Telemark Guesthouse – Farmhouse Rental in Ulefoss and Lunde | Telemark Canal

Historic farmhouse holiday rental near the Telemark Canal

Stay together in a character-filled Norwegian farmhouse in Ulefoss, with room for up to 15 guests, a large private garden and memorable experiences for every generation.

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Sleeps up to 15

Space for large families, friends and multigenerational holidays.

10 minutes to the canal

Walk to the impressive Ulefoss locks on the Telemark Canal.

Private garden & forest

Room to play, unwind, pick fruit in season and explore nature.

A spacious farmhouse for families and groups

Telemark Guesthouse is a historic farmhouse holiday rental in Ulefoss, carefully modernised with the comforts you need for a relaxed stay. Two family rooms sleep four guests each, and the house has two bathrooms—one with a shower and one with both a shower and bathtub. High-capacity fibre Wi-Fi, a well-equipped kitchen, EV charging and generous living spaces make longer stays easy.

The house has plenty of soul. In the old cellar, guests can use the traditional wood-fired bread oven to make pizza together. Outside, the large private garden includes a children’s playhouse, a firepit and a sauna tent. You are also welcome to walk in the forest belonging to the property and enjoy apples, plums, cherries and currants when they are in season.

Room for everyone — how the house sleeps

The farmhouse has four bedrooms and sleeps up to 15, so a big family or a few families travelling together each get their own space rather than sharing one crowded room.

  • Two family rooms, each sleeping 4
  • Two further bedrooms with the remaining beds, sleeping five between them
  • That’s 13 fixed beds, plus two collapsible beds that can be added into the rooms when you’re a full group of 15

Two bathrooms serve the house — one with a shower, one with both a shower and a bathtub.

Explore Ulefoss and Midt-Telemark

The guesthouse is a convenient base for a holiday in Telemark. The Telemark Canal and Ulefoss locks are close by, while Bø Sommarland is about 30 minutes away by car. Golfers can reach Norsjø Golfpark in around 10 minutes. Canoeing, hiking, local culture and peaceful rural scenery are all within easy reach.

Planning a summer stay? June, July and August often fill early. Check the availability calendar below and reserve your preferred dates.

Explore Telemark from Lunde

Plan memorable day trips and local experiences near Telemark Guesthouse.

Getting here & good to know

Telemark Guesthouse sits in the countryside between Ulefoss and Lunde — a relaxed base for exploring the region day to day.

  • Everything in Ulefoss is about 8 minutes away — the Ulefoss Locks, a supermarket (KIWI), pharmacy and Vinmonopolet — so stocking up and self-catering for a group is easy.
  • Drive times: the Telemark Canal and Vrangfoss locks ~10 minutes; Bø Sommarland ~30 minutes.
  • Getting around: a car is handy for day trips, but the area is also lovely by bike — quiet local roads and the Telemark Canal make for easy, scenic rides.
  • By air: Sandefjord Airport Torp is the nearest (about 1.5 hours by car); Oslo Airport Gardermoen is roughly 2.5–3 hours.
  • By train: Lunde is the nearest railway station.
  • Parking & EV charging: free parking on site; EV charging is available for a fee.
  • Check-in / check-out: self check-in via a lockbox — check-in from 15:00, check-out by 11:00. We’re usually flexible, so just ask if you need different times.
  • Pets: welcome on request — let us know when you book.
  • Good to know: the house is a historic farmhouse with stairs, so it isn’t fully step-free — worth noting if anyone in your group has mobility needs.

Historic surroundings

Telemark Guesthouse is a historic farmhouse with plenty of soul. A few of the things that give the house its character — from the orchard’s apples to the old cast-iron stove.

Apple from the farm orchard
Apples from the orchard
Antique cast-iron waffle iron
Waffles by the wood stove
Ornate antique wood-burning stove
The old cast-iron stove
Rustic wooden cutting board
From the farm kitchen

Find your stay in Telemark

Planning a trip to the region? See our guides to accommodation in Lunde, stays by the Telemark Canal and holiday accommodation in Telemark.

What our guests say

  Storfamilien besøkte Eie for tredje sommeren på rad. Ideelt sted for både voksne og barn med masse tumleplass både inne og ute. Veldig hyggelig og imøtekommende vertskap! Anbefales!... read more

thumb Wibecke
26 July 2026

  Vi kjempefin helg i huset. Romslig og ypperlig for to småbarnsfamilier.

thumb Frida
21 June 2026

  Et virkelig hyggeligt og spændende hus med masser af sjæl og rustik charme! Der er noget at opdage i hvert rum – perfekt til gemmeleg for både børn og voksne.... read more

thumb Knut
6 October 2025

  For andre året på rad ferierte vi en uke med storfamilien på gården. Nok en gang en fantastisk opplevelse. Deilig tumleplass for store og små. Flott og fredelig beliggende gård,... read more

thumb Wibecke
30 July 2025

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Gallery

A glass of apple cider in front of the wood-fired oven
Locally made apple cider.
Four freshly baked pizzas on a wooden board in the cellar
Fantastic pizzas!
Kitchen with blue cabinets, open shelves and a dining table
Kitchen
Grey corner sofa and coffee table beside two large windows
Living room
Striped antique sofa and white stove in the panelled living room
Living room
Wooden dining table, chairs and cabinet beside lace-curtained windows
Dining room
Long dining table beneath a hanging lamp in the bright dining room
Dining room
Traditional sitting room with a red armchair, pale sofa and tall clock
Classic living room
Bathroom with two washbasins, a wide mirror and a window
Bathroom
Shower enclosure with blue and white tiles beside a yellow chair
Bathroom
White bathtub with a shower and blue wooden chair
Tub
Wood-panelled bedroom with a bed, patterned quilt and reading lamp
Guest room
Pink bedroom with a double bed and wooden bunk beds
Family room
Blue bedroom with a double bed and wooden bunk beds
Family room
Hallway with wooden cabinets and glazed doors towards the garden
Classic hall
Burning wood and glowing embers inside the masonry oven
Preparing the oven
An open fire burning in the large cellar hearth
You can have a fire in the basement for cozy nights
Cellar worktables beneath exposed wooden ceiling beams
Area to prepare the pizzas
Wide view of the cellar with a large masonry hearth and wooden beams
Pizza cellar
Old cast-iron cooking stove with pots and bottles on top
Original wood cooking stove in the basement
White garden table and chairs beneath a leafy tree
Garden
Outdoor table and chairs beside the white wooden building
Outside eating area
Large pale masonry oven beneath the cellar’s wooden ceiling
The old bread making oven, where you can make pizzas.
Blue kitchen cabinets, plate rack and table with a patterned cloth
Kitchen
Car with a roof box parked beside the red barn
Plenty parking space
Living room with a purple chair and an open doorway to the bookcases
Livingroom and library
A child lying on the green lawn with farm buildings behind
Relax on the big lawn
Two children playing beside a red garden swing
Great for kids
Wooden cradle with blue bedding in a pink room
Cot
Snow-covered wooded hills reflected in calm water
Nomevann during winter
Frost-covered garden with a rotary clothesline overlooking the fields
Garden in winter
Rocky mountain landscape with grass and sunlight through the clouds
Blue bedroom with a double bed, colourful quilt and black stove
Cloudy sky and shoreline reflected in a still lake
Striped armchair and small table in front of full bookcases
Library
Two people preparing pizzas at a table covered with toppings
Red barn beside misty fields under a pink and blue sky
Fall
Low mist over fields with dark hills beneath a pink sky
Green field with a white house and wooded hills in the background
Snow-covered hedge and fields beneath a pale winter sky
Winter wonderland
Low winter sun casting shadows from frosted trees across the snow
Red barn beside snow-covered trees and fields
Farmhouse with a lit entrance and snow on the ground at night
Christmas
Lit covered porch with decorations and snow outside
Moon above bare trees and a snow-covered garden
Full moon
Sauna tent beneath a large tree on the lawn
Sauna tent
Open sauna tent with wooden benches along both sides
Sauna tent
Wood-burning sauna stove with hot stones inside the tent
View from the bow of a canoe across water between forested hills
Rent a canoe in Lunde
An outdoor fire beneath a cooking tripod with the sun low over the fields
Firepit available
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