Bøkekroa

At Bøkekroa in Bøkeskogen, you can get coffe, lunch and dinner. 
Here you can combine it with a relaxing hike or a fitness trip in the forest, or just sit down and enjoy.

There are concerts in the summer.

There is delicious Christmas food for pre-Christmas celebrations.

Band Concerts, events, catering and meeting facilities.

Ample parking for coaches.

There are fine forest paths for walks. It is a playground behind the restaurant.

The kitchen closes 30 min before the restaurant closes.

Stavern and Larvik Event

Stavern og Larvik Event collaborates with everyone offering gode experiences in Stavern and Larvik, and can therefore offer a number of different activities and experiences. The offer RIB, Sailing, Film Crew, Amazing Race, Cardboard boat race and much more!

Why should you choose Stavern and Larvik Event?

• Easy for you and your company – just call (+47)938 80 333

• You get a total package at no extra cost. The work of the Event agency is based on commision from subcontractors

• For those who want to succeed with others – you save time and money – and recieve good experiences. 

Anvik Gård

Anvik farm was established during 1830 by the Anvik family. The farm consisted of traditional farming towards the end of 1997. The camping and cabin tourism became popular in Naverfjorden and he farm changed from a traditional farm to a farm store.

Food & Drinks
The cafè offers the best pizza in the area and now and then its barbeque. Enjoy the summer and visit the new wine bar where ham, cheese and other snacks now has replaced the farm store.

For opening hours see Anvik Farm's own website. 

Directions
The farm is located on the road 301 between Helgeroa and Stavern, follow signs towards Hummerbaken and then look for Anvik gård sign.

Every year the event “jentene på kyststien” (The girls on the coastal path) is at Anvik gård in June.

Preus Museum

With its extensive collection of both national and international matters, the museum covers all aspects of the history of photography. The museum has two galleries with temporary exhibitions; a basis exhibition and a specialist library of international standard. A national centre for the preservation of photographs, which offers expertise in the treatment and preservation of photographic material.

Preus Museum is located in the idyllic Cultural Park, Karljohansvern in Horten. The museum building, which was previously a grain store for the Royal Norwegian Navy, dates back to the 1860s and was adapted for museum purposes in 2001 by architect Sverre Fehn. 

It is possible to buy a cup of coffee or the from the reception. 

 

Stavernguiden – Larvikguiden

Stavern guide – Larvik guide

STAVERN
Fredriksvern Church
Fredriksvern Wharf
Hergisheim, Wildenveys house

Minnehallen. Memorial for Norwegian seafarers/marine that lost their life during ww1 and ww2. With a beautiful view of the coastline. 

Boat trips around Viksfjord, Citadellet and Svenner Lighthouse

Walk along the coastal trail with guiding and pauses.
Art galleries

LARVIK
Thor Heyerdahls childhood home
Herregården
Galleri Engler (Gallery angels)
Mikrobryggeriet brewery

Business visits such as Farrisfactory, Norrek and more.
Touring a quarry with the towns rock, LARVIKITT-rock. 

Larvik and Stavern has a lot of different places to visit. Such as Indre Havn, Farris Bad hotel and spa, Bølgen, Tollerodden, Larvik Arena, Thor Heyerdahl high school, Bøkeskogen – Norways largest beech tree forest etc. This can be incorporated in the sightseeing in Larvik. Further places such as Nevlunghavn, Mølen, Helgeroa, Halle mølle, Tanum chuch, Kaupang Viking city, Lågendalen, Vindfjell is also worth a visit.

Look at the website for more suggestions.

Ice Cream Bar

It offers a wide selection of ice cream scoops and soft serve, making it an ideal stop for a refreshing break on warm summer days. Ice cream can also be enjoyed alongside a cup of coffee.

The Ice Cream Bar is owned by the same owners as Håndverkeren Kaffebrenneri, allowing guests to combine a meal from the café with dessert from the Ice Cream Bar.

Season open. Opens in May.

For opening hours, check out the website.

Fjøsnissens Verden – Family Park

Welcome home to the home of Fjøsnissen. Experience the Fjøsnissens playful antics and get up close to many fascinating animals. Enjoy a variety of games and activities in a fun setting that takes you back in time. The area is just the right size for adults to relax while children play freely. 

Tickets are purchased at the entrance.

Cuddling with the animals

On the farm you can meet rabbits, alpacas, sheep, goats, pigs, pot-bellied pigs, hens, chickens, ducks and peacocks.

Food and drink

Feel free to bring your own food – on the farm there are hot grills for free use. In the area there are several benches and tables where you can enjoy lunch. The farm has its own kiosk with a selection of food and drinks.

Read more at Buggegården's website.

Chapels

Ekeberg chapel

Ekeberg cemetery in Sandefjord was put into use approx. 1930. Planning for the chapel and crematorium began in 1937, but was interrupted by the war and resumed only in 1949. Arnstein Arneberg drew up plans, but it is said that they were found to be too expensive. Arneberg is said to have then approached Anders Jahre, who offered to contribute to the financing in exchange for Arneberg's plans being used. A number of other private actors also contributed.

The crematorium was inaugurated on 1 July 1960. The facility belonged to and served Sandefjord and Sandar municipalities, which were merged in 1968. Because of the Jahre connection, "Jahre-grillen" was an early popular name for the crematorium.

In terms of shape, the building is very reminiscent of Ullensaker church, which was also designed by Arneberg and inaugurated a couple of years earlier, but the dimensions are somewhat smaller at Ekeberg. After an arson attack at the crematorium in 2000, extensive restoration was necessary. In this process, the chapel also got a new organ. It has 14 votes, was built by Robert Gustavsson and was inaugurated in June 2002.

The main entrance to the chapel is through a forecourt and then through large glass doors. Inside there is a view of an enclosed garden with a small pool through the windows in the south wall. On the end wall of the choir is a marble relief by Ragnhild Butenschøn, who also stands behind a light granite relief at the entrance. The choir vault is painted by Per Krohg and Morten Krohg. Above the main entrance is a sculpture of Jesus on the cross made by Nic Schiøll, and the wrought iron gates on the outside are made by Hans Holmen.

The church bells hang in a separate bell house. As the cemetery has been filled up, the city now has a main cemetery at Orelund chapel. However, Ekeberg cemetery is still in use, and on it you can find a number of different war memorials: British, Russian, Canadian and Norwegian. There is also a memorial grove for sailors who have been lost at sea.

 

Orelund chapel 

Orelund Chapel is the burial chapel at Orelund Graveyard. Orelund Chapel was designed by Telje-Torp-Aasen and was inaugurated in 2000. Sandar church has for a number of years had a burial plot at Nybo chapel (on the opposite side of the railway line) after the cemetery around the church was filled up. The cemetery at Nybo has eventually been expanded to the northeast, and in 1999-2000 Orelund Chapel was built as a replacement for Nybo.

These days the cemetery serves the entire municipality and not just one parish. The building has a shell wall of jointed brick, and the roof is constructed of glulam on columns and curved beams. The building contains ideologically neutral (or ideologically flexible) ceremony space.

Outside this there is a vestibule. A bell tower stands in front of the chapel's main entrance. The ceremony room is simple and stylish, and it is decorated with textile art by Brynhild Slaatto. There is a gallery at the back of the room, and there stands an eleven-voice organ from Venheim organ building, which was inaugurated in 2001.

 

Olav's Chapel 

Olav's chapel is located in Bjerggata in Sandefjord. It is a concrete long church from 1962, and has 70 seats.

The church was created with financial help from Sandefjord municipality and a monetary gift from shipowner Lars Christensen and his wife, Ingrid. Christensen also contributed to the chapel's decoration.

The chapel is affiliated with the Sandar congregation.

The Catholic Church

St. Johannes Døperen's Catholic Church was designed by architect Haldor Larsen Børve. It was previously the town's Methodist church for 90 years, but then became Catholic in 2008. In 2013, the church received the Old Sandefjord Association's conservation award for the restoration of the beautiful Art Nouveau building.

The church is only open in connection with church activities and other announced events.

Both the church's interior and exterior are protected.

The church has between 140 and 150 seats. The lower floor also contains a congregation hall.