The Hill Country

Heritage places

Places to see in this region

Grand Hotel Nuwara Eliya

The Hill Country

Queen Elizabeth II in Nuwara Eliya: A Royal Walk Through Holy Trinity Church in 1954

Holy Trinity Church,NuwaraEliya

The Hill Country

St. Paul’s Girls School, Milagiriya

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The Holloways of Mount Franion: A British Planter Family in Old Ceylon

Mount Frenion Manor by Seven Angels

The Hill Country

Broughton Bungalow: A Forgotten Plantation House in Poonagala

Broughton Bungalow,Poonagala

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Old Ceylon stories

Stories from this region

When Kandy Lake Was the Heart of the Town: An Ordinary Day in Old Ceylon

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There was a time when the northern end of Kandy Lake was not simply a place to admire the scenery. It was part of the town s everyday life, where people came…

Prince Philip at Pedro Estate: The Royal Visit of 1954

When Prince Philip Visited Pedro Estate: The Royal Visit That Became Part of Ceylon Tea History in 1954

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In April 1954, amid the mist-covered tea plantations of Nuwara Eliya, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, made a visit that would become an enduring chapte…

Kotugodella Fort: Forgotten Portuguese Outpost in Uva

Kotugodella Fort: The Forgotten Portuguese Outpost Beneath the Tea Country of Old Ceylon

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Kotugodella Fort Sri Lanka | Long before the railway climbed through Idalgashinna and the hills of Ceylon were covered in tea, these mountains witnessed a ve…

Tea Estate Footpaths: Forgotten Paths of Old Ceylon

The Forgotten Footpaths of Old Ceylon’s Tea Estates

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Long before the hill country became a landscape admired by tourists, its narrow footpaths were the everyday roads of plantation life. An old Ceylon postcard …

Holyrood Estate Talawakelle: Old Ceylon Bungalow

Holyrood Estate, Talawakelle: An Old Ceylon Bungalow and a Name That Echoes Scotland

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An Old Bungalow in the Hills of Talawakelle Holyrood Estate Talawakelle | There is something about the old estate bungalows of Ceylon that makes them diff…