4-Bed Norwegian Chalet with Boathouse & Floating Dock – Austevoll Coastal Vacation Home



Vinnes 109, 5396 Vestre Vinnesvåg, Vestre Vinnesvåg (Norway)
4 Bedrooms · 1 Bathrooms · 108m² Floor area
€292,000
Chalet
No parking
4 Bedrooms
1 Bathrooms
108m²
Garden
No pool
Not furnished
Description
Picture this: it's six in the morning, the fjord outside is the color of hammered pewter, and you're standing on the floating dock with a thermos of coffee while a sea eagle traces lazy circles above Vinnesøy. No traffic noise. No neighbors pressing in. Just the low creak of the dock lines and the occasional slap of water against the hull of your boat. This is what mornings look like at Vinnes 109.
Set along the western coast of Austevoll—one of Norway's most dramatic island municipalities, threaded through with skerries, fishing villages, and open ocean channels—this four-bedroom chalet has been in active use as a family retreat for decades. The main cabin dates from 1928, and you can feel that history in the weight of the timber walls and the way the floorboards sound underfoot. But this isn't a fixer-upper project. The past decade has brought real, practical investment: a new shingle roof section, double-glazed wooden-frame windows throughout most of the house, an updated electrical panel with modern circuit breakers, and a heat pump installed in the living room that means you're not dependent on the wood stove alone when October rolls around—though you'll likely want to light it anyway, because the stove here is the heart of the room.
The total living area runs to 108 square meters across two floors, plus a crawl space. Four bedrooms sleep up to 13 people, which tells you something about how this place has been used—large families, friends arriving by boat for a long weekend, kids claiming bunk space, adults staying up late around the kitchen table. The kitchen and dining area are built for exactly that kind of communal living: functional, spacious, genuinely useful rather than decorative.
Windows face the sea. That's worth pausing on. Large, well-positioned glazing means the living areas track the light through the day, and on clear evenings the western sky over the Bjørnafjord turns colors that no Instagram filter has managed to replicate.
The 1,308-square-meter plot is split across two parcels—the main cabin sits on roughly 1,156 square meters, while the boathouse parcel accounts for the remaining 151 square meters at the water's edge, about 200 meters from the cabin. The boathouse, or naust as they're called along this coast, is a serious structure with its own electrical supply via a separate fuse box. There's real storage capacity here for a RIB, a rowing boat, fishing gear, kayaks, wetsuits, crab traps—whatever your version of coastal recreation looks like. The quay facility and floating dock extend that further, giving you direct access to open water without the faff of a marina berth.
The property connects to the public water supply via private service lines, and wastewater is handled through a septic system with scheduled municipal emptying. Annual municipal fees run approximately NOK 8,500. The building shows normal wear consistent with its age and character, but the substantive upgrades already completed mean you're moving into comfort, not a renovation schedule.
Austevoll sits roughly 40 kilometers south of Bergen, connected by a combination of bridges and the Krokeide ferry. Bergen's Flesland Airport handles direct flights from across Europe, and the drive or ferry ride from the city center takes under an hour—manageable enough that this works as a long-weekend destination, not just a summer-only escape. Fly in on a Friday afternoon, pick up provisions at the Coop in Storebø six minutes away, and you're sitting on the dock before dark.
Bekkjarvik, the compact fishing village just down the road, punches well above its weight. The Bekkjarvik Gjestgiveri—a historic inn that's earned a serious culinary reputation—draws food-focused visitors from across the country for its locally sourced seafood menus. The langoustine comes straight from the surrounding waters. Klippfisk, the salt-dried cod that defines Norwegian coastal food culture, is still produced in Austevoll in commercial quantities; you'll find it everywhere, prepared every way imaginable.
Seasonally, this coastline shifts personality in the best way. Summers bring the Austevoll Fish Festival in Storebø, long evenings with the sun barely touching the horizon, and water warm enough—just—for swimming in the sheltered coves between the skerries. Mackerel fishing off the dock requires almost no effort in July and August. Autumn sharpens the air and turns the birch trees on the hillsides behind the property copper-gold; the crab season peaks in September, and you can pull them from the dock with a hand line. Winter is quieter but far from dormant—hiking trails through Austevoll's interior stay accessible most of the season, and the protected waters mean kayaking is viable year-round for those willing to layer up.
The hiking in the immediate area is underrated. The trail up Rotsethornet on the island of Stord, accessible via the Hordfast road network, gives ridge walking with panoramic views across the outer fjords. Closer to home, the coastal paths around Vinnesøy and across to Huftarøy offer easy walking with constantly changing water views—the kind of walk where you stop every ten minutes to take a photo and actually don't mind.
For international buyers, Norway operates a straightforward property ownership system with no restrictions on foreign nationals purchasing leisure property. The title deed (skjøte) process is handled through a licensed conveyancer (eiendomsmegler), and property taxes are modest compared to most of Western Europe. Rental income from Norwegian holiday properties is taxable in Norway, though there are deductions available for costs associated with the property. Given the chronic shortage of quality coastal leisure properties in Hordaland county—particularly those with naust and dock facilities intact—this type of asset has historically held its value well. Properties with direct water access in Austevoll rarely sit on the market for long.
This is the kind of property that gets passed down. Families who buy here don't tend to sell. When one does come available, it's worth paying attention.
Key features at a glance:
- 4-bedroom chalet sleeping up to 13, 108 sqm of living space on two floors
- Built 1928, well maintained with significant upgrades over the past decade
- Boathouse (naust) with separate electrical supply and ample equipment storage
- Quay facility and floating dock with direct open-water access
- Approximately 200 meters to the sea; total plot of 1,308 sqm across two parcels
- Heat pump and wood-burning stove for year-round comfort
- Double-glazed wooden-frame windows throughout most of the property
- Updated electrical panel with modern automatic circuit breakers
- New shingle roof section; overall condition good for age
- Connected to public water supply; septic wastewater system
- Private road access to the property; garage/parking on-site
- Bus stop a 3-minute walk away; nearest grocery store 6 minutes by car
- Bergen Flesland Airport approximately 40–50 minutes away
- Annual municipal fees approximately NOK 8,500
- No foreign ownership restrictions for Norwegian leisure property
Reach out through Homestra today to arrange a viewing or request the full technical documentation and sales prospectus. Properties with intact naust and dock access in Austevoll move quickly—this one deserves a serious look before it's gone.
Details
- Amount of bedrooms
- 4
- Size
- 108m²
- Price per m²
- €2,704
- Garden size
- 1308m²
- 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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