We found the walk up over the bridge quite an effort, especially my brother with a walking stick. There is a bus to town from the port, payable. There are walking maps available when you get off, beware though that the distances are from town, not the port.
We walked around the town on a Sunday when a lot was closed. We found it interesting to window shop and walk.
We visited the Marilyn Munroe statue and the pink church. We found a lovely coffee shop to the right of the pink church and across a green....It looks like it was once the church hall. Home made scones and jam at a very reasonable price. Some people walked up to the monument and others to the rising tide statues. Depends how fit you are. We never bother with ship excursions unless we have credit to spend. There are plenty of companies at the dock you can use.
Hi. We are going on a P&O cruise to Norway in September, and the first port of call is Haugesund. I gather the town itself is not very interesting, so I have been looking at shore excursions. Two of the cheapest are to the Rising Tides and another one to a Viking settlement. The latter sounds a bit more strenuous for walking. Has anyone done either of these? Alternatively there is a HO-HO bus, but by all accounts this is a waste of money. Any other suggestions appreciated.