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Adisham Bungalow, the stone country house that is now St Benedict's Monastery, Haputale

Sight · Haputale

Dambatenne tea factory

A working tea factory built by Thomas Lipton in 1890, with short tours of the withering lofts, rolling and sorting floors.

Best season
January to March and June to September. October to December is the wettest time.
Time to allow
45 min (at least 30 min)
Best time of day
Morning
Entry
Fee charged (to confirm)
What to wear
Everyday clothes. Sun hat and sunscreen help.
Good for
Easy going, families, wet days

A small fee is charged for the tour; the factory is closed on some days.

Around Haputale

Tea bushes and tall shade trees on a misty slope at Haputale
Tea bushes and tall shade trees on a misty slope at Haputale
The sign at Lipton's Seat above Haputale
The sign at Lipton's Seat above Haputale
Diyaluma Falls dropping over the cliff near Koslanda
Diyaluma Falls dropping over the cliff near Koslanda

We have no photo of Dambatenne tea factory itself yet. These show the area.

More information

This place has no official website or Wikipedia article we could confirm, so we link none.

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