Detached house with a large garden, close to the beach, forest and town.
The space
In our home, your family can stay close to everything, the location is central. Large garden with the opportunity for lots of outdoor play, and a large terrace with a garden room. Sun from morning to evening.
We have 3 bedrooms, and all the equipment you need.
It is also possible to exchange car, and we have bikes you can use.
Spacious house with a large garden and ample parking. Garden room with two sliding doors so that you can close the doors completely and switch on a heat lamp to enjoy late evenings outside in the summer months. Consistently good standard in all rooms. Dining room with room for all guests.
Kitchen with all equipment including microwave oven, coffee capsule machine and ice maker. The bathroom has both a toilet, shower and bathtub. In addition, there is a separate toilet room on the first floor.
Internet and several TV channels, including Netflix.
In two of the bedrooms, the beds are 180 and 160 wide. In the third bedroom, there is a 120 bed (perfect for two children), and there is room to put in a guest bed.
Travel cot and high chair can be provided if required. There are two clothes racks available with
hangers so that you can hang some clothes.
In the garden, there is a trampoline and various toys such as blocks, croquet, Frisbee, badminton etc. available.
A non-shedding dog usually lives in the house.
Notes
The house is not wheelchair-friendly as there are stairs into the house and to get to the bathroom on the 2nd floor.
Features
Washer
Dishwasher
Clothes dryer
Oven
Microwave
Coffee machine
Fridge
Iron
Hair dryer
Heating
Air conditioning
TV
WiFi
High Speed Internet
Bathtub
First aid kit
Wheelchair accessible
Smoke alarms
Fire extinguisher
Bed sheets
Towels
Workspace
Fireplace
Home cinema
Toys
Gym
Sauna
BBQ
Pool
Hot tub
Balcony
Garden / yard
Deck / patio / courtyard / terrace
Covered porch / verandah
Kosher home
Meat-free kitchen
Gated community
EV Home Charger
Bikes
Camping gear
Kayak
Tennis court
Standup paddleboard
Travel Styles
Weekend
Adventure
Budget
Family
Romantic
Sport and leisure
Foodie
Relaxing
City
Village
Mountains
Beach
Water
Culture
Cycling
Good public transport
Golf
Cross-country skiing
House rules
Unsuitable for infants under 2
Suitable for children ages 2-12
Pets welcome
No smoking
Allergens
Smoke free
Dates of Availability
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Neighbourhood
Playgrounds, bowling alley, basketball court and forest in the immediate area.
In addition, a cinema, bowling, laser world, water park and fitness center are within a radius of 2 km.
Getting to my home
Both the train- and bus-station is 10 minutes from our house.
The bus-stop is 2 minutes away.
Is it easy getting aroun with bus.
Nearest airport
Torp airport - 30 minutes with car.
Oslo airport - 1,5 hour with car.
Getting around
One minute walk to the grocery store, 10 minutes by bike to the beach and 5 minutes by car to the city.
Map of Approximate Location
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I can be helpfull if anyone needs hjelp figuring out how thing works in Norway. I would love to have lunch and tell all about Tønsberg.
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Merethe
I am a 48 years old woman who has two girs age 14 and 11. we also have a beautiful little dog.
I work as a manager in a kinder-garden.
We love travelling and visit new places and meet new people. We are experienced travelers, but new to this wonderful concept.
Our house is very important to us, and we will take care of your house in the same way.
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Tønsberg is a medieval town and is marketed as Norway's oldest town; according to Snorre, the city was founded before the year 871.[8][9] The Oseberg ship, Norway's most spectacular archaeological find, was excavated in Slagendalen, and the discovery site, Oseberghaugen, has been prepared for visitors
Ringshaugstranda is among the Oslofjord's largest and most popular swimming beaches with great natural sand. The beach has a stone jetty with bathing stairs and diving opportunities.
With grasslands and a long shallow sandy beach, this is a very nice beach for both young and old. Swimming raft, volleyball net, kiosk, municipal toilet and shower facilities are just some of what the beach has to offer, and it is well-equipped for the disabled everywhere.
Ringshaugstranda has the Blue Flag - which is an exclusive distinction awarded to approx. 4,500 beaches and marinas in 46 countries. Blue flag means that the beach offers a high level in terms of both environment, safety, service and water quality. You can read more at http://www.blueflag.org or http://www.fee.no
Slottsfjelltårnet is 17 meters high and has a fantastic view from the top. Slottsfjellet today has the largest ruin park in the Nordics - ruins of Tunsberghus fortress, Norway's largest in the 14th century built by King Håkon Håkonsson. This fortress was destroyed in 1503
Nordbyen consists of a short, narrow street with Tønsberg's oldest contiguous wooden housing development
Brygga in Tønsberg is well known as a summer promenade with bustling life from outdoor restaurants, summer shows, hotels and the guest pier.
Verdens ende.
Verdens Ende is located at the very southern tip of Tjøme outside Tønsberg. From here you get a majestic view of the horizon and Færder National Park
Åsgårdstrand.
For more than 100 years, famous painters have made Åsgårdstrand known as a city of artists. On your stroll, you can visit one of Åsgårdstrand's many galleries. In Åsgårdstrand, Edvard Munch found some of his most famous motifs, such as "Girls on the bridge", immortalized on the bridge between the beach and the Badehuset out in the water
The museum and the surrounding area are a coherent cultural monument, which represents the city's long history, with e.g. city loops, marking brick kilns from the Middle Ages and the museum's rural department. The ruin park on the Slottsfjell plateau shows the remains of one of the country's and the Nordic region's largest medieval citizens
Haugar kunstmuseum.
At Haugar art museum in the center of Tønsberg you can experience great art in the permanent and temporary current exhibitions that are set up. Among other things, Andy Warhol's After Munch is an important part of the museum's permanent exhibition.