Viking Escapes in Vestfold: History, Coast & Culture
🛡️Discover The Viking Heartland of Norway
Forget everything you think you know about Vikings. Sure, they raided and traded, but they also picked Norway’s most gorgeous coastline to call home, threw legendary feasts, and basically invented the work-life balance (heavy on the life).
Welcome to Vestfold – where Viking history isn’t trapped behind glass cases but lives in feast halls, floats in fjords, and definitely doesn’t take itself too seriously.
This is your escape to a place where burial mounds have Instagram potential, where you can spa like a Norse god, and where “authentic Viking experience” means mead hangovers are entirely optional.
This isn’t about horned helmets and tourist traps. It’s about authentic encounters with Norse heritage, complemented by contemporary culture, coastal adventures, and Nordic luxury.
🥩 Feast Mode: Activated
From seaside dining to farm-fresh flavours, food in Vestfold is rooted in local produce. Check out some of these local favourite places to feast and be merry👇
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Sjøslag Restaurant
Restaurant and bar at the far end of Fritzøe Brygge with a view of the sea!
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Taket skybar
Hotel Klubben's new restaurant & skybar.
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Restaurant Pileredet
Engø Gård is an exclusive and peaceful idyll at Tjøme with a well knowned restaurant.
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The World's End – Verdens Ende Spiseriet
The restaurant opened in summer 2015 at World's End and Færder National Park at Tjøme. Probably w…
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Brygga 11, Geir Skeie
Brygga 11 offers a informal atmosphere to taste the treasures of the ocean, to a good price.
🛏️ Stay Longer: Hotels & Hideaways
Whether you prefer a spa weekend, seaside comfort, or countryside charm – Vestfold has it.
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Farris Bad
Farris Bad Hotel is situated at the beautiful Larvik beach in Vestfold, 135 km south of Oslo.
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Engø Gård Hotel & Restaurant
Throughout the year, guests can find peace and tranquillity at Engø Gård, a well-preserved idyll …
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Hotel Klubben
Hotel Klubben is beautifully located by the harbour in Tønsberg. Stay comfortably in one of Tønsb…
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Quality Hotel™ Tønsberg
Quality Hotel™ Tønsberg is a modern family and conference hotel in Tønsberg. With its beautiful l…
✈️ Easy Access: Fly in or travel by train
Norway’s Vestfold region is one of the country’s most accessible destinations – and a perfect getaway for couples, groups of friends, and travellers looking for authentic experiences at great value.
Fly to Torp Sandefjord Airport – with direct Ryanair connections and other airlines serving major European cities. Once at Torp Airport, the modern train service whisks you to Tønsberg in just 20 minutes, with connections to all major Vestfold towns. No car needed – Norway’s efficient public transport puts the entire region at your fingertips.
By train – Trains run like Norwegian punctuality depends on it (it does). No rental car stress, no “I think we’re lost” moments – just hop on and start your saga. Torp Airport has its own station, and the coastal towns of Tønsberg, Sandefjord, Larvik, Horten and Holmestrand are linked by train and bus. You can also take the train directly from Oslo Airport Gardermoen (OSL).