Havrå
One of Norway’s best-preserved klyngetun (clustered farmsteads) on Osterøy, open only for guided tours of the farmstead and cultural landscape.
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About the museum
Havrå is a farm on the south side of Osterøy outside Bergen and one of the best-preserved and most distinctive klyngetun (clustered farmsteads) in Norway. Clustered farmsteads were common on the west coast (Vestlandet), where several farms and houses were built close together. There has been settlement and farming on the site since the Early Bronze Age. Riksantikvaren (the Directorate for Cultural Heritage) protected Havrå in 1998.
The site consists of eight farms with both public and private owners. The plots (teigene) have not been merged, and Havrå was a so-called spadegard (spade farm). The fields are run according to a plan to restore and manage five different areas, both infield (innmark) and outfield (utmark). The traditional farming methods form the basis for how the buildings and landscape are looked after and used.
On the tours visitors hear about the farm’s history, food production then and now, the genetic resources in the cultural landscape and practical knowledge. Havrå shows how earlier generations used local resources to survive. The museum is part of Museumssenteret i Hordaland (MUHO).
Highlights
- One of Norway’s best-preserved clustered farmsteads, protected in 1998
- Guided tour of the farmstead and cultural landscape
- Eight farms with unmerged plots
- Traditional farming and haymaking (slått) as living cultural heritage
- Operated by
- Museumssenteret i Hordaland (MUHO)
Admission & discounts
| Adults | NOK 250 |
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| Reduced | NOK 200Students |
| Children & teens | NOK 60free up to age 4 · Children and young people aged 5–18. Children under 5 enter free. |
| Visitors with disabilities | –companion free |
| Students & apprentices | NOK 200 |
Tickets must be bought in advance; it is not possible to buy tickets at the farmstead. For universities and university colleges, special tours (Skogen i Bergjet and a landscape walk) and groups, please contact the museum for price and programme. A companion gets a free tour.
Accessibility
- Partially wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: not available
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
Havrå is a clustered farmstead on steep terrain, with many steps and height differences between the rock ledges in the farmstead, so accessibility can be challenging; contact the museum for help. There is a guest toilet on the slope up to the farmstead, but no accessible toilet.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Havrå
By train from Bergen to Arna station, then bus 910 towards Haus and bus 911 towards Bruvik to the stop Havrå. Plan your journey at skyss.no.
By car
Parking available
The museum has its own car park by the Struken tunnel, about 200 metres past the farmstead. Parking in the farmstead and on the driveway is private and cannot be used. There is no turning place for buses at Havrå.
From the E39 near Bergen, take the exit towards Osterøy over the bridge, then drive towards Bruvik, about 3 km.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Visitors should arrive well in advance of the tour (about 10–15 minutes). The meeting point is at the bus shelter. |
