Hole
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About Hole
Tyrifjorden's islands and the national 22 July memorial at Utøykaia.
What to do and where to stay in Hole
Places to stay are run locally, with no hotel or campsite chain behind them.
1National 22 July memorial at UtøyakaiaHistory & culture
By the quay where the boats leave for Utøya, a curved stair leads down to the water past 77 bronze columns, one for each person killed on 22 July 2011.
Utøyakaia, on Tyrifjorden south of Sundvollen · 30 min · All year
2Kongens utsikt and KrokkleivaViewpoint
Walk up Krokkleiva, the steep old royal road over Krokskogen used until 1858, climbing 330 m in 1.5 km to Kongens utsikt above Tyrifjorden and Steinsfjorden.
Above Sundvollen, by Kleivstua · 2–3 h (5.7 km return from Sundvollen) · All year (icy in winter)
3Bønsnes churchHistory & culture
A small medieval stone church by Tyrifjorden that legend says St Olav built after nearly drowning there, with a 1200s Madonna and a 1400s crucifix.
Bønsnes, Røyse peninsula · 20–30 min · Churchyard all year; interior at services or by arrangement
4Storøya, the bishop's islandNature
Tyrifjorden's largest island, reached by road on Hamarbispens vei, with the protected buildings of Storøen farm, a gallery and a golf course.
Tyrifjorden, a couple of km southwest of Kroksund · 1–2 h · All year; swimming in summer
5Stein church ruins and HalvdanshaugenHistory & culture
Ruins of a 1100s sandstone church on Steinsfjorden beside the mound where saga says Halvdan the Black's head was buried after he drowned in 860.
Stein farm, by Steinsfjorden near Sundvollen · 20–30 min · All year
6Hole churchHistory & culture
A stone church from about 1200 at Vik, burnt by lightning in 1943 and rebuilt by 1950 in local sandstone; the medieval part and the 1736 altarpiece survived.
Vik, Hole's centre · 20 min · Churchyard all year
7Frøyshov grave fieldHistory & culture
Hole's largest grave field: about 25 early Iron Age mounds beside the road round the Røyse peninsula, several of which gave important finds.
Frøyshov, Røyse · 15–20 min · All year
8BønsnestangenSwim
An outdoor area on a point of the Røyse peninsula with swimming, canoeing and kayaking on Tyrifjorden.
Bønsnes, Røyse peninsula · 1–2 h · June–August for swimming
9Kroksund stone bridgeHistory & culture
The old stone bridge over Kroksund, where Steinsfjorden meets Tyrifjorden, partly from the early 1800s and on the pilgrim path.
Kroksund, between Sundvollen and Vik · 15 min · All year