In 1865, Consul Thomas Heftye purchased the area of land around what is now Frognerseter estate. At that time, the area was occupied by a farm under the rule of Frogner estate, hence the name. Thomas Heftye was passionately interested in rustic romanticism and the great outdoors. In 1884, he established an open-air museum including five buildings which he transported from different parts of Norway. The museum also functioned as Oslo’s very first guesthouse for tourists, most probably forming an ideal for those established later on.
In 1889, the Kristiania regional authorities purchased the area from Heftye’s widow. The authorities immediately started building parts of what is now Frognerseter estate. By 1891, the oldest part of the house was completed.
Frognerseter estate has always had a special place in the hearts of Oslo’s population and visitors.
Now, new powers have invested in the estate, to return it to its former glory and to give new life to the old yet venerable buildings at the top of Holmenkollen – 435 metres above the city.

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Frognerseter is close to Holmenkollen – a 35-minute tram ride from Oslo centre. The building is a charming, old log house with a rustic feel and with open fires in most of the rooms. We have chambres separées which seat from 8-100 persons, a spacious terrace with the best views in Oslo and a full licence along with an à la carte restaurant in the Finstua restaurant.

Open:

12.00 - 22.00 weekdays and
12.00 - 21.00 Saturdays & Sundays

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Frognerseteren Restaurant

Holmenkollveien 200

N-0791 Oslo
Tel.: +47 22 92 40 40
Fax: +47 22 92 40 41
E-mail: booking@frognerseteren.no
Web: www.frognerseteren.no
Booking: bestill plass her