Rosegardens

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An award-winning, totally charming family homestay, peacefully located 12km southwest of Munnar, overlooking owner Tomy’s exquisite nursery and organic spice and fruit plantation (complete with biogas plant!). The five spacious rooms are immaculate, with tea/coffee trays, solar-heated water and greenery-fringed balconies. Fuelled by own-grown ingredients, the home-cooked meals are a treat, from coconut-stuffed pancakes to delicately spiced Keralan dinners (₹300).

It's on the main road to Kochi, linked by regular buses, and also does free garden tours for guests and cooking classes (₹2000).

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  • Lockhart Tea Factory

    Lockhart Tea Factory

    6.54 MILES

    One of several working local tea factories open to the public, Lockhart dates from 1879 and sits 10km southeast of Munnar. Guided factory tours explain…

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    4.57 MILES

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  • Old Train Station

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    Now housing Tata offices, this pale-yellow 20th-century building was Munnar's train station during the colonial era and part of the Kundala Valley Light…

  • CSI Christ Church

    CSI Christ Church

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Nearby Munnar attractions

1. CSI Christ Church

4.4 MILES

Constructed in neo-Gothic style in 1911, with granite imported from the UK, Munnar's oldest church contains a series of plaques commemorating prominent…

2. Tea Museum

4.57 MILES

Around 1.5km northwest of town, this KDHP-owned museum is a demo model of a working tea factory, but still shows the basic process, along with a…

3. Old Train Station

4.57 MILES

Now housing Tata offices, this pale-yellow 20th-century building was Munnar's train station during the colonial era and part of the Kundala Valley Light…

6. Mosque

4.71 MILES

Munnar's main mosque, at the north end of town.

7. Temple

4.74 MILES

A central Hindu temple towards the north end of Munnar.

8. Lockhart Tea Factory

6.54 MILES

One of several working local tea factories open to the public, Lockhart dates from 1879 and sits 10km southeast of Munnar. Guided factory tours explain…