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FLÅM HUNDORP

Heimly Pensjonat Twisting its way down the Sygard Grytting One would not guess this
Flåm valley, the narrow-gauge Flåm railway drops antique farmstead nestling among orchards
900m (3,000ft) in 20km (14 miles). It’s one of just north of Hundorp is a guesthouse. The
Europe’s most exhilarating train journeys and, at 18th-century farm buildings have survived
the bottom in the hamlet of Flåm, is the Heimly almost intact and have been carefully modified
Pensjonat. This unassuming and well-maintained to accommodate visitors during the summer
pension overlooks the fjord and has an informal, months. The main house has the best bedrooms.
low-key public area. N Harpefoss, N-2647 Sør-Fron. Map p15 E2.
N N-5742 Flåm. Map p15 D3. § 57 63 23 00. ` 57 63 § 61 29 85 88. ` 61 29 85 10. $ post@grytting.com
23 40. $ post@heimly.no 0 b,l (groups only),d. 0 b,l (groups only),d (by arrangement). Rooms 7.
Rooms 23. ∂ ¢ Never. / AE, DC, MC, V. kk ∂¢ mid-June to mid-Aug. / V. kkk
HJERKINN KONGSVOLD

Hjerkinn Fjellstue In the remote windswept Kongsvold Fjeldstue The inn at Kongsvold has
moors of central Norway is this homely lodge, been sheltering travellers and pilgrims on the
a comforting place of open fires and cheerfully great north road between Oslo and Trondheim
modern pine furniture. The restaurant serves since the closing years of the 17th century. The
delicious reindeer steak, culled from local present incarnation has discretely and very
herds, and the seafood is equally tasty. Guides tastefully adapted the old wooden buildings that
are provided for elk and musk-ox safaris and comprise the complex, even down to the tinkers’
there’s horse-riding too. hut beyond the picket fence.
N N-2661 Hjerkinn. Map p15 E2. § 61 24 29 27. N Kongsvold, N-7340 Oppdal. Map p15 E2. § 72 40 43
` 61 24 29 49. $ anne.ekre@hjerkinn.no 0 b,l,d. 40. ` 72 40 43 41. $ post@kongsvold.no 0 b,l,d.
Rooms 26. ∂ ¢ Christmas. / AE, DC, MC, V. kk Rooms 32. ∂ ¢ Nov to Jan. / DC, MC, V. kk

EIDFJORD GEILO
Eidfjord Hotel No frills, no fuss, in this smart, Solli Hotel Geilo is Norway’s winter sports
modern hotel on a hill in the heart of the fjords. capital and this neat, modern hotel is a very
The mountain views are spectacular. convenient place to stay – it is sited just 100m
N N-5783 Eidfjord. Map p15 D3. § 53 66 52 64. from the nearest ski piste.
` 53 66 52 12. $ eidfjordhotel@produktnett.no N Skurdalsvegen 25, N-3580 Geilo. Map p15 D3. § 32
0 b,l,d. Rooms 28. kk 09 11 11. ` 32 09 15 60. 0 b,l,d. Rooms 36. k-kk
FLÅM GRIMSTAD
Fretheim Hotell The Flåm railway provides a Grimstad Hotell A clever conversion of several
superb introduction to the fjords; this comfortable old timber buildings makes this a distinctive
hotel is just across from the station. hotel. Ibsen worked at the Grimstad chemists’.
N N-5742 Flåm. Map p15 D3. § 57 63 22 00. N Kirkegaten 3, N-4878 Grimstad. Map p15 D5.
` 57 63 64 00. $ mail@fretheim-hotel.no 0 b,l,d. § 37 25 25 25. ` 37 25 25 35. 0 b,l,d.
Rooms 118. kkk Rooms 49. kk-kkk