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Rosyth Estate

Kandy and The Tea Country, Sri Lanka

Set in a 62-acre private working tea and rubber estate, The Estate House at Rosyth offers a unique opportunity to experience the beauty of rural Sri Lanka. Escape into a bygone era, built in 1926, as a tea planter’s bungalow and at the time a 350-acre estate, it has been owned by the same family for the past 35 years.

Perched on a hillside, and situated at an elevation of approximately 1,000 feet, the house benefits from stunning views from the front veranda towards Kandy and the surrounding ranges of hills, 20-30 kilometres away. The Estate House has been completely refurbished and expanded to create the feeling of a family hill country retreat and today operates as a boutique hotel.

Whilst the original design remains unchanged, the house today offers outstanding accommodation and facilities. With high ceilings, cool polished cement floors, wide verandas, elegantly furnished rooms with eclectic works of art, this is a perfect place to immerse yourself in estate life, unwind, rejuvenate and explore. There are just seven bedrooms, four classic and three deluxe rooms, each with an individual character and charm.

Why we like Rosyth Estate

Just a few minutes’ walk from the house is the local tea factory and whilst not part of the estate, the factory is open to visitors to understand how the tea grows and is turned into fine tea for export. Many concur that Sri Lanka Tea is the best in the world. Explore the estate, join the ladies plucking two leaves and a bud from the tea bushes, or see how the rubber is tapped.

Rosyth Estate, Kandy, Sri Lanka

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14 days from £4,700pp

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14 days from £4,000pp

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Where to stay in Sri Lanka

Our team has handpicked this collection of properties to give you luxury options in styles to suit any journey.

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Few locations in Sri Lanka can match the panoramic splendour of the Castlereagh Valley, in the island’s western hill country. This is the setting for five-bedroom Camellia Hills. Overlooking a mirror-still reservoir that spans five kilometres…

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The Kandy House is a smart and comfortable boutique hotel with only nine bedrooms, more akin to staying in a private home. Located just outside Kandy it offers a cool and stylish refuge from the bustling…

Ceylon Tea Trails

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Ceylon Tea Trails located in the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka’s tea estates comprises of five restored colonial-era tea planter residences. The period furnishings, private butler service and gourmet cuisine create an ambience that has made…

Bougainvillea Retreat

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£££££

This stunning boutique hotel, immersed within an acre of gloriously landscaped bird-filled gardens, is home to five comfortable rooms, a breathtaking infinity swimming pool and an open-plan living space that spills onto a social veranda.

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