• Three boat companies sail out from central Stockholm (Waxholmsbolaget, Strömma and Fjäderholmslinjen), about 20 minutes each way
• Closed-off ground on Stora Fjäderholmen, where the old navy base left heavy metals in the soil, so keep kids out of closed areas and off the dirt
• Summer-only island: the restaurants, cafés and craft studios open for the summer season and close in mid-September

Fjäderholmarna is a cluster of small islands, the nearest part of the Stockholm archipelago to the city center. Stora Fjäderholmen has craft studios including a glassworks, a forge and a pottery, some offering day workshops, plus a permanent exhibition of traditional boats and rocks to swim from.

Food runs from a smokehouse and an archipelago restaurant to a brewery and a chocolate maker.