One of the principal tourist attractions of inland Nordmøre:
Svinvik's Arboretum
Svinvik's Arboretum is a botanical garden of mainly trees and shrubs. The salient feature of this complex is the collection of 250 coniferous taxa and 350 Rhododendron taxa (species, subspecies, varieties, cultivars and unnamed hybrids). The estate also has many unusual and beautiful deciduous trees and shrubs and several flower beds.
Den raude Rhododendron 'Junifeuer' blomstrar seint
Photo: Egil Ingvar Aune
Initially the complex was a private garden laid out by the couple Anne and Halvor Svinvik. The arboretum, which during the sixties was to become one of the largest collections of trees and shrubs that private persons have been able to create in Norway, was started in 1943. In 1971 the Svinviks donated their estate with its entire collection of plants to the Museum of Natural History and Archaeology which now forms part of NTNU.
The place serves as a memorial over what two private individuals were able to create by dint of enthusiasm and commitment. Moreover it is used for test cultivation of many rare plant species in order to find out whether they can survive the climatic conditions of this part of the country.
Svinvik's Arboretum is open to the public, and is one of the principal tourist attractions of inland Nordmøre.
Summer season 2008 – Thursday 8 May to Sunday 31 August
Opening hours and entrance fees for 2008 are now ready
Svinvik’s Arboretum Café offers coffee/tea, cakes, cool soft drinks and ice cream. Tasty lunch dishes on Saturday and Sunday. Big groups are recommended to order in advance.
