Taxinge Castle — pastry castle by Lake Mälaren (Nearby outing in Nykvarn Municipality)
Nearby outing outside Strängnäs Municipality (Nykvarn Municipality): Just east of the municipal border from Mariefred awaits Northern Europe’s largest pastry buffet, castle park, and heritage railway station.
8 November 2026 · Current
Taxinge Castle sits on a headland in Lake Mälaren in Nykvarn Municipality (Stockholm County), immediately east of the municipal border with Mariefred and Strängnäs Municipality. Its proximity makes it a classic nearby outing from Mariefred.
The pastry buffet and steam train from Mariefred
The current manor house was built between 1807 and 1813 to designs by architect Carl Christoffer Gjörwell. Today the castle is known across Sweden as the Cake Castle for its pastry buffet featuring at least 65 varieties of homemade cakes, buns, and biscuits.
During the summer season, visitors can travel directly from Mariefred by narrow-gauge steam train on the Eastern Södermanland Railway to Taxinge-Näsby station.
Nearby outing in Nykvarn Municipality year-round
Every November the castle hosts its well-known Christmas fair with more than a hundred craft and food exhibitors, while the castle café, shops, and lakeside park remain open year-round.
Read more at Taxinge Slott.