by: Tønsberg & Færder

The Slottsfjells Museum

Slottsfjellsmuseet offers an exhibition on the Middle Ages, “The history of Tønsberg city” both in the museum and in the Slottfjell Tower on top of the hill, “Svend Foyn and Tønsberg”, the Whale Hall and its whale skeletons and the Viking Hall with Norway’s four preserved Viking ship and the history of the Oseberg find. From the Vestfold courtyard at Tallak you will see old buildings of Vestfold. Slottsfjellsmuseet welcomes you to the museum and Castle Cafe (summer open).

Slottsfjellsmuseet
In the middle of Tønsberg in beautiful surroundings you find Slottsfjellsmuseet. The museum and the area around it, is a cultural heritage site that represent the city’s long history. The castle ruins show the remains of one of Scandinavia’s largest medieval castles.

The Viking hall
In the museums Viking hall, you will find Norway’s fourth Viking ship; this is the only preserved ship which is placed outside of Oslo. Adding to that is the story of the Oseberg findings, the grave with Europe’s biggest Viking discoveries which was found only 3 km north of Tønsberg’s city center.

Medieval exhibitions
The museum has several medieval exhibits, focusing on the life of kings, nobles, clergy and the common people in medieval Norway. Here you can learn about King Haakon Haakonsson, the civil war era in Norway, and much more.

The Whale hall
This exhibition shows a variety of whale skeletons, caught by whalers in the late 19th and early 20th century. The centerpiece of this exhibit is our blue whale; the world largest animal, approx. 27 meters long and weighing around 150 ton. Our specimen is the biggest preserved blue whale skeleton we know of today. Adjacent to the whale hall is an exhibit about Svend Foyn, a whaling pioneer from Tønsberg.

Vestfold farmyard and world war two bunker
At the foot of the hill, there is a collection of farmhouses from around the county, with the oldest dating from the early 15th century. Here you will also find a charming café. The entrance to the world war two bunker is located next to the café. The bunker was built during the German occupation of Norway from 1940 to 1945 and served as a bomb shelter and ammunition storage.

Guided tours of the museum
For guided tours and prices, please contact the museum.

Haugar Art Museum

Haugar Art museum is worth a visit. Andy Warhols tribute to Munch is some of the museums exhibitions, when it is not abroad. You can contact the museum for more information on this.
The museums also have different exhibitions throughout the year, which means its worth visiting more than ones.

Haugar Art Museum has high quality exhibitions at all times, and is one of the country's best art museums. The art museum is located in an impressive brick building, the former Seamen's School, right in the center of Tønsberg.

Private tour
If you want a private tour, the museum adapts this, contact Haugar for prices.

Events and activities
Haugar has various events and activities throughout the year for young and old. There are always activities for children at the museum, whether it is art hunting, activity rooms or Kunstporten – an app that engages children in an exciting and educational museum experience.

Museum shop
In the museum shop you will find gift items, such as books, jewelry, art glass, ceramics etc. Gift certificates are also sold in the museum shop with an optional amount. The shop follows the museum's opening hours and is open to everyone even without an entrance ticket.

The museum is closed on the following days:
May 17, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

Verdens Ende – “The World’s End”

Verdens Ende (World's End) on the southern tip of Tjøme is probably best known for "Vippefyret" – the lighthouse, made by stones from the local beaches. The lighthouse is a replica built in 1932. The Færder National Park Center opened in June 2015. 

Færder National Park Verdens Ende is located in Færder National Park, which is one of the country's most important areas for coastal outdoor activities. The national park covers 340 square kilometers of mainland, islands, reefs and seabed in Færder municipality. It stretches from Ormøy in the north to Færder lighthouse in the south. The landscape in the national park is distinctive and rich in geological formations. There are several important nesting areas for seabirds in the national park, and the national park has a very diverse flora and fauna. Plants and insects live here that can hardly be found anywhere else. The area in the national park is popularly used for boat trips, paddling, water sports, hiking, fishing and swimming.

Færder National Park is easily accessible by boat, car and public transport. At World's End, you can drive a private car all the way to the border of the national park – this means that Færder National Park can be experienced by everyone.

For more info and how to get here, see https://www.visitvestfold.com/en/tonsberg/articles/Verdens-Ende-The-Worlds-End/ 

Aktiv Fritid Tjøme

Via Ferrata Climbing 4 hours
Climbing and rappelling along Tjøme`s beautiful coastline in Færder National park! There are 6 different rappels.
Price NOK 890,- per person.

Climbing Park with family activities
2,5 hours. Age: from 4 years.
Price NOK 350,- per person. Online booking with family discount. 
Includes; Activity of your choice and Safety equipment.
Weight limit is 120 kg.

Rappelling pacage for groups
2,5 hours. Price NOK 380,- (minimum 10 persons/NOK 3800,-) See the film on YouTube here.

Booking all activities

All onboard

Everyone gets to participate – not just watch. All onboard wants to give their guests great and lasting memories. Challenges both mentally and physically, collaboration and creativity. There are many possibilities within events, team building, seminars, trips, summer party, kick off etc.

Searafting with RIB
Whether the ocean is flat or wild, nature is a fascinating place to seek recreation. Rafting provides the salty sea, foaming waves or calm sea. Great stories, closeness to nature and a great memory of our unique archipelago.
– Something for everyone who likes nature, its strength and beauty.
– Rafting contain harsh experiences in the form of voltage, speed, waves and jumps or just beautiful scenery, guiding and plenty of fresh air.

Deadline – the mobile escaperoom
A great success! Join All onboard for an exciting investigation. Use all your senses and brains to break the codes. Deadline is an activity that engages, creates unity, and brings out the creativity and team spirit of the participants. The tasks has great variation, everyone must contribute to solving the challenges, there are both logical, theoretical and practical tasks. 

iPad race

A new way of thinking about team games and team building, whether you are in the town or in the archipelago. An interactive game on the iPad, with a good mix of theoretical, logical and practical tasks. In addition to your own questions about the company, the place you are in or questions about general knowledge, the groups will also be given both photo and film tasks where their comfort zone is challenged. The material from the photo and film tasks will be edited into a film that will be shown during the award ceremony.

Stock Car Grand Prix
Construct and build a stock car and then run the race. Compete in design, speed and precision driving. " Pimp my ride " an informal poll of the toughest car. Stock Car Race can be performed anywhere and anytime. In parking lots, parks, beaches, islands, warehouses, outside or inside.

Kompani Hvermansen
Fun military team building with competitions and challenges regardless of gender and no age limit. Good experiences are guaranteed. The colonel on duty and his team leaders welcome you to duty. It all starts with line-up and inspection, before basic drills (line-up and march) are repeated and further orders are given. The squad is ordered to be divided into teams. Various tasks, both physical, theoretical, logical and practical. The best team will be rewarded at the end. 

The Master 
Familiar and beloved tasks, obstacles and exercises will be enforced in this demanding but fun activity.
Join and test yourself in corresponding exercises; strength, fitness, cooperation and brain training. 90 degrees, balance, sandbags, swimming, focus, sweat and high heart rate are just some of the things that can be guaranteed. – The strongest, smartest and best team remains at the end and of course gets the place of honor around the dinner table.

Filmaward
Together you create a commercial or a parody. Great fun to watch how this engaging the participants. Later that night, you will view the films, a guaranteed success!

Smoker
Great grilling experience with a smoker! Slow roasting is part of the juicy result at American BBQ. First, the meat is lightly smoked by using damp oak and birch for the grilling, before the heat is adjusted up to get the crispy and tasty surface. A red pick-up from the 1950s, filled with ice to create a perfect bar for cold drinks can also be provided.
– Period: All year
– Capacity: 50 – 1000 pers
No need for a kitchen – All onboard has everything you need, and clean up after the meal.

Sailing
Signing as sailing crew on board of one of the 40'sailboats. A fantastic venue for good teamwork and competition. Few places are cooperation and leadership more important than just a sailboat. Besides, there are many items that are easily transferred to any company. On board are sailing suits and jackets, all-weather. Max 10 persons in each boat up to 10 identical boats. Sailing trip lasts from 4 hours to several days. Sailing area is in and around the Oslo Fjord.

Murder at the hotel
Can you solve a murder at the hotel? Who is the killer? An engaging murder plot with talented actors.
Which team reveals the killer, the motive and the sequence of events? Clues, evidence, stories and puzzles can be found around the hotel. A completely different murder mystery and not least entertaining revelation of plot and murderer.
Very suitable as a surprise team building activity between the end of the meeting and dinner. Ends with an entertaining musical potpourri with the actors.

Paint and sip
An engaging creative event with a focus on team building with brush and acrylic paint – outside or inside. Here, the participants' creativity and ability to convey a message visually is challenged.

All onboard's professional instructors are ready with easels, canvas, paint, brushes and hats. It starts with a brief introduction to painting, technique and expression. The instructors guide and motivate the participants along the way. A suitable topic is agreed in advance. The instructors evaluate the works afterwards and prepare for the prize distribution.

A few teams are selected to give a short presentation of their work to the rest of the group. Prizes for the best team.
The activity can take place outside or inside, at the hotel or in another suitable venue nearby, preferably as an aperitif before dinner.

Princess P45
Boat trips are arranged all year round, all around the Oslofjord. Join a mini-cruise and experience the beautiful archipelago in first class, enjoy the peace, the view or the sun from the flybridge, or the sunset from the deck.

The P45 has three cabins and two bathrooms. Flybridge with large seating area, well sheltered from the wind. Food and service can be fixed. The boat is approved for up to 12 guests, and can also be used together with rib, sailboat or other motorboats. Min. 3 hours.

5-game
Play, fun and team building, all in one package! Exercises and tasks that are more play and fun, than hard competition and "war". Creativity, cooperation and good communication are good qualities for solving the practical and logical tasks we offer. Here, the focus is on group and creative solutions, and having fun together. Together you will find suitable tasks, depending on the place, time and how physically you want this.

Contact All onboard for a tailor-made event.

Bolærne

All together the three islands, Western Bolæren, Middle Bolæren and Eastern Bolæren cover over 2 square kilometers. In addition to this there are over 40 smaller islands, islets and skerries around the main islands. Due to the rich and varied flora and fauna that exists in the area, much of the archipelago is part of the Færder national park.

Transport
The only way to reach Bolærne is by boat. People will prefer to travel out in their own boat if they have one, but there is also a ferry which leaves daily from the town of Tønsberg in the summer. For more information on the ferry go to the official website Flybåten.no

There is also possible to go by taxiboat; Fjordtaxi. 

Middle Bolæren
Considered by many the most beautiful island, Middle Bolæren is prized for its rich flora and scenic landscapes. There is a nice costal trail which connects the different sights on the island. Among other things there are various remnants from a POW camp built to house Russians during WWII,
several burial mounds from the viking age and a grand decidous forest. The Earls lodge is also a popular attraction. The most common way to access the island is from Kongshavnsundet.

Western Bolæren
Not as visited as the two other islands in summer, Western Bolæren nonetheless boasts many nice sights and swimming spots. Accessed mostly by the main quay at Jenserud, it is ideal for a quiet day out enjoying nature. There is a café, several cabins that can be rented and a big area where one can pitch tents for free. It has a coastal path, burial mounds, a viking camp and several fine beaches.

Eastern Bolæren
The most popular island of the three, Eastern Bolæren shows the strongest signs of human influence. Most of the buildings are situated around the guest port on the west side. These include a small hotel for overnight stay, a resturant and a kiosk. Bolærne fort organises guided trips of the islands defensive fortifications, but one may also walk among the bunkers and trenches at leisure. Like the two others, Eastern Bolæren has several bathing spots and paths crisscrossing the forests and rocks. There is also a designated area for pitching tents.

The ruins of Olavs’ Church

Olav's Church was built in the late 1100s, and is a copy of the world's most important church; The Holy Sepulcher's Church in Jerusalem. It also has parallels to Olav's tomb in Trondheim. The ruins show an architecture and medieval thinking in Norway with important spiritual and political currents, at a time when both the crusades and pilgrimages characterized Europe. The round church in Tønsberg was the largest in the Nordic region, and must have been an important attraction of great cultural and spiritual significance, especially since there are few similar churches in Sweden, Denmark and elsewhere in Europe.

Olav Church also served as a grave and baptism church. In the Olav church, the viking king Erling Steinvegg was buried in 1207.

The round church belonged to the Olav Abbey in Tønsberg. It is mentioned for the first time in 1206, and was destroyed in fire, probably during the great city fire in 1536.

The roundhouse, which is the main part of the three rounds, was 23 meters in the inner diameter. The ruins of the church can be seen in the excavations made by the Olav Abbey.

The ruins are located downtown across from Tønsberg Library.

Ringshaug Beach

Grassy slopes and shallow waters makes this beach very attractive for both young and old.

With a floating bridge, volleyball net, kiosk and WC, this beach is one of the most popular beaches for the locals in the Oslofjord. The beach is also well-equipped for the disabled.

There are great parking possibilities for both cars and bikes.

Furustrand Camping is close nearby.

Ringshaugstranda has the Blue Flag marking – which is an exclusive distinction awarded to approximately 4,500 beaches and marinas in 46 countries. Blue flag means that the beach offers a high level in terms of both environment, safety, service and water quality. You can read more at http://www.blueflag.org or http://www.fee.no.

The chapel of our virgin Maria

After shopping in town on Saturday, you can calm yourself down for the weekend and enjoy a concert in the beautiful neo-Gothic building in the peaceful cemetery atmosphere.

The burial chapel in the old cemetery in Tønsberg is built in neo-Gothic style and was blessed by the Dean Thurmann on 15 March 1873. The chapel is approx. 70 sqm large. It was in use during 101 years, until the coffin burials in Tønsberg old cemetery were prohibited in 1974. Since then it was used only as a warehouse. Afterwards, nothing was done with the chapel before the fall 2002, when an interest believe group appeared.

The work was initiated by Bernt Christensen who is a chairman of the restoration group, which includes Small Andersen (Treasurer), Eva Lund Schau Thorkildsen, Eivind Cudrio (contact person and a secretary), Steffen Kvalsvik (consultant), and Jorun Borge (church office).

Now the chapel have the future and is used as a small cultural center, with a connection to the old St. Mary's Church which was demolished in the market place.

Tønsberg municipality has contributed kr. 25.000, -.

M/F Jutøya – Veierland

The ferry takes 10-15 minutes. The island is car-free with only small paths and gravel roads.

For more information about timetables, call Vestviken Kollektivtrafikk on +47 177, or check out this link: http://www.veierland.org/ferga/rutetider.pdf

The island Veierland belongs to Færder county in Tønsberg, 100 km southwest of Oslo. The island is 4,4 square kilometers and has approximately 150 inhabitants.