3-Bed 1930s Holiday Home with Guest Cottage & Boat Berth, 5 Min Walk to Sea – Bokenäs, Uddevalla



Hjalmars väg 5, Bokenäs, Uddevalla kommun, Sweden, Uddevalla (Sweden)
3 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 76m² Floor area
€279,000
House
No parking
3 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
76m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
Six o'clock on a July morning and the light here is already gold. You push open the kitchen window and catch the faint salt-and-pine smell drifting up from the water at Räfsnäs, just five minutes down the track on foot. The coffee is on. Somewhere across the garden, a wood pigeon is doing what wood pigeons do. This is Bokenäs — and if you've never spent a summer on this stretch of the Bohuslän coast, you're in for a genuine revelation.
Hjalmars väg 5 sits on a southwest-facing plot in the Eriksberg neighborhood, a quietly sought-after pocket of Uddevalla municipality where most houses go dark from September to May and come magnificently alive in June. The property dates from the 1930s and carries that era's unhurried sensibility: proper rooms with real proportions, large windows that pull the garden indoors, and the kind of robust timber construction that has laughed off nine decades of Swedish winters without drama. Three bedrooms, two living rooms, one bathroom — 76 square meters of main house that feels bigger than the number suggests, partly because of those windows and partly because the layout was designed for actual living, not a floor-plan brochure.
The garden is the heart of everything. Southwest aspect means sun from late morning until the evenings go rose-pink around ten o'clock in high summer. There's room for a long table under the trees, a hammock, a patch for growing tomatoes that never quite ripen but you keep trying anyway, and enough grass for children to run themselves properly tired. The guest cottage — a simple, functional annex on the same plot — handles the overflow when friends arrive, which they will, repeatedly, once word gets out you have this place.
The share in the local community association comes with real, practical weight: it grants you the right to a boat berth within comfortable walking distance of the house. On the Bohuslän coast, that's not a small thing. The archipelago opens up the moment you have a boat. Hjältön island is a short trip by water, and its beaches and walking paths are the kind that make you forget to check your phone. The cliffs at Ulviksbotten draw the braver swimmers for cliff jumping on calm summer days. Eriksberg's own bathing spot is a ten-minute walk, a gentler alternative when the tide and mood align.
Kalvön nature reserve is close — several marked trails, small coves tucked into the rock, and a southwest beach that catches the afternoon sun the same way the garden does. The Bohuslän landscape is particular: granite smoothed by glaciers, deep inlets, juniper-dotted hillsides, and light that photographers chase for good reason. Walking and running trails thread through the area, and the terrain keeps them interesting without being punishing.
When you need civilization — and occasionally you will — Rotan is fifteen minutes by car. Grocery stores, a gym, everyday errands sorted. For a proper dinner out, the choice here is better than most coastal spots of this size. Bokenäs Spa is ten minutes away and the restaurant there earns its reputation; book ahead in July. Another five minutes in the car brings you to Wilmas Brygga at Skaftöbron, a small waterside restaurant in Källvikens harbor where the food is honest, the portions generous, and the view across the water makes any evening feel like a small occasion.
The Bohuslän coast also puts you on the route for the Gothenburg archipelago day trips, and Gothenburg itself — with its Liseberg amusement park, the fish market at Feskekôrka on Rosenlundskanalen, and the Universeum science centre — is roughly an hour south on the E6. Fly into Gothenburg Landvetter Airport and the drive up to Bokenäs is easy and straightforward, through landscape that signals immediately that you've left the city behind.
Climate-wise, Swedish summers are properly warm along this coast — July averages in the low-to-mid twenties Celsius, and the long daylight hours mean evenings on the terrace stretch luxuriously. The shoulder months of May, June, and August are quieter and often just as good. As a vacation home in Sweden, this property offers a low-maintenance seasonal rhythm that suits international buyers well: arrive in late spring, settle in, and leave in early autumn when the birches start to turn.
For international buyers considering a second home in Scandinavia, Sweden's property purchase process is relatively accessible — no restrictions on foreign ownership, transparent transaction processes, and the Swedish kronor has historically made euro and dollar buyers competitive in this market. At 279,000 EUR the pricing reflects genuine value for a move-in-ready property with this combination of location, outdoor space, and the boat berth access. The Bokenäs area doesn't have an oversupply problem; well-located holiday homes here trade quickly when they come to market.
Key features at a glance:
- 3 bedrooms plus 2 living rooms across 76 sqm of 1930s main house
- Separate guest cottage on the same plot for additional sleeping
- Southwest-facing garden with all-day sun through the long summer evenings
- Community association share including right to a nearby boat berth
- 5-minute walk to the beach at Räfsnäs, 10 minutes to Eriksberg bathing area
- Cliff jumping and swimming at Ulviksbotten within easy reach
- Direct access to Kalvön nature reserve trails and coves
- Wilmas Brygga and Bokenäs Spa restaurants within 15 minutes by car
- Grocery shopping and gym at Rotan, 15 minutes away
- Boat access to Hjältön island and the wider Bohuslän archipelago
- Quiet neighborhood of seasonal homes — genuinely peaceful in summer
- Good structural condition, well maintained across the decades
- No foreign ownership restrictions for international buyers
- Approx. 1 hour from Gothenburg Landvetter Airport via the E6
Properties on Hjalmars väg don't come up often. When one does, it tends to go to someone who moved quickly. If you'd like to arrange a viewing or talk through the practicalities of buying a vacation home in Uddevalla municipality, get in touch with the Homestra team today — we're happy to walk you through every step, from first visit to signed contract.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 3
- Size
- 76m²
- Price per m²
- €3,671
- Garden size
- 1492m²
- 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
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