Frisbo Lodge and Camp

Get a feel for the culture of the region on a visit to the timber-built Hälsingegård Erik-Anders (90 minutes’ drive), one of seven UNESCO-listed Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland with highly decorative interiors. In spring and summer, take tea in the garden café and have a nose around the colourful wildflower meadows. For local industrial history, the former iron foundry at Moviken Masugn (10 minutes) is open for tours of the late 18th-century blast furnace. Likewise, you can have a look around the internal workings at Strömbacka Mill (five minutes) and the heritage museum at Gränsfors Bruk (40 minutes), where old farming implements and hand-crafted axes are on display. If you’re visiting Frisbo in autumn, you can join trips to (hopefully) see the spectacular Northern Lights, and in winter take guided snowshoe hikes into the forest or go skiing at Hassela (half an hour), with runs for all skill levels. In gentler, warmer seasons, go swimming and fly fishing at Norra Dellen Lake (15 minutes).