Solnør Farm and Golf Course

We’re now passing Solnør Farm, a stately manor with roots going back to the 18th century. The farm has long been an important part of the region — both as an agricultural estate and as a meeting place for culture and local life. Famous visitors such as Henrik Ibsen, Norway’s world-renowned playwright, and Ivar Aasen, the linguist and poet who created Nynorsk, one of Norway’s two official written languages, once stayed here. It’s said that Aasen’s time at Solnør may have been the turning point that inspired him to revive the Norwegian language — perhaps it was here that the idea of a written language for ordinary people first began to take shape. Today, the estate is surrounded by green meadows that now form the Solnør Golf Course, one of the most scenic in Norway. With sweeping views of fjord and mountains, you can quite literally putt through history — where culture, heritage, and leisure meet in perfect harmony.