Sitting Area
Being built as a traditional English tea planters house Kirchhayn has
a comfortable drawing room with sofas and armchairs that you sink into
as the fire roars in the hearth. There is a more informal sitting area
with low sofas and planters chairs which has the garden on either side.
Dining
Breakfast is served on the verandah, from where you can see the tea pluckers
starting their daily routine. Healthy tropical fruit and local "curd"
or the full Sri Lankan breakfast of string hoppers, fish, beef or chicken
curry, with Aislaby tea or Kirchhayn coffee.
Lunch can be a traditional rice and curry served on the verandah or
a packed lunch can be arranged allowing you to venture to other parts
of the tea estate to choose your picnic spot.
Dinner is in the candle lit dining room served by staff in traditional
crisp white jacket and sarong. Here you will feast on a three course dinner
accompanied by a selection of wines.
Bedrooms
There are 5 double room all with en suite bathrooms featuring bath and
shower. Beds are turned down each evening and the mosquito nets set.
All rooms have a comfortable homely style. Two rooms can work well as
family rooms.
Baby cot available on request.
Bostock Suite - The master bedroom (named after the
owners) has a queen bed, dressing room and French windows that lead onto
the garden. The bathroom features an old fashioned claw footed wrought
iron bath and walk-in shower.
Newly refurbished.
Bostock Suite named after the owners of Kirchhayn Bungalow.
Pyman Suite - Twin bedded room with en suite bath and
shower (extra bed available)
Pyman suite named after Elizabeth Pyman (mother of Mark Bostock).
Lushington Suite - King bedded room with en suite bath
and shower (extra bed available)
Lushington Suite named after Rony & Bobby Lushington who were
the last expatriate managers on Aislaby Estate from 1956-1968.
Wickwar Suite - Twin bedded room with en suite bath and
shower
Wickwar suite named after A J Wickwar, the original partner of Norman
Bostock who were both instrumental in the building of Aislaby Estate.
Taylor Room - Two twin beds. Bathroom features walk in
shower (no bath)
Taylor room named after Taylor who first introduced tea into Ceylon
in 1842 after which date the coffee blight eradicated all coffee.
The Bungalow can accommodate a maximum of 12 persons (including children)
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