Explore the garden and museum

The private estate of Carl Linnaeus and his family.

Take a tour of the garden

Get inspiration prior tio your visit at Hammarby.

Linnaeus's plants

Some 40 plants species introduced by Linnaeus have survived at Hammarby.

360° in the manor

Linnaeus’ study. Mrs. Linnaeus' drawing room is visible through the doorway leading to the upper hall, showing green curtains covering a window. The nether quarter of the walls of the study are painted light blue, the rest is covered with printed botanical illustrations. Over the wooden doorframe hangs Linnaeus' coats of arms and to the right is a picture of a monkey. The timber walls of the hallway are whitewashed. All floors are made of solid wood and partly protected by modern beige wool rugs.

Come along on a 360-degree virtual tour of the dwelling house.

Cultural reserve

The County Administrative Board manage the cultural reserve (in Swedish).

Linnaeus' plants at Hammarby

The red infructescence with a few black fruits of Dwarf Elder, Sambucus ebulus in the Uppland Garden with the main house out of focus in the background.

Some 40 species planted by Linnaeus still thrive at Linnaeus' Hammarby. Texts in Swedish.

We run and develop Linnaeus' Hammarby

The Linnaean Gardens of Uppsala

Linnaeus’ Hammarby is run by Uppsala University with economic contribution from Uppsala municipality. Together with the Botanical Garden and the Linnaeus Garden it constitutes the Linnaean Gardens of Uppsala.

Historical building

Hammarby was owned by Linnaeus’ descendants until 1879 when the estate was bought by the state. The main buildings and the surrounding park became a listed historical building in 1935 and are administered by the National Property Board.

Cultural reserve

In 2007, Hammarby and the surrounding agricultural land and forest became a cultural reserve. Pastures, meadows, kitchen garden and hop-garden are tended using traditional methods. The reserve is administered by the County Administrative Board of Uppsala. The reserve and nature trails are open throughout the year.

Last modified: 2022-11-11