The Hill Country

Heritage places

Places to see in this region

Christ Church Ragala

The Hill Country

Alma Estate Kandapola

The Hill Country

Darrawella Club

The Hill Country

Ramboda Road: Motoring Through Old Ceylon Tea Country

Ramboda,Sri lanka

The Hill Country

Ketaboola Estate Mini-Hydro Scheme: Old Ceylon Powerhouse

Ketaboola Estate Powerhouse

The Hill Country

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Old Ceylon stories

Stories from this region

Grand Hotel Nuwara Eliya: Old Ceylon Postcard

Grand Hotel Nuwara Eliya: A Postcard from Old Ceylon

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A Hill-Country Image from Another Time An old postcard of the Grand Hotel, Nuwara Eliya shows a quiet scene from Ceylon’s hill-country past. The building …

From Coffee to Tea: The Enduring Story of Christ Church Ragala

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A Historic Plantation Church in Old Ceylon Along St Leonard’s Road in the mist-covered hill country stands a modest stone church whose history is insepara…

Alma Estate Kandapola: Coffee, Tea and the Planter World of Old Ceylon

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A Moment on an Estate Road Alma Estate Kandapola| A vintage photograph shows a smartly dressed estate superintendent standing beside a Land Rover on a qui…

Coffee Blight of Ceylon: Crisis That Created Tea

Coffee Blight of Ceylon: The Crisis That Created Ceylon Tea

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The Disease That Changed Old Ceylon Forever Ceylon Coffee| Before Sri Lanka became famous for tea, the central highlands of Ceylon were covered with coffe…

Darrawella Club: A Forgotten Sporting Landmark of Old Ceylon

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A Hidden Club in the Tea Country Nestled among the rolling tea estates of Dickoya, where mist drifts across emerald hills and colonial-era bungalows still…