Løp farm

Practical information | What's happening | Booking | The museum's history

A traditional Norwegian house with wooden walls, surrounded by green trees and a gravel road. The roof of the house is covered with green grass, and there is a smokestack in front of the house. The photo was taken at sunset, which creates a warm glow on the house and its surroundings.

On the way to Kjerringøy, there is a hidden gem that takes you on a journey to the world of the upper classes - welcome to Løp farm! 

The farm has housed a number of eras, where both civil servants, yacht captains and the shipping nobility are represented. Visiting the main building today is like stepping back to the 19th century. Here you can enjoy freshly brewed coffee in the idyllic garden surrounded by historic flowers or taste lemon cake in the Grandma's Room. 

Several exciting details have been uncovered in the house, such as layers of historic wallpaper – a rare luxury in Norway in the 18th and 19th centuries that was a symbol of wealth and status. Much of the old interior is still preserved, creating a nostalgic atmosphere in the building. 

The houses from the 18th and 19th centuries carry with them a lot of history and many eras, but today's exhibition consists largely of the interior of the last residents of the farm, the sisters Hanna and Arnolda Krogh Hansen, also known as "The Misses of the Farm". Løp » – two useful ladies. Their commitment to Løp The farm lives on today, and in the summer you can taste their famous lemon cake. Outside there is both a berry garden and a flower garden, with historic perennials and roses. 

  • A room with green walls, white curtains, and antique furniture, including a bed with lace drapes and linens, a dresser with cups and biscuits, and a mirror on the wall.
  • A traditional dining area with a red wall, windows with white curtains, a round table with a white tablecloth, four chairs, and a high-backed sofa. The ceiling has wooden structures, and there are tea lights on a silver candlestick on the table. An old writing desk and a chestnut are placed on the sides.
  • A vintage grey and blue floral wallpaper, with a large, old-fashioned, red and gold painted wall clock on the left, and old black and white photographs of people in gold frames on the wall.

Address and contact

Address: Midnattssolveien 484, 8016 Bodø

How to get there:

  • Bicycle 33 min from Bodø city center

  • Walk 1 hour 59 minutes from Bodø city center.

  • Bus 18-52 min from Bodø city center. There is a bus stop right next door Løp farm. Regional bus number 400 passes here. Timetables can be found at reisnordland.no

  • Car 13 minutes from Bodø city center. Parking available on site.

Contact us

Email: booking.jektefart@nordlandsmuseet.no or phone: 75 50 35 00

Opening hours and ticket prices

Opening hours summer season 2026:
Saturdays and Sundays 11:00 - 17:00 between June 27 - August 30

Ticket prices

  • Free entrance to the exhibition

  • Special prices for tours and events.

 

Availability

  • The entrance doors: None of the entrance doors are universally designed.

  • Toilets: There are 2 regular toilets in the building. No HC toilet.

  • Outdoor area: The outdoor area is paved with gravel and shingle, so it may be difficult to move around with a wheelchair or walker. The place also has an outdoor café and garden. 

  • Companion: Companions with a companion certificate have free admission to the museum. 

  • Guide dog: Four-legged assistants are of course welcome. 

  • Visually impaired: No accommodations

  • Hearing impaired: No accommodations

  • Elevator: There is no elevator at the facility.

Authentic surroundings and atmosphere

Løp The farm has a beautiful coastal location, and is one of the oldest and best preserved farms in the Bodø region, with roots dating back to the 18th century.

What can you experience at Løp farm?

Løp The farm is open in the summer, and at this time there is usually a lot going on. In recent years, the old British tradition of "Afternoon Tea" has taken place at Løp Some weekends, Møsbrømlefser has been served, tours and old-fashioned games have been played in the garden. In the autumn, the popular ghost nights are held – a concept that sells out year after year. Løp The farm has a lot of history, and several of them still sit within the walls. 

  • Garden service

  • Afternoon Tea

  • Møsbrømlefse

  • Ghost nights

A woman looks at her own face in a small, round hand-held mirror. The mirror is older and has a decorated frame. The woman's face is visible in the mirror, and she has long hair.
  • Man in historical clothing sits at a table with tea and cakes in a bright room with large windows and white curtains.

    Afternoon Tea

    Løp Gård brings the old British tradition to the farm every summer on set dates. The popular tradition has roots back to the 19th century, originally intended as a meal to satisfy hunger between lunch and dinner.

  • Woman making lefse in an old kitchen, standing at a bench with dough and kitchen utensils. Window in the background.

    Møsbrømlefse

    "Møsbrømlefsa is the one special dish that we think only exists in Salten. The dish that everyone from here must have when they come home for a few days. The one that we like to take strangers to cafes to let them try."

  • Woman smiling in traditional Norwegian attire, standing by a white hedge outside a yellow house with white windows.

    Garden service

    Enjoy a cup of coffee or freshly brewed tea in the idyllic garden.

Booking

Rental of Løp farm

Do you want to rent a space in a historic setting? Løp farm you will find beautiful premises surrounded by surroundings. The premises are perfect for a confirmation, name day or anniversary. Between May and October it is possible to rent Løp farm, except Saturday and Sunday during the season.

When you rent premises at Løp At the farm, there will be an employee present to help with serving and to clean and wash before and after.

Finstua has room for 26 people, and Mormorstua has room for 16.

Yellow house with several windows, surrounded by green landscape and trees, with mountains in the background.
Outdoor dining with people eating on white benches and tables, surrounded by trees, flowers and a brown cabin in the background.

History of the museum

Agriculture was practiced, perhaps from the very beginning of Løp farm. And there were not small areas to take. From the place name we must believe that the farm Løpsmarka further south also belonged to Løp from ancient times, and thus we are talking about a total area of almost 6 ½ square kilometers.

Løp The farm today consists of the farmhouses, which the Nordlandsmuseet took over responsibility for in 2004. The farm has a history dating back to the Iron Age, and has been home to county magistrates, futs and yacht skippers throughout the ages. The last people to live here were the sisters Arnolda and Hanna Krogh-Hansen, after whom Bodø Municipality took over ownership of the farm. The municipality's cultural office was responsible for extensive restoration in the 1980s.