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, -.
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.
In 1939, Tønsberg Cathedral was restored with beautiful decorations and fixtures from the city's two older churches.
The cathedral is the main church in the Tunsberg diocese, and has 550 seats.
The detailed altarpiece has baroque carvings, carved in 1764 by Jens Jølsen. Jacob Pedersen Lindgaard painted the church's painting of Jesus in Gethsemane in 1770. The church's embroidered pulpit came from the original St. Lavrans' Church and has been in use since 1939.
The church is a popular venue for concerts.
In the warmer pool there are three lanes designated to exercise swimming. There are also diving boards at 1 meter, 3 meters and 6 meters above the water in the colder pool.
There are swimming toys for both old and young children and an exercise room for the adults as well as a sauna.
Closed in june for maintenance.
NØTTERØY
Rosanes (Teie)
Fjærholmen/Dunholmen (Føynland)
Fjærholmen is a beautiful beach on the eastern side of Nøtterøy. Fjærholmen consists of both sandy beach, rock faces and a large grassy area. It has a bathing shower for the disabled, a large kiosk and WC with showers which makes this an attractive place for camping guests. There are also good opportunities for playing volleyball and dive from both the regular pier and floating dock.
Fjærholmen has a large parking lot.
Access: From Tønsberg, follow the signs towards Nøtterøy. When you pass the canal bridge, go straight ahead at the roundabout and keep the left field. Follow the road that turns left. After about 2 km, there is a road to Husøy and Foynland. From there is the sign to Fjærholmen Camping.
Verdun (Knarberg)
Ulvøtangen (Knarberg)
Sparrønningen (Arås)
Stranda (Torød)
Storbadern (Movik).
Presthella og Ropern (Kjøpmannskjær)
Fuglevika (Kjøpmannskjær)
Tenvik og Søndre Tenvik
Holmen
Ørastranda
Søndre Hella
Prestodden (Hella)
Tørkopp og Vangen (Vestskogen)
Munkholmen (Munkerekka)
Kjølholmen (Veierland)
Hverveodden (Veierland)
Kongshavn (Veierland)
Tangen (Veierland)
TJØME
Fynsletta (Hvasser)
Lilleskagen (Hvasser)
Verdens ende, Tjøme
Moutmarka
Bekkevika
Regnbuen (Ormelet)
Svelvikstranda
Grimestad
Mostranda
With its two sandy beaches and many rocky surfaces, is one of the most popular bathing areas at Tjøme. The campsite located right on the beach provides access to a kiosk and WC with a shower. Although it may blow a lot on Tjøme, you can always find shelter by the big and smooth rocks. The beach is located on the southwest side of Tjøme, 5 km from Tjøme City Center in the direction of Verdens Ende / The World's End.
Access: From Helgerødveien; turn right to Mostranda and Mostranda Camping. Parking facilities either at the campsite or 200 meters ahead.
The Library in Tønsberg
Six viking tombs were found at archaeological excavations 1987-91 in Storgaten 16. Two boat graves are marked in the lower floor of the library.
Slagen Church
Several viking graves can be seen in the cemetary at Slagen Church. Bus no. 113 to Klokkeråsen.
Idyllic residential areas with protected houses. Nordbyen is Tønsberg's oldest unbroken row of houses. "Bentegården" dated 1725-1775 is one of Tønsberg's oldest houses and is protected.
The place where people meet, now – just as before. Vincent Stoltenberg Lerche, the Tønsberg author, claimed that the Quayside had the same place in the daily life of Tønsberg as Forum Romanum in its time.
Theres a good selection of restaurants, and Foynhagen which is Tønsberg very own concerts and nightlife arena. Youll find 3 of Tønsbergs hotels in the area: Quality Hotel Tønsberg, Thon hotel Tønsberg Brygge and Quality Hotel Klubben.
Not far away is Tønsberg quest marina, which gets over 8000 boat-guest during the summer.
The wetland area has both great conservation value and great importance as a resting and eating location during the spring and autumn migration. Here you will find a great nature and cultural trail with a bird observation tower.
What birds can you spot?
A total of 236 different bird species have been observed on Ilene. Here you can see many wetland birds such as ducks, geese, swans, waders and vipers. In the spring there are many colorful burrowing ducks. The pheasants nest in the reed forest. In late summer, large flocks of greylag geese are seen. The autumn migration offers many sparrow species, herons and also a number of interesting birds of prey.
Getting to Ilene
There is access on foot or by bicycle at Grevestien. The gravel road is closed with a barrier (but on open days it's possible to drive right up to the door). If you come by car, there is parking at Aulie river or Korten.
At the southern end of the park there is a fountain with a monument of Wilh. Wilhelmsen, which was erected in connection with the shipping company's 100 years' jubilee in 1961.
