Without any doubts this museum is the best in town. You can understand a lot about the most British drink, tea. A guide will bring you through the old factory. The building is very old and interesting. It's possible to visit some plantation outside
Without any doubts this museum is the best in town. You can understand a lot about the most British drink, tea. A guide will bring you through the old factory. The building is very old and interesting. It's possible to visit some plantation outside
The museum now charges 750p (not 500) for entry. You get 15mins tour and a complimentary cup of tea. All the machines are not operational. A few more exhibits related to tea making (e.g. some of the belongings of the founders of the tea business on the island) and some info panels. The toilets there are disgusting. I'd recommend visiting Pedro Tea Factory in Nuwara Elya instead (which is for 200rp and much nicer, also not operating during visiting hours, but there is at least some actual tea there) or other tea factories where you can actually see the process of making tea.
Excellent tour guide explanation of the old, mostly English machinery used in the tea process. Husband loved it as he knew many of the manufactuners.
Perhaps just as good to see the machines here, still mostly the same used in working factories now, rather than go to a working one.
Enjoyable and not thronged with people like the "major factories". Lots of historical info and lovely old photos displayed, oh yes - and you get a cup of tea too!
if you are in kandy, this is worth visiting. its not a tea factory so dont expect to see real time tea production. this is all about tea and its history in sri lanka. they do sell tea there and we never found it being sold any where else. good to try
An amazing trip to the beginnings and later history of tea growing amd making in Sri Lanka. The facilitie are a little sparse and the road access road from the main road is in extremely poor condition. However, with a guided toor and free cuppa at the end, it is a very interesting and worthwhile trip.
Set up in the hills outside Kandy, this tea museum is well worth a visit. Not big on tea tasting, this gives more of a historical view and a greater understanding of the processes involved in tea making and production.