The River Harbour: Rockheim and Solsiden
From the rock museum on Brattøra to the quays and restaurants of Solsiden.
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The old harbour and shipyard, where the city goes out today. You start at Rockheim, the national museum of pop and rock in an old warehouse. Then you walk to the Maritime Museum in the old prison house and cross the river to Solsiden, where the TMV shipyard used to be. The walk ends at Gråmølna and the octagonal Bakke Church from 1715. Rockheim and the Maritime Museum have student prices.
The stops
- 1
Rockheim
The national museum of popular music, opened in 2010 in an old warehouse with a glowing roof. Student price, closed on Mondays.
- 2
Trondhjems Sjøfartsmuseum
Sailing ships, figureheads and steamships in the old prison house on Brattøra. Student price.
- 3
Dokkhuset at Solsiden
The pump house of the TMV shipyard's dry dock is now a stage for jazz and chamber music, among the restaurants of Solsiden.
- 4
Gråmølna, Håkon Bleken Centre
A steam mill from 1840, now Trondheim Art Museum's centre for Håkon Bleken. Open Thursday to Sunday.
- 5
Bakke kirke
An octagonal wooden church from 1715. In 1939 it was jacked up and moved a few metres to make room for the road.
About the trip
- Where
- Trondheim
- Getting around
- On foot
- Time
- 2 h 5 min
- Distance
- 2.1 km
- Stops
- 5
- Themes
- History, Art, Food
Practical
- Start
- Rockheim on Brattøra, five minutes from Trondheim Central Station.
- Finish
- Bakke Church by Bakke bridge, ten minutes from Torvet, the main square.
- Toilets
- At Rockheim and in the museums for visitors, and at the Solsiden shopping centre.
- Accessibility
- Flat, with pavements and footbridges. Rockheim is step-free.