The Old Barn guidebook - your paking is by the white fence
Sightseeing
This is where you are staying, your home away from home. With horses, sheep, chickens, dog and a cat. We offer customize horse riding tours from April to October and hiking tours all year. Northern lights are easy to see if the weather is favorable. We grown our own salat in the summer that you are welcome to and we have slow food eggs. We work with wool and skin and you are most welcome to see our workshop.
Skeggjastaðir farm
This is where you are staying, your home away from home. With horses, sheep, chickens, dog and a cat. We offer customize horse riding tours from April to October and hiking tours all year. Northern lights are easy to see if the weather is favorable. We grown our own salat in the summer that you are welcome to and we have slow food eggs. We work with wool and skin and you are most welcome to see our workshop.
The first parliament in the world founded by our Icelandic Vikings. National park. 15 min from the Old Barn
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Thingvellir
The first parliament in the world founded by our Icelandic Vikings. National park. 15 min from the Old Barn
Short walk from our farm and beautiful waterfall, about 3,3 km, direction is South from our Farm. You can drive 3 km if you like.
Helgufoss
Short walk from our farm and beautiful waterfall, about 3,3 km, direction is South from our Farm. You can drive 3 km if you like.
Tröllafoss is in our backyard, it will take you 15 minutes to walk up there from your apartment. Just try not to scare the Salmond :-) the river is in the top 10 for best salmon rivers in Iceland
Troll Waterfall
Tröllafoss is in our backyard, it will take you 15 minutes to walk up there from your apartment. Just try not to scare the Salmond :-) the river is in the top 10 for best salmon rivers in Iceland
City/town information
Mosfellsbær is the nearest town, 10km for our farm. There you can shop food, vine, fish and meat, and go swim and dining.
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Mosfellsbær
Mosfellsbær is the nearest town, 10km for our farm. There you can shop food, vine, fish and meat, and go swim and dining.
Neighborhoods
The valley we live in. Here you will find Horse Rental at Laxnes horse farm (our family is running ), so discount for you. Farmers market in the summer at Mosskógar.
Our very special church Mosfellskirkja where our famous Viking: Egill Skallagrímsson and our only Noble price winner: Halldór Kiljan Laxnes rest their bones.
Special interest museum in Halldór Kiljan Laxnes house where they have avian Garde live music on some Sundays - search for Gljufrasteinn for agenda. You can by Roses from Dalsgarður all year and fresh strawberries in the summer.
Mosfellsdalur
The valley we live in. Here you will find Horse Rental at Laxnes horse farm (our family is running ), so discount for you. Farmers market in the summer at Mosskógar.
Our very special church Mosfellskirkja where our famous Viking: Egill Skallagrímsson and our only Noble price winner: Halldór Kiljan Laxnes rest their bones.
Special interest museum in Halldór Kiljan Laxnes house where they have avian Garde live music on some Sundays - search for Gljufrasteinn for agenda. You can by Roses from Dalsgarður all year and fresh strawberries in the summer.
Horse riding
open all year and it belong to our family and have been running since 1968.
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Laxnes Horse Farm
open all year and it belong to our family and have been running since 1968.
We offer customized riding tours from April to October and walking tours all year around.
Skeggjastaðir farm
We offer customized riding tours from April to October and walking tours all year around.
Food scene
BLIK Bistro&Grill
Nice food and great views, it is also for golfers.
Dalsgarður
They sell roses, tulips and strawberries, all is seasonal
Nettó
for shopping food , next to it is the local meat man/woman and a Pharmacia
Bónus
Bjarkarholtcheep place for getting food
For shopping food, next to it is a ice cream shop, barber shop, fish store, hamburgers and Pharmacia.
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Krónan
13-15 HáholtFor shopping food, next to it is a ice cream shop, barber shop, fish store, hamburgers and Pharmacia.
Vínbúðin
2 Þverholtfor vine and spirits
Culture and literature
Gljúfrasteinn was the home of our one and only Noble price winner in literature, we also recommend his books. Our favorite must be Salka Valka and Innansveitarkrónika (about our valley). Open every day from 10.00 - 16.00, could be closes on Mondays in the darkest months.
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Laxness museum
36 ÞingvallavegurGljúfrasteinn was the home of our one and only Noble price winner in literature, we also recommend his books. Our favorite must be Salka Valka and Innansveitarkrónika (about our valley). Open every day from 10.00 - 16.00, could be closes on Mondays in the darkest months.
Hiking in the neighborhood
For hiking in our back yard. Incredible view to N, S, E and W. Very special stones cover the mountain top, so it seams there is always sunshine there. We can guide you, just ask if we have time and cost. Duration about 3 hours. Difficulty is Light to Medium. Hight 807 meters - Walking Hight 675 m.
Móskarðshjúkar
For hiking in our back yard. Incredible view to N, S, E and W. Very special stones cover the mountain top, so it seams there is always sunshine there. We can guide you, just ask if we have time and cost. Duration about 3 hours. Difficulty is Light to Medium. Hight 807 meters - Walking Hight 675 m.