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A Norwegian yarn city where central berths can make a real shop visit easy.
Distances use the Skolten/Bontelabo cruise area. Bergen also uses other cruise docks, so verify the quay.
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Norwegian yarn in the centre, with Bryggen and a mountain view nearby.
Cruise docks, shop details, museum access, and visitor information checked August 1, 2026. Confirm the exact quay and today's hours.
Download the Port Day Pack ↓Allow about 3 hours in central Bergen; 6 to 7 hours with the Textile Industry Museum. You'll travel by walking in the centre; bus or taxi to salhus and keep the final 90 minutes free for the return to your ship.
Check your ship's daily program before you go ashore. Your terminal can change how long it takes to reach the first shop.
The central cruise quay below Bergenhus Fortress
walk: Allow 18–25 minutes to Strikkelykke
Walk past Bryggen and the harbour toward Strandgaten.
taxi: Allow 8–15 minutes
Ask for Strandgaten 76 and keep the quay name for your return.
The quay beside Bergenhus Fortress and Bryggen
walk: Allow 15–22 minutes to Strikkelykke
Follow the harbour edge through the centre.
taxi: Allow 8–15 minutes
A taxi is useful in heavy rain or with limited mobility.
The cruise terminal south-west of central Bergen
walk: Allow 18–28 minutes to Strikkelykke
Follow the signed pedestrian exit, then walk toward Strandgaten.
taxi: Allow 8–15 minutes
Use the passenger exit and ask for Strandgaten 76.
Check your ship's app for Skolten, Bontelabo, Festningskaien, or Jekteviken. If it still is not shown, allow the Jekteviken time and save a photo of the terminal sign before leaving.
Walk or taxi
Use the timing for your quay.
Shop
Ask about Norwegian wool and local patterns.
Bus or taxi
Go only after confirming the seasonal opening.
Walk, bus, or taxi
Keep the final 90 minutes free before all-aboard.
yarn · Norwegian yarn · knitting supplies · city-center shop
textile museum · wool · carded fiber · working textile machines
Choose Norwegian yarn in the centre, then explore the harbour district on the way back.
Allow 3h 20m–4h 35m, including the time set aside to get back to your ship.
Skolten or Bontelabo: allow 3h 20m–4h 35m
Festningskaien: allow 3h 17m–4h 32m
Jekteviken: allow 3h 35m–4h 48m
Browse Strikkelykke, then make a planned trip to the former knitwear factory in Salhus.
Allow 4h 55m–6h 53m, including the time set aside to get back to your ship.
Allow 30–60 minutes
Walk through the historic harbour district and its narrow passages. The World Heritage listing explains its Hanseatic history.
Check current visitor informationAllow 60–90 minutes
The funicular climbs from the city centre to Mount Fløyen. Check the live timetable and queue before committing.
Check current visitor informationTake a taxi to Strikkelykke, choose one indoor stop, and return before wet streets slow the walk.
Stay in central Bergen with Strikkelykke, Bryggen, and the funicular if its queue is manageable.
Enjoy Bryggen at street level and start back to the ship instead of waiting.
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Your ship's daily program and each shop's latest notice take precedence if a berth, timetable, or opening hour changes.
1 yarn shop and 1 craft or textile stop to explore. Bergen combines a strong waterfront setting with a credible central yarn shop. The exact cruise dock matters, but Skolten and Bontelabo are workable starts for many guests.
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Strikkelykke
Strandgaten 76, 5004 Bergen
Shop details checked June 2, 2026.
A central Bergen yarn stop from the main cruise area if your ship berths near Skolten or Bontelabo.
Hours: Verify current hours and the assigned cruise berth before walking.
Access: Confirm entry, stairs, aisle width, and curb conditions directly before relying on the route.
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The Textile Industry Museum
Salhusvegen 201, 5107 Salhus
Shop details checked June 2, 2026.
A former knitwear factory and textile museum; make this a planned excursion, not a quick yarn run.
Hours: Opening is limited and seasonal; verify before routing a shore day around it.
Access: Confirm entry, stairs, aisle width, and curb conditions directly before relying on the route.
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Port of Bergen cruise docks
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