natural wonder
Adam's Peak (Sri Pada)
A 2,243 m conical peak sacred to Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims and Christians alike, climbed overnight by pilgrims up thousands of steps to reach the summit footprint shrine at dawn.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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Hatton
Central Province, Sri Lanka · Asia
About Hatton
Hatton works well as a base: 15 minutes from Talawakele, 14km from Adam's Peak (Sri Pada).
Hatton is in Central Province, Sri Lanka, with about 15,000 people. The nearest town is Talawakele, about 9 km away.
Hatton Station is a railway station on the Main (Colombo-Badulla) railway line in Sri Lanka. It is situated between Rozella and Kotagala railway stations. It is 173.06 kilometres (107.53 mi) along the railway line from the Colombo Fort Railway Station at an elevation of about 1,262.5 m (4,142 ft) above sea level.
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Hatton railway station was opened on 4 June 1884 when the main line was extended from Nawalapitiya to Hatton. The station was the terminus of the main line until the line was extended to Nanu-Oya on 20 May 1885. The station has a reservation and train enquiry section, ticket office, cloak room, waiting hall, book stall, tea stall, toilet blocks and catering area together with a public car parking area.
The railway station has four platforms but normally only three of the platforms serve rail passengers. Platform No. 1 caters for trains to Badulla that come from Colombo Fort or Kandy whilst platform No. 2 is used for down trains which is to Nawalapitiya, Kandy, and to Colombo Fort that trains come from Badulla or Haputale. All trains that run on the main line stop at Hatton and the station handles a total of twelve trains daily.
Hatton railway station is the busiest railway station in the Nuwara Eliya District and the second-busiest railway station in the Central Province. Approximately 1 million passengers use the station during the pilgrimage period to Adam's Peak (Sri Pada) (which begins in December and ends in May). The station provides a large waiting room, located outside of the station, especially for visitors/pilgrims to Adams Peak. This facility is only open during the pilgrimage season. The Sri Lanka Transport Board also manages a joint railway-bus service for pilgrims.
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What is there to see near Hatton?
Within an hour or so of Hatton: Adam's Peak (Sri Pada) (14 km), Ramboda Falls (23 km), World's End, Horton Plains (25 km), Ambuluwawa Tower (30 km).
Where is Hatton?
Hatton is in Central Province, Sri Lanka, about 9 km from Talawakele.
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- Population
- 15,073
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Region
- Central Province
- Timezone
- Asia/Colombo
- Coordinates
- 6.8916, 80.5955
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Worth the detour from Hatton
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
waterfall
Ramboda Falls
A 109 m waterfall in two tiers falling right beside the A5 at Ramboda Pass, on the tea-estate road between Kandy and Nuwara Eliya. Visible from the highway without leaving the car.
23 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
World's End, Horton Plains
A sheer escarpment in Horton Plains National Park dropping about 1,200 m straight off the edge of the highland plateau. Best before 10am, before cloud fills the void.
25 km · about 30 min drive
photogenic
Ambuluwawa Tower
A vertigo-inducing spiral tower on a hilltop near Gampola whose staircase narrows to shoulder width and ends with no handrail, giving a 360-degree view over the central highlands.
30 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
Sri Lanka's most important Buddhist temple, housing a relic of the tooth of Buddha in the hillside city of Kandy.
45 km · about 50 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Lipton's Seat
The ridge above Dambatenne where Thomas Lipton surveyed his tea empire, at 1,970 m. The narrow road climbs through Lipton's own estate and on a clear morning the view runs to the southern coast.
48 km · about 55 min drive
natural wonder
Ella
A misty hill town with spectacular train rides, tea plantations, waterfalls, and the iconic Nine Arches Bridge.
50 km · about 60 min drive
bridge
Nine Arch Bridge, Demodara
A soaring colonial-era railway viaduct of brick and stone curving through tea-clad jungle near Ella. A short drive-and-walk brings you trackside as blue trains rumble across its nine arches.
51 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Hatton
- 48 kmLipton's SeatThe ridge above Dambatenne where Thomas Lipton surveyed his tea empire, at 1,970 m. The narrow road climbs through Lipton's own estate and on a clear morning the view runs to the southern coast.
- 51 kmNine Arch Bridge, DemodaraA soaring colonial-era railway viaduct of brick and stone curving through tea-clad jungle near Ella. A short drive-and-walk brings you trackside as blue trains rumble across its nine arches.
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