2-Bed Off-Grid Chalet on Storblåvatnet Lake – Holiday Home in Namdalseid, Norway



Storblåvatnet 10, 7750 Namdalseid, Norway, Namdalseid (Norway)
2 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 46m² Floor area
€75,200
Chalet
No parking
2 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
46m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
The first thing you notice is the silence. Not the absence of sound — the lake has plenty of that, a rowboat knocking gently against its mooring, wind moving through the birch trees at the edge of the plot — but the absence of everything else. No traffic. No notifications that feel urgent. Just Storblåvatnet laid out below the living room windows like something from a Knut Hamsun novel, and a fireplace that'll be lit before you've even unpacked.
This is a two-bedroom chalet vacation home in Namdalseid, Trøndelag, and it is genuinely unlike most cabins you'll find on the Norwegian market right now. The off-grid setup — solar panels on both the main cabin and the separate annex, rainwater collection with filtration, a wood-burning stove doing the heavy lifting on cold autumn nights — makes this less a weekend bolt-hole and more a functioning little world unto itself.
Built originally in 1978, the main cabin sits at 46 square metres of interior space, which sounds compact until you're inside and the living room opens up around you. At roughly 25 square metres, it's the kind of room that earns its size: a fireplace at one end, a wood stove at the other, and a bank of large windows framing unobstructed views down across the water toward Øyensskavlen mountain, which tops out at 687 metres and is a proper half-day hike from your front door. On clear July evenings — and there are many of them here, the plot faces south and gets sun from early morning until late — you can sit on the 25-square-metre covered veranda and watch the light change colour on the mountain for an hour without it feeling like a long time.
The kitchen is functional rather than elaborate, which fits the cabin's ethos: you're here to spend time outdoors, not standing over a hob. Two bedrooms in the main structure sleep four comfortably, and between the main cabin and the annex the property can accommodate up to eight people, which makes it viable for extended family trips or groups of friends splitting costs. The annex itself, built around 2011, adds roughly 25 square metres and includes a shower room with washbasin, a bedroom, and a storage space — practical, separate, and genuinely useful when you've got guests who want their own corner of the place.
The veranda terrace that links the cabin to the annex is where summer happens. There's a built-in grill area out there that will see serious use from June through August, and beneath a hinged platform section of the veranda there's a hot tub that needs some attention but has obvious potential — get it running and you've got the full Norwegian outdoor bathing experience, year-round. The plot itself is unusually open and sunny for a mountain cabin site; neighbours are shielded from view, and the feeling of privacy is real without being isolating.
Getting here is part of the charm. The quickest route by foot takes about 15 minutes from the nearest access point (one path is currently blocked by fallen trees, which is easily resolved). Alternatively, you cross the lake by boat — the rowboat is included in the sale — which in practice means your arrivals feel like small adventures. The nearest grocery store is 14 minutes away. A bus connection is reachable within 19 minutes. Close enough to stock up; far enough away that the outside world stays where it belongs.
Namdalseid sits in the Trøndelag region of central Norway, about 80 kilometres northeast of Trondheim, which has its own airport with direct routes to Oslo Gardermoen, Copenhagen, and several other European hubs. The region is serious hunting territory — elk and grouse season draws dedicated hunters from across Scandinavia every autumn — and the fishing in Storblåvatnet and the surrounding lakes and rivers is the kind that locals don't advertise too loudly. Wild brown trout, quiet mornings, your own boat. Winter brings cross-country ski trails through the forest, and snowshoeing up toward Øyensskavlen gives you views that stretch far into the Namdal valley on good days.
The Trøndelag food scene, anchored in Trondheim, has been making noise internationally for the past decade — the restaurant Fagn earned a Michelin star, and the fish market at Ravnkloa is worth the drive in any season. Closer to the cabin, the small town of Namdalseid has the essentials, and Steinkjer, the regional centre, is within comfortable striking distance for a larger shop or a meal out.
For international buyers, the Norwegian second-home market has historically been stable and relatively straightforward to navigate. Foreigners from EEA countries can purchase Norwegian property without restrictions, and non-EEA buyers can generally do so as well with standard due diligence. This property sits on a leased plot rather than freehold land, which keeps the entry price accessible — at €75,200 it is competitively priced for a fully furnished, move-in-ready Norwegian cabin with an annex and lake access. Everything here transfers with the sale: furniture, equipment, the rowboat. You arrive, you stay, you start using it.
The energy rating is E, which is standard for off-grid cabins of this era operating on solar and wood-burning systems rather than mains power. Running costs are accordingly low.
Key features of this Namdalseid holiday chalet:
- 2 bedrooms in main cabin plus annex bedroom, sleeping up to 8
- 46 sqm main cabin interior plus 25 sqm annex (71 sqm total usable area)
- Solar panels on both main cabin and annex for off-grid power
- Wood-burning stove and open fireplace in living room
- Large living room windows with direct lake and mountain views
- 25 sqm covered veranda with grill area connecting cabin and annex
- Hot tub beneath hinged veranda platform (requires restoration)
- Rowboat included — direct access to Storblåvatnet lake
- Annex with shower room, bedroom, and storage (built 2011)
- Rainwater collection and filtration system
- Sunny, open south-facing plot with strong privacy from neighbours
- Fully furnished and equipped — ready for immediate use
- Roof and several windows replaced in recent years
- 15-minute walk or short boat crossing to road access
- ~80km from Trondheim Airport Værnes
This chalet on Storblåvatnet is listed on Homestra, Europe's platform for second homes and holiday properties, and viewings can be arranged for serious buyers. If you've been thinking about a Norwegian mountain retreat — somewhere real, off the tourist trail, where the seasons actually mean something — this is worth your time. Reach out through Homestra today to request a full information pack or to schedule a visit. The rowboat will be waiting.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 2
- Size
- 46m²
- Price per m²
- €1,635
- Garden size
- 0m²
- Has Garden
- Yes
- Has Parking
- No
- Has Basement
- No
- Condition
- good
- Amount of Bathrooms
- 1
- Has swimming pool
- No
- Property type
- Chalet
- Energy label
Unknown
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