Grazing season and mowing – June, July and half of August
Cows and young animals that do not milk can be transported to pastures further away from the farm. The sheep graze and we follow up that everyone has enough food, is healthy and that no one gets out of the fence. The ponies are also released to summer pasture, when all the animals are outside, the washing of all livestock rooms begins. We drive out the valuable manure so that the plants get good nutrition.
Harvest – second half August, September and half of October
Throughout the summer, we salvage 2 – 3 haystacks of grass so we have enough self-produced food for our livestock. The manure is driven out, and the fields we graze on are plastered with pasture plaster so that we get rid of the weeds the animals do not want. The potatoes are picked up and taken home or used by the gold-labelled organic kitchen at Gartneriet. We have various useful plants that visitors recognize and can taste. We also use the co-cultivation principle and have flowers in between the vegetables to save them from insect attacks.
September 21: Harvest day at Gartneriet
Join us on a self-picking tour in the kitchen garden and find organic, untraveled food treasures! Pony rental for the kids.
Early winter and pre-Christmas – Second half of October, November and December
There is light from the barn and stables in the dark season and inside the animals it is warm and nice. We have selected the ewes and cows that are good enough to breed on and put these in for the winter.
The Christmas beak is up to the small birds. One can lower one's shoulders and look forward to a quieter moment with stories about the magical Christmas season and the barn elf.
November 29: Christmas at the Nursery
Welcome to this year's cozy Christmas market at Gartneriet! Here there will be a lot of exciting things to taste from Bygdø Kongsgård and the apiary's products, and we provide information about activities at the Nursery in the future.
Kongeskogen and DronningbergetIn collaboration with the Norwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature, we have developed nature and cultural maps, and offer tours throughout the year. We look for animal tracks and learn about tree species and what the forest gives us. Bonfires in season. For more information, check out the Visitor farm.
The riding school at Bygdø Kongsgård: Riding courses in 2025
RIDING COURSES FOOR CHILDREN
- This course is best suited for children from 3 – 6/7 years. To begin this course, the child does not need any riding experience.
BEGINNER TRACK
- This course is best suited for children from 7 – 16 years. It must always be with a companion who can rent the horse if necessary.
TRAIL RIDING AND BEGINNER
- This course is best suited for children from 5 – 12 years. It must always be accompanied by a companion who can rent the horse on a trip.
INTERMEDIATE / INTERMEDIATE COURSE
- This course is best suited for children from 7 – 16 years. To start this course, the child should have some riding experience and be able to walk and trot alone on the track.
JUMPING COURSE
- This is an introduction to jumping where you focus on safety, flow and sit. In some riding lessons we jump a simple course. All riders who participate must also ride at least one dressage lesson a week. You have to be prepared to ride the horse you are set up on.
ADULT COURSES
- We offer adult education up to level LA dressage. To participate in this course, you must be able to walk and trot alone on the track. Preferably also have experience with canter.
PRIVATE LESSONS
- We offer private lessons and drop-in for children and adults up to level LA dressage. As far as possible in relation to the capacity of horses, we also offer private lessons in the afternoon before or after the ordinary riding lessons.
Visit the Riding School at Bygdø Kongsgård's pages for more information.