Dating from 1692, the rope factory terminated production in 1960 but in 2006, after renovation, it was opened to the public with exhibitions and demonstrations of ropemaking.

Construction of the two-storey ropewalk began in November 1692 leading to the start of production the following year and reaching full capacity in 1696.

But despite attempts by former naval officer Fredrik Henrik af Chapman to adopt the system in Karlskrona, the machine designed by one of his engineers proved a failure and it was not until 1832 that the Huddart approach was finally successful in Sweden.

[4] Apart from the rendered brick and granite buildings housing the ropewalk machinery at either end of the two-storey structure, the facility is constructed of heavy timber with wooden panelling along the outer walls.

The Karlskrona Dockyard Society, VHFK, therefore considered it important to restore the Lindholmen ropewalk as a fully operative enterprise, functioning as it did during the first half of the 19th century.

Access to the site (which is still part of the naval base) is only possible in the form of guided tours, details of which can be obtained from the Tourist Information Centre.