Glaumbær Farm

North

A farm has stood on this mound in Skagafjörður since Iceland's settlement era, and the thirteen interconnected turf buildings now open at Glaumbær date from the mid-18th to late 19th centuries. All are under turf roofs and furnished to reflect daily life from the period: the communal baðstofa where the entire household slept and worked sits at the far end, past the kitchen, pantries, and workrooms. A reconstructed 1849 wooden sitting room called Gilsstofa shows what modest prosperity looked like by that era. The museum is open daily from late May through mid-September, with weekday-only hours in April and late October; outside those dates, visits are by appointment only. Admission is around 2,200 ISK for adults; children under 18 enter free. The Áskaffi café next door, housed in a timber building from the same era, serves coffee and traditional cakes. Glaumbær is a 7-minute drive from Varmahlíð on the Ring Road — a logical stop if you're driving the north of Iceland. It pairs well with Víðimýri Turf Church a few kilometers away. Budget an hour for the farmhouse itself.

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