Klädesholmen today
Already in the 16th century, Klädesholmen was a well-known fishing village outside Tjörn
The community of Klädesholmen, which is reached via a bridge connection from Tjörn, is today a place that many people love, mainly thanks to its unique character with dense housing of small wooden houses and narrow, winding alleys.
Although the number of year-round residents has naturally decreased over the years, the community still fills with life during the summer, when people from all over Sweden come here to enjoy the sun, salty baths, good food and boating.
In addition, it is easy to quickly reach several other islands with a similar fishing history, such as Åstol, with your own boat or ferry. In other words, there is a lot to experience on Klädesholmen, and not least in other parts of Tjörn, where visitors can explore both culture and nature.
Although the number of year-round residents has naturally decreased over the years, the community still comes alive during the summer, when people from all over Sweden come here to enjoy the sun, salty swimming, good food and boating.
In addition, it is easy to quickly reach several other islands with a similar fishing history, such as Åstol, with your own boat or ferry. In other words, there is a lot to experience on Klädesholmen, and not least on other parts of Tjörn, where visitors can explore both culture and nature.
Klädesholmen then
The herring period in the 16th century was the first of major economic importance for Bohuslän. When Bishop Jens Nilsen made his visit in 1594, this period had just ended.
During this time, Marstrand was the central location for both herring trade and export, and it is therefore easy to understand the crucial importance this had for Klädesholmen as the closest fishing village.
Later came the great herring period between 1748 and 1808, which became fundamental for Klädesholmen’s continued development. At the peak of this period, almost 1,000 people lived on the small island. In addition, enormous quantities were caught – in a single year in the 18th century, around 250,000 tons of herring could be caught along the coast, which is as much as the entire Swedish fishing fleet fished during the mid-1960s.
Tjörn Tourist Office
Kroksdalsvägen 1
47180 Skärhamn
Tel 0304-60 10 16, Fax 0304-60 10 19
E-mail: turistbyran@tjorn.se
Opening hours
Monday – Thursday 8:00-19:00
Friday 8:00-17:00
Saturday – Sunday 11:00-15:00
Accommodation
Salt & Sill
www.saltosill.se
Stenungsbaden
www.stenungsbaden.se
Events
Around Tjörn
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Society Day, Klädesholmen
Klädesholmen’s Herring Museum
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Paternoster
www.paternoster-fyren.com
The Nordic Watercolor Museum – Skärhamn
www.akvarellmuseet.org
Taverns & Restaurants
Salt & herring
saltosill.se
Restaurant Vatten – Skärhamn
restaurangvatten.se
Åstols rökeri
astolsrokeri.se
Sillmuseeum
The museum shows the history and development of Klädesholmen with an emphasis on fish and herring processing from around 1860 to today’s modern industry. Klädesholmen’s museum opened in 1995 in an old canning factory, but in 2020 the museum moved to new premises in the island’s shop Bojen. Here you can see how it was when herring hunters from Klädesholmen visited almost all Swedish ports to sell various fish and herring products. These sales from hunts were succeeded by the canning industry on Klädesholmen, which produces 40% of all Swedish canned herring. You can also see how the fishing boats brought in ling from Shetland and how it was prepared before it became lutefisk. There are a total of five canning museums in the world, of which the only one that shows the semi-canning method is on Klädesholmen. This exhibition showcases an era in the canning industry, spanning the period 1920-1960, a time when the canning industry and fishing provided jobs and livelihoods for most people on the island.
For information and other details, visit the museum’s website.
Sillbutiken
Unfortunately, we are not having any store sales this year, but instead refer you to Handlar’n a bit up the hill on Klädesholmen, which has our entire range at factory prices!
