The history of Särö

The island of Särö was declared Royal property in 1750.

Around 1850 Särö became a popular spa resort and you could often see King Oscar II at the old public bath.

At the end of the 19 th century it became fashionable for the Göteborg aristocracy to purchase land and build summer cottages on the island.

King Gustav V was often a guest at his friend the chamberlain Keiller, who at the time was the owner of the Göteborg shipyards.

At the turn of the century Säröhus was designed and built by a wholesaler by the name of Ygberg, whose portrait is found at the bar. He is the same person who, by private means, built the railroad between Särö and Göteborg. King Gustav V inaugurated Säröhus. Since then Säröhus has been run as a hotel and restaurant, and it has been renovated on numerous occasions to preserve the original atmosphere. The current owner purchased the hotel in 1975.

In 1965 the old railroad ceased to be used and has since been converted to a bicycle path. It runs all the way to Göteborg, passing trough some beautiful landscapes.

The narrow stretch of water that once separated Särö from the mainland clogged up some thirty years ago. Some people want to make Särö an island again, but it will probably not go as far as before when the one and only bridge connecting Särö to the mainland closed at sunset.