Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to the Hotel Engo Gard, Tjome, near Oslo, Norway
Facts in brief
Official star rating 5
Location In a countrified location on the island of Tjøme, nicknamed the summer island
Annual opening All year
Closest airport Oslo
Distance from airport About 1 hour 45 minutes by car
Hotel facilities and services
Restaurant, brasserie, garden, tennis, spa with indoor pool, jacuzzi, sauna and sauna raft, padel, boules, wine-tasting, cookery lessons, kayaks, cycles.
Land sports
Tennis, boules, padel, cycle hire
Out and about nearby
The Färder national park (one of two marine national parks in Norway) with the dramatic site World’s end (Verdens Ende) with an interactive exhibition, bathing areas in the Grimestad bay, RIB trips, hiking, Fjaerholmen bathing area, Sandøsund fishing port, Tønsberg town and port with 1,200 years of maritime history, Moutmarka outdoor recreation area is wonderful for hiking.
Sports nearby
Sea-swimming, golf (9 hole, par 72, 5500 metres), kayaking (hire, guided and lessons), hiking (maps provided).
I enjoyed every minute of the tour. Cindy-Marie was simply fantastic and her knowledge, kindness and humour was all that I could have asked for. This was a first class experience. Thank you for making it all happen.Customer on Tuscan wine tour, June 2022
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Superior double room for 5 nights
From about
£1,620
Holiday Code EXH46610
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to the Hotel Engo Gard, Tjome, near Oslo, Norway
The Hotel Engø Gård enjoys an illustrious history and a privileged location on the island of Tjøme. Engø Gård has been welcoming guests for a hundred years from its beginning as a guest-house for selected members of Norwegian society to now a boutique 5-star hotel which has retained its traditional character and style. The hotel is situated in greenery with access to the southern end of the Oslofjord on the island of Tjøme, known as the ‘summer island’ by Norwegians and a favourite spot with Norwegians in the summer due to the range of sea- and water-sports as well as the typically warm and sunny climate. In addition to sea-bathing and water-sports, hiking is a popular pastime with tracks around the coast affording spectacular sea vistas all year round. Engø Gård has 47 rooms in different buildings including in the old hay loft; the rooms vary in size, but they are furnished cosily and with contemporary comforts. There are twenty petite standard rooms in Stallen, with rooms named after the small islets in the area or indigenous birds. Some superior rooms have a sitting area inside and a private area outside. The eight superior rooms in Årstidene have a balcony or terrace which catch the evening sun. Two rooms, each of 45 sqm, have a sitting area and a double bed downstairs and two single beds in an upstairs loft, making them ideal for families. The three rooms in Låven, where the hay loft used to be, have sea view and a balcony. Engø Gård has two restaurants: Pilredet is a fine-dining restaurant and open all year round, offering a seasonal 5-course menu at about NOK 1,045 per person or a gourmet 9-course tasting menu at about NOK 1,595 per person and Brasserie Nina, which is an a la carte restaurant offering light lunches and dinner in the summer months when it’s open from 13.00 to 19.45 every day. During the rest of the year it is open for lunch Monday to Saturday and for a dinner on Sundays. The gardens are a welcome spot to relax with a book or a drink or for the more active there is tennis, padel and boules. An appealing highlight of the hotel is the spa, located in a conservatory, with heated indoor pool, jacuzzi and sauna. Spa treatments are available but should be pre-booked. The hotel also has a sauna raft and can hire kayaks and bicycles. Wine-tasting and cookery lessons are also possible on request. Engø Gård is an authentic and luxurious base not far from Oslo but which provides a real taste of a Norway that is waiting to be discovered.
Room descriptions
Engø Gård has a total of 47 rooms of different sizes and features in several buildings throughout the property.
I enjoyed every minute of the tour. Cindy-Marie was simply fantastic and her knowledge, kindness and humour was all that I could have asked for. This was a first class experience. Thank you for making it all happen.Customer on Tuscan wine tour, June 2022
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Superior double room for 5 nights
From about
£1,620
Holiday Code EXH46610
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to the Hotel Engo Gard, Tjome, near Oslo, Norway
The journey and how you get there
For a holiday to the Hotel Engø Gård, we include a scheduled flight from London to Oslo. From Oslo airport to the hotel it takes about two hours by car. We include the use of a hire-car during your stay as this will maximise your opportunities for sightseeing locally.
I enjoyed every minute of the tour. Cindy-Marie was simply fantastic and her knowledge, kindness and humour was all that I could have asked for. This was a first class experience. Thank you for making it all happen.Customer on Tuscan wine tour, June 2022
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Superior double room for 5 nights
From about
£1,620
Holiday Code EXH46610
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke hotel holidays to the Hotel Engo Gard, Tjome, near Oslo, Norway
About Norway
Norway is a fascinating destination for a luxury, tailor-made holiday. The land and the culture of Norway lend themselves to a diverse and rich array of holiday experiences and a choice of mode of transport. At first glance, Norway offers magnificent, dramatic, severe and wild natural surroundings in its glaciers, Arctic snow and ice, majestic fjords, crashing waterfalls and mystical natural phenomena such as the Aurora Borealis and Fata Morgana. However, Norway also offers cultural ties, a shared history dating from the days of the Vikings, a cosiness in its orchards and pastures, brightly-painted wooden houses, folk tales and mythology, world-class art, literature and music in the works of Munch, Ibsen and Grieg, to name but three, and international philanthropy as exemplified by the Nobel prize. Many towns have superb museums, ancient wooden stave churches are well-preserved, the heritage of the Vikings is visible not just in major centres such as Oslo but all around, and seemingly small places are rich with music and drama festivals. Whilst the length of Norway with is 2518 km poses a challenge to the visitor, this also means that it makes sense to use a variety of transport modes to travel around; scenic trains, sleeper trains, boat rides, coastal cruises and car-hire can all be incorporated. The landscape lends itself well to hiking and cycling and there are many national parks that offer a variety of conditions depending on your ability. Norway’s cities are vibrant and manage to blend modernity with tradition. The iconic Oslo Opera House sits a short distance from the Akershus fortress, the Old Town Hall dating from 1641 is a stroll away from the Akrobaten pedestrian bridge, a near-futuristic construction of steel and glass.
Highlights of Norway
The numerous fjords: Eidfjord – branch of the Hardangerfjord, Geirangerfjord – precipitous, one of Norway’s signature images, Hardangerfjord – rolling hills and pretty villages, Jossingfjord – vertiginous fjord in the flatlands of the south, Lysefjord – plunging cliffs, cruises and look out points, Naeroyfjord – narrow and very pretty, Sognefjord – Norway’s longest and one of the most beautiful, Trollfjord – very steep fjord on Lofoten, Vestfjord – sheltered bays and pretty villages separating Lofoten from the mainland. The Hurtigruten ferry that covers over 2500 km from Bergen to Kirkenes with over 30 stops. The Midnight Sun and the Northern Lights. Stave churches, beautifully preserved in wood, dating from Viking times, for example at Borgund, Lom, Ringebu and Urnes. Viking ships and artefacts, burial mounds and trinkets in museums throughout the country. The red, wooden houses perched stilts over the sea on the Lofoten Islands. The modern architecture of Oslo. Picking wild blueberries, sampling aquavit made from potatoes and caraway, and tasting reindeer steak with cranberries. The charm of Oslofjorden with its pretty, arty village and towns, harbours with sailing boats, islands offshore and beaches. Hike over the Jotunheimen and relish the natural landscape of this stunning National Park.
Cultural highlights of Norway
The architecture of stave churches dating from the Viking era and Viking treasure in museums around the country. The literature of Henrik Ibsen and Knut Hamsun. Folk tales and mythology. The music of Edvard Grieg and the art of Edvard Munch. Contemporary jazz and folk music.
Gastronomy of Norway
Norway’s gastronomy is a clear reflection of its land and sea. From the land come reindeer, venison, lamb, cured meats and potatoes of all types: boiled, roasted and fried. From the freshwater lakes and streams come salmon served grilled and smoked, and freshwater fish. Sea fish is a vast array of cod, haddock, shrimps, mackerel, fish soup, fish balls, salt cod. From the orchards particularly around the Hardangerfjord come apples, cherries and plums as well as berries of all sorts including blueberries, cranberries, bilberries and, a great delicacy, cloudberries. Cheeses include Jarlsberg and brown cheese. Coffee is almost certainly the national drink, followed by beer, of which there are all sorts of craft beers brewed locally, and Aquavit is the national spirit made from potatoes and caraway.
Facts in brief
Capital OsloAirport Oslo Gardermoen
Size 323,878 sq km
Population 4.4 million
