Whalers and Vikings
The Whaling Museum, a real whale catcher and the mound where the Gokstad ship was found.
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Whaling and the Viking Age are Sandefjord's two great seafaring stories, and this walk covers both. The Whaling Museum is five minutes from the station and tells the story of whaling all the way to the Antarctic. In summer you can go on board the whale catcher Southern Actor at the quay. Past the spa from the town's days as a resort, you walk out to the Gokstad mound, where the Gokstad ship was excavated in 1880.
The stops
- 1
Hvalfangstmuseet
Whaling from Sandefjord to the Antarctic, and the wildlife of the polar seas.
- 2
The Whaler «Southern Actor»
A real whale catcher at the quay, which you can board in summer.
- 3
Kurbadet
Sandefjord was a spa town from 1837. The main building from 1899 is in the dragon style.
- 4
Gokstadhaugen
The mound where the Gokstad ship was excavated in 1880, in a small heritage park with information boards.
About the trip
- Where
- Sandefjord
- Getting around
- On foot
- Time
- 2 h 3 min
- Distance
- 3.6 km
- Stops
- 4
- Themes
- History, Family
Practical
- Start
- Sandefjord station. The Vestfold Line has a train every hour from Oslo.
- Finish
- Sandefjord station, about 2.5 km from the Gokstad mound.
- Toilets
- At the Whaling Museum and in the town centre. There are no toilets at the Gokstad mound.
- Accessibility
- Little climbing. The museum has a lift and an accessible toilet, and the footpath to the Gokstad mound is fine with a pushchair. The whale catcher is not suitable for wheelchairs.