Lothepus Camping
Lothepus Camping in Odda offers accommodation in viking-inspired cabins, a spacious apartment and pitches for motorhomes, caravans and tents — gathered around a stave church and a longhouse.
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Beside the Sørfjord in Odda stands Lothepus Camping — a newly built site combining modern accommodation with viking-inspired architecture. The camp offers 10 cabins, a large apartment, 72 pitches for motorhomes, caravans and tents, and shared facilities housed in a stave church and a longhouse.
The site was built on the old slag heaps from Odda's former smelting plant, opening in 2025 after several years of planning and construction. The architecture draws on Norwegian viking-age and medieval traditions, with heavy timber beams, dragon-head carvings and wood detailing throughout.
For larger groups, a two-storey apartment sleeps up to 10 guests and includes its own bathroom and a fully equipped kitchen. The 10 cabins come in two sizes — a small cabin for 4–6 people and a large cabin for 6–8 people — each with bedrooms, a loft, a sofa bed, a kitchen and a private outdoor area. The campsite has 72 pitches in three categories: up to 8 metres, 8–15 metres and tent pitches on drained grass, with power, showers, wifi and a service station.
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Lothepus Camping is a newly built campsite and accommodation complex on the shore of the Sørfjord in Odda, in the Hardanger region of western Norway. It opened in 2025 and was built by Norwegian television personality Leif Einar Lothe — known as "Lothepus" from the reality series Fjorden Cowboys — on the old slag heaps left by Odda's former smelting works. The whole site is shaped after the Norwegian Viking Age and the Middle Ages, with heavy timber buildings and a large stave-church-inspired hall at its centre. You'll find 10 cabins, a large apartment and 72 pitches for motorhomes, caravans and tents, all looking out over the fjord and the mountains around Odda.
The stave church is the centrepiece of the site: a tall timber hall raised in 2025, with dragon-head carvings and woodwork inspired by Norway's medieval stave churches and Viking halls. It is a new building, not one of the country's old, protected medieval stave churches. Inside you'll find the reception, a gift shop and Langhuset Restaurant, and you're welcome to step in and look around whether or not you're staying overnight.
Yes. Odda is the main gateway to Trolltunga, the rock ledge high above Ringedalsvatnet and one of Norway's best-known hikes, and Lothepus Camping is a practical place to stay the night before. The main trailhead at Skjeggedal is about a 30-minute drive from Odda, and in summer — roughly June to late September — shuttle buses run from Odda up to the trailheads. The hike is long, around 8–12 hours return, so most people set off early in the morning; a night at the camp lets you do exactly that.
Lothepus Camping is at Hjøllovegen 12, just above Odda town centre at the head of the Sørfjord. Bergen is the nearest city and airport, about three hours away by car on national road 13 (Rv13); the same road brings you in from the south over the Haukeli mountains or through the Folgefonn tunnel. You can also reach Odda by bus from Bergen and other towns, though a car or motorhome gives the most flexibility once you're here. The site sits a short way up from the centre and can be tricky to find through Odda itself, so follow the signs and your GPS to the address.
You can choose between a cabin, the apartment, or a pitch for a motorhome, caravan or tent. The 10 cabins come in two sizes — a small cabin for 4–6 people and a large cabin for 6–8 — each with a bedroom, a sleeping loft, a sofa bed, a kitchen and its own outdoor area. The apartment spans two floors, sleeps up to 10 guests and has its own bathroom and a fully equipped kitchen, making it a good choice for larger groups. The campsite has 72 pitches in three categories — up to 8 metres, 8–15 metres, and tent pitches on drained grass — with access to electricity, showers, wifi and a service point for emptying tanks, plus toilets on site.
Yes. Langhuset Restaurant sits inside the stave church and is open to everyone, not only overnight guests. The menu follows the seasons, with generous portions and dishes meant to be shared, and large windows look out over the Sørfjord and the surrounding mountains. The stave church also has a gift shop with a range of Lothepus merchandise. You'll find opening hours at lothepuscamping.no.
The site is open all year, with high season from May to September and low season from October to April. Check-in is at 3 pm and check-out at 11 am. You can see prices and availability, and book, at lothepuscamping.no. It is wise to book well ahead for summer and for the Norwegian holiday periods, when demand is highest.
Yes. The grounds have a playground, a lean-to shelter and a barbecue hut, and the cabins and apartment suit both small and large parties — the apartment alone sleeps up to 10. Right beside the camp is Valhall Via Ferrata by Trolltunga Adventures, a secured climbing route up the rock face that works well for active families with older children. For events — weddings, parties, company gatherings or concerts — you can contact Lothepus Camping directly to arrange a private booking.
Beyond Trolltunga, Odda is a starting point for glacier experiences on the Folgefonna glacier, including a guided glacier hike at Buarbreen and a blue-ice hike in Folgefonna National Park. The area is also full of waterfalls, fjord trips and the green cider farms further out in Hardanger, so it is easy to build a few days around a stay at the camp.
