Hnjótur Museum — Attraction in Westfjords

We stopped here for a coffee and a rest on the bumpy drive to Latrabjarg on the 21st July. The coffee was very nice and served by two friendly ladies. Unfortunately we were on a tight schedule so didn't have time to visit the museum but before we left we spied six metal plaques mounted on standing stones behind the buildings. These were to remember the crew of British fishing trawlers who were ship wrecked on this coastline in the first half of the 20th century - some perished but some were rescued by brave Icelanders. Very sad to read but being from the UK we were very appreciative of the Icelander who took the time and effort to research this information and to pay for these substantial metal plaques. The British fishing ports where these trawlers came from are very familiar to us, Grimsby, Hull and Fleetwood. The harbours in these towns were once the home of hundreds of North Sea trawlers, but sadly not any more.

Postcript to answer the question left 3 years ago by the nephew of Fred Collins, a survivor of the British Sargon trawler. One plaque was for the Sargon and F. J. Collins was named as 1 of the 6 survivors. 11 other...

Most likely, based on other reviews, a lovely place but unfortunately our experiense wasn’t much… we arrived first on sunday september 25th at 11.45 and waited for half hour but the museum never opened. We continued to the cliffs and came back a good four hours later hoping it would be open but no. Still closed. Once more on monday we came back and same thing. Closed even though the signs said it should have been open still until the end of sept. On our behalf we cannot recommend but maybe this was a one time deal only. A closed sign would have been...

Delightful and interesting museum. Amazing collection of old farm, fishing, and cultural artifacts from the early 1900’s. And a fascinating story about rescues of fishing vessels in midwinter off the Latrabjarg Cliffs. The staff were helpful and engaging. They had lovely Westfjords yarn for sale - you can even know about the sheep whose wool you are getting. Great place to stop for the museum or tea and cake on the way to or from the cliffs....