Velkommen til feriehuset "Skomakarhuset"                                              

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• Kvar finn du oss
• Feriehuset
• Teknisk hushalds-utstyr
• Utleigeprisar
• Litt historie
• Ting og stader som er verdt å sjå
• Skomakarhuset som base for bilturar
• Fotturar
• Vinter, ski ferie
• Sportsfiske
• Småviltjakt
• Prisar på fiske og jaktkort
• Foto

Du finn oss  på Bolstadøyri, omtrent midt på vestlandet mellom Bergen og Voss der elva Vosso munnar ut i fjorden. Det er enkelt å koma hit, då både E16 og Bergensbanen går gjennom dalen. Frå Bergen sentrum eller Bergen lufthamn Flæsland, er det ca. 1 times biltur hit, frå Voss sentrum tek det ein knapp halvtime. Både buss og jernbane har mange stogg her dagleg.  Posisjon: N 672618 - E333459

 Feriehuset Bergagarden / Skomakarhuset var ein tradisjonell familiebustad for ein handtverkarfamilie, ein skomakarfamilie anno 1910. Huset vart flytta dit det no står kring 1910 men mykje av tømmeret er truleg mykje eldre, huset er no nyrestaurert. Det står saman med 6 andre kvitmåla hus der det tidlegare bygdesenteret var med tingstove, gjestgjeveri og handelsverksemd. Tomta til huset er på omlag 800 m2, der er plen og romsleg, møblert, terrasse ved huset og dessutan ein mindre uteplass i den lågare delen av tomta som grensar til fjorden, der du kan laga bål på stranda og finn ein liten robåt til fritt bruk.

Teknisk hushalds-utstyr vi nevner er: El- komfyr, oppvaskmaskin, kjøl og fryseskap, handmiksar og kaffitraktar. Vaskemaskin, tørketrommel og strykeutstyr, sentral-støvsugar, farge TV. og radio / CD / kassett.
 

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Utleigeprisar :

Leige av  huset per veke : 

Høg-sesong ( 10.07- 28.08 ),  NOK. 7500

Låg-sesong ( 28.08 - 10.07 ),  NOK. 5500

Oppreidde senger er inkludert, utvask NOK. 700

Leige av huset pr. døgn:

Frå NOK 700  men avheng av kor mange personar.

Oppreidde senger og utvask er inkludert.

I tida 15.09. til 15.05. kjem bruk av elektrisk straum i tillegg til leigepris.

Leige av båt med utanbordsmotor: NOK.30,- per liter bensin de brukar.  Kano etter avtale.
Kjæledyr berre etter avtale.

For avtale, ta kontakt  Telef. 41322445 eller:  post@bergagarden.no
 

Litt om historia til Bolstadøyri:
Kor lang tid her har budd folk er vanskeleg å seia, i nærleiken er her funne gravhaugar som kan daterast tilbake til kring år 500.
Omtrent ei mil ut fjorden er det likevel funne restar etter busetnad frå heile 8000 år tilbake.
Fram til Vossebanen vart opna 1883, var Bolstadøyri eit trafikk-knutepunkt i ferdsla vestetter til Bergen og havet. Det var her Vosseområdet møtte fjorden og mogelegheit for båttransport, også ein postveg til austlandet gjekk denne vegen. Her var vertshus med skysshestar og mange transportbåtar for folk og gods.
Dei aller fleste som budde her var nok tilknytta kombinasjonen jordbruk, skogbruk, jakt og fiske. I Bolstadelva var det rikeleg med  laks, her som mange andre stader, hadde leigedrengene avtale om at det ikkje skulle vera laksemiddag meir enn tre gonger i veka.
Men så, kring 1850 kom dei første engelske sports-fiskarane. Dei leigde seg rom i vertshuset som her var på den tid, eller på gardane og leigde fiskerettar i elva. Dette vart fort eit populært innslag i bygda der ein sette pris på både leigeinntekter og arbeidsplassar som klepparar.
Kring 1895 var der det som heiter utskifting mellom Bolstad gardane, Bergagarden vart då flytta ut frå klyngetunet på andre sida elva, og til der han no er.
I 1913 vart garden til salgs, og vart kjøpt av bryggerieigar frå London, Henry Charrington. Han var sjølvsagt mest interessert i fiskeretten, men budde og i huset på garden der huset  vart påbygd. Bestefarar til noverande eigar vart i ung alder kleppar og hjelpesmann for Charrington, og då engelskmannen vart gamal og helsa svikta, fekk han kjøpa garden. Familie og vener til Charrington fortsette å koma og fiske og bu i Bergagarden, no med Eaton læraren Mr. Wells som kontraktmann. Med avbrot i krigsåra fortsette dette fram til 1950.                       Skomakarhuset du no kan leiga tilhøyrer familien på Bergagarden, men ligg ikkje i gardstunet. Det er eit av dei 6 kvitmåla husa ved kyrkja, der det før var bygdesenter med butikk, tingstove og gjestgjeveri.
 

Kva er verdt å sjå lokalt? Det avheng sjølvsagt mest av kven som ser, men me meiner her er eit vakkert stykke Vestlands natur heilt inntil døra, med fjella, elva og fjorden. I nærområdet kan du sjå fire vakre fossar der det som oftast er vatn nok, og i eit par sideelver kan ein sjå store fine jettegryter. Ein båttur med motor eller ved årene på spegelblank fjord er ei oppleving, men dessverre er badetemperaturen oftast låg. Vidare finn me det lokale historielagets " Flåtenaust" som viser tømmer- transport og bygningskonstruksjon frå gamal tid. I ein sidedal er ei restaurert tømmersag og kværnhus med drift frå fossen attmed.
I ein avstand av ti km. finn me Skipshelleren, ein plass det har budd folk for åtte tusen år sidan.
 

Som utgangspunkt for dagstur med bil har Bolstadøyri eit godt utgangspunkt då mange turar kan leggjast opp som rundtur der ein i liten utstrekning treng køyra same veg fram og tilbake. Me nevner gjerne "Den Grøne Sløyfa" www.dengronesloyfa.no der me er med. Passe dagstur med bilen tek deg og til dei kjende turiststadene ved Flåm / Nærøyfjorde, eller Hardanger fjorden med Ulvik, Vøringsfossen og Folgefonna. Dei fleste som besøkjer Vestlandet vil sjå Bergen, dit brukar du ein time med bilen, men her er og god togforbindelse som tek deg til sentrum av byen på 50 min.
 

For fottur er her gode tilhøve, turen kan varierast etter kondisjon og ynskje. Det meste av den lokale naturen er urørd og svært lite trafikkert. Ogso dei høgareliggjande områda er vanlegvis for det meste snøfrie etter 1. juli. Terrenget er oversiktleg og enkelt å finna fram i etter kart. Frå omkring 20.septenmber og utetter eit par veker kan du få vera med på sauesanking, det kan vera fine turar med fjellet i sine beste haustfargar.
 

Bergagarden kan og tilby vinter-skiferie og påskeopphald. Snø og terrengforhold på sjølve garden er vanlegvis ikkje egna for skigåing, men etter ti minutt i bilen er du fire-fem hundre meter oppe og i rimeleg godt turterreng. Å finna ein plass der dine skispor vert dei første og einaste er ikkje vanskeleg. Likar du deg betre på slalomski eller snøbrett, tek det berre ein halv time med bilen fram til skiheisane og alpin-løypene på Voss.
 

Sportsfiske:  Den tradisjonsrike og verdskjende Bolstadelva der ein fram til 1990 kanskje hadde den høgste medelvekta på fanga atlantisk laks, er i dag sterkt redusert med truga laksestamme. Elva var totalfreda fem år frå 92, men har sidan  vore open for eit prøvefiske etter sjøaure og rømt oppdrettslaks. Villaksen du måtte få på kroken, må varsamt setjast fri.
Det vart sesongen 2008 selt 300 kort og fangsten vart : 8 oppdrettslaks mellom 4 og 11 kg., ca.25 sjøaurar med snittvekt på 1,5 kg.  Det vart dessutan teke ein del fin brunaure.
Sesong i Bolstadelva vert i år 2010 frå 1.juli til 1.sept
I fjorden er det fritt fiske med snøre heile året, fangsten kan verta små torsk, ål, sjøaure og brun aure.
I fjell-elvar og vatn kan ein fiska fjellaure, dei fleste slike elvar og vatn i kommunen ( Voss ), er med i eit felleskort.
 

Småviltjakt på rype og hare, vert organisert av lokale grunneigarlag. Skogsfugl er freda. Grunneigarlaget der Bergagarden er medlem  har eit område på ca.115 km2. Viltbestanden varierer noko frå år til år, men eit stabilt og rimeleg høgt kortsalg tyder på bra fornøgde jegerar. Bruk av hund er ikkje tillate. Sesong er frå ca.20.September til 23.Desember.

Fiske og jaktkort prisar:
 

Contents

· The village
· House and equipment
· Prices
· History
  What to explore
· Touring the area by car
· Hiking
· Winter and skiing
· Fishing and small game hunting
· Fishing and hunting permits                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

 
   The village Bolstadøyri is situated about 70 km east of Bergen, and both the Oslo – Bergen highway (E 16) and the Bergen railroad is passing. By car, it takes about 1 hour tog get here from both Bergen city and Bergen Airport Flæsland, coming the other way we are 25 min. from Voss.
Using the train will save a few minutes.

Position: N 672618 - E 333459

   Skomakarhuset belongs to the owner of Bergagarden farm, but is not situate by the farmhouses. It is one of four white painted houses, which together with a little church, an earlier village store, an ancient courthouse and an inn, used to be the local village centre.
Skomakarhuset is a cottage rebuilt at its present foundation around 1910. Those days it was quite common to take down and move log houses, their construction make that rather easy.  That way this cottage has well-used timber much older than the building; witch earlier life was somewhere else. It has newly been restored and nicely modernised to a comfortable standard. It has a level, fenced lawn and terrace by the doorstep. The lower part of the site ends by the gravel-beach of our local fjord; this is a very suitable spot for making a small bonfire or a barbecue. A rowing boat for free use by our guests will be making fast there. A canoe and a boat with an outboard engine are also available for rent.                                                                              
Ground floor
A well-equipped cosy kitchen contain dining table for 6-8, dishwasher, electric stove, fridge/deepfreeze and coffee machine.
Hallway and bathroom has heated floors, tub / shower and toilet, washing machine and dryer.
Living room has wood-burning stove and is comfortably furnished.
In addition:  In addition satellite TV, radio/CD., vacuum cleaner.
First floor
Has small hallway and two double bedrooms. Twin beds of comfortable quality, size in double position 180x200, one bedroom has two sofa / spare bed in addition.

                                                             Groundfloor                                                      First floor
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Rates for the house per week:           
High season (09.07 - 27.08) NOK 7500.                                                                                                                                          
Low season (27.08-09.07)   NOK 5500.  

Rent of cleaning after departure: NOK 700.

Made beds and towels are included.

Rate for the house a’day

From NOK 700. Depends on number of guests.

Made beds, towels and cleaning incl.

Between15th. Sept.and15th.May the cost of used electricity is to add.

Boat with Outboard engine: NOK 30 per litre. used petrol
Canoe: After appointment.

Pets allowed: only permitted by appointment.

Requests
E-mail:  post@bergagarden.no
Phone:  xx4741322445
Address: Bergagarden, Oyravegen 30, N-5723, Bolstadøyri, Norway.
 

The village history, Bolstadøyri is named after the farm Bolstad dating back at least to the Viking period. The valley has evidence of occupation which spans for over a thousands years. Grave mounds dating back to 500 AD are one of the oldest traces of this occupation. Further, out along the fjord, about 12 kilometres from Bolstad, there is an 8000-year-old rock shelter site called Skipshelleren. Occupants of this site were primarily hunters and anglers. They hunted red deer in the surrounding mountains and fished in the fjord and surrounding mountain streams. The presents of reindeer antlers found at the site suggest that they traded goods with others.

In 1883, the railroad Vossebanen was opened. With the coming of the railroad, the people of Bolstadøyri now could travel to Voss or Bergen by rail. Before people would travelled by boat to Bergen and by boat and horse to Voss. Bolstadøyri was a busy place then with traffic between inland areas and the coast. Here you could rent a boat or book passage by boat to the market in Bergen through the local Inn. The Inn also supplied horse carriages and boats for both people and goods.
Farming, forestry, hunting and salmon fishing were the main source of income. The Bolstad River was rich in salmon. So rich that the farmhands had a clause written into their contracts, which stated that salmon could not be on table, more than three times a week.

Around 1850 the first English anglers came to explore the river. They rented fishing rights and rented rooms at the Inn or rented private lodgings at the farms. They soon became popular as a source of income. Renting rooms and providing employment to locals whom worked as guides and rowers.

Bergagarden is one of six small farms, which were originally grouped together in a system called “Klyngetun”. In 1895, this system of farming changed so that Bergagarden, with all its buildings, was moved across the river to its present location. In 1913, Bergagarden was sold to a brewery owner from London, Henry Charrington. He was primarily interested in the salmon fishing. The father of the present owner was, as a young man employed as guide and gillie for Charrington. He later bought the farm from Charrington in the early 20’s. However, Charriontons family and friends continued using the farm for fishing and lodgings. Except for a break during the Second World War, this arrangement continued until 1950. From 1954 until 1964, a factory owner in Bergen came with his family and stayed during the summer. Since 1974, the old farmhouse has been for rented out as a holiday house with the exception of the years 1984 to 1992 when anglers from England again filled up the house and the river in the fishing season. Today their owners occupy the farmhouses.

 
Explore the village and its surroundings. The village Bolstadøyri is what we like think of as a very beautiful part of western Norway. A river, mountains and the fjord are right outside the door. In the vicinity, one can find three beautiful waterfalls and picturesque mountain streams with exciting kettle holes. A trip on the fjord is an experience by itself. The water is unfortunately often a bit cold so that swimming is recommends only for the hardy. In a near by mountain valley Øvstedalen (15 minutes by car), an old water powered sawmill and grain mill has been restored and can be seen. Alongside the stream, here is a lowly picnic area, where catching small trout or have a swim, can be done a nice summer day.                                                                              By the fjord is erected a reconstructed boathouse as a historical marker by the local history club. Inside you will find a raft made of lumber, to illustrate how timber was to transport on the fjord in earlier days. There was a great need of timber to replace houses and boathouses in Bergen as they regularly burn down.
Twelve km. west of Bolstadøyri where the fjord narrows to become a long and shallow sound, there rock shelter called Skipshelleren. The site occupants where some of the very first people to move into our country when the glassier retreated. Perhaps they frequently lived there from 8000 BP to approximately 4000 BP. From the fjord, the rock shelter can be reached by boat, a short walk from your car.

Touring by car from our village give several possibilitys of daytrips without backtracking. One can drive along narrow roads through steep valleys, over mountain passages and experience spectacular views. Flåm / Nærøyfjord, Hardanger and Sognefjord regions all are places less than two hours away, Bergen city only one hour. We also recommend you look at www.emeraldribbon.no  where we are members.

To start a leisure walk or hike from the cottage may take you into an almost untouched nature, with peaks up to 1000 m. You can choose among several routes according to your own preference. These mountains are usually free of snow in middle of June and with a map and compass, it is easy to find your way.  From September 15th and some weeks on, it is possible to join in collecting sheep from their summer pasture in the mountains. To enjoy bright autumn colours in the vegetation, the best time is when first frost nights appear, normally early October.

Our village is not known a winter sport destination and snow is not reliable by the houses, anyway 10 minutes by car will bring you four – five hundred meters up to peaceful cross-country possibilities where sometime your ski tacks will be the only. And the famous winter facilities for alpine skiing is only 30 minutes away and can offer 10 lifts, 40 km of prepared alpine runs, cross country skiing slopes, snow board park, children’s play area, and snow machines to guarantee perfect conditions all throughout the season. All kinds of skiing equipment are rentable in Voss. At Christmas time our village have may be our country’s tallest Christmas tree, thirty-three metres root to top, and decorated with 170 bulbs, it is quite spectacular especially with some new fallen snow on.

Our local river "Bolstadelva" has been widely renowned for its large salmon. Until 1990, this river held fish with the highest average weight in Europe. Then the local stock collapsed and fishing became prohibited. For many years, we have now had a restricted permit to fish for sea trout and escaped farmed salmon. Any wild salmon taking the bait has to be gently released. There are no special restrictions on legal baits, but most of our customers prefer fly-fishing. The 2010 season we are pleased to tell, a higher number of salmons showed up. Fishing season 2011 will start July 1st. and last until end of August.
Fishing in the fjord for trout, small cod, eel and sea trout is free and permitted all through the year.
Most mountains streams and lakes in the area has a population of brown trout, a permit for the whole municipality (Voss) is available.
Small game hunting (grouse, ptarmigan, and hare) is organised locally and the permit covers an area of 155 km2. The population varies much from year to year, but is stabile and most hunters are satisfied. Hunting season lasts from September 25th.till December 23rd.
Hunting with dogs is not permitted and the area has a leash requirement between June 1st and October 15th.

Prices on fishing and hunting

                                               From kitchen                                                                                                     Bathroom

                                     Bedroom West 2                                                                                                   Bedroom East 2

                                Tysse river from the bridge                                                                                          The bridge from below

                                         Fjord from terrasse