The Bygdøy Royal Farm lies about five kiometres west of Oslo City Centre, on the Bygdøy peninsular, which nowadays is home to several museums. The farm was purchased in the thirteenth century by King Haakon V. It is an estate of woodland and pasture. It is run as a model farm by the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History. Visitors may tour the farm by appointment. The main residence on the estate is an eighteenth century house that is set in English style gardens and is used by the Royal Family as an out of town retreat.
