Book a ferry ticket to Haugesund on Ferry Travels. Get a ferry from the ports of England and Iceland to Haugesund, with Smyril Line ferry operator. Book a Lerwick to Haugesund ferry, book a ferry to Stavanger - Hirtshals -Haugesund.
What to do in Haugesund
The Viking Centre - The Viking Settlement at Avaldsnes is copy of a Viking settlement, complete with a longhouse and all the requisites, has been reconstructed, just below the Church of Olav in Avaldsnes.
Things to do - In August Haugesund host the Norway Film Festival and second weekend of August each year the herring is celebrated in the jazz-festival sildajazz. (Sild is Norwegian for herring.) The "Sildajazz" presents local, national and international jazz musicians. Check out http://www.freedomnorway.com , for information on things to do in Haugesund.
International Film Festival - The Norwegian International Film Festival has since 1973 been held in Haugesund each year, showing films for the cinema representing a wide geographical and cultural selection.
Amanda Award - The Amanda Award, Norway's most honored film award, has been held in Haugesund since 1985 in concurrence with the film festival.
In addition to pleasant summer temperatures, the two major festivals, one for Jazz and one for Film, ensures that the town is pleasantly crowded in August, including the Smedasund harbour area.