A LIFE OF EASE, 3-DAY RETREAT AT TJØME

The Practical Matters

How to get to Tønsberg:

Eidene Senter (Heia Eidene) is situated at the island of Tjøme and is connected with bridges to the mainland. 30 minutes by car from Tønsberg. So, first you must get to Tønsberg, then drive or take bus or taxi to Eidene Senter, Tjøme.

Getting to Tønsberg:

  • Tønsberg is a little more than an hour by car or train from Oslo.
  • Oslo Gardermoen International Airport [OSL], with global connections from everywhere. Direct train service to Tønsberg, leaving 13 min past every hour (1 hr. 37 min ride)
  • Oslo Sandefjord Torp International Airport [TRF], has direct flights from several European cities, as well as most Norwegian cities. (20 min ride to Tønsberg).
    • There is a frequent shuttle service from Sandefjord Torp airport to the nearby train station, to take you to Tønsberg. The free shuttle takes 4 minutes with bus to the train station + 15 minutes with train. Departure every hour.
  • Coming from Denmark by car: Ferry connection from Hirtshals to Larvik (which is 40 min drive from Tønsberg). Or from Copenhagen and Fredrikshavn to Oslo.
  • Ferry from Strømstad, Sweden, to Sandefjord, (25 min drive from Tønsberg.)

The retreat starts with lunch, at 12:30, on Friday 26 September and ends  after lunch, no later than 15:00, on Sunday 28 September 2025.

How to get from Tønsberg to Eidene Senter

Bus (The bus station is 3 min walk from the train station.): Take bus No. 02 to Tjøme-Sandøsund, leaves Tønsberg Bus station every full hour from 07.00 till 19.00.

  • Change bus at Sundene (after 24 minutes ride)
  • Then get on bus No. 022 to ‘Verdens Ende’. Leaves every 28 min after the full hour.
  • After app 12 min, get off at Eidene Senter, then you will see the compound on your right hand, walk up to the main building at the top (100 meters).

Taxi: You can also take a taxi from the train station (best to share as they are a bit pricey) https://tonsbergtaxi.no/

For the return after lunch on Sunday there will be frequent bus service, and we can also organize maxi-taxies for people to share a ride.

To contact the event organizer, please send an email, using this link

Extended stay:

If you like to arrive the day before, or want to stay until next day, you have several options

A great option is to stay over in the nice town of Tønsberg, which has pleasant and fairly reasonable hotels along the Tønsberg seashore (make your own booking). Tønsberg Brygge has a number of quite nice restaurants along the shore. There you will also find the Viking centre, where they build full scale replicas of historical viking ships.
Here are few hotel options: Hotel Klubben ; Thon Hotel Tønsberg Brygge

You can also go directly to Eidene Senter on Thursday the 25th. Or stay over to Monday after the retreat. Cost for single room with breakfast is NOK 860,- You can also buy dinner at the center Thursdag evening.

If you want to extend your stay at Tjøme, please send me an email, and I will book for you. 

Tønsberg’s idyllic seafront, with its many cafees, restaurants and hotels.