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Høyt Under Taket Tønsberg

No prior knowledge required
Høyt Under Taket is a unique climbing center with many different climbing activities for both children, adults, beginners, and for those who are more experienced. Climbing walls, themed walls, bouldering, climbing courses, training room and lots more! The climbing center has more than 60 autobelayers. Autobelay is an automatic fuse that makes it possible to climb on your own.

Climbing groups children and adolecents
Høyt Under Taket is offering a number of popular courses and groups for children and adolescents. Physical activity among children is important. Therefore, Høyt Under Taket is offering something for all ages. You can find activities for children and adolescents who want a different leisure activity, or for those who want to learn more about climbing. You can find courses year-round for children from 6 – 16 years old.

Membership – without binding contract
Buy a membership at Høyt Under Taket and get access to the whole climbing center during opening hours. Choose between a 12 – month membership or membership with monthly withdrawal, without binding contract. Also, get Høyt Under Taket’s uniq membership benefits:
– No binding contracts
– Applicable at all Høyt Under Taket’s climbing centers
– 20% in the climbing stores
– Free coffee
– 20% on equipment rental
– 20% on courses

Holmestrand church

Holmestrand Church is located in Botne Parish, and is one of Norway's only four remaining Y-churches.

The church had most of its furnishings replaced in 1829-30, including a new altarpiece, pulpit and new galleries. In 1911, the benches were also replaced.

P. Peterson's "Women with the angel at the empty tomb" adorns the altarpiece, inspired by Eckersberg's work from 1814 in Sem church.

The church is protected, and has 300 seats.

Torås Fort

Historical guided tours for groups
Guided tours with knowledgeable guides are held in connection with events and when the museum is open during the summer. The tour takes about 2 hours. Suitable for groups of minimum10 and up to 50 people. This history lesson costs NOK 200, – per person. Children below 12 years for free.

Tours for groups can also be booked on request.

Torås Fort! World history in Færder municipality. Vestfold's largest intact war memories from World War II!

It has been military operations in the area from the Viking Age until 1999.

The fort as it appears today was begun by the Norwegian authorities in 1938 and completed by the Germans in November 1941.

After the war, the fort entered the coastal artillery again. During the Cold War exciting and secret things happened on the fort when a group partly funded by the CIA moved in. The name of this group was "Stay behind" and used Torås as the educational center for secret agents. In 1999, the fort was closed down and the tunnels were sealed by bricks.

In 2008, there was established a interest-group for Toras fort, with the purpose of preserving the fort. In recent years, the group has opened 5 of the 12 tunnels that were bricked again and in one of the tunnels, a military-historical exhibition opened in this tunnel. The museum is open every Sunday in June and July.

In 2018, the group bought the bow of the historic ship "Pol 3" and will establish a national memorial on Torås with the bow as the centerpiece. Artistic responsible for the project is Vebjørn Sand.

During 2019, the group got access to more buildings in the lower camp, and in the next few years filled these with historically interested groups, including Historical military vehicles. In this way, the interest group created a national cultural-historical center at Torås, where the public can experience living history all year round.

Throughout the year there are several events at Torås fort.

Aarholt-tunet Gjestegård

Aarholt-tunet is a guesthouse for groups that will be gathered to experience human growth in scenic surroundings in Stokke in Vestfold. The farm has been in the Aarholt family since 1520, which in 2020 ment 500 years! Since 1992, Svein and Ingfrid have welcomed guests to the farm.

The kitchen at Aarholt-tunet can serve up to 60-80 guests, and the food is preferably organic and as local as possible, and served with herbs from their own garden.

Dagros kafé

There are no cars on Veierland and you will find a lovely hiking area. Here both adults and children can easily cycle, and you will find nice free areas and beaches.

Dagros kafé is open during the season April / May to September, and also every day during school holidays and otherwise weekends.

At Dagros café, you will get good food and drinks in beautiful and quiet surroundings.

The café organizes concerts, children's day and other activities during the summer, and can also organize private parties.

Transport to Veierland
Jutøya is the main ferry route between Veierland and Tenvik in Færder municipality; but there are also daily departures from Engø in Sandefjord municipality. Both ferry trips take 10-15 minutes.

Alternative is taxiboat.

Aarholt-tunet Gjestegård (for groups)

The Aarholt-tunet Gjestegård has space for your own thoughts, good conversations, magical moments or simply childish wonder.

In the summer Aarholt Farm invites families to a week full of activities. Experience cutting the sheeps, baking bread, climbing, singing, snuggle with the bunnies, picking eggs from the hens and telling each other good stories. In the winter, couples are invited to couple-courses.

Bugården Ice-hall

Open and free ice rink for children and young people under 20 years of age. Skates and personal equipment must be brought.

Season: 15 October – 15 April.

Use of sticks and pucks is regulated at certain times for safety reasons.

Sticks and pucks are not permitted on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The same applies on Saturdays and Sundays from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM.

Sticks and pucks are permitted on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The same applies on Saturdays and Sundays from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM.

The use of the club and puck is time-regulated for the sake of everyone's safety.

Special Opening hours during Christmas and Holidays. More info Sandefjord Kommune

Bedehuset

The restaurant is dedicated to good ingredients, preferably local. Here, honest food is served, made by conscious, dedicated and inspired chefs. The menu is therefore governed by seasonality and availability of raw materials. Bedehuset even has its own IPA, brewed exclusively for the Bedehuset.

The unique building from 1875 was respectfully converted from a prayer house to a restaurant in 2013. Now people gather around good food and drinks here.

It is recommended to book a table! You will find the opening hours on Bedehuset's website.