Flyinge Travel Guide

By far the easiest way to get here is by car or bike, but failing that, there are buses, just not necessarily every day. Mondays to Fridays are by far the best travel days as then you get there with the 157 bus between Revingehed and Flyinge which runs via Södra Sandby, a major village just five minutes drive south of Flyinge and a bit of a bus hub easily reached by bus from Lund. You can get the same bus to either Flyinge Kungsgård and the stud, or to Flyinge itself. If you find yourself at the stud with a while to spare before the bus arrives, it is just a ten minute walk to Flyinge itself and its bakeries and runestone. The odd bus also takes you to Eslöv rather than Södra Sandby/Lund so check the site below. If you're desperate to get to one of the weekend shows at Flyinge, I'd try to cab it from Södra Sandby - it really isn't that far by car and cannot be more expensive than an average Malmö journey.

"Rider & Horse" is of course the obvious thing around here :) A typical equestrian shop with anything from a cheap brush to expensive saddles and tack. They also sell on internet these days.

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Whilst visiting, I managed to spot Swedish national showjumper Peter Eriksson and get this shot of him. Later on, our roads crossed again as I got a peak into the show jumping wing of the yellow stable where there are some real treasures seen in all sorts of championships. When riding for Sweden, Eriksson is a good showcase as he sometimes rides Flyinge stallions as well as privately owned in his care and the second picture shows some proof of success. He's not the only famous name here though, there is a dressage stable as well, which once housed Finnish national star Kyra Kyrklund before she moved to England. Lots of riders of course take advantage of these stars holding clinics here regularly and also training specially selected youth.

No, you cannot rent a horse for the day here. But you can apply for various courses - contact Flyinge to see what they can offer if you're a non-Swedish speaker as it depends on your pre-skills which are obviously quite high to begin with if you're to be accepted by this crowd. As for Swedes, people come here from all over the country to do either college- or university studies on their favourite subject, the horse. Everything from riding it to running a big yard and schooling horses are taught, and much of the schooling takes place here in the Wallenberg Stable and school.