5-Bed Equestrian Country Home with Stables & Riding Arena – Skurup, Sweden



Slimminge 189, 274 92 Skurup, Sweden, Skurup (Sweden)
5 Bedrooms · 2 Bathrooms · 175m² Floor area
€459,500
Country home
No parking
5 Bedrooms
2 Bathrooms
175m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
Step outside on a still Tuesday morning in late September and the air smells of damp grass and Swedish pine. A horse shifts in its stable forty meters away. The fields roll out in every direction, gold and grey-green, the kind of quiet that city people drive three hours to find—and here it's simply the default setting. This is Slimminge 189, a five-bedroom country home on 1.6 hectares of south Swedish farmland outside Skurup, and it is genuinely unlike most things on the market in Skåne right now.
The house itself was built in 1909, and you can feel that in the bones of it—solid, unhurried, built with the assumption that it would outlast everyone who ever lived in it. But nobody is asking you to live with 1909 kitchen fittings. The kitchen has been renovated properly, not just resurfaced: real storage, real counter space, modern appliances that actually function. On Sunday evenings this kitchen earns its keep. The layout opens toward the dining area, so whoever is cooking isn't banished from the conversation. Big windows pull the countryside inside, and in winter the low Scandinavian light makes the whole room glow in a way that is almost theatrical.
One hundred and seventy-five square meters across two floors gives the family room to breathe. Five bedrooms means you can host parents and kids and still have a room for the person who can't share a bathroom with anyone else. Two fully tiled bathrooms keep the morning routine from becoming a crisis. There's also a 62-square-meter secondary area—call it what you like: a workshop, a tack room overflow, a creative studio, a mudroom that actually handles the mud. Rural living generates clutter, and this building swallows it.
The courtyard is where the property reveals itself. Arranged around an inner yard, the house creates a natural gathering space that's sheltered from wind, warm in the afternoon sun, and completely private. Three timber-decked terraces fan out from the main structure at different orientations, so you're never stuck chasing or avoiding the sun—you just move to a different terrace. In July, when Skåne gets its long summer evenings and the light holds until almost eleven at night, these terraces become the best seats in southern Sweden.
Now, the horses. Six boxes, a floodlit riding arena, open paddocks. For anyone already deep in the equestrian world, this setup is immediately legible—it's functional, it's serious, and it doesn't require a rebuild before you can use it. For a family that wants to start keeping horses without the years-long project of building facilities from scratch, this is a significant head start. The arena lighting means you're not restricted to the short winter daylight; you can ride at seven in the evening in January and still see what you're doing. The paddocks have room to expand if ambitions grow.
Skurup itself is five minutes by bike—not "bikeable in good weather with the right bike," just a normal bike ride. The town has what you need: ICA supermarket, schools, the Pågatåg regional train that runs south toward Malmö in about 35 minutes and north toward Lund. For a weekend retreat, this barely matters. For a permanent base or a longer seasonal stay, it matters enormously. Malmö's central station, Triangeln, Hyllie—all reachable for work or culture without the performance of a major commute.
Skåne as a region rewards the people who take time to learn it. The Österlen coastline is about 40 minutes east—flat, dramatic, with cold clear water and the kind of beaches that are busy in August and completely deserted by the first week of September. Ales Stenar, the ancient stone ship formation perched above Kåseberga harbor, is one of those places that genuinely surprises people who weren't expecting much. Drive west and you hit the Öresund bridge corridor, Copenhagen airport reachable in just over an hour. This corner of Sweden is more internationally connected than its quiet fields suggest.
Seasonal life here has a real rhythm. Winter means slow mornings, frozen ground in the paddocks, the faint smell of wood smoke from neighboring farms, and the particular comfort of a solid old house doing what it was built to do. Spring arrives fast in Skåne and the rape fields turn yellow almost overnight—a color so intense it looks slightly unreal. Summer belongs to the garden, the terraces, and the long evening rides. Autumn brings mushroom foraging in the nearby forest edges and the annual Österlen arts festival circuit, when studios and galleries across the region open their doors.
For international buyers, Sweden offers a transparent property market with no restrictions on foreign ownership of real estate. The property is freehold—full ownership with no leasehold complications. Running costs come to approximately 40,690 SEK annually, which is honest for an estate of this size. The energy rating is F, which reflects the building's age; it also means there is genuine room to improve insulation and heating efficiency, investments that both reduce running costs and add value. New owners who want to make their mark on the place have that opportunity without having to demolish what's already good.
Rental potential for equestrian properties in Skåne is growing, driven by demand from riders who want to bring their horses on longer stays. A property with this kind of infrastructure—arena, six boxes, paddocks, generous accommodation—can attract extended lets rather than quick weekend bookings, which tends to mean better income with less management friction.
Key features at a glance:
— 5 bedrooms, 2 fully tiled bathrooms across 175 sqm of living space
— Built 1909, renovated kitchen and bathrooms, solid overall condition
— 1.6 hectares (16,000 sqm) of land including paddocks and open fields
— 6 horse boxes with floodlit riding arena
— Courtyard layout with 3 separate timber-decked terraces
— 62 sqm secondary building (storage, workshop, tack room)
— Cycling distance to Skurup town center and Pågatåg train station
— Malmö city center approx. 35 minutes by train
— Copenhagen Airport reachable in just over 1 hour by car
— Österlen coast around 40 minutes east
— Freehold ownership, no foreign buyer restrictions
— Annual operating costs approx. 40,690 SEK
— Investment potential for equestrian holiday rentals
— Energy rating F with clear upgrade path for new owners
Properties like this—proper equestrian infrastructure, generous accommodation, good land, and a location that actually connects you to the wider world—don't sit around in Skåne. The combination is rare at this price point, particularly with a house that has already been brought up to a livable modern standard rather than one that needs years of work before it functions properly.
Get in touch through Homestra to arrange a viewing. See the arena, walk the paddocks, stand in the courtyard on a quiet afternoon. It tells you more than any description can.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 5
- Size
- 175m²
- Price per m²
- €2,626
- Garden size
- 16000m²
- Has Garden
- Yes
- Has Parking
- No
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 2
- Has swimming pool
- No
- Property type
- Country home
- Energy label
Unknown
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