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.
Sandefjord is full of buildings and details in Art Nouveau, and you will be able to experience many beautiful details walking around the town.
The town fires in 1882, 1900 and 1915 paved the way for new architecture and laid the foundation for the brick houses of Sandefjord.
These marked trails for walking or jogging are starting from Matrosgata 6, in Sandefjord town center.
A free map are available at DNT Sandefjord in Matrosgata 6.
Five tours are marked with blue and T-signs on poles. In the terrain, it is marked with blue paint.
– Preståsen, easy walk 3.5 km
– Stub – Hjertnes forest, a little demanding 5.9 km
– Fjellvikåsen via Rødsåsen, little demanding 7.3 km
– Mokollen, Midtås and Mølleråsen, a bit demanding 6.3 km
– Culture Walk, easy walk 6.9 km
DNT Sandefjord can help you with membership and walking/hiking suggestions all over the country, with good advice.
DNT Sandefjord is for everybody that’s interested in walking/hiking – and with over 2.600 members it’s the biggest association in Sandefjord. The association have various offers and activities for its members. The goal is to get everybody, in every age group, outside and to be active. Besides taking care of offices, stores and cabins, SOTF also maintains 260 km of paths and holds approx. 300 tourist arrangements a year.
Become a member!
As a member of SOTF you’re automatically a member of The Norwegian tourist Association (DNT). The membership provides good deals and discounts on DNT cabins and arrangements, the journal Fjell og Vidde, and a yearly book with tourism articles.
Visit DNT's website and look at the calendar to find planned group trips.
Connections deliver business trips and events for groups, and this includes everything from trips for employees, incentives, study tours, exhibition visits and customer events.
Here we make delicate tables for any occasion with 1800's chandeliers and flowers as desired. Arneberg hall can accommodate up to approximately 80 people. At the smaller groups we can also meet up in one of the other dining rooms, all with their unique character.
The house is surrounded by a 60-acre park that provides the perfect setting for arrangements outside during the summer. The breathtaking view of Sandefjord city to be experienced.
Welcome to Gallery Brown, in the little red house by Kurbadet.
Rita Lysebo Egren is ceramic designer and Unn Holvik Stenersen, visual artist.
In the gallery they have their own work – Rita with ceramics in tight, clean design and Unn with colorful, figurative paintings.
Rita has a bachelor in ceramic design from Danish Design School in Copenhagen. She has exhibited in Haugar Art Museum, Sandefjord Kunstforening, Gallery Elogel and Oslo City Hall.
Unn has a background in art schools in Bergen and Kabelvåg in addition to courses and workshops in Norway, Sweden and Scotland. She has exhibited in Sandefjord Kunstforening, Gallery Fold, Gallery Elogel and Søgne Old Vicarage etc.
Open Thursday-Saturday, but it is also possible to contact Rita and Unn outside opening hours.
Rita Lysebo Egren tel: +47 97034240 email: ritaegren@yahoo.no
Unn Holvik Stenersen tel: +47 40511310 email: unnelisabeth@icloud.com
In the city centre of Sandefjord you’ll find the idyllic Kudbadhagen, it has a music bar and a cocktail bar open all year round.
During the summer the venue is bigger for events such as concerts, festivals and other events.
At the lobby bar, you can relax to quiet background music.
Matlykke – The Cafè food of happiness – offers tasty cheese, hams and sausage from countries such as Italy, Spain, France and Norway.
Side dishes such as olive oil, marmalades, pesto, aioli and various dressings are also offered.
