Angvik: Culture, Art and Hiking Trails

Angvik combines cultural history, art and hiking with views of fjords, mountains and the sea. Angvik Gamle Handelssted is located on the Tingvollfjord in Nordmøre.

Cultural history, collections and art

In the old “Gustavbua”, the Handelshuset Angvik Museum presents cultural history dating back to the Dutch era of the 16th century. Information boards, texts and old photographs document the museum’s history. Guided tours for day visitors can be arranged by prior appointment. If you are planning a museum visit, be sure to make this necessary arrangement in advance.

The Fabrikksaga collection includes two old boats, an old sledge and various old tools. The boats include a Geit boat built in Hoem in 1850; you can also see the fishing boat Bastian Brubæk, built in 1916. The construction years give each boat a specific historical context, while the sledge and tools add other types of objects to the collection.

The permanent collection at Gallery Tore Bjørn Skjølsvik comprises around 75 works, including 45 sculptures and 30 oil paintings. This allows you to distinguish between sculpture and painting during your visit. The Bøkkerstua restaurant serves a new five-course menu every day, based on local and seasonal ingredients and complemented by influences from international culinary techniques. Menu details may change, so check the latest information in advance.

Trails, directions and views

The access to Strandstien Angvik from the Angvik Gamle Handelssted side is wheelchair accessible. If you rely on this accessibility, check the local conditions before your visit. In the wider destination of Gjemnes, Strandstien Angvik is a short trail connected with local culture and history; the trail is lit in the evenings.

The hike to Tortlihøgda passes through an area with a variety of wildlife and birdlife and is easily accessible from the village. The trail is signposted at every junction; red markings on rocks and tree trunks provide additional guidance. There is also a letterbox containing a hiking register at Tortlihøgda. At Storfjellet, red markings on rocks and tree trunks also mark the trail. For Tortlihøgda, signposts at junctions and a hiking register are also described.

The hike to the shelter on Nesahammaren offers views of Angvika and the Tingvollfjord. From Storfjellet, the view stretches across Romsdalsfjella, Trollheimen, Nordmørsfjella and Sundalsfjella, and out to sea. If you want to compare viewpoints, the destinations mentioned offer distinctly different views: from Nesahammaren you look out over Angvika and the fjord, while from Storfjellet you can see several mountain regions and the sea.

More cultural history in the wider destination of Gjemnes

In the wider destination of Gjemnes, Ikornneset has around ten coastal burial mounds, as well as agricultural terraces and traces of old farmsteads. The age of the burial mounds is uncertain; they may date from the early Iron Age, probably from the period between 0 and around 600 AD. The two largest are approximately 15 metres wide and 2 metres high. These archaeological traces add to the cultural history you can discover in Angvik at the museum and in the Fabrikksaga collection.

Discover more destinations: Torvikbukt, Flemma, Batnfjordsøra, Gjemnes.

Go to the overview of the wider destination: Gjemnes.