Kullaberg
A Granite Headland Of Sea Cliffs, Caves And Beech Woods At The Mouth Of The Oresund, With Sweden'S Most Powerful Lighthouse, Cliff Jumping, Climbing And The Old Seaside Resort Of Molle · Molle, Skane County
Kullaberg is the rocky tip of the Kullen peninsula in north-west Skane, a granite ridge that ends in steep sea cliffs where the Oresund opens into the Kattegat. It is a nature reserve of beech woods, heath, caves and coves, crowned by Kullen lighthouse, often called the most powerful lighthouse in Sweden. The land is unusual for southern Sweden, which is mostly flat farmland, so people come to walk the cliff paths, climb the rock faces, jump into the sea from the ledges, kayak under the cliffs and watch for harbour porpoises. On the way in lie Molle, an old seaside resort famous around 1900 for letting men and women bathe together, and Arild, a pretty fishing village. Near Arild, on the shore below the cliffs, stand Nimis and Arx, the contested driftwood and stone sculptures of the artist Lars Vilks. The honest caveat: the best paths are steep, rocky and slippery, the car parks fill on warm summer weekends, and on a grey windy day the headland can feel bleak.
The Kullaberg nature reserve at the tip of the Kullen peninsula, beyond Molle and Arild, north-west Skane, Molle, Skane County, Sweden
The Kullaberg nature reserve is open all year and at all hours to walkers, under allemansratten and the reserve rules. A road fee or parking fee has usually been charged for driving into the reserve towards the lighthouse, paid by card at the barrier or in an app - confirm the current arrangement and price. The lighthouse area, with the naturum visitor centre and a cafe-restaurant, is busiest from May to September; naturum and the lighthouse tours are often open daily in summer and at weekends or not at all in winter - check the current schedule. Getting there: take an SJ or Skanetrafiken train to Helsingborg, then a Skanetrafiken bus via Hoganas to Molle; from Molle it is about 5-6 km on foot or by road to the lighthouse, with limited bus service beyond. Book guided climbing, kayaking and diving a few days to two weeks ahead in July; walking needs no booking.