Vistnestunet

About

Vistnestunet is a beautiful farm from the latter part of the 19th century. Vistnestunet consists of a farmhouse, cookinghouse, barn and wind mill, and is beautifully located on the outer reaches of Vistnes (it is signposted from Randaberg center). The Jæren farmhouse built in 1875 has a log cabin construction, traditional of the area, an important contribution to Norwegian building customs and architectural history. The home has furniture and objects from various periods, donated by residents of the district. The cookinghouse was constructed from granite early in the 20th century, and slaughtering, baking and laundry took place here - there was even running water. The barn was built in 1874. Vistnestunet is owned by Randaberg municipality and operated in collaboration with the Jærmuseet Museum, engaging a museum educator and a farmer for this purpose. Pets and farm animals are kept to illustrate how the farm was run at the end of the 19th century.

Vistnestunet and the surrounding area are today used for school teaching and open public events. Every summer there is a holiday club for children, and when Christmas is approaching they arrange "Christmas at Vistnestunet" with many fun activities.
For ordering teaching arrangements, contact vistnestunet@jaermuseet.no.
For ordering other programs, such as team building or association trips, contact Reidun Irene Bjordal, rib@randaberg.kommune.no.

There are several hiking trails in the area. If you go down to the sea and to the left, you can go to Vistebukta / Vistestranden, preferably with a detour to Vistehola. Here are the remains of the old "city road" where they went by horse and cart in earlier days. In the forest near Vistnestunet you can find a picnic area with beautiful views, easily reachable even for strollers and wheelchairs. Down towards the sea from here are bunkers from World War II. If you continue either along the sea or through the small forest, you will pass idyllic cottages and finally reach "the other lighthouse" in Randaberg, Vistnestangen lighthouse.

More information is available at www.jaermuseet.no and www.randaberg.kommune.no. Feel free to follow Vistnestunet museumsgård on Facebook and Instagram.