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Drottningholm
Place in Uppland, Sweden

Drottningholm

Drottningholm, literally "Queen's Islet", is a locality situated in Ekerö Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden, with 398 inhabitants in 2010.

Plan a trip to Drottningholm→From Stockholm / Västerås
Get in

Getting to Drottningholm

SL buses from the metro station at Brommaplan (Västerort). Strömma runs boats from Stockholm City Hall (Kungsholmen) to Drottningholm and Birka.

See

Worth seeing

While the natural sceneries are pleasant in themselves, Ekerö has an impressive cultural heritage, with Sweden's first city, and the residence of the Royal family.

  1. 01
    Drottningholm Palace

    While the Royal Palace is in Stockholm's Old Town, the Royal family lives at Drottningholm Palace on the Lovön island in Lake Mälaren.

  2. 02
    Birka — For the real Viking
  3. 03
    Adelsö
  4. 04
    Helgö

    An archaeological site.

Do

Things to do

Outdoor bathing and hiking throughout the area. Rod fishing in Mälaren is unrestricted, see Right to access.

  1. 01
    Drottningholm Palace Theatre
  2. 02
    Ekebyhov

    An alpine skiing slope 2 km east of the Ekerö town, with ski rental and a café.

Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    Drottningholms
  2. 02
    Brostugan
  3. 03
    Ekebyhov Palace

    Lunch buffet during weekdays.

How locals move

Getting around Drottningholm the local way

  • Get aroundAdelsö is connected to the road network by a free-of-charge ferry, which is used by bus 312.

From Wikivoyage: Ekerö, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2025-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Arild Vågen (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.