In Porsgrunn you can take your family on many exciting and fun activities.
There are plenty of outdoor activities. The playground in Rådhusparken is popular both in summer and winter. Here you can go ice-skating in the winter and in the summer you can let the children play and splash in the water. Porsgrunn has many nice hiking areas to choose from. Bjørkøya is one of the beautiful islands in the archipelago outside Brevik. On the hiking trails here, you can both cycle, bring a pram and it is also possible to use a wheelchair.
When the temperature rises and you feel tempted to take a bath, Porsgrunn has many nice bathing spots both close to the center and on the coast.
Porsgrunn is called the City of Porcelain and here you will also find Norway's only porcelain factory, Porsgrunds Porselænsfabrik. Join an exciting tour and see the products from molding to firing. At the Porcalain museum next door, you can see over 1,000 objects and digital installations which show the factory's long history. The Porcelain Museum has many workshops for adults and activities for children.
A popular place to visit for children is Du-Verden Maritime Museum + Science Centre. Here there are many exciting and educational activities for both young and old. The children never get tired of being here.
Island hopping to the islands in Langesundsfjorden is one of Telemark's finest coastal experiences. You can take a ferry to nine different islands from Brevik or Langesund, you can jump from island to island, go on walking- and cycling tours, or if you want to camp, there are many open areas to choose from. Brevik belongs to Porsgrunn municipality and is a charming little coastal town idyllically located by the Eidangerfjord. Here everything is almost like in the old days, with narrow streets that wind between the old, proud wooden houses. The town is proud of its statue of King Chulalongkorn, the king of Thailand who visited Brevik in 1907.
Enjoy the atmosphere and the good food at one of Porsgrunn's many restaurants. The restaurants in Porsgrunn offer everything from lunch dishes, pasta and pizza, sushi and wok, steak menus to finer dining such as at Merci Restaurant.