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Føllingstua CAMPGROUND
( 74 14 71 90; www.follingstua.com ; E6, Følling; car/caravan sites Nkr220/240, cabins Nkr600-1380,
s/d with shared bathroom Nkr530/650)
Beside the E6, 14km north of Steinkjer, near the Snåsavatnet lake's southwestern end, this
lovely, welcoming camping ground may tempt you to linger for a day or two, fish in the
lake or rent one of its boats and canoes (Nkr200 per day).
Tingvold Park Hotel HOTEL
( 74 14 11 00; www.tingvoldhotel.no ; Gamle Kongeveien 47; s/d from Nkr1070/1270; )
Beside an old Viking burial site, this secluded, good-value option is a member of the Best
Western group. Overlooking Steinkjer, it has a pleasant lawn and garden.
Brod & Cirkus RESTAURANT
( 74 16 21 00; www.brodogcirkus.no ; Sannagata 8; mains from Nkr260, 3-course meals Nkr475;
11am-4pm Tue-Fri, from 6pm Wed-Sat)
Meat, fish and shellfish are all sourced locally here at this fine restaurant, and bread and
desserts are all created on the premises. It's one block east of main Kongens gate, behind
the Statens Hus.
Information
Steinkjer's tourist office ( 74 40 17 16; www.visitinnherred.com ; Sjøfartsgata 2a; 9am-8pm
Mon-Fri, 10am-7pm Sat, noon-7pm Sun mid-Jun-mid-Aug, 9am-4pm Mon-Fri rest of year) is beside
the E6, opposite the Amfi shopping centre. From the train station take the foot tunnel.
Doubling as the Kystriksveien Info-Center, it can book accommodation in town and along
the coastal route. It also rents bikes (per hour/day Nkr60/175).
Around Steinkjer
Leaving Steinkjer, the E6 follows the north shore of the 45km-long, needle-thin lake
Snåsavatnet , bordered by majestic evergreen forests. You may prefer to take the Rv763
along the quieter southern shore to see the Bølarein , a 5000- to 6000-year-old rock
carving of a reindeer and several other incised carvings.