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Bogstad Manor
The Bogstad Manor is among the highest ranking historic sites in Norway. It is also an authentic home from the late 18th century. The landlord Peder Anker became Norways first Prime Minister after the dissolution from Denmark in 1814. Norway was now in an independant personal union with Sweden. Peder Anker and his descendants the Wedel Jarlsberg family played a major role in the Norwegian history from the end of the 18th century and into the first part of the 19th century. Bogstad became a privat estate in 1649 and remained in the same family until 1955. Today the manor is a museum.

Enjoy a guided tour of the manor and learn about Norwegian history. It will tell the story of Peder Anker as a politician, entrepreneur and industrial founder, as well as his son in law count Herman Wedel Jarlsberg, minister of finance, landlord and governor.

The Café Grevinnen
The old bakery has been restored and is now café. A lit fireplace creates the right atmosphere. We serve excellent homemade cakes and specialities as well as soup and open faced sandwiches.

The Museum shop
The artifacts for sale in the museum shop do relate to the history and tradition at Bogstad manor. They may be copies of actual pieces found in the manor itself. The museum shop sells glass, pewter and porcelain. All excellent pieces and nice gifts.

The park
Here we see the remnants of the baroque garden descending directly down from the main house to the lake. It was established in the first part of the 18th century.

The romantic English style park was created by Peder Anker around 1780. It has winding canals, ponds for carp and ducks. Peder Anker introduced probably more than 400 rare trees and plants from abroad. This park became a model for number of parks in Norway.