2-Bed 1881 Cottage on 2-Hectare Lot Near Grundsund – Bohuslän Coast Vacation Home



Näreby 160, 451 78 Grundsund, Lysekils kommun, Sweden, Grundsund (Sweden)
2 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 66m² Floor area
€175,000
Country home
No parking
2 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
66m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
The first thing you notice on a summer morning at Näreby 160 is the silence. Not the hollow silence of nowhere, but the full, layered quiet of the Swedish west coast countryside — a wood pigeon somewhere in the birches, wind brushing through the grass, and somewhere over the ridge, faintly, the smell of salt water drifting in from the Gullmarsfjord. This 1881 cottage on the island of Skaftö sits on over two hectares of open land, exposed granite bedrock, and stone-walled meadows that feel unchanged for generations. If what you're after is a genuine Bohuslän retreat — not a sanitized holiday apartment, but a place with actual history under its feet — this is one of the rare ones left.
Built in 1881 and still wearing much of its original character, the cottage at Näreby 160 is the kind of property that photographs poorly and rewards in person. The entrance porch opens directly into a kitchen that has been the heart of the ground floor for well over a century. Three separate rooms on the ground level give you breathing room, and one of them holds a tiled kakelugn stove — the tall, elegant Swedish kind — that the chimney sweep has recently certified still in working order. On a grey October evening, that stove changes everything about how the cottage feels. Upstairs, two bedrooms and a bathroom provide the essentials. The layout is compact and honest: 66 square meters of living space, no more, no less. It's not the size that makes this property worth serious attention. It's the 20,363 square meters surrounding it.
Step outside and the scale of what's here becomes clear. Grassy areas practical enough for a game of kubb or a hammock between the birches. Traditional dry-stone walls that thread across the property like something from a landscape painting. Exposed bedrock pushing through the earth — classic Skaftö granite, polished and warm in the afternoon sun. A separate outbuilding that could, with the right investment, become a proper guest cottage for family visits or rental income. Behind the house, a cluster of outdoor seating areas that previous owners clearly loved, tucked into corners where the wind drops and the afternoon light stays longest. And woven through it all, a number of registered ancient monuments on the grounds themselves — documented through Sweden's Fornsök heritage register — connecting this patch of land to the earliest settlers of the Bohuslän coast.
The property is listed in good condition and is connected to municipal water and sewage — not a given for rural Skaftö properties of this age. A pre-sale inspection report is available, and the seller has arranged hidden defects insurance through Länsförsäkringar, which gives international buyers a meaningful layer of protection that's often absent in private Swedish transactions.
Skaftö itself deserves more than a passing mention. The island sits between two of the most photographed harbors on the Swedish west coast: Grundsund to the south and Fiskebäckskil to the north, both reachable from Näreby 160 in under ten minutes by car. Grundsund's harbor is the kind of place where painted wooden boats bob against the dock and the local café serves räkmacka — open shrimp sandwiches heaped with fresh prawns and dill — to kayakers and day sailors every morning through the summer. Fiskebäckskil, across the water from Lysekil, is slightly more composed, with an art museum, a marine biology research station that's been operating since the 1870s, and walking paths along the cliffs that give you uninterrupted views of the fjord.
For swimming, the nearest spot is Rågårdsvik, just a short drive away. The water on this stretch of the west coast is calmer than the open sea further north and warmer than you'd expect — by July, the sheltered coves around Skaftö regularly hit 20 degrees. Hiking trails from the cottage connect into a broader network that covers much of the island, winding past fishing hamlets, lichen-covered granite outcrops, and through forest that smells of pine resin and damp earth after rain.
Seasonally, this area earns its reputation beyond just summer. Spring on Skaftö arrives quietly, with lapwing calls across the fields and the stone walls coming alive with moss and wildflowers. Autumn brings the west coast crab season — locals drop pots just offshore and the restaurants in Grundsund start listing fresh krabba on their boards from September. Even winter has its appeal: the light is extraordinary, low and golden, and the coast empties of tourists entirely. For a buyer looking for a true year-round retreat rather than just a midsommar getaway, the off-season character of Skaftö is genuinely worth considering.
Lysekil, the nearest substantial town at roughly 15 kilometers, handles the practical side of life well — supermarkets, pharmacies, hardware stores, a harbor ferry. Gothenburg is just under two hours by car down the E6, making it realistic as a long-weekend destination even from most of central Europe. Gothenburg Landvetter Airport operates direct routes to several European cities, and for buyers coming from the UK or Germany, the total journey door-to-door is manageable.
For international buyers, Sweden's property purchase process is relatively accessible. There are no restrictions on foreign nationals buying residential property, and the transaction is handled through a licensed mäklare with clear title registration through Lantmäteriet. The priced at 175,000 EUR equivalent, this property sits at a point in the Bohuslän market that reflects its current renovation needs honestly — and the upside is real. Comparable cottages in Fiskebäckskil and Grundsund that have been thoughtfully restored sell at significantly higher figures, and short-term rental demand on Skaftö through summer is strong and consistent. The outbuilding conversion alone could change the rental calculus considerably.
What Näreby 160 asks of its next owner is clear-eyed enthusiasm rather than a big budget. It needs care and attention, some renovation work, and someone who sees the bones rather than flinching at the project. In return, it offers something increasingly hard to find on the Bohuslän coast: over two hectares of private land, an authentic 19th-century structure, ancient history literally in the ground beneath your feet, and a location minutes from two of Sweden's most loved fishing villages.
Key features at a glance:
- 1881 country cottage with original character and layout intact
- 2 bedrooms upstairs, 3 ground-floor rooms including working tiled kakelugn stove
- 1 bathroom
- 66 sqm interior living space
- 20,363 sqm (over 2 hectares) of land with stone walls and exposed granite bedrock
- Separate outbuilding with guest cottage conversion potential
- Connected to municipal water and sewage
- Pre-sale inspection report available
- Hidden defects insurance arranged through Länsförsäkringar
- Registered ancient monuments on the property grounds (documented via Fornsök)
- Minutes from Grundsund and Fiskebäckskil harbors
- Swimming at Rågårdsvik beach nearby
- Strong summer rental demand in the Skaftö area
- No foreign buyer restrictions for Swedish residential property
Ready to see it in person? Properties like this on Skaftö — with this much land and this much history — come up rarely. Reach out through Homestra today to arrange a viewing or to request the full inspection report and property documents. The kakelugn stove is already lit, in a manner of speaking.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 2
- Size
- 66m²
- Price per m²
- €2,652
- Garden size
- 20363m²
- Has Garden
- Yes
- Has Parking
- No
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 1
- Has swimming pool
- No
- Property type
- Country home
- Energy label
Unknown
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