Gammelstua at Storsæter Gård on Engeløya in Steigen

The Old House of our farm, charming house with a spectacular mountain wiew! The house is built about 1880, the bathroom and the kitchen is renovated. Here you can travel back in time, no tv.. The stairs scueecs, and the floor can be a bit cold in the winter, but all is forgotten when you fire up the fireplace. The island is perfect for hiking, biking and kajaking. Check in after 4 p.m, check out before 12 a.m. Transportation to or from the boat can be arranged. We wish you a peaceful stay. The space An old house with nostalgic rustle! Gammelstua is a house built in the 19th century, which was originally part of a house that stood at the top of Storsæter. It was moved here to the farm and built on in the mid-19th century. After we took over the house, we renovated the bathroom and kitchen, and other rooms are next. The house is cozy and charming, but somewhat cold and drafty in winter. Guests who come to us have free access to firewood and can fire in the stove in the living room. We also fire it up before you arrive if it is cold outside. Check-in after 4 pm, check-out before 12 pm due to strict cleaning routines. The kitchen is equipped with what you need, except for a microwave. The kitchen is about 10 m2 and has a cozy kitchen table and 4 chairs. The living room is approx. 20 m2 and is furnished with a stylish sofa with 2 matching chairs, dining table with 4 chairs, 1 good, old rocking chair and 1 small armchair. On the 2nd floor are all the bedrooms, here it is slightly lower under the ceiling than on the 1st floor, so the tallest people will probably have to bend their necks a little. Outside you can sit on the benches on the stairs, or the cozy garden bench and look at the chickens and the mountains. There is a beautiful view of the mountains, but even though it is a short distance to the sea, there is no sea view. People have most likely lived at Storsæter Farm since the Viking Age and possibly earlier. Legend has it that a woman named Valborg was expelled from her home and settled at Valborghelleren just by the farm (we can show you the way if you want to see Valborghelleren), in King Sigar's time (the Viking Age). There she lived with her cat, Kvit-Siri, who among other things caught grouse for her in the winter. After she helped Hagbart dress up as a woman in order to sneak into his beloved Signe, daughter of King Sigar, she fell out of favor with King Sigar when this was discovered. It is believed that she died near Valborghellern, in connection with a thunderstorms. Today, Filip and Julie live and run the farm together with their 4 children. Here we run sheep, in addition to the farm shop Det Sorte Får, which is located in the former silo, a slightly different farm shop. We built a new timber barn that was completed in the summer of 2017, in order to gather our sheep under one roof. We love it here! It is rural and secluded, without close neighbors, in addition to being a short distance to the store (about 6 km) and everything that Engeløya and Steigen have to offer. Here you can take a dip in Vestfjorden on the beautiful Bøsanden, fish from the low bridge or rent a boat, kayak or bike, or go hiking in the spectacular mountains! Guest access You will have access to the whole of Gammelstua which consists of 2 floors with a ground surface of about 60 m2. The house has moved here at the end of the 19th century, how old it really is we have not found an answer to. The bathroom and kitchen are renovated. We do not want you to enter farm buildings on the farm without having cleared this with us first, so that we can explain precautions, dealings with animals, infection control, etc. If you have been abroad, you have to wait 48 hours to be in contact with our animals, these are rules set by the Food Authority. Due to strict cleaning routines, check-in is after 4pm and check-out before 12pm. Other things to note Feel free to ask us if there is anything you are wondering about or if there is anything you need, we will assist you as best we can. We want our guests to have a relaxing and wonderful stay, and feel free to come back.