Beituskúrinn has two inside rooms; both lined with timber and decorated with old world pieces that emphasize its rustic past. When the sun is shining, open the double doors and spread out onto the huge deck to hear the lapping waters of Norðfjörður under your feet. As it’s Iceland, the weather is less than reliable, so we can also arrange marquees that connect the outdoor and indoor spaces, protecting your event and equipment whatever the weather.
With its picturesque setting of mountain and ocean and the easy walk to local accommodation, Beituskúrinn is an ideal summer location for your wedding, meeting or to throw a concert.
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In the 1800s Iceland bought many of its houses prefabricated from Norway; Beituskúrinn is one of these. It arrived in the Eastern fjords in the 1890s and started its life as housing for one of the whaling stations. When the station closed, the house was packed up and brought by sea to Neskaupstaður to start its next life on one of the town’s dock-piers. For the next 40 years the building housed four sailors over the summer fishing season, and barrels of salted cod (bacalao). A fishy scented home for sure.
In the late 30s the summer fishermen moved out and fishing equipment moved in. Workers would sit amongst the nets and floats, baiting fishing lines for the next trip to sea; hence the name Beituskúrinn (bait shack). For the next 80 years the walls absorbed the smell and scales of fish, until 2016, when Hildibrand decided to build a bar.
Over the next year the family cleaned, repaired, and painted until, in the summer of 2017, they opened the doors to a transformed Beituskúrinn, no longer a home of fishing tackle but a bar/restaurant. Now, on a sunny summer day, instead of baiting lines, you can sit on the deck with the waves lapping below you, watching whales breach less than 50 meters off shore. Dive off the pier and warm yourself with a warm meal and a blanket. Come for a concert, or just to share a quiet drink with friends.
Neskaupstaður · East Iceland
