Photo Gallery · Ekkilsøy, Averøy

The homes, the coast, the light

Every photo of our five seaside homes — and of the road, the islands and the water that surround them. Click any photo to view it full size.

The Homes

Atlantic Grand

Atlantic Grand — kitchen island and brass-railed mezzanine staircase

Atlantic Grand — large open living area with dark corner sofa and dining beyond

Atlantic Grand — open living with dark sofa, flat-screen TV and diamond window

Atlantic Grand — white kitchen with island and mezzanine staircase

Atlantic Grand — dining room with large table and ship-style ladder staircase

Atlantic Grand — dining table with glass doors opening to the balcony

Atlantic Grand — double bedroom with blue duvet and diamond window overlooking the quay

Atlantic Grand — attic single bedroom with white daybed and harbour view

The Homes

Aurora Suite

Aurora Suite — mezzanine loft area with brass railings and panoramic windows

Aurora Suite — open living room with sofa and mezzanine staircase

Aurora Suite — living area with flat-screen TV and skylights

Aurora Suite — living area with corner sofa, dining table and red kitchen

Aurora Suite — red kitchen beneath the mezzanine with porthole windows

Aurora Suite — loft bedroom with skylight and double bed

Aurora Suite — bathroom with corner jacuzzi bath and skylight

Aurora Suite — bathroom with shower and dark vanity

Aurora Suite — path leading to the red A-frame exterior

Aurora Suite — A-frame exterior with white terrace railings and entrance steps

Aurora Suite — terrace with sea view over the fjord

Aurora Suite — terrace and A-frame exterior at dusk with the sea beyond

The Homes

The North Loft

The North Loft — open living and dining with skylights and turquoise sofa

The North Loft — living area with turquoise sofa and open kitchen behind

The North Loft — white kitchen with fridge, microwave and dishwasher

The North Loft — dining table with sea view through skylight

The North Loft — dining room with white table and large roof skylights

The North Loft — bedroom with white ornate bed and sea view

The North Loft — bathroom with wooden vanity and sailboat curtains

The Homes

Sea View

Sea View — dining area with panoramic sea view

Sea View — open-plan living with sea view through floor-to-ceiling windows

Sea View — upper lounge with leather sofas and panoramic windows

Sea View — L-shaped red kitchen

Sea View — red kitchen with open-plan living and mezzanine staircase

Sea View — upper-floor dining table with shelving and sea-view windows

Sea View — bedroom with white ornate bed

Sea View — balcony terrace with sea view

The Homes

The Heritage

The Heritage — aerial view of the red coastal house on the water

The Heritage — living room with beige corner sofa, coffee table and retro swivel chairs

The Heritage — kitchen with dark wood cabinets, fridge and dining table

The Heritage — bunk bedroom with blue-framed window under the sloping ceiling

The Heritage — retro lounge chairs facing the harbour through a large blue-framed window

The Heritage — glass fishing float at the blue-framed window with the red boathouse beyond

The Heritage — aerial view of the red coastal house, boathouse and floating dock

The Heritage — living room seen from the entrance, sofa and swivel chairs facing the water

The Heritage — open-plan living room with corner sofa, rope-wrapped pillar and blue-framed windows

The Heritage — living room with sofa, swivel chairs and display cabinet

The Heritage — kitchen and dining area seen from the round table, with TV and sea-view windows beyond

The Heritage — round dining table with blue-framed chairs and a blue-framed window

The Heritage — round table by the window with a book, harbour and fishing boats beyond

The Heritage — framed display of nautical knots and a model sailing ship

The Heritage — framed antique nautical chart of the Norwegian coast

The Heritage — single bedroom with wooden bed frame and bedside table

The Heritage — bunk bedroom, second angle

The Heritage — close view of the bunk beds with brass ceiling light

The place

Surroundings

Our story

Aerial view of the property on Ekkilsøy — houses, boathouse and private quay

The red gable of the house with white terrace railings at sunset on Ekkilsøy

The Atlantic Ocean Road sweeping across islets towards Storseisundbrua

Sheep grazing high above the Averøy coastline

A couple watching the northern lights from the terrace

Glassy midnight-sun sea seen from a kayak off Averøy

A day's catch of cod lined up on the quay with happy guests

Aerial view of the Ekkilsøy property and surrounding skerries in autumn light

Aerial view of the private quay with moored boats beside the red houses on Ekkilsøy

The red gable house with white terrace railings, seen from the rocky shoreline

The red boathouse with white round door and a buoy on the wall, beside the quay

Beyond the door

Experiences

All experiences

Aerial view of the Atlantic Ocean Road curving across open sea, Averøy Norway

The Atlantic Ocean Road winding across open sea with Storseisundbrua bridge, Averøy Norway

Grip Island's clustered fishermen's houses on the rocky northern shore, seen from the sea

Grip Island harbour with colourful fishermen's houses, Kristiansund Norway

Grip stave church, a medieval wooden church on the island of Grip, Norway

Grip settlement — tightly clustered fishermen's houses on the island of Grip, circa 1925

Bremsneshatten mountain and the coastline of Averøy, Norway

Two scuba divers exploring the ocean depths in shafts of sunlight

Kristiansund harbour waterfront with boats and colourful buildings, Norway

The on-site museum — a traditional red Norwegian boathouse with buoys on the dock

The main room of the on-site museum — a long wooden table, rustic chairs and maritime artifacts on every wall

An old rope-making machine with wheel and lever, signed Leda Bergen, inside the museum boathouse

Rows of old fishing ropes and nets arranged on a wooden shelf inside the museum

Old bottles and a woven flask on a wooden shelf inside the museum boathouse

A mounted shark hanging from the rafters of the museum boathouse