Everything Else
Baulan is a corner shop, minimarket and small restaurant by the main road north. Gas and disel from ORKAN.
Baulan
ÞjóðvegurBaulan is a corner shop, minimarket and small restaurant by the main road north. Gas and disel from ORKAN.
Beautiful surroundings, hike along a path to the platform facing the waterfall. Also continue to the cove of Paradise a little further in the lava field, please stay on the wooden plank path and no dipping in the pool. Take a longer hike down the path to the river Norðurá.
21 locals recommend
Glanni Waterfall
Beautiful surroundings, hike along a path to the platform facing the waterfall. Also continue to the cove of Paradise a little further in the lava field, please stay on the wooden plank path and no dipping in the pool. Take a longer hike down the path to the river Norðurá.
Lake Hreðavatn is partly on our land. Nice trout fishing in the lake. Students from Bifrost university love to pick-nick below the fall in Kiðá river and jump of the cliff into the pool.
Our guests can be permitted to fish for trout and arctic char from the shore south of the river Kiðá. It can only be reached by foot from the parking lot in Jafnaskarðsskógur woodland.
Hreðavatn
Lake Hreðavatn is partly on our land. Nice trout fishing in the lake. Students from Bifrost university love to pick-nick below the fall in Kiðá river and jump of the cliff into the pool.
Our guests can be permitted to fish for trout and arctic char from the shore south of the river Kiðá. It can only be reached by foot from the parking lot in Jafnaskarðsskógur woodland.
Hot spring that is the most plentiful in Iceland.
The water from the hot spring is used to heat the houses in Borgarnes and Akranes. http://www.west.is/view/p317
Krauma resort with: Hot tubs, sauna, relaxation room and restaurant. Wonderful soak at the end of the day. Not much to entertain children other than water. https://www.krauma.is/
23 locals recommend
Deildartunguhver
Hot spring that is the most plentiful in Iceland.
The water from the hot spring is used to heat the houses in Borgarnes and Akranes. http://www.west.is/view/p317
Krauma resort with: Hot tubs, sauna, relaxation room and restaurant. Wonderful soak at the end of the day. Not much to entertain children other than water. https://www.krauma.is/
The home of the 12th century poet and writer of the Edda, Snorri Sturluson.
https://snorrastofa.is/en/snorrastofa-welcomes-guests-again/
19 locals recommend
Reykholt
The home of the 12th century poet and writer of the Edda, Snorri Sturluson.
https://snorrastofa.is/en/snorrastofa-welcomes-guests-again/
Beautiful waterfalls from underneath the lava just below the powerful Barnafossar in the glacial river Hvítá. http://www.west.is/TravelGuide/PracticalInformation/SearchResults/?startat=/&q=barnafoss
55 locals recommend
Hraunfossar Waterfall
VesturlandBeautiful waterfalls from underneath the lava just below the powerful Barnafossar in the glacial river Hvítá. http://www.west.is/TravelGuide/PracticalInformation/SearchResults/?startat=/&q=barnafoss
Whale watching, bird watching on island cruise, longest slide in the swimmingpool. Brilliant vocano museum http://eldfjallasafn.is/e/index.html
And further west is:
https://lakitours.com/our-tours/whale-watching-olafsvik/
19 locals recommend
Stykkishólmur
Whale watching, bird watching on island cruise, longest slide in the swimmingpool. Brilliant vocano museum http://eldfjallasafn.is/e/index.html
And further west is:
https://lakitours.com/our-tours/whale-watching-olafsvik/
The Settlement Center shows the Sagas in a novel way. Also has nice restaurant. http://www.west.is/view/2407
55 locals recommend
The Settlement Center
13-15 BrákarbrautThe Settlement Center shows the Sagas in a novel way. Also has nice restaurant. http://www.west.is/view/2407
Excellent swimmingpool both indoor and out. Three slides and three hot tubs of various temperatures, nice steam room too. A must for all ages to rest and play at the pool.
11 locals recommend
Borgarnes Sport Complex
SkallagrímsgataExcellent swimmingpool both indoor and out. Three slides and three hot tubs of various temperatures, nice steam room too. A must for all ages to rest and play at the pool.
Wonderful spa for relaxing at the end of the day with many hot tubs and saunas as well as heated room with relaxing chairs and fireplace, nice restaurant too. Not child friendly, i.e. no slides or other activity offered.
See also Deildartunguhver.
59 locals recommend
Krauma
Wonderful spa for relaxing at the end of the day with many hot tubs and saunas as well as heated room with relaxing chairs and fireplace, nice restaurant too. Not child friendly, i.e. no slides or other activity offered.
See also Deildartunguhver.
Food Scene
Nice bakery with cafeteria with good soup for lunch. Freshly baked bread and cakes.
30 locals recommend
Geirabakari Kaffihus
ÞjóðvegurNice bakery with cafeteria with good soup for lunch. Freshly baked bread and cakes.
Wonderful pizza. Enjoy the restaurant or take-out.
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g608868-d10460677-Reviews-La_Colina_Pizzeria-Borgarnes_Borgarbyggd_West_Region.html
14 locals recommend
La Colina Pizzeria
1b HrafnakletturWonderful pizza. Enjoy the restaurant or take-out.
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g608868-d10460677-Reviews-La_Colina_Pizzeria-Borgarnes_Borgarbyggd_West_Region.html
Local food and farm animals on display.
Excellent a la cart restaurant, our favorite. Specializing in local food, the meat can be from their own stock and the ice-cream is local too. Serve the best burgers I've tried. Some farm animals on display.
http://en.hraunsnef.is/Restaurant/Menu/
9 locals recommend
Hraunsnef Country Hotel
ÞjóðvegurLocal food and farm animals on display.
Excellent a la cart restaurant, our favorite. Specializing in local food, the meat can be from their own stock and the ice-cream is local too. Serve the best burgers I've tried. Some farm animals on display.
http://en.hraunsnef.is/Restaurant/Menu/
Calor restaurant at the top floor of the hotel with nice views.
https://hotelvarmaland.is/en/calor/
Hotel Varmaland
Calor restaurant at the top floor of the hotel with nice views.
https://hotelvarmaland.is/en/calor/
Hótel Bifröst
Hotel with restaurant. Serves good soups, burgers and pizzas. University campus area.
Munaðarnes
Restaurant and cake buffet in friendly surroundings. Away from the main road.
Sightseeing
Hike up the steps that protect the loose pumice of the volcano from parking lot just north of the crater.
https://www.icelandtravel.is/attractions/grabrok/
10 locals recommend
Grábrók Volcano
Hike up the steps that protect the loose pumice of the volcano from parking lot just north of the crater.
https://www.icelandtravel.is/attractions/grabrok/
Nice to hike through the birch wood down to the glacial river and back.
Into the glacier rides begin here https://intotheglacier.is/
and also hike to the hidden baths, Giljaböðin https://www.husafell.is/afthreying/husafell-giljabod.
Húsafell also has a swimming pool and some hot tubs for relaxing https://www.husafell.is/afthreying/heitar-laugar
23 locals recommend
Húsafell
Nice to hike through the birch wood down to the glacial river and back.
Into the glacier rides begin here https://intotheglacier.is/
and also hike to the hidden baths, Giljaböðin https://www.husafell.is/afthreying/husafell-giljabod.
Húsafell also has a swimming pool and some hot tubs for relaxing https://www.husafell.is/afthreying/heitar-laugar