Name: Stokksnes
Address: Iceland, IS

Stokksnes is a park, located at Iceland

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Iceland

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Anonymous

04 June 2018

This Stokksnes location is on a private property and the owner charges a fee. Children under 12 are free. Its a drive south of Hwy 1, unpaved. When you arrive at the parking lot, south of the lot there is a building to pay for access to Stokksnes. Fees include access to a building constructed in the early 1900 and converted to a so called "Viking Home / Filming set". The Stokksnes location gives you a great photo of the Vestrahorn Mountains.
Anonymous

27 May 2018

one of amazing spot for landscape photography, need to be patient waiting for the cloud uncover the peak of vestrahorn
Anonymous

25 April 2018

Exelent location specifically for photographers
Anonymous

30 March 2018

This "Viking village" is just the film set of a movie made in 2009. This is not a historical site. The owners must have been paid to allow the filmmakers to build on his land. And then he has the cheek to ask 800ISK per person just to check his backyard.
This fee is apparently to maintain the place. But the whole place is being worn down with the weather, there is litter, and I'd even say that the water is being polluted with the rusty leftovers from this filmset.
On top of that the owner is very unfriendly. I asked if anything else was included with this fee, he answered "Wi-Fi". So now I'm using his Wi-Fi to leave this review.
Seriously, don't come here, it's not worth it.
Anonymous

10 February 2018

Very calm and beautiful place!
Anonymous

05 February 2018

The trek on the southern side (red + yellow) is totally not worth it. No marked trails, lots of thrown away stuff and litter on the ground. This was the lowlight of our whole 15 day trip around Iceland.
Anonymous

30 January 2018

Dazzling scenery and great hiking opportunities. I captured the accompanying photo below of the volcanic beach at Stokksnes in southeastern Iceland using a two-second exposure to capture the water trails as the waves receded over rocks at the edge of the beach. The sun was setting behind me, illuminating the mighty Vestrahorn mountain and several other peaks farther off in the distance.
Anonymous

24 January 2018

Please ignore the bad reviews this place is awesome. Well worth the 800 krona or 7 USD I payed. First of all the Viking settlement is awesome. I doubt this will be everyone’s experience but when we walked to the settlement over 40 horses were hanging out outside. They walked over to us, ate grass out of our hands, and let us scratch them! After that we went down to the lighthouse which while itself wasn’t too much the view was great. Maybe some people don’t enjoy Vikings, horses, and killer views but I sure as hell do!
Anonymous

21 December 2017

nice views, paid entry but well worth the break from the ring road in Iceland.
Anonymous

01 December 2017

Like othere have said, you have to pay to walk around / drive around. There's nothing here worth $8 a person that you won't see driving around on ring road.
Anonymous

07 November 2017

Awsome location if you want to drive to the beach you have illegally pay those idiots who will track you down and demand money in order to let you drive
Anonymous

10 October 2017

Unfriendly owners, view is pretty but no different than anything you can see for free. Not worth the 800kr. Didn't even buy me a smile from the owners! Boo.
Anonymous

23 September 2017

do not go there, it is a waste of time and money. There is a coffee shop by the gate to the "village", but you have to pay 800kr just to see nothing. only for a walk on a wet and unsecure surface. The light house is nothing special. If you want to see the village from further distance, just park your car on the way to the coffee and hike 300 meters up to a pass where you can spot it.
the coffee shop itself is overpriced, nothing special. In Iceland there so much more to see than this little piece of nothing.
Anonymous

31 August 2017

You have to pay 800isk per person, but if the weather is sunny I think it's worth it. We took a 9km hike though the beautiful black beach and black cliffs. The views of the glaciers were amazing. Teh parking is approx. 4 km off thw main road, it´s a gravel road but good enough even for small cars. There is a coffee shop with bathroom.
Anonymous

22 August 2017

In my opinion, not worth the 800 kr. entrance fee. Just skip it and hike on the shore somewhere else for free.
Anonymous

14 July 2017

Yes you have to pay the coffee shop up front to enter. I don't mind sometimes the locals need other source of income. The views of the mountain and the beach here is super nice specially when the crowd is limited. Do take note though that its only worth to go here if the weather is good. if not skip it.
Anonymous

04 June 2017

We visited on a very foggy morning, there was no one there. It doesn't help even if you come very early in the morning, the place is equipped with self service credit card machine and CCTV to make sure you pay the entrance fees of ISK800 per person.
Anonymous

29 May 2017

Not worth the trip. The unfriendly owners of the Viking Cafe make you pay a ridiculous price just to be allowed to walk around. An absolute shame! You have much better to see in this wonderful region of Iceland, don't waste your time here.
Anonymous

22 March 2017

Remember to pay Kr800 for the entry fee, the owner will chase after you with a wireless credit card reader to charge you! This place is best for both dust and dawn photo. I have seen some great Aurora pictures too - but you have to stay late with gusty wind. Most importantly, lookup the tide schedule. When the tide recedes, the shallow black sand beach provides a large black screen for the reflection.
Anonymous

13 March 2017

Went at mid-day; while the view is decent and the in-road had unique stumpy land formations, there are plenty of view free views in Iceland that way surpass the charged 800kr/person for entry. Save your kronas for an expensive meal somewhere.

There is a 'Viking' village set behind the paid admission area--not sure which movie/television series it's from but we peeked around. Didn't go to the beach, as the Diamond Beach can't be beat.
Anonymous

09 December 2016

Beautiful place! Here you can visit the "typical" Viking Cafè, you can also spot seals on the rocks!
Anonymous

03 November 2016

This spot is not one to missed if you are driving the ring road. Drive all the way out to the end of the road and catch the panoramic views of this beautiful mountain range. There may be a sign at the turn in the road indicating that you are to go into the near cafe and pay for access. Don't feel a need to do this, as you can simply drive around the gate an I don't believe that the cafe really has any right to charge admission. Regardless, no one will do anything if you just drive on past.
Anonymous

04 September 2016

Dazzling scenery and great hiking opportunities. I captured the photo below of the volcanic beach at Stokksnes in southeastern Iceland using a two-second exposure to capture the water trails as the waves receded over rocks at the edge of the beach. The sun was setting behind me, illuminating the mighty Vestrahorn mountain and other peaks farther off in the distance.