Location: Horten
Top Things to do in Horten
The 10 Best Things to do in Horten, Eastern Norway
Horten (help·info) is a town and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway—located along the Oslofjord. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Horten. The municipality also includes the town of Åsgårdstrand and the villages of Borre, Skoppum, and Nykirke.
Restaurants in Horten
1. Asgardstrand Church
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
Architects: Eva & Bernt Mejlaender from Moss. Most of the church interior is gifts from various companies, private persons and unions. Built of bricks.
2. Galleri Verftsporten
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5.0 based on 5 reviews
Welcome to beautiful Karljohansvern and the gallery each month has a new guest exhibitor in addition to the regular artists. Kirsti Freding - leather and leather products Merete Kristiansen Semb - blown glass Grete Lundstad - glassfusing Roar Freslo - glassfusing Lise Falch Taranrod - paintings Ingrid Firing Hansen - goldsmith Thorhild Marie INSTEBO - textile artist Heidi Jacobsen Kluge - painter The gallery has courses in glass fusing . For companies and groups held arts Timeout. Open every Sunday from 12 to 15 . You can find us on Karljohansvern in Horten
3. Saxon King
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5.0 based on 3 reviews
4. Preus museum
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4.5 based on 27 reviews
Welcome to Preus museum - a treasury of photographs, technical equipment and photo litterature in a historical building refurbished by architect Sverre Fehn. Please check the website for updated exhibition program. Preus museum is Norway's National Museum of Photography. The museum was founded in 1995 when the Norwegian Government bought the collections that belonged to Preus Fotomuseum, a private museum. The Norwegian State is the owner of the museum.
5. Marinemuseet (The Norwegian Naval Museum)
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4.5 based on 115 reviews
Reviewed By runenavy - Oslo, Norway
I brought my senior leaders to this excellent museum in Horten, for a two hours guided tour in maritime history. The guide service was excellent! Eventhough I have served a lot of years in the Navy, there are always something new to learn. We finished the tour on board the submarine (Ex HNoMS Utstein). This is a place you must visit!
6. Lovoy Chapel
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4.5 based on 14 reviews
Pilgrims from all the Nordic countries came here. The Reformation in 1536 put an official stop to the catholic pilgrimages to Lovoya but people continued to come to the well and church for years on. The church was in ruins for many years until preservation and restoration was initiated in 1882 and it was reopened in 1950.
Reviewed By goingwalkabout - Tonsberg, Norway
A very beautiful stone chapel with great history. If you ever get a chance to go inside - take it. It is very beautiful. The Olavsbrønnen (Olavs Well) Outside is a place people throw a coin in for good luck
7. Local Historical Centre
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4.5 based on 25 reviews
The Centre is located in the cultural park at Karljohansvern. The Centre took over the former infirmary of the navy and changed it into a museum exhibit comprising authentic surroundings and trades of the near past, such as cobbler workshop, forge, carpenter workshop, classroom, grocery store, to mention a few examples. The centre has its own reading room with library consisting of an archive of photographs, drawings, maps, newpapers, documents and books. The coffee shop is found at the mouth of the canal in beautiful surroundings at the inner harbour. Opening hours: Sunday 11-15 Entrance: NOK 1,-
Reviewed By 476svendaagem - Asker, Norway
This is a museum like museums used to be, packed with thing from the past. Fun for all ages, like a box filled with memories from years gone by. Bring the young ones, and tell them what life was like when Their grandmother was young. You will be surprised how a wisit to this Horten bymuseum will activate tour thoughts. Open on sunday Only - and it costs just 1 kr to visit. Enjoy.
8. Buggegaarden
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4.5 based on 29 reviews
9. Borrehaugene
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4.5 based on 16 reviews
Reviewed By BruktWilly - Horten, Norway
The Borre Park has a vast numbers of burial mounds, many of them very spectacular. The site has been used for burials through a long time span, from the early Iron age, about 2000 years ago and continuesly used, almost up to our days. If you include the cemetery of The Pilgrimage Church of Borre.
10. Midgard Viking Centre
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4.0 based on 47 reviews
Welcome to Midgard – the Viking era is here! Midgard Viking Centre offers knowledgeable and engaging guides who will take you through all our exhibits, the Viking Hall, the Borre park and the newly found Viking ship burial, combined with a great history lesson. Welcome to watch, read and use what you learn anout the Viking age with us. We wish to bring the Viking Age to life for our visitors. The center opened in 2000 and the Viking Hall opened in 2013, after finding evidence of possible guildhalls in the area in 2007. The center offers a great view of the majestic Borre park and mounds, which are the largest collection of monumental grave mounds from the Viking Age in northern Europe. The mounds in the Borre park were mentioned by Snorre Sturlason, who claimed that kings were burried here. The Viking Hall is a unique reconstruction of a royal guildhall from the Viking Age. Here at Borre chiefs and great men have lived and have been burried.
Reviewed By jotoursdahl
It was an arrangement for children in the Viking Garden/ Vikinghall and it a top arrangement with high activity for the children in learning new things, - fighting as a viking and to preper vikingfood.
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