Before your visit
Welcome to Uppåkra
Uppåkra Archeological Center is the meeting place for archeology, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the spread of knowledge about the largest and most significant Iron Age settlement in northern Europe. The Uppåkra Archeological Center Foundation is works for public benefit and has long-range plans for the development of Uppåkra as a visitor’s site.
To best familiarize yourself with Uppåkra’s rich history we recommend one of our guided tours. These are led by experienced archeologists who with passion discuss and explain its past. We have several different tours and workshops, and our offerings vary between the seasons. Click here to see our current offering of tours and for more information. At present the excavation of the Hall on the hill is progress, under the direction of Lund University, and starting 15 June tours for this will be available. You can even on your own see some of Uppåkra’s finds at Lund University Historical Museum.
As visitor, beyond our opening times you can on your own stroll the footpaths, read the informative signposts, gaze across the landscape and get a better idea of the large and significant Iron Age settlement that lies under your feet. You can also download the app “Uppåkra – Hidden History” with an audio guide to discover Uppåkra on your own. Information is provided in both Swedish and English. In our cozy garden you will find the Little Garden Café with outdoor seating. Here you can even see Uppåkra’s Cult House in a miniature 1:3 scale, as well as use your mobile phone on designated QR codes to see how Uppåkra looked over a thousand years ago.
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Accessibility
We want all visitors to feel comfortable and thus we have several accessibility features. For simple access to the entré building with the café and the toilets both a ramp and an elevator are available. We also have a handicap toilet and a changing table.
For the smallest visitors we have baby chairs.
Further, we offer free parking (see map below).
Please note that the different tours have different accessibility features; see the information for each tour.
Where needed, the guiding archeologists use voice amplification (loudspeakers).
Dogs on a leash are permitted on tours outdoors, but are not allowed inside the visitors’ center with consideration for people with allergies.
We hope these accessibility features will help make your visit pleasant and comfortable!
Map of Uppåkra
Below is a map of Uppåkra. On it you will find our various locations as well as the starting points for the various tours with their departure times.
Click the picture to enlarge it.
Find your way here
You find us on Stora Uppåkravägen 101, 245 93 Staffanstorp.
Public transport
You can easily take Skånetrafikens regional bus no. 130 to Uppåkra from Malmö and Lund.
The bus stop is Uppåkra Väståkravägen. When you get off the bus, walk 10-15 minutes, past Ljungs Handel in the direction of Uppåkra Church. Walk under the viaduct and swing shortly to the right for the church.
You can search för public transport trips at Skånetrafiken by clicking here.
By car
Take the E22 to the traffic intersection ”Lund södra”. Exit onto road 108 in the direction Sturup-Trelleborg. Follow the white signs for ”Uppåkra”. Exit 108 immediately south of the traffic intersection ”Lund södra” (the intersection with E22) and again follow the white signs for ”Uppåkra”.
We offer free parking for all visitors, as space permits. Check the map above and follow the directions at the site.
Bicycle
Uppåkra lies on the road between Malmö and Lund, with excellent bicycle paths along the beautiful, open landscape. The easiest is to bicycle on Gamla Lundavägen and follow the signs visible between Lund and Hjärup. Bicycle parking is available by the entré building.
Parking
There is free parking in front of and behind Uppåkra church. Parking for bicycles is also available, as is for motorcycles (behind the church). Buses are best parked in the spaces in front of the church, along the wall. There is also parking behind the church for buses of
medium size (there is a sign visible as soon as one drives into the church area).
Other vehicles
Subject to availability you can park a camper or trailer in our car park.
Motorcycles may stay on our car park during opening hours.
The car park has designated spaces for buses. Please note that if you arrive with your own bus you must notify the Uppåkra Foundation in advance to be guaranteed a space. We reserve the right to refuse buses during opening hours if these are not pre-registered.
It is not permitted to park directly in front of Uppåkra church without prior permission from the Uppåkra congregation.
Accommodations
After your visit to Uppåkra Archeological Center, Staffantorps Gästis hotel welcomes you to stay with them. This family owned hotel opened in May 2021and offers top quality rooms and Continental breakfasts.
You can enjoy their relaxing steam bath, dry sauna and gym, or why not a glass of bubbly on their roof terrace?
Gästis hotel offers a 20% discount on accommodation in their standard-, premium- and superior rooms in connection with your visit with us. Contact Gästis at 046-254002 (select button #2) or via email at info@staffantorpsgastis.se for booking. Provide them with the code “Uppåkra Gästis”.
In cooperation with Returhuset in Staffanstorp we can offer borrowed bicycles for free. You can easily get from the hotel to Uppåkra Archaeological Center by bike via Knästorps kvarnväg in 19 minutes.
