Arrival and parking
Angers Kleiv is easiest accessible from the plateau. From Rv 315 take off onto Rambergveien and then first left onto Kleivanveien. Here is the sign for Angers Kleiv. Follow the road all the way to the end here is a parking lot where a map of the area has been set up.
The King's Road is marked as a coastal path with blue marks and continues to the northwest from the water tower. It is possible to follow the royal road further north, but the path has several very hazardous parties and it is necessary to cross the railway track to get down to Rv 313.
From the water tower, a forest road runs down to Smørstein and Rv 313. The hollow roads are located between this path and the king's road.
If you choose to go Angers Kleiv from Bogen you park on the picnic area along Rv 313. You have to walk a little way along the road towards Holmestrand before entering the road that turns right at Smørstein and leads up to Angers Kleiv. It is not possible to drive up the road as this is a private road that is blocked.
Once a month, the gallery changes the entire exhibition and invites three to four artists to showcase their work. They also have a selection of regular artists and lots of graphics. The gallery is divided into four different departments with Hallen, Tress, Base and White box.
Besides very exciting and varied exhibitions, you can also deliver your pictures for framing at Galleri ER. They also have the opportunity to come home to you and try out pictures on your wall before deciding which art you could want.
Ramberg School is furnished as a school museum so you can experience an old-fashioned school day in Norway.
At this school a Norwegian author Olav Duun was a teacher from 1908 – 1927, and his family lived in the first years at the second floor in an apartment.
Ramberg school is the oldest of five school buildings that the then Botne municipality built between 1893 and 1902. The school was originally located near Tvillingbro north of Holmestrand. The school here was in operation until 1952, and was then moved to Reidvintunet in the second half of the 1990s.
The other buildings are Nøtnes barn, Kåre Holt's poetry room, Stabburet and Gapahuken.
In the yard you can visit the herb garden and the perennial garden. The area is close to Møllerdammen.
Reidvin-tunet is run and developed today by the Association Reidvin-tunet, established in 1995.
Eidsfoss is located between the lakes Bergsvannet and Eikeren north in Vestfold. If you go there you will arrive at a charming village with an exciting history. Here you can enjoy the tranquillity, good food and drink and at the same time learn more about an important part of our cultural heritage; the iron works.
Take a tour along the cultural trail that goes through beautiful scenery and exciting historic buildings or book a tour in advance. At Hovedgården you can find out how the owners of the Jernverket lived while strolling through the partially restored baroque garden. There are people living in the three well-kept working areas today, and in some of them there are galleries and museum exhibitions.
In the summer both Eikern and Bergsvannet offer nice places for a swim.
Landhandelen is Norway’s oldest of its kind, which is still in operation, and here you are taken back to a time when the shop on the corner had it all.
At the Jernverket museum you can learn more about the 250-year history of the industrial company A / S Eidsfos verk and the local community that grew up around it. The well-preserved workers' homes form a historic framework form all the events that are held every year.
Together with his family, Olav Duun moved to Holmestrand in 1908 to work as a teacher.
Olav Duun's house is a red painted Swiss villa in Olav Duun's road 20.
Also when the house itself is closed, the garden is worth a visit.
In addition to communal swimming, Holmestrand swimming hall offers; sauna, swimming lessons, training and exercise for adults.
Note that the swimming pool is closed in summer and on public holidays.
For prices and opening times, see Holmestrand swimming pool.
Våge means “to dare”
The Dragon, however, was not chosen purely as protection for the children. In old Norse literature dragons are portrayed as much as obstacles to fight and overcome, as well as symbols of strength.
It is this duality that Stig Skjelvik found intriguing, and it is the same duality that makes it a valid symbol for any child about to dare a few steps out of the comfort zone. Whether the challenge at hand is overcoming personal obstacles or to prove, or expose, something to the outside world, the dragon is there to remind them that they can succeed. The name of the dragon, Våge, is the Norwegian verb that means to dare.
Medieval inspiration
The shape of Våge is as modern as a dragon can possibly get – but the texture of the beast is deeply rooted in norse tradition, inspired by the stave churches. The bulk of the stave churches of Norway was built between 1100 and 1350. The few that still remain leave spectators in awe of the mythological ornaments and their artful shapes – yet Stig Skjelvik found the roofs of the stave churches to be the most magnificent work of art, as they were a integrated part of the dragon head decorations. The entire body of Våge is therefore built in the exact same manner as the roof of a stave church.
The roof shingles of the stave churches are all shaped as, and overlap each other like, reptilian scales. To endure they were made of ore-pine.
Contemporary magic
Every dragon holds a bit of magic – and magic is what Stig Skjelvik has created underneath the dragons tactile, handcrafted armour. All hand painted with pine tar oil. At night the play in light reveals new patterns in the body and creates the illusion that the already dynamic figure, is in motion.
Bathing in salt water:
Dulpen
At Dulpen you will find an area with a large lawn located in the north end of the city. Here is a sandy beach and floating dock with diving board. The area has beach volleyball, toilet, kiosk and fast food.
Hagemann
At Hagemann you will find a lawn with a small sandy beach located in Hagemannsparken south of the city, next to the small harbor.
Bathing in fresh water:
Vikestranda by Vikevannet in Hof
Equipped with a toilet.
Eikern in Hof
Eikern is Vestfold's largest lake, but half the water is located in Buskerud. It is one of two main sources of drinking water in Vestfold, but the water is so deep that it is still allowed to swim and drive a boat there. The water contains several coves suitable for swimming and there are public bathing areas – Verkstedsstranda by the power station at Eidsfoss and at Thorrud Camping.
Bergsvannet in Eidsfoss
Bergsvannet is called "the warm water" by locals, as it is shallow and can therefore offer mostly pleasant bathing temperatures all summer. Right next to Eidsfoss ironworks worker's area "Gata", there is a sandy beach with a nice grassy spot. Parking and toilet only 25 meters from the beach.
Bergsvannet in Vassås
At the north end of Bergsvannet in Vassås, there is a municipal beach with a floating dock, diving board and public toilet.
Hajern in Hof
This is a nice swimming area with a connecting road for cars. Remember money for the tollgate.
Bathing in salt water:
Sandviken
Child friendly sandy beach, toilet facilities with handicap toilet. Limited space and parking.
Haga Sand
Child friendly sandy beach, handicap toilet and parking facilities.
Bekkestranda
Small bathing areas. Toilets and two parking spaces nearby.
Kverntangen
Small sandy beach. Toilet. Main parking by the house Fremad, handicap parking by the beach.
Skjervika
Recreation area with lawn, rocks and bathing dock. Parking and toilet.
Nordre Jarlsberg Brygge
Child friendly sandy beach with playground, toilet. Good parking facilities nearby.
Swimming in fresh water:
At many of the forest waters in Sande there are nice swimming areas.
Kalmovannet
Nice swimming opportunities and benches and tables. Follow signs from the railway station towards Kalmoskog, park your car by the road and follow the marked path up to the water.
Suluvannet
Lensmannsodden and the beach below the cabin (speiderhytta) are popular swimming spots.
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