Nuwara Eliya | Things to Do

Hakgala Botanical Gardens is one of the best places to visit in Nuwara Eliya, being one of the most alluring and beautiful gardens of Sri Lanka.
It is hailed as the second largest botanical garden in the island.
Boasting a wide variety of flora and fauna with vibrant, blooming flowers.
The flower beds are set in decorative patterns, depicting excellent garden architecture and landscaping.
It was established as an experimentation and cultivation site of Cinchona, then for tea and eventually converted into a garden.
Opening time: 8:00am-5:30pm
The plant nursery closes at 3pm

Located close to Hatton, sits an ancient stone manor surrounded by a beautiful forest, Adisham Bungalow is a popular attraction for it houses the Adisham Monastery of Saint Benedict and a relic of Pope Sylvester.
The Tudor and Jacobean style architecture of the house was designed by R. Booth and F. Webster.
The house was built by English aristocrat and planter, Sir Thomas Villiers, in 1931.
Jam products are made with produce from the monastery farms.
Opening times: on weekends, Poya days (full moon days) and public holidays (excluding Good Friday and Christmas) from 9am-4pm.

The Ambewella farms consist of two farms, Ambewella farm and New Zealand Farm.
Since it is gifted with chilly climate and clean environment, it is home to exceptional breeds of cattle, equipped with modern technology and established with international standards in a local setting which facilitates fine quality production of milk and milk products.
The Ambewella Farm has Ayrshire cattle and the New Zealand Farm has Friesian cows.
Onsite veterinary surgeons on base for to provide 24 hour care to the cattle.