2-Bed Country Home with Horse Stable on 2.7ha in Orust, Sweden



Allmag 547, Orust kommun, Sweden, Stillingsön (Sweden)
2 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 65m² Floor area
€245,000
Country home
No parking
2 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
65m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
Early morning on Stillingsön, the light comes in sideways off the water — that particular Nordic gold you only get in July, when the sun barely dips below the horizon. You're standing in the kitchen of this 1909 farmhouse, coffee in hand, watching a pair of horses move through the dew-wet pasture outside. Three kilometers down the road is a beach. Three kilometers the other way, a golf club. And here, right here, is 2.7 hectares of your own Swedish countryside.
This is Orust. Sweden's third-largest island, tucked into the granite-and-saltwater chaos of the Bohuslän coast, roughly 90 minutes north of Gothenburg by car. People who know it, love it with a quiet ferocity. People who don't know it yet tend to stumble across it on the way to somewhere else and end up staying.
The property at Allmag 547 sits on Stillingsön, one of Orust's more sought-after corners, and it's the kind of place that's genuinely hard to categorize. It's a working horse property with a four-box stable. It's a country retreat with old-growth trees and open meadows. It's a holiday home ten minutes from some of the best wild swimming on the Swedish west coast. All of these things are true simultaneously, and that versatility is exactly what makes it so unusual on the current market.
The house itself was built in 1909, and it wears its age well — not in a theatrical, over-restored way, but in the way of a building that's been genuinely lived in and properly maintained. Sixty-five square meters. Two bedrooms, one bathroom, a kitchen, and a living room arranged in that unfussy, logical way that older Swedish rural homes tend to be. The rooms are bright — large windows on multiple aspects, the kind that bring in the long summer light until almost midnight and frame the winter landscape like a series of paintings. The interior is in good condition and move-in ready, though there's obvious room to add your own character over time without any urgent renovations hanging over you.
What the footprint lacks in size, the land more than compensates for. The 2.7 hectares include fenced grazing pasture, forested edges, and the stable complex — a relatively recent addition, fully insulated, with four generously proportioned boxes built for large horses, a wide central aisle, and a dedicated tack room. If you've spent time maintaining horses in cramped, improvised facilities, you'll immediately appreciate how well this was thought through. The stable sits just steps from the house's back door, which matters enormously at 6am in October when the rain is coming in horizontal off the Skagerrak.
For non-horse owners — or those who are horse-curious but not yet committed — the stable has obvious conversion potential. Workshop, studio, storage for boats and kayaks, guest accommodation with planning permission. The land itself could support vegetable growing, a small orchard, chickens, or simply the rare luxury of having space around you that nobody else can build on.
The Orust region rewards those who pay attention to it. In summer, the archipelago comes alive in a way that's specific to western Sweden — sailing regattas out of Ellös, the annual Gothenburg to Marstrand race visible from the outer skerries, crayfish parties in August that stretch until the white nights finally give way to dark. The Bohuslän seafood culture is serious: freshly caught langoustine from the boats at Hälleviksstrand, cold-smoked mackerel from the smokehouse in Mollösund, oysters grown in the clean tidal waters around Lysekil just up the coast. This is not generic Scandinavian food tourism — it's a genuine regional kitchen that locals are quietly proud of.
Come September, the tourists thin out and Orust shifts into something quieter and arguably more beautiful. The heather on the rock faces turns purple. The forests around Stillingsön go amber and copper. Cycling the island's interior roads in autumn, with almost no traffic and the smell of pine and sea mixing in the air, is one of those experiences that's difficult to describe without resorting to the kind of language that sounds made up.
Winter here is mild by Swedish standards — the coast moderates temperature significantly compared to inland areas, and snowfall is infrequent. Cross-country skiing is possible in colder years, but most winters you're looking at walking trails, storm-watching from the rocks, and the deep, specific pleasure of a wood-heated house when it's grey and wild outside.
For international buyers considering this as a vacation home or second residence in Sweden, the practical picture is straightforward. Sweden operates a freehold ownership system (äganderätt), meaning full ownership rights with no leasehold complications. Annual operating costs run approximately 14,430 SEK — modest by any standard for a property of this size and land area. The property is currently undergoing a formal subdivision process, which will deliver clearly defined legal boundaries before completion: a clean, secure starting point for a new owner.
Gothenburg Landvetter Airport is around 100 kilometers south, with direct flights to most major European hubs and regular connections to the UK, Germany, and the Netherlands. The drive from Gothenburg city center takes roughly 90 minutes, making this entirely viable as a long-weekend destination from anywhere in northern Europe. Stockholm is around four and a half hours by car, or a comfortable overnight train journey.
The Swedish property market on the Bohuslän coast has shown consistent long-term resilience, driven by limited supply — the island geography simply caps how much can be built — and sustained domestic demand from Gothenburg's growing professional population. Properties with land and equestrian facilities in this area are especially rare, and this one is priced at a level that reflects its current condition honestly rather than inflated aspirational value.
Key features at a glance:
- 2-bedroom, 1-bathroom country home built in 1909, 65 sqm living area
- 2.7 hectares (27,000 sqm) of mixed pasture, forest, and garden land
- Fully insulated stable with four large horse boxes, central aisle, and tack room
- Fenced grazing pasture with option to lease additional land including a round training track
- 3km from Stillingsön beach — direct access to Bohuslän coast swimming
- 3km from Allmag Golf Club
- Freehold ownership (äganderätt), annual running costs approx. 14,430 SEK
- Move-in ready condition with scope for personalisation and renovation
- Property subdivision in progress — clean legal boundaries at completion
- 90 minutes from Gothenburg, 100km from Landvetter International Airport
- Genuine rental income potential during peak summer months
- Low light pollution — exceptional stargazing and night skies in winter
Properties like this one — real land, functioning facilities, a house with genuine bones, on an island that hasn't been overdeveloped — come up infrequently on Orust and tend to move quickly when they do. If you've been considering a vacation home in Sweden or a second residence somewhere with actual space and a working connection to the natural landscape, Allmag 547 is worth a serious look.
Get in touch through Homestra today to arrange a viewing or request the full property documentation. The Swedish summer is short, and this one won't wait.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 2
- Size
- 65m²
- Price per m²
- €3,769
- Garden size
- 27000m²
- 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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