Best Tourist Places in Lansdowne, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India

Best Tourist Places in Lansdowne, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India

Lansdowne is a town situated in the Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand state in the Indian continent. The coordinates of Lansdowne are 29.83⁰N and 78.68⁰E. The place is located 1,706 meters above sea level. Lansdowne spans an area of 6.09 km². The place experiences an average temperature of 30^oC in summer and in winter the average temperature is 17^oC. During winter, temperature can drop to -4^oC in the night. The place Lansdowne is filled with Oak trees and blue Pine forest surrounded by picturesque view of snow covered mountains.

History of Lansdowne

The place was named Lansdowne in the year 1887 after the then Viceroy to India, Lord Lansdowne. The place developed under Lord Lansdowne’s administration. During the year 1887, the place Lansdowne witnessed the arrival of the first regiment of the Garhwal Rifles from Almora. The place formed the most important training center for new recruits in the Garhwal Rifles regiment in those days and it still exists. Lansdowne was one of the famous hill stations among the British. During the British Raj era, many historic events associated with the National Freedom Struggle took place around Lansdowne.

People & Culture of Lansdowne

Most of the people in Lansdowne are followers of Hinduism religion while the rest are Christians and Buddhist followers. Garhwali, Hindi and English are the languages spoken by the people in and around Lansdowne, with Hindi being the local language.

Festivals such as Holi, Diwali, Navaratri etc., are some of the festival celebrated in and around Lansdowne. The most important of all festivals in Lansdowne is the Shardotsav celebrated during autumn season.

Food and Shopping at Lansdowne

One can find restaurants serving customers with a wide range of cuisines. Wheat has been the staple food in this region.

Many amazing artifacts crafted from wood are sold in shops at Lansdowne. Other crafted items are silver jewelries, woolen shawls and rugs. There are shops selling beautiful paintings

Tourist Places in and around Lansdowne

There are places of interest in and around Lansdowne. The names of some of these interesting places are mentioned below

Tip-In-Top (also known as Tiffin Top)

One can have a glimpse of the snow clad Himalayan Mountain from this spot.

Regimental Museum

Opened to the public in the year 1983, this museum has various antiques of the bygone past.

The Gharwal Rifles Regimental War Memorial

Established under the British rule in the year 1923, this memorial is dedicated to the soldiers of the Gharwal Rifles Regime who served in Second World War.

Durga Devi Temple

Devoted to Goddess Durga this temple is enclosed within in a cave and is located near to the bank of river Koh.

Bhairav Garhi Temple

One can have a panoramic view of the surroundings from this temple.

There are other tourist attractions in Lansdowne namely:

Bhulla Tal
Bhim Pakora
Garhwali Mess
Hawaghar
Lover’s Lane
Mary’s Church
John’s Church
Tarkeshwar Mahadev Temple
Gauri Kund
Durga Devi Temple
Jwalpa Devi
Kanva Ashram

Means of Commutation to Lansdowne

Lansdowne is well connected with the rest of the places in India through roadways, railways and airway. The distance of Lansdowne by road from cities within Uttaranchal and other cities in neighboring states are mentioned below

Delhi is located at a distance of 236 km
Chandigarh is located at a distance of 315 km
Haridwar is located at a distance of 112 km

There are buses, private and state run, available from neighboring states to reach Lansdowne. To commute within the city one can make use of the taxi facilities or board the public bus.

Kotdwar railway station is the closest railway station to Lansdowne which is located at a distance of 35 km. There are regular trains available from Delhi and Kolkata which pass through this station.

There is no airport in Lansdowne and the closest airport is the Jollygrant airport at Dehradun which is located at a distance of 100 km. Flights from Dubai and other places in India are seen arriving and departing from this on a daily basis.

Accommodation Options at Lansdowne

One can find heritage hotels and three star hotels in Lansdowne offering special amenities such air heaters, car on hire, Wi-Fi, etc., with rooms priced at Rs. 3200/- per day. There are also decent budget hotels where one can enjoy their stay at a rate of Rs. 500/- per day.