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About Keldunes The original Keldunes farm is only in short distance south from Keldunes which is one of 6 farms in the district of Kelduhverfi. Our house is fascinating two storey stone built house (180m2) originally from 1920 but was enlarged in the 1950.
Facilities
The house has recently been renewed. We offer accommodation in 6 double rooms with hand basin in each room and 2 small cottages that accommodate 2-3 persons each. The cottages are fully furnished with private bathroom. If guests prefere sleeping bag accomodation for lower price they have to bring their own sleeping bags.
Other facilities in the guesthouse is large lounge that can also be used as salon, cooking facilities, laundry room with washing machine, bathroom with showers and an outside hot tub available for all guests. On the second floor of the guesthouse you can walk out to a big balcony with barbeque grill and a panoramic view over Skjálftavatn (lake) famous for its birdlife. Attached to the house is an old hay barn that has been turned into hot tub area with showers.
Nature and bird watching
Skjláftavatn (lake) is close by to Keldunes. The lake dominates all the surrounding areas where you can discover amazing bird life as well as beautiful panoramic views over the lake, which was formed in earth tremors in the early 1970s. The river Jkulsá flows from Skjálftavatn and the lake is the perfect place to see seals. Tjörnes on the other hand is ideal place to see cliff birds.
Fishing, hunting and shooting.
At Keldunes there is the possibility of going both hunting (shooting) and angling fishing. Consider that Keldunes is the perfect location for anglers of all skill levels, fishing in Litlaá, since our lodge is located within a stone's throw from the best fishing spots of the river.
Meals and refreshments
We offer upon request, meals, refreshments, and to prepare tasty backpacking food for hikers, fisherman's and other guests.
Location
Keldunes is located in northeast of Iceland in district called Kelduhverfa. We are located by road nr. 85 that goes between Húsavk and Kópasker. Keldunes guesthouse is an ideal place to base yourself while you discover northern part of Iceland. There are only 12 km. to the National Park Jkulsárgljfur where you can visit Ásbyrgi, Hljakletta, Hólmatungu and Dettifoss. You find a small supermarket in Ásbyrgi and only 3 km from there is the swimming pool Lundur with natural hot seawater.
Keldunes is a small farm community in Kelduhverfi county and is a world apart. The district is demarcated by natural boundaries, by the majestic Jkulsá á Fjöllum to the east, the Mývatn wilderness to the south, a mountain range to the west and the ocean to the north. In its proximity are the so-called Keldunesbrunnar, a large cold spring area at the edge of the edge of a lava field to the south. In Keldunes district there can be seen evidence of recent volcanic activity. Subsidence is common, with one outstanding example being the Skjálftavatn lake (e. Quake Lake), which was formed subsequent to the series of earthquakes that occurred in the winter of 1975 - 1976. Before the soil surface was characterized by sand and gravel.
History
Keldunes was the official judicial assembly place of the county and the birthplace of the country's first Icelandic governor, Skúli Magnusson (1811-94. He was the pioneer and founder of the first woolen processing factories (Innrettingar) in the Reykjavik Area, the fighter for trading rights for his people agains the Danish Trade Monopoly. His whole life he was constantly involved in disputes and litigations. He was a reliable friend and a good writer, who left behind various documentations.
The farmer at Keldunes shortly after the turn of the 17th century had a child with his sister in law and came to an agreement with an other man to father the child. This arrangement did not prevent his death sentence at the Parliamentary Plains in 1705. He refused the offer of a petition to the king for his pardon and expressed three wishes, which were granted before he was led to the chopping block. He was permitted to walk unchained to his executioner, his clothes were given to the poor instead to the executioner and he was buried in consecrated ground. Shortly afterwards his mother of the illegimate child was drowned in the Keldunes Area.
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