2-Bed Holiday Home 150m from Gullmarsfjorden with Sea Views & Guest Cottage in Kolvik



Kolvik 757, 451 97 Uddevalla, Sweden, Uddevalla (Sweden)
2 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 73m² Floor area
€245,000
House
No parking
2 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
73m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
Step out onto the terrace on a July morning and the fjord is right there — silver-grey and glassy before the wind picks up, with the faint chug of a fishing boat rounding the headland. That's Kolvik at 7am in summer. By 9am, someone's already swimming off the rocks at the community beach. By noon, the smell of grilled fish drifts through the garden from three different directions. This is the rhythm of life at Kolvik 757, and it doesn't take long before you'd trade almost anything to make it yours permanently.
Sitting just 150 meters from the edge of Gullmarsfjorden — one of Sweden's deepest fjords and one of the most quietly dramatic stretches of the Bohuslän coast — this two-bedroom holiday home sits on an elevated plot that gives it a view most coastal properties in this price bracket simply can't match. The fjord is always in your eyeline. Morning coffee on the terrace, afternoon reading on the balcony off the second bedroom, evening drinks as the light turns amber over the water. The position alone is worth the trip out to see it.
The house itself is 73 square meters of honest, functional Swedish summer home. It's in good condition, though it carries the personality of a place lived in for decades rather than staged for photographs. The kitchen has a serving hatch that opens into the living room — a small detail that tells you everything about how this house was designed to be used: sociably, casually, with kids running between rooms and someone always half-involved in the cooking. The living room has proper space for a sofa group and a dining table, which matters when you're planning to pack the place with family in August.
Sliding out from the living room, the large terrace and balcony take over as the main living space for roughly five months of the year. That's not an exaggeration — Swedish summers on the Bohuslän coast genuinely reward outdoor living from late May through September, and this terrace gets the kind of afternoon light that makes you forget you had plans to drive anywhere. One of the two bedrooms has its own smaller balcony with direct fjord views. Wake up there on a clear morning and you'll understand immediately why properties in Kolvik rarely come up for sale.
Tucked into the greenery at the edge of the garden is a guest cottage of around 10 square meters. Small, yes — but on a coast where extra sleeping space in summer is worth its weight in gold, this little outbuilding earns its keep. It works as overflow accommodation for visiting friends, a quiet workspace on rainy afternoons, or a teenager's private corner. The main garden wraps generously around the property: mature trees and shrubs have created natural pockets of shade and privacy over the years, and there's real scope to develop additional seating areas or a proper kitchen garden if that's your direction.
Kolvik itself sits in the heart of classic Bohuslän holiday territory. The gravel roads here wind between old hedgerows with the sea flickering between the gaps, and the neighborhood has the kind of unhurried atmosphere that feels increasingly rare on popular coastlines. The local swimming area — rocky, community-maintained, and genuinely good — is a short walk from the property. For boating, there's a harbor within easy cycling distance offering berths for larger vessels. Kayaking on the fjord is a near-daily activity for many residents through the summer; the sheltered waters of Gullmarsfjorden are particularly forgiving for beginners and genuinely rewarding for anyone with paddling experience.
Uddevalla itself, a 15 to 20-minute drive inland, handles everything practical: grocery shopping at ICA Maxi, hardware runs, restaurants, healthcare. The city sits at the end of the fjord and has its own appeal — the Bohusläns Museum on the waterfront is worth an afternoon, and the summer market scene along the harbor is lively from June onwards. Gothenburg is roughly an hour south on the E6, which means international arrivals fly into Landvetter Airport and are at the property in under 90 minutes. Oslo's Gardermoen is about two and a half hours north. For a second home, the access is genuinely practical.
The Bohuslän coast runs through its seasons with a personality all its own. Summer is dense with activity: kayaking, sailing regattas out of Lysekil (30 minutes north), crayfish parties in August, the long evenings that don't get dark until almost midnight in June. Autumn strips the landscape back to something rawer — the rocks look starker, the fjord darker — and there's a particular satisfaction to sitting inside with a fire going while the wind moves through the birch trees outside. Spring arrives slowly and then all at once, and the first warm weekend in May always brings half of Gothenburg out to their summer places. Owning here means you can be ahead of that wave.
For international buyers considering a second home in Sweden, the process is notably straightforward. EU citizens face no additional restrictions, and non-EU buyers find Swedish property law transparent and well-structured. There's no requirement to use a local lawyer, though it's advisable. Annual property taxes are low by European standards, and the strong domestic appetite for Bohuslän coastal properties — combined with limited new supply in areas like Kolvik — supports long-term value. Short-term rental through Swedish platforms performs well in this region during the summer months, which can offset ownership costs significantly if you're not using the property year-round.
Key features at a glance:
Two bedrooms plus a separate guest cottage
One bathroom in good condition
73 sqm of living space on an elevated coastal plot
150 meters from Gullmarsfjorden
Fjord views from the terrace, living room, and second bedroom balcony
Large, mature garden with natural privacy screening
Generous terrace and two outdoor balcony areas
Serving hatch kitchen opening to sociable living room
Cycling distance to a boat harbor with available berths
Community-maintained rocky swimming area within walking distance
15-20 minutes by car to central Uddevalla
90 minutes from Gothenburg Landvetter Airport
Strong summer rental demand in the Bohuslän coastal market
Practical second home ownership structure for international buyers
Properties at this position on Gullmarsfjorden, with a plot this size and this kind of unobstructed water view, come to market infrequently. This one is priced to reflect its condition and the opportunity it represents — not the finished article, but the foundation for something lasting. Get in touch through Homestra to arrange a viewing and see the fjord from that terrace for yourself.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 2
- Size
- 73m²
- Price per m²
- €3,356
- Garden size
- 1323m²
- Has Garden
- Yes
- Has Parking
- No
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 1
- Has swimming pool
- No
- Property type
- House
- Energy label
Unknown
Images






Sign up to access location details


































