2-Bed Coastal Cabin in Sandefjord with Sea Views, Boat Mooring & 1,931 sqm Plot



Årøtangen 23, 3233 Sandefjord, Sandefjord (Norway)
2 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 63m² Floor area
€265,000
House
No parking
2 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
63m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
Early July morning. The fjord is flat and silver-grey before the sun clears the treeline, and from the veranda at Årøtangen 23 you can already smell the salt and hear the faint knock of a hull against a dock somewhere down the shore. By nine o'clock, the light has swung fully south and the whole 30-square-metre veranda is flooded with it. This is the rhythm that comes with this particular stretch of the Sandefjord coastline—unhurried, wide-open, and oriented entirely toward the sea.
The cabin itself was built in 1956, which tells you something about the bones: solid, unpretentious, put here by people who understood that the view was the point. Sixty-three square metres of indoor living space arranged around a central living room with windows that track the water from multiple angles. A wood-burning stove sits at the heart of it—not decorative, genuinely central—so that the cabin earns its keep in May and September just as readily as it does in the peak of August. Two bedrooms, a functional kitchen with decent counter run, and a bathroom that's honest about needing some attention. That's the full picture inside, and it's a good one for what this property is asking of you.
What genuinely separates Årøtangen 23 from most coastal cabins that come up in this part of Vestfold is the combination of things that rarely arrive together. Road access to the door—no boat shuttle, no quad track through the forest, actual road access. A private boat mooring 100 metres from the cabin. A freehold plot of 1,931 square metres that gives you breathing room, a real garden, space for kids to disappear into. And sun. The exposure here is exceptional; this part of the Årøtangen peninsula catches light from mid-morning through to late evening in summer, and it shows in how worn and warm the front veranda feels underfoot.
The annex—11 square metres of separate, self-contained space—changes the maths for how you use the property. Guests get their own room without crowding the main cabin. Alternatively, it works as a hobby room, a teenage bolthole, or a quiet home office for the working stretch of summer. There's also a proper outdoor storage shed tucked into the plot, which anyone who's tried to run a summer place without storage will immediately appreciate: somewhere logical to keep the kayaks, the fishing gear, the wetsuits, the bicycles.
Around the back of the cabin, a deck follows the natural fall of the terrain and catches afternoon shade—useful when the south-facing veranda gets fierce. The garden is large enough that a serious kitchen garden is viable, though most people who find this place seem to prefer lawn and hammock over rows of courgettes.
Sandefjord itself is worth understanding properly if you're looking at this as a holiday home or second home in Norway. The town has a genuine identity built around its whaling history—the Whaling Museum on Storgata is the real thing, not a tourist fabrication—and a harbour that still functions as a working marina rather than a postcard backdrop. The Sandefjord Open sailing regatta runs each summer and brings serious competitive energy to the fjord. The restaurant scene has grown considerably: Mathuset Sollia out in the countryside does a locally sourced menu that changes with what's available, and Anni's Pølsemakeri on Jernbanealléen is the kind of place you stop at on the way home from a long day on the water. The Thursday market at the harbour in summer runs through July and into August, local strawberries and smoked fish and Norwegian cheeses laid out in the morning light.
For outdoor recreation, the Oslofjord coastal path connects directly to the wider network of trails that runs through this part of Vestfold. The island of Lille Færder is a half-hour boat ride and completely worth the trip in August. Gokstad Golf Club is ten minutes by car for anyone who wants eighteen holes in a landscape that happens to be one of the more quietly attractive in southern Norway. Swimming is genuinely good here—the Vestfold coastline has some of the warmest seawater in Norway, the fjord geography holding heat in a way that makes July and August swimming actually comfortable rather than merely brave.
Practically speaking, the location performs well. Groceries are eight minutes by car; the Farmandstredet shopping centre is eleven. A bus stop is a ten-minute walk. Torp Airport—officially Sandefjord Airport—connects the area directly to a growing list of European destinations, including London Stansted, which makes this an accessible proposition for international buyers who want a Norwegian holiday home without the Oslo transfer. Stockholm is under two hours by car.
For international buyers, Norway's property ownership rules allow foreigners to purchase freehold property without restrictions, and the Norwegian krone has historically offered value against both euro and sterling. Cabin properties—hytter—in coastal Vestfold have seen consistent demand from both domestic Oslo-based buyers and international second-home owners, and the combination of road access, mooring, and plot size at this price point is hard to replicate in the region. The cabin's condition—good, functional, with a bathroom that would benefit from renovation and cosmetic work throughout—means there's clear upside for buyers willing to put work in, but nothing that prevents immediate use this coming summer season.
Key features:
- 2 bedrooms plus separate 11 sqm guest annex
- 63 sqm indoor living area with south-facing sea views
- Large 30 sqm veranda with exceptional sun exposure all day
- Private boat mooring included, 100 metres from the cabin
- Road access directly to the property
- Freehold plot of 1,931 sqm with garden, deck, and playhouse
- Wood-burning stove for year-round use
- Connected to public water and sewage systems
- Outdoor storage shed for equipment and gear
- 8 minutes by car to grocery stores, 11 minutes to Farmandstredet shopping centre
- 10-minute walk to bus stop
- Torp Airport (Sandefjord) with direct European routes
- Quiet, family-friendly coastal neighbourhood
- Strong rental income potential in peak Vestfold summer season
- Freehold ownership—no restrictions for international buyers
This is the kind of property that goes quickly when the right person finds it, and the right person is usually the one who already knows what they want from a Norwegian summer. If that's you, reach out through Homestra today to arrange a viewing or request the full documentation pack. The mooring is waiting.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 2
- Size
- 63m²
- Price per m²
- €4,206
- Garden size
- 1931m²
- Has Garden
- Yes
- Has Parking
- No
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 1
- Has swimming pool
- No
- Property type
- House
- Energy label
Unknown
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