Pussellawa

PUSSELLAWA පුස්සැල්ලාව. புஸ்சல்லாவ
Pussellawa Town Council Original Crest 1950
Motto:  Service to the Nation
Country	Sri Lanka
Province	Central Province
District	Kandy District
Government
• Type	Udapalatha Divisional Secretariat
Elevation	855 m (2,800 ft)
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time Zone)
Postal Code	20580
Area code	081
Vehicle registration	CP XX XXXX

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Kotmale dam is located near Pussellawa.

Legend says ancient kings of Gampola Kingdom {established by the great King Buvanekabahu IV. (1341–1357)} when threatened by enemies used to hide among in the inaccessible terrain around Pussellawa and Kothmale. These inaccessible terrains later became the world best known Tea Plantations.

The beginning of the hill country, Pussellawa is 18 km from Gampola on Nuwara Eliya road and has an elevation of nearly 2,800 feet (850 m) that makes the climate cool and surroundings can go under the mist during late evenings. Pussallawa Rest House was a popular stop with the early travellers, who rested prior to passing through the difficult mountains at Ramboda Pass onto Nuwara Eliya. Even today tourists who spend mornings in Kandy find Pussellawa to be a convenient lunch stop. The nearest Railway station is located in Gampola, about 16 km away.

Around the town are a number of waterfalls that could be visited conveniently by the modern traveler. There is a hotel in Pussellawa and 12 hotels in the cities around Pussellawa.

Pussellawa schools

• Hindu National College
• Holy Trinity College [1]
• Saraswathy Tamil Maha Vidyalayam
• Buddhist Junior School
• Delta Gemunupura Maha Vidyalaya [2]

Banks

• Hatton National Bank
• Bank of Ceylon
• People's Bank of Sri Lanka
• Sampath Bank

Pussellawa shopping & businesses

Pussellawa offers a variety of shopping, ranging from colourful and vibrant market to exquisite boutiques. Pussellawa's most famous Shops are, M.A.T (M.A.Thevaraya Pillai & Sons-Since 1931), Cheap Side, Rohans Hardware, LamaHeva Textile, Singer & Abans Show Rooms

Attractions near Pussellawa

Delta Falls Height : 197 feet (60 m), 60 meters A minor waterfall, 60 m in height in the Ramboda – Pussellawa area, is located 6 km from Pussawella near the main highway. This fall, rushing over in six cascades into a wide pond surrounded by rocks, is also located on a tributary of Kotmale Oya.

Ramboda Falls
Ramboda Falls is 109m high and 11th highest waterfall in Sri Lanka and 729th highest waterfall in the world. It is situated in Pussellawa area, on the A5 highway at Ramboda Pass. It formed by Panna Oya which is a tributary of Kothmale Oya. Altitude of the falls is 945m above sea level.

Garandi Falls Height : 328 feet (100 m), 100 meters

Hellebodde Falls Height: 10 meters, 33 feet (10 m) The small waterfall by the main Gampola – Nuwara Eliya road at 41/7 km is 9 km from Pussellawa and is located below the Helboda Estate. The fall rushing over the rock ledge originating from the forests upstream carries a fair amount of water even during the dry season. The location with parking is convenient for bathing and the clean, cool water is popular among the travelers.

Pundalu Oya Falls Height : 328 feet (100 m), 100 meters The magnificent fall consists of three sectors. In the first sector water falls over the broad rock-face and continues to flow over a flat terrain. The river traverses across this flat sector and continues below the bridge, into the valley below to join Kotmale Oya. The waterfall is located 2 km to the east of Pundalu Oya on the road to Dansit Estate in the midst of tea plantations.

Tea estates around Pussellawa

Sri Lanka is one of the world's largest exporters of tea. Since the introduction of tea to Sri Lanka in mid 19the century Pussellawa has been in the mids of the tea industry. For many miles prior to reaching Pussellawa Town from either direction you will find acres and acres of tea plantations, infact nothing but tea estates. There are many factories open for visitor's which also have tea sales outlets.

Melfort Estate This area is where the ground was cleared for the very first plantations which were in coffee in about 1826. The estate is at the lower end of the Pussellawa valley on the road to Nuwara Eliya. This area is a wonderful endless tea carpet, following every dip and mound in the ground broken only by the shade trees, bungalows, factory and workers cottages. Someone somewhere in the world at this very moment is getting lost in the revitalising taste of the finest quality purest green tea ever manufactured at the Melfort Tea Estate. Established in 1918, the Melfort green tea factory gives Sri Lanka the pride of being able to treat tea lovers around the globe with the finest blend of green tea that has won the acclamation of generations due health benefits it provides. Hellbodde Estate Situated in the Pussellawa area of Kandy main district, on the road from Kandy through the old coffee estates region converted to tea in the 1860s. It lies at the bottom of the steep climb to the hill station of Nuwara Eliya. It has a magnificent view of the Kotmale Hydro dam and the historic Peacocks hills. The first estates (Coffee) were established close to Gampola by Colonel Bird or Byrde and he then spread up via Dolosbage to Pussellawa. Initially Hellbodde Estate was owned by Duff Estate Co. Ltd. Of England and managed by George Steuart & Co. Ltd. until it was vested with the JEDB in 1976. Free Lanka Management Company took over Hellbodde Estate in mid 1992 with the privatisation of management."

Rothschild Tea Estate The 2000-acre Rothschild estate at Pussellawa was well known for its completeness and efficiency and was held up as a model for others to recapitulate. Rothschild tea was the standard for quality in Mincing Lane for over twenty-five years. With the start made at Pussellawa (History of Ceylon Tea).

Sogama Estate

Sanquhar Estate Estate comprises , 605 are under cultivation, 475 being planted with tea and 130 with rubber.

New Peacock Estate

Delta Estate a company owned by "Pussellawa" plantation ltd.

Places of Worship

Holy Trinity Anglican Church

Holy Trinity is a small whitewashed church on a wooded hillock overlooking Pussellawa. The inside is cool and airy. There are brass memorials to a number of plantation owners and superintendents. The church Celebrated Sesquicentennial 150 year in 2009. In the shadow of Holy Trinity is the Peacemakers Pre-School. Established in 1976, the pre-school is attended by 85 children of the four faiths in Sri Lanka. Crammed into the simple premises a wide variety of activities takes place, not just the pre-school classes in the morning. The main room in the Pre-School. Classes are conducted in Sinhala, Tamil and English. By encouraging understanding of multiple languages at the earliest possible stage, the pre-school lives up to its name.

External links

• History of Ceylon Tea
• Pussellwa Map/Location
• Pussellawa on Cavans Paintings by Lalith Senanayake
• The Heritage. formely called Pussellawa Rest House
• The Lavender House