 96 Stjärnhov
Flen municipality, Södermanland county
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Nearest railway stations
Gnesta and Flen, both just under thirty kilometres away.
Bus 589 runs between them and stops in Stjärnhov.
The last stretch
A bridge from the mainland out to the island, then the road up to the buildings.
Parking
Plenty of room by the buildings. Charge your electric car on the way here.
Food and other shopping
ICA Nära Strandhallen in Stjärnhov, a few kilometres from the course centre. Open every day 9 am to 7 pm, and also a pharmacy and post office agent.
The meadow outside the buildings with a white fence in the foreground, pasture sloping down towards Båven and the forest on the far side of the lake.
The meadow between the buildings and the lake.

When you arrive

This is what applies when you arrive and when you leave

Check-in
From 3 pm on the day you arrive, unless your course has other times.
Check-out
By 10 am on the day you leave, unless your course has different times.
Who meets you
That's your organiser, and if you're running late, they're the ones to tell.

Contact

Questions go to your organiser

Whoever is running the course answers questions about dates, food, lifts and what's included, and you'll find who that is under What's on.