A good walk to get out of town, restful spot for a picnic. The swords are pretty impressive, big heavy things stuck into the shoreline. There’s a nice ice cream van there too and on Fridays a Viking fair.

More of a picnic spot this. The swords in rock are worth a few photos, but then there's little else to do around here. Take a dip in the cool water, laze around in the grass, get something to eat or drink and while away...More

Went for a walk to pass the time from the town centre and it took roughly 45 mins each way. You pass shops of the way with plenty of refreshments. Also the weather was amazing that added to the walk. The route I took was...More

The place symbol of Stavanger with the swords and a really nice beach there. The weather was so great, many swimmers and picnic lovers! Great place for walk and pictures!

The weather can make or break this attraction, we visited during the heatwave and found the place idyllic, the breezes were very welcome. There is a large grassy area, with trees and benches, which runs down to a pretty little beach with rather coarse sand....More

As part of the highlights of Stavanger tour organised by the cruise company we stopped off at the swords in the rock. This is a Viking monument and is impressive in it's scale and the backdrop only enhances the view.

We came to Stavanger with a cruiseship. The ship was docked in the harbour so quite a big walk to the swords. I must say we took the small streets and parcs to the swords (very steep hills). This took us about 2.30h to get...More