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Museums on the Bygdøy peninsula in Oslo
The Fram Polar ship is in one of Oslo's most visited museums, located on Bygdøy peninsula right beside the landing stage for ferries from Oslo Harbour. To get there from Vollen, you can take the bus or ferry to Oslo and then change to the Bygdøy ferry boat at Pier 3....
Vollen Ferry
The upper deck is the place for sightseeing and sea breezes. Indoors there is a warm beverages machine, comfortable seats and salt-sprayed windows. Vollen Ferry Boat runs Monday to Friday (depending on fjord ice conditions, the boat runs all year except from...
Cafés and restaurants in Vollen
Kafé OscarOscar café is famous throughout the greater Oslo region - for wonderful views of the fjord right into Oslo. You will find cakes, breads & sandwiches in the traditional building from 1870. So if you don't want to sail away for a picnic as...
Local supermarket – REMA 1000
Our village supermarket is just a few minutes away - walk down to the main road, turn right and take the under-road tunnel. Rema 1000 is right in front of you in the lower floor of the white building. There is a good selection of fresh fruit, vegetables, fish and...
Advice for guests (and some do’s and don’ts)
This is my house. (Picture taken after 11 p.m. on June 17th 2017) Please park your car beside the house wall to the left of the garage. Sheeps Inn apartment is at the south side of the house - you walk down the path to the left of the house. Wifi - Username:...
Right to Roam
In Norway there is a huge possibility to walk, cycle, ski or sail over the whole country. These rights are set out in detail in the Norwegian Environment Agency's brochure, Right to Roam. There are also extensive coastal paths and tracks along the sea and fjords. ...
Oslo fjord boat museum in Vollen (Oslofjordmuseet)
For most Norwegians, boat life means having your own boat - be it a little sailboat for a youngster of 9, an 8 foot rubber dingy with a small outboard, a competition yacht, a day cruiser and many many more. To learn more about these, visit Vollen's Oslo Fjord Museum....
Local Cinemas
In Norway, foreign language films are subtitled in Norwegian. Films are not dubbed here so you won't see Brad Pitt speaking Norwegian! Apart from many cinemas in Oslo, there are two cinemas within 15 minutes by bus or car: Sandvika cinema (SF Kino Sandvika) - the new...
The garden and the herbs
The door to your apartment, which is on the south side of the house, opens into the kitchen. Outside there are chairs, a table and in the weatherproof storage chest under the kitchen window you will find cushions and a couple of garden games. In the cupboard in the...
Bedroom
We enjoy furnishing the bed-sitting room according to our guests' needs. The queen sized double bed is a fixture, and there is a comfortable large single bed at the other end of the room which is dressed as a divan when not needed. We can put in one or two single...
The Kitchen / laundry / shower
The kitchen is equipped for up to six people and if required, we can put in one or two child's high chair(s). In the trolley you will find basics such as salt, pepper, some spices, tea bags, instant coffee and sugar available. There is also usually cooking oil,...
The toilet room
In the toilet room you will find the control for the underfloor heating in the bed-sitting room. The wheel, between the wash basin and the tall cupboard, should be turned gently 1 cm to the right to turn the heat on and back to the stop to turn off. The hairdryer and...
Playroom/study/2nd bedroom
The apartment includes a multi-purpose room which is especially enjoyed by families as the children can play there - with board games, jigsaw puzzles, doll's cot and doll or lego and so on. However when requested, the children's toys are stored and we set up the desk...
Take-aways & delivery services
There are several fast food, take-away establishments and delivery services available in and near Vollen. You will find leaflets and translations in the apartment for pizzas, lasagne, sushi, hamburgers and more. Apart from these, our local grocery supermarket, REMA...