Rorbuer in Sørvågen

Sørvågen sits on the E10 facing Vestfjorden on the south-east side of Moskenesøya, running from Vedvika in Bogen to the mouth of Moskenesvågen. It has 395 residents across 0.6 km² and still lands and processes fish, with a slipway and a mechanical workshop. A rorbu here is a cabin in a working village that also has a choice of places to eat.

What they are like

Klingenberg Rorbuer lets rustic cabins of 35–40 m² on Besselvågveien, each with a kitchen, a shower room and a mountain-view terrace, with self check-in and no reception. The Tide has waterfront cabins and ten modern hotel rooms, is owned by two locals from Lofoten fishing families, and has Havet Restaurant & Bar next door. Holmen Lofoten is a small family-run hotel and seasonal restaurant on a former fishing station, with restored rorbuer and modern suites, all with breakfast. There is also a cabin at Tind, the hamlet about a kilometre towards Å.

Getting there

Sørvågen is on the E10 itself, so no side road is involved. The Moskenes ferry quay for the Bodø car ferry is about 3 km, Reine about 7 km, Å about 2.5 km and Leknes Airport about 64 km. Buses 300, 742 and 772 call here. Joker Sørvågen and Matkroken Sørvågen are both on Moskenesveien.

Who it suits

Walkers and anyone who wants dinner within reach: Visit Lofoten lists Maren Anna, Havet, Holmen Lofoten Restaurant and Kitchen On The Edge Of The World here, against one restaurant named for Reine and one for Å. The Munken hike starts from the village, and Visit Lofoten names Sørvågen among the places to stay for Reinebringen, which begins nearer Reine.