Huset: Historic Mining House | Guided Tour

Huset: Historic Mining House is a guided tour of Huset, a historic building in Longyearbyen. It is listed among the operator's other experiences.

A host leads the guests through the building and tells its history. Huset went up in the middle of the 20th century, when Longyearbyen was being rebuilt, and it worked as an assembly hall, called a forsamlingshus. It stands on neutral ground, apart from the other buildings in town, where officials and miners were sharply divided by class. Over the years it has held many events and services, and it has also been a post office, a school, a church and a cinema. Today it is still used as an event venue and as a place to eat.

Guests also taste Arctic bites from the kitchen of the Huset restaurant, served with alcohol-free drinks made by the sommelier.

The tour lasts 1.5 hours. It is rated 1 out of 5 for difficulty, is suitable for everyone, and has an age limit of 0 years, so there is no minimum age. It runs from January to December