St. Clare’s Tea Centre opened in Talawakelle
The St Clair’s tea centre in Talawakelle which was taken over by Maskeliya Tea Gardens Ltd, was re-opened for visitors after re-furbishing and renovating. This beautiful 100 year old planter’s cottage has been restored to bring back its old world charm. The St. Claire Tea Centre offers the traveller a place to reminiscence of days gone by, take in the stunning panorama of two of Sri Lanka’s most beautiful water falls and just relax with a wonderful cup of pure Ceylon Tea.
Completing the perfect tea experience, visitors can enjoy a variety of Snacks including the famous St Clair’s cake as well as fresh hand picked strawberries.St. Clare’s Tea Centre is equipped to cater to 35-40 visitors at any given time and is ideally located en route to Nuwara Eliya.
Sri Lankan and foreign tourists who patronise the tea centre in search of a perfect Ceylon tea experience are guranteed an excellent cup of tea direct from the finest portfolio of estates owned by Maskeliya Plantations Ltd. The Tea Centre boast one of the widest selections of single garden and unique region range of orthodox Ceylon teas.
In addition to the traditional black teas, slimming teas, silver tips, golden tips and herbal teas, tea varieties such as herbal bath teas, and detoxifying teas can also be purchased. Many of these teas are packed in a wide selection of speciality gift packs which are very different to those found in other tea shops around the country.
Located 150km on the Colombo/Nuwara Eliya road amidst lush tea estates owned by Richard Pieris Group and managed by Maskeliya Plantations Ltd.
A company official of Maskeliya Tea Gardens said “The tea centre is mostly patronised by tourists from countries such as Japan, Britain, Middle East and Germany.
They find the ambiance very welcoming and teas full of flavour and taste. In fact Maskeliya teas are famous all over the world for the special aroma and taste it gives. Since its re-opening a few months ago we have attracted large numbers of local and foreign visitors and the place is becoming very popular among travellers.
At St. Clare’s Tea Centre, one can purchase tea packs and tea based souvenirs made out of porcelain, Reed, wood, leather, copper, platinum quoted, etc.. ranging from Rs. 500/- to Rs. 7,000/- in price.
The Teas that are packed in these come directly off best tea plantations in this country and owned by Maskeliya Plantations and well known in the “tea circles” across the globe as producers of the world’s best teas.
The care and attention given to the production, from the time of picking the two leaves and the bud to the final sealing of the packet gives our teas the unique flavour and freshness not found in any other tea available.
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