Minto Tingvall B&B

Bohuslän


Just off scenic Rd 165 and handy to the Tanumshede rock carvings, this friendly and eco-friendly B&B is entirely solar powered, has a grey-water filtering system and uses composting toilets. Rooms are comfy and spacious, inside a rambling old wooden house, with shared baths. There's a nearby lake for swimming, or you can rent kayaks (book ahead).


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Bohuslän attractions

1. Vitlycke Museum

8.13 MILES

If you’re bewildered by the long-armed men, sexual imagery and goat-drawn chariots of Bohuslän's prolific Bronze Age rock carvings, drop by Vitlycke…

2. Skee Kyrka

16.2 MILES

Open by appointment only (contact the tourist office), the Romanesque stone Skee Kyrka is about 6km east of Strömstad and has a 10th-century nave. There’s…

3. Strömstads Museum

19.28 MILES

Housed in an old power station, this museum displays local photography and objects from nautical history.

4. Stone-Ship Settings

19.54 MILES

One of Sweden’s largest, most magnificent stone-ship settings (an oval of stones, shaped like a boat) lies 6km northeast of Strömstad. There are 49 stones…

5. Nordens Ark

21.06 MILES

Snow leopards, wolves and lynxes prowl Nordens Ark, a well-conceived safari park 12km northeast of Smögen. It shows off animals and plants from countries…

6. Koster Islands

21.85 MILES

Boat trips run from Strömstad’s north harbour to the beautiful cluster of forested Koster Islands every 30 minutes from July to mid-August, less…

7. Fredriksten Fortress & Museums

26.79 MILES

Crowning the hilltop behind Halden is the 1661 Fredriksten Fortress, which has resisted six Swedish sieges and never been captured. The fortress covers a…

8. Rød Herregård

27.23 MILES

Dating from at least 1690, Rød Herregård manor has fine interiors, which include notable collections of both weapons and art, as well as the mounted heads…