Sølvane Gard is a farm and guesthouse in Kandal, in the municipality of Gloppen in Nordfjord, western Norway. It offers meetings and conferences tailored to the group, either as a day meeting or lunch to lunch with an overnight stay. A meeting room takes 10 to 16 people, a hall takes 20 to 80, and groups can reserve the whole farm for themselves.
Seminars and company events
The farm builds each meeting program around the group. A day meeting uses the meeting room or the hall, and a lunch-to-lunch format adds overnight accommodation and dinner in the restaurant. The venue does not list audiovisual equipment on its site, so ask what is available. Indoor additions include wine tasting, a guided tour of the farm and an artistic performance. Outdoors, the valley offers walks, summit hikes up to 1,500 meters and, in summer, swimming and fishing in the river.
Weddings and receptions
The official site focuses on meetings, dinners and concerts and does not present weddings as an offer. For a private celebration, send a request and ask whether the farm can host it.
Rooms and capacities
The meeting room seats 10 to 16 people. The meeting hall seats 20 to 80. The farm also has a barn where guests gather for an aperitif and a tour before dinner during its weekend programs. Concerts and dinner events, open or closed, are held through the year, and opera is the main cultural line, with artists from Norway and abroad performing in summer.
Accommodation
The new Kandal Klyngetun cluster of buildings has six deluxe rooms and suites. The meeting offer mentions space for up to 13 people in single rooms and up to 26 in double rooms. An outdoor hot tub, kept at 40 degrees all year, takes up to 12 people. For larger groups, the farm points to hotel rooms elsewhere in Gloppen.
Catering
Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served in the farm's restaurant, which is open all year. On weekend programs the restaurant serves a five-course menu on Saturdays and shared small plates on Fridays. Allergies must be reported in advance, and tables are booked by email.
History and setting
Kandal lies under a glacier. Goats, sheep, horses, cows and deer graze in the valley, and an icy river runs through green farmland. The farm is run by two men from Kandal, Eivind and Torstein, who put culture at the center of the place.
Getting there
The address is Kandalsvegen 1340, 6823 Sandane. Kandal is about 15 minutes by car from the E39, reachable from Bergen, Ålesund and Oslo. Sandane Airport is nearby, with flights from Oslo of about one hour and from Bergen.
