LITTLE ENGLAND

-MY HOME TOWN-

Nuwara Eliya

🌱My home town is Nuwara Eliya (City of Lights) also known as 'Little' England', was the favourite hill station of the British who tried to create Eliya Nuwara Eliya Post office into a typical English Village. The old brick Post office, country house like hill club, with it's hunting pictures, mounted hunting trophies and fish, and it's strict formal dinner attire; the 18 hole golf course, race course etc., all remind you of 'England. It is located at an altitude of 1,868 m

(6,128 ft) in the central highlands and is considered one of the most important locations for Tea production in Sri Lanka. The town is overlooked by Pidurutalagala, the highest mountain in Sri Lanka. Sri Lankans celebrate their National New Year Aluth Avurudu in mid april after    the Harvest is done.

🌱Due to the high altitude, Nuwara Eliya has a much cooler climate than the lowlands of Sri Lanka, with a mean annual temperature of 16 °C. But the temperature changes and sometimes it can be like 3°C. In the winter months it is quite cold at night, and there can even be frost.we are wearing winter jackets and wolly hats.

🌱Nuwraeliya has comes  alive in april for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year,and it is difficult to find accommodation as Sri Lankans holiday in the region during this period. The festival "Nuwara Eliya Season" starts on April 1 annually in a proper manner. The ceremony consists mainly of a band show in which all the local school bands participate. also our school participate this band ceremony.

🌱Main attractions in Nuwara Eliya during the April season include the numerous motor and horse racing events. Motor racing comes alive with the Mahagastotte and Radella Hill Climbs, the former being run since 1934. The Nuwara Eliya Road Race and the 4X4 Lake Cross on the edge of Lake Gregory attract a fair share of enthusiasts. Parties are held nightly in the hotels, , Golf Tournaments and the flower show at the end of the month. The town's attractions include the golf course, trout streams, Nuwara Eliya Victoria Park, and boating or fishing on Lake Gregory.

🌱One of the distinctive features of Nuwara Eliya countryside is the widespread growing of vegetables, fruit and flowers usually associated with temperate Europe. This "Little England" is covered with terraces growing potatoes, carrots, cabbage, cauliflower, leeks,stawberries ,pears,apples,peaches,locket and roses, interspersed with tea bushes on the steeper slopes.