Husum: Nature along the Husån, Culture and Industrial History

Husum offers several clearly distinct points of interest to consider when planning your trip: a circular walk along the Husån, cultural and historical sites, and insights into the area's industrial development.

Circular Walk along the Husån

The Husum circular walk is 2.9 kilometres long and classified as green. It follows the Husån, crosses a bridge and returns along the opposite bank. Along the way, you use level pavements and smaller gravel paths. The route offers views across the Husån, making it possible to include it as a nature-focused element in your day's itinerary.

Parking for the circular walk is available near the health centre next to the embankment. There is a disc golf course in the southern section. On the opposite side of the waterway from the circular walk, there is also a playground and an outdoor fitness area. This means that different leisure interests come together along the described route, without requiring you to infer any particular duration or level of difficulty.

Cultural Sites around Husum

Husumgården is located next to the factory at the top of Blåsåsen. It is a lively, open and inclusive meeting place offering a wide range of social, cultural and non-profit activities. The art exhibition “Konst åt alla” was also shown at Husumgården. The venue is therefore connected both with local community life and with cultural events.

On the edge of the built-up area west of Husum, Grundsunda kyrka stands on a slope west of Prästsjön. In the Husum area, it is a medieval hall church with a church porch added in the 15th century. It also has a wooden bell tower built in 1794 in the Bothnian style. Those interested in historic church architecture will find an independent cultural point of interest here.

Grundsunda Hembygdsgård, an open-air museum, is located by Prästsjön. Husum is also home to Galleri Utås, a gallery that opens seasonally. The gallery's seasonal opening is one of the details you should take into account when planning your trip. Husum Library is located in Husumskolan and can also be used when no staff are present.

Industrial History and Water

Husum is also shaped by its industrial history. A steam-powered sawmill was built here in 1865. From the beginning of the 20th century, a pulp industry developed in Husum. The water-powered sawmill in Husum was built in 1787 and went on to become one of Sweden's larger water-powered sawmills. These three details mark different stages in the area's development and add an economic and technological historical perspective to the view of Husum.

For days focused on swimming, water play or aquatic sports, Husum Indoor Swimming Pool offers suitable facilities. Salusands havsbad on the E4 is also located in the immediate vicinity of the destination. If you would like to combine nature, culture and industrial history, you can include these different places in your plans as separate travel interests.

Husum as a Starting Point for Planning Your Trip

When looking for a hotel in Husum, you can first decide which theme you would like to give the most attention: the 2.9-kilometre route along the Husån, the historic buildings and museums, or the area's industrial history.

To compare other destinations, you can also visit Skorped, Kantsjö, Solberg, Själevad, Mellansel, Domsjö, Bjästa and Norum.

For the overarching travel overview: Örnsköldsvik.