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Daytrip from Oslo to Ringsaker

A wonderful day trip to Ringsaker and Prøysenland!

Take a delightful day trip from Oslo to Ringsaker, the hometown of Norway’s beloved author and poet, Alf Prøysen. You may know him as the creator of Mrs. Pepperpot!

Start your adventure at Prøysenhuset, a charming cultural center nestled in the forest, just above the homestead where Prøysen was born. This special place keeps his legacy alive, inspiring visitors of all ages. Enjoy a tour, browse the cozy museum shop, or relax at the café with fresh coffee and delicious treats.

 Getting there: Prøysenhuset is just 150 km north of Oslo. Follow the E6 highway toward Trondheim.

Things to See and Do

Step Back in Time at Prøysenstua
Visit the restored homestead where Alf Prøysen was born! The house has been preserved just as it was in the 1920s, with original furnishings—including the very bed where Prøysen was born and spent his early years.

Explore ‘The Little Village’
Step into the world of Carpenter Andersen and Santa Claus! This charming recreated film set brings Prøysen’s storytelling to life in a magical, interactive way for visitors of all ages.

Carpenter Andersen’s Cozy Living Room
At the heart of Prøysenhuset, you’ll find Carpenter Andersen’s living room, beautifully recreated with period details straight out of Prøysen’s stories. It’s like stepping into the 1950s!

Discover ‘The Alphabet’ Exhibition
Learn all about Alf Prøysen—from A to Z! This interactive exhibit is fun for both kids and adults, with stories, photos, film clips, and more. Kids can explore child-friendly content, while adults can dive deeper into Prøysen’s literary world.

More details & tickets: www.proysenhuset.no

 

Seasonal Fun

Summer in Prøysen

Enjoy an active day outdoors! There’s family theatre, storytelling sessions for kids, and even a chance to meet farm animals or explore the magical Mikkelikski forest.

Children’s Christmas in Prøysen

During the holiday season, kids can immerse themselves in festive fun—drawing, playing, and getting creative in Carpenter Andersen’s playroom and library.

More to explore nearby

 Mjøsparken – Lakeside Fun

Spend some time at Mjøsparken, a beautiful 82,600 m² outdoor recreation area by Lake Mjøsa. Whether you want to relax on the beach, take a lakeside stroll, or have fun at the skate park and playground, there’s something for everyone.

 Nes&Helgøya – Midt i Mjøsa
Nydelig landskap, spennende kulturarv, historiske steder og morsomme aktiviteter – midt i Norges største innsjø!

Ride on Skibladner

Hop aboard Skibladner, the world’s oldest paddle steamer still in operation! It stops in Brumunddal on Wednesdays and Fridays – a unique way to experience Norway’s scenic waterways.

️ Dine at Wood Hotel

For a special meal, visit Wood Hotel, located in the world’s tallest wooden building, right by Lake Mjøsa. Enjoy great food in a beautiful setting.

Ready for a day of adventure, culture, and fun? Head to Prøysenhuset and explore everything Ringsaker has to offer!

Do you want to stay longer than a day?
You might want to stay a day or two, here are some suggestions for overnight stays nearby:
Wood hotell 
Hoel Gård 
Kvarstad Gård 
Topcamp Mjøsa
Steinvik camping
Tretopphyytter
Faråsen Tretoppgård

Lillestrøm Kultursenter

Welcome to the house where everything is possible.

 

Lillestrøm Cultural Center is an arena for almost all cultural expressions, but also a venue for courses / conferences, events and television productions.

 

We have over 8,000 sqm divided into different room sizes, 5 different scenes, meeting rooms, rehearsal rooms, workshop, exhibition space, dance studio, restaurant, pub and restaurant premises. We would like to be part of creating enchanting moments and miraculous experiences for our customers and users of the house. We want to make arrangements with our customers and organizers in such a way that everyone experiences the magic that occurs when you let away from everyday realities and masks.

 

Cultural events are the course's main focus, whether tenants who organize or there are events in our own account. However, we still have many TV productions, events of varying sizes and a variety of courses and conferences, and we have very good experience in completing this kind of event.

 

We would also like to have you reading this as a customer and user of Lillestrøm Culture Center. Try us! Please contact us for an offer or sit down with us and be part of creating a unique product and an experience for your employees, customers or the general public.

 

You can just start to enjoy!

– and we mean it!

Galleri Festiviteten

Haaken L. Mathiesen's function rooms at Eidsvoll Verk from 1909 today house the district's leading art gallery and cultural heritage centre. The gallery has 8-10 changing exhibitions each year, presenting works by well-known artist.

Shop selling art & crafts and jewellery. Galleri Festiviteten is steeped in culture and well-worth a visit. The cafe in the cellar is idyllically located close to and with views of the River Andelva.

Fossils and Geology Centre in Slemmestad

Welcom to the Geology Centre in Slemmestad.

The fossils can be seen all over Slemmestad. It's just a matter of knowing what to look for! Learn more at our signposted geology locations. The Geology Center has made guide booklets with maps that supplement the information signs you find along the way. This can be downloaded from the Geology Center or viewed digitally at www.geologisenteret.no

It is first and foremost the exciting geology that exists, but we also recommend taking a trip into the Geology Center's Trilobox to look at exhibitions of the area's fossils, rocks and minerals.

Eidsvoll 1814 – Norwegian Center for Constitution

Welcome to Eidsvoll 1814 – the cradle of Norwegian democracy

As the place where the Norwegian Constitution was drawn up and signed in 1814, Eidsvollsbygningen (Eidsvoll Manor House) is one of Norway’s most important national symbols.

 Today, the museum encompasses the house itself, along with ancillary buildings and surrounding park, the Democracy Centre Wergeland’s House, ticket sales and souvenir shop, the museum shop, Kafé Standpunkt with al fresco seating, and outdoor exhibitions.

Eidsvollsvollsbygningen

As the place where the Norwegian Constitution was drawn up and signed in 1814, Eidsvollsbygningen is one of Norway’s most important national symbols. The Constituent Assembly was made up of 112 delegates, who gathered here from 10 April to 20 May 1814. The Assembly declared Norway an independent nation, after more than 400 years of union with Denmark, gave the country a constitution and elected a king. The Constitution is dated 17 May 1814, which is celebrated as Norway’s national day.

In 1814 Eidsvollsbygningen was a private home belonging to the owner of Eidsvoll Ironworks. It is a beautiful example of neoclassical architecture, whose design draws inspiration from the ideals of antiquity, and it is unparalleled in Norway.

Guided tours in english every opening days at 12.30

Opening times:  http://eidsvoll1814.no/en/opening-tiems-guided-tours-and-fees

 

Wergelands Hus – Our visitors centre contains the exhibit “Citizens in a Living democracy”, emphasizing past and present stories of people committed to a cause, as well as other smaller changing exhibits inside and outside the house.  The centre is located only 50 m from the main building with nice outdoor surroundings.

Kafé Standpunkt  – is a modern coffeehouse inspired by the coffeehouse traditions that were established in Europe during the 17thcentury. In Madame Juels coffeehouse in Copenhagen the early thoughts of Norwegian independence were born, leading on to the events in 1814. Our coffeehouse offers tasty pastries, lunch and coffee in a modern interior which includes a small bookshop.

The coffeehouse is located in our visitors centre with a nice view to Eidsvollsbygningen as well as the river Andelva. Seats app 60 pax in side and 25 pax outside. 

Museums shop- Roomers say it’s one of the most pretty museum shops in Norway, with a charming athmosphere and helpful staff.  Planning the shop we wanted to bring the experience from the main building into the shop and its interiors as well as range of products.  No trolls here..

Polar expeditions and coastal history

The Hurum Peninsula had a central position when ships were the link between both sides of the Oslo Fjord. Today it consists of beautiful untouched coastal landscape and charming villages.

Amundsen – first man to the South Pole

Roald Amundsen secretly planned the South Pole expedition when he built the ship "Fram" and the members of the expedition became the first in history to reach the South Pole point on December 4, 1911 ahead of the Scott expedition.

Roald Amundsen's polar ship "Maud" which he used on his second expedition to the Arctic was built at Anker & Jensen's shipyard in Vollen. The boat was launched in June 1917 and christened by Amundsen himself with a lump of ice.

Amundsen's next expedition across the Arctic Ocean is planned and in the summer of 1918 "Maud" finally sails from Oslo towards the northeast passage. Attempts were made to drift across the Arctic Ocean without success, and attempts were made to reach the North Pole by plane. The boat remained behind in the ice when the crew returned. In 1990, Asker municipality bought the boat from HBC for 1 dollar. After 80 years on the seabed in the northwest passage, the ship was transported home to Vollen in August 2018.

We start the tour at the Oslofjord Museum in Vollen. Vollen has a long and rich boatbuilding tradition. At the museum you can experience recreational boat collection and activities related to the recreational use of the Oslo Fjord. The kids can build boats with rubber engine and test them in the pool.

The trip continues to Tofte to Sagene Boat Harbor where Maud is stored. Discover the polar ship, see the fascinating construction technique and take part in the proud Norwegian polar history. Here is also a small collection of items found at the boat as well as a copy of the plane «Kristine». These have limited opening hours. The boat can be viewed around the clock, all year round.

Watch the film about the story of MS Maud HERE

Local history

Tofte Cellulosefabrikk was built in 1897 and became a cornerstone company locally. Tofte grew up as the largest town in the area with a strong working class culture and has several buildings that describe industrial history. Filtvet has been a port since the Middle Ages where goods have been unloaded and timber and ice exported to the major cities in Europe. There were once three iron mines here and after the mining ceased, Filtvet became a customs post for shipping in the 1780s. Filtvet consists of charming small houses, rose gardens, Filtvet Lighthouse with art exhibition in summer and the iconic Villa Malla with the white sand bay. Here there is rental of water activities in the summer.

Tour suggestion: Round trip along the coastal path to Sandbukta. 7.5 km

Trip in varied terrain with fantastic views. Follow the coastal path south to Østnestangen and Sandbukta. Enjoy the beautiful sea view from the lighthouse and see one of the country's oldest Viking tombs. The trip back goes via the forest along the tractor road back to the starting point. This stretch is described as the Oslo Fjord's most beautiful coastal path stretch with rich fauna and wildlife. The trip is sometimes very hilly and demanding.

Coastal Art Galleries

Welcome to art experiences around the Asker Peninsula.

We take you to secluded gems and original artist workshops along the beautiful coast. A varied and wonderful art experience that takes you to local galleries with varied expressions and living artist workshops. Experience the ceramicist, jewelery designer and weaver at work, and let yourself be inspired and excited by various expressions from well-known and lesser-known artists. On this tour you will find everything from classic works to the next generation's expressions.

Along the way you experience southern idyll and beautiful beaches with a view over the fjord. Explore an area on a day trip or stay overnight at one of the charming hotels.

Artist colonies

Asker's cultural center of gravity 100 years back in time was in Hvalstad and was called Kunstnerdalen. Here was a sociable artist community and today the homes of Hulda and Arne Garborg and Tilla and Otto Valstad are part of the exhibition at Asker Museum. The museum has a lush, baroque-inspired garden with animal sculptures by Anne Grimdalen, a large and diverse collection of houses and objects as well as permanent and changing exhibitions in the museum. Free entrance.

The trip continues to the Yellow House on Holmen, and further along the coast via the small towns Vollen, Slemmestad, Sætre, Filtvet, Tofte and to Holmsbu where the "Holmsbum painters" found inspiration throughout the 50s and 60s. Among them we find Henriks Sørensen and his gallery in Støa on the way to Rødtangen.

Artisan workshops in Vollen and Slemmestad:

The charming houses in Vollen are filled with quality crafts from local artists such as Deberitz and Keramikkhjørnet and rarities at Hebbes Lille Galleri. In Slemmestad Galleri Kalk and MN Keramikkstudio are located where they are particularly interested in the Japanese raku burning of ceramics. In addition, fresh coffee and good baked goods can be enjoyed from the locals' favorite Café Plenum.

Continue the journey to Sætre Gård and the whimsical gallery Galleri Gallera in Storsand on your way to Filtvet.

Filtvet Light House:

Filtvet lighthouse stands iconically on the pier and has for decades ensured safe traffic in and out of the Inner Oslo Fjord. Today there is a gallery during the summer months. Here in the white bay is also Villa Malla which serves up a great Mediterranean buffet with good ingredients, and set aside time for a walk between the charming cottages and rose gardens.

The south side of Asker has been the painters' favorite since the last century, especially due to The light and the view. Extra great is the experience in the early morning or in the evening hours – add the accommodation to Villa Utsikten and you will understand why. The hotel also has changing exhibitions of photographs and paintings.

Painters town Holmsbu

Throughout his adult life, Henrik Sørensen lived and partly lived in Holmsbu during the summer and he brought with him his artist friends known as "Holmsbumalerne". They have decorated the church inside and his work can be seen in Sørensen's Collections on Støa. The building itself is also fascinating and worth the trip. Here is also Holmsbu Bildemuseum and in the center of Holmsbu. The sculpture "On the way to the beach" by Skule Waksvik decorates the beach in the center.

Holmsbu is a nice place to stay at BadehotelletKyst. Concerts are held regularly at the local pubs and eateries. Find peace with beautiful walks along the coastal path towards Rødtangen and through primeval forest in Holtnesdalen. Nice swimming opportunities from the rocks and nearby beaches.

NOTE: The galleries have different opening hours throughout the year. Some are open all year, others only during the summer with limited opening hours.

Access:

Municipal parking in each small town and along the main road. In Holmsbu, I recommend parking at the church and own parking at Støa. There are also buses from Asker, Sætre and Drammen. The summer boat B21 / B22 stops in Vollen, Slemmestad and Filtvet before continuing across the fjord to Drøbak. It is nice to combine the boat with a bike ride to Drammen and the train back. For timetable see Ruter.no

Coastal path – hike Vettre-Vollen-Slemmestad

Distance: about 11 km Duration: 2.5 hours one way.

Best season: March-November but works well all year round and parts of the trip can be nicely completed by bike.

From Slemmestadveien there is public transport: Bus route 251/252 Oslo-Slemmestad-Hurum

The tour starts at Vettre (bus stop) – make your way down to Kråka Pub and the coast. Continue to the right towards Blakstad and below the main building follow the blue-marked coastal path along the water and stay on it until you make it to Asker Seilforening, feel free to take a detour around Børsholmen.

Then follow Blakstad Bryggerivei up to Slemmestadveien and turn left, follow it to Sjøvollbukta and enter the residentail area, follow the path along the bay at the bottom of the houses until it comes up again on the other side of the bay. Feel free to take the detour down the penninsula behind where there are nice outdoor areas, a bench for relaxation and great views of Nesodden and Oslo.

Continue along the main road to the center of Vollen. Vito´s is a popular seaside restaurant for refreshments, and the small galleries and shops have a wide selection of jewelry, art, interior and fashion. Did you know that Roald Amundsen's polar ship Maud was built in the Maud Bay where the Oslofjord Museum is now located –  get to know the maritime history around the Oslo Fjord. Close by is Tjuvholmen, which was Asker's trial.

Continue behind the Oslo Fjord Museum past the Svelvik villa (which also has the country's oldest outdoor bowling alley in the garden) and resume the blue-marked path. If you have a Frisbee you can play Frisbee golf on the headland and towards Arnestad school.

The path follows the upper side of Arnestad Bay and meets Sjøstrandveien. Walk through the settlement before it opens to Sjøstrand bathing place (Blue Flag 2019). Continue the marked trail – you pass several swimming areas, and many places where it is nice to take a break and look out over the fjord. Also look for the geological signs that tell a little about the nature and geology of the area that is a distinctive part of the Oslo belt.

Be aware of some construction work past Veas – follow signs and be careful. In the rock wall below, just before the pier on the left side of Bjerkåsholmen, it is possible to see fossil imprints of squid and snails, but even better is to make the trip on the far side of the sports court at Slemmestad Ungdomskole (about 2 km further).

At the junction of Bjerkåsholmen / Anna Bøes Vei, keep left – follow the path between the sea and the houses (over a private plot – agreement to cross has been made) continue towards Kutangen, follow the small roads and paths to the right up through the forest to the back of the Slemmestad factories / Norcem plot. In the small raod behind Circle K Slemmestad (Crossing Slemmestadveien / Rustadveien) – about 200 meters up the hill there are geological signs and fossils of squid and snails in the mountains. Continue down the main road, turn left and left again – follow Vaterlandsveien down to Slemmestad pier.

Slemmstad MEK is cultural center on the right hand side hosting many concerts, lectures and cultural events. The Cement Museum tells the story of cement extraction and life in Slemmestad. Trilobox is a geology center with exhibitions and is a dissemination arena for the teaching of Slemmestad's amazing geology and life in the sea 400 million years ago. Here you will find trilobites and other exciting fossils. In addition, you will find the nice bakery Plenum Café and the Kalk gallery and art workshop.

Possiblity to return by boat to Aker Brygge at the afternoon on weekdays (except from the holiday periods) – boat schedule.

Fornebu Music and Arts Festival (FoMa)

FoMA is more than just a music festival. With exciting new and renowned artists, the audience will have access to art that they do not experience elsewhere. In addition, we have a strong focus on good food and drink.

FoMA is a festival, a meeting place and arena that will create experiences, development and innovation when music and culture are shared.

Tickets can be found at https://secure.tickster.com/no/7g89wzj2pvdaftd/selectproductgroup 

 

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