The trading post is situated in the centre of Ørnes.
Elling Pedersen was granted a licence to run an inn in 1794. This established the beginnings of Ørnes trading post and led to the erection of further buildings in the following years. The main building, the “old bakery” and the smithy can still be seen today. If you walk behind the main building you can position yourself to exclude the modern development from view and imagine how it must have looked a couple of hundred years ago.
Today the “old bakery” is used by Meløy history club.

The trading post is open to the public. You can sit down and sense the historic atmosphere there with the help of several exhibitions. With only a short distance to the Hurtigruten ships, buses and ferries, the trading post from 1794 makes the perfect stop. Pleasant museum shop and cafe with home-made cakes. Tourist information.

Opening hours

June 20th to August 14th: Every day 11.00 a.m to 4.00 p.m.

GPS Coordinates

Accommodation/information

• Meløy Tourist Office
• Ørnes Hotel
• Reipå Camping