Namsos Sights

  1. Bjørumsklumpen

    An easy scenic 20-minute walk up Kirkegata from the centre will take you to the lookout atop the prominent loaf-shaped 114m rock Bjørumsklumpen with good views over Namsfjorden, the town and its environs. About a third of the way up, a sign identifies a track leading to some impressive WWII Nazi bunkers hewn from solid rock.

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  2. Namdal Museum

    The Namdal Museum has displays on local history, including the typical wooden sailing boats of the area, and is - hold on to your hat - 'Norway's only museum featuring exhibits of hospital equipment presented in chronological order'.

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  3. Namsos Candle Foundry

    The Namsos Candle Foundry makes and sells lifelike sculpted candles (such as tropical flowers and - incongruously - ice), in a former train shed.

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  4. Norsk Sagbruksmuseum

    If you're interested in wood chopping and chipping, check out the Norsk Sagbruksmuseum, over the bridge 4km east of town, which commemorates Norway's first steam-powered sawmill (1853).

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