Experience was worthy enough because lots of srilankan history was there to see . Every one should visit this place ones before die because items in there are no were you can find . Lots of old porcelain items are there to watch. Old camera , medical equipments , old weapons , chandeliers , typewriters , kitchen items etc was there ..

A delightful discovery while I was quietly exploring the fort on foot. Filled to the brim with artifacts and treasures from the heydays of the fort and the golden age of steam travel. A virtual treasure trove in every sense of the word.

Beautifully maintained. The staff was helpful and enthusiastic. Many historical items from phones, radios, swords. Ceramics, key Etc were on display. Rated 4 stars since there was very little explanation or insight for as to what the items on display were. Which I fought would have been nice and valuable if they have added. Nonetheless it is was a good experience!

There is a whole lot to see and without any entry fee absolute worth visiting. I do agree that a little bit more information about everything would be interesting and helpful.

Good place to visit in Galle Dutch fort. This museum has so great collection of antiques. Also there is no entry fee to visit the museum.

It is recommended to visit, it is free, there are many collections, ancient coins and porcelain are worthy of attention, there are many Chinese porcelain, and there are ancient books in Sinhala. There is also a gem shop inside.

Must visit location in Galle Fort. It is a private collection of Mr. Abdul Gaffar, a long time resident of Galle. Live creation of one of the almost lost traditional craft ‘beeralu lace’ embroidery, brought to us by the Portuguese. Stella who is in the picture explains to us that she had learnt it from her mom which she has part it down to her daughter. Stella has been working at the museum for more than 35 years and still continues to do and earn her living. This and many other traditional arts and crafts can be viewed at the Mansion Museum.

You must visit 🙏

I wouldn't recommend this place unless you are keen to look at old tea machineries. Tea tasting are so so as tea are not freshly brew, tea are cold. The guides are not pushy to sell their tea so is not too bad. Tea plantation is ok, not huge cooling plantation. Not much to learn.

Wonderful place. It has a range of artefacts that dates back to the Portuguese era. No entry fees. Great place for a visit if your travelling to galle.

Yes I fully agree with previous reviewers we also stumbled upon this place and it is absolutely jampacked with all sorts of artefacts and some lovely reminders of bygone errors with keys and clocks and plates, knives and forks and don't forget the well outside. Certainly worth a wander if you want pictures from the past ages.

A private museum. No entrance fee. A must visit place in Galle Fort. Has a lot of antiques items and the format of an ancient fort house.

It's a very good place for antique lovers. Some Dutch period items are not even available at national museum.

wonderful place, very nice people. It's free to look around and take your time and pictures. There are incredibly beautiful jewelry and Gemstones to buy, but since they are real of course it is expensive.

It has a calm and bright environment and has lots of artifacts with many of them being from the Dutch era of srilankan history. It also has people doing ancient versions of crafts such as lace making and ring making for public viewing which was a nice implementation.

Great place to see, highly recommend for the kids, entrance is free of charge

New look of the museum's

Good place

Very nice place. Not only plantation or tea shop but also tea manufacture. It's open after curfew. Waiting for your visit. Don't miss the chance to be only tourist on the spot. We enjoyed our visit to manufacture. It is so interesting and exciting. There are also unique tea to buy.

The owners of our apartments recommended this place. The excursion around the property is good and free. The tea is nice - you can select any of a few dozens during the degustation. Worth visiting

Very beautiful place, with different plants like pepper coffee, latex trees. We got a nice guide that was pleasure to talk to. -1 star for way overpriced tea that they selling. Its like 8 times overpriced

Nice place to visit. See the reviews for “plantation” nearby, it’s the same place.

Handunugoda Estate is the only tea estate situated in the coastal belt of Sri Lanka specializing in the artisanal manufacturing of ‘virgin white tea’ and is one of the handful of estates in Sri Lanka exporting high quality luxury teas to global markets. In this tea factory, you can explore the process of making tea. You have to hire a guide from the tea museum before you walk around the factory area. It's really worth to hire a qualified guide because they are experts about tea and the process. First, we met a guide and then walked to the bungalow which is on the top of the tea estate. At the bungalow, they treated us very well and also had a chance to taste a good tea and tasty cakes. After that, we walked around the whole tea factory and the guide explained everything really well. We saw some very old machines more than 100years old but still works very well. That was an amazing experience. Then we walked into the tea museum and at the tea museum, we had a chance to taste many flavors of tea and also we had a chance to learn more about tea. This is the best place to learn about tea. If you have kids I highly recommended this place for them because they can learn everything about tea and the making process. This place is a kid's friendly place and there're a lot of valuable books you can purchase. There are some really nice handmade crafts and you can purchase them if you like.

Not good for visit, better you visit up country tea garden

(Translated by Google) A complete set of impressions of the tea plantation, excellent tasting, beauty, own legend and a good store. A must visit for anyone traveling in Sri Lanka. Children will not be bored either. (Original) Полный набор впечатлений от чайной плантации, отличная дегустация, красота, собственная легенда и хороший магазин. Обязательно к посещению всем, кто путешествует по Шри-Ланке. Детям тоже не будет скучно.

Handunugoda Tea Plantation is off the beaten path, but worth every small bump you may go over to get there. The guides are knowledgeable, friendly, and ever attentive to answering questions you may have. The history is fascinating, and the processes even more so. Its tea nirvana, and in the end, getting to taste from over 40 samples of tea is eye opening and inspiring.

Really a good place.. that I choose this for my hike in scouting... I leaned lot of things✌❤

A great collection of antiques. Staff is super friendly and welcoming. No entrance fee.

Price hogh but good quality jems

A valuable memory in my life. Highly appreciate with honer for the owners hard work.

This is an amazing museum. It can easily compete with the Smithsonian museums and it’s also free! It has so many items, all very well classified.

if you are in Sri Lanka I recommend you to stop here a wonderful place like all in Sri Lanka🙂

Interesting place.

A hidden museum in the Galle Fort was hosted by a visionary gem businessman, namely Mr. M.H.A. Shankar. Opening hours 0900-1800hrs Friday 1200-1330 hrs closed This entry is free, and anyone can visit this museum. There is no restriction on taking photos. You can see many artifacts that are well arranged and displayed. Most of the items belong to the Dutch period in Sri Lanka. Even the building appeared in Dutch architecture. It is worth visiting this place if you have an interest in historical things relevant to the Dutch period. The tour won't take much time. (nearly 30 minutes) Appreciate the effort of the initiator of the museum and his successors for giving such a valuable opportunity.

❤❤❤ Thank you.. The owner of this place gives the opportunity to see a lot of ancient information free of cost to the public.

Best museum of archaic things used centuries ago. Things showcased spans across dishes, chinaware, crockery, telephones, camera.

(Translated by Google) A unique place! It is a colonial house that houses a whole series of historical and vintage objects of the area! Very beautiful! It also includes a craftsman who shows you with great enthusiasm how to finish the stones for the jewelry. With a free offer you can simply dive into the past. (Original) Un posticino unico! É una casa coloniale che custodisce tutta una serie di oggetti storici e vintage della zona! Molto bello! Include anche un artigiano che ti mostra con molto entusiasmo come si rifiniscono le pietre per la gioielleria. Con un'offerta libera si fa un semplice tuffo nel passato.

(Translated by Google) Fine to walk through, but quickly seen because no story. (Original) Prima om doorheen te lopen, maar snel gezien want geen verhaal.

Could have done better with this place. It’s free and super nice people

Intresting history

A brilliant collection of antiques that take you back in time. Since it does not take any money to visit, you should definitely not miss it when you are in Galle.

Quaint old bungalow that houses many artefacts from the past. The museum has no entry fee and hence no maintenance. The staff provide voluntary service and their source of revenue seems to be the "gems shop" which is on one corner of the courtyard. I found the courtyard fascinating and more intriguing than the collections in the musty rooms.

Pleasant local museum, nothing pretentious, gives a good insight into life in Galle in the past. Entry free but good idea to make donation in the tip box.

I wouldn't call this place a musuem but rather a shopping arcade in an old building. Lots of old stuff here to see. Pretty run down as you can see holes in the ceiling.

There are too many antique things here. They also don't charge for local visitors. A place that you might visit in Galle town

A privately owned museum with a large variety of valuable antiques. Nice place.

A place where a lot of historical information can be learned

Though Galle is a UNESCO world heritage site the Historical mansion museum in Galle preserves the originality of the Tourism destination of Galle, Sri Lanka. Since Portuguese were reached to Ceylon unexpectedly, they have influenced to develop, change and improve our culture. The historical mansion museum is a privately owned museum, initiated by Abdul gaffer. Abdul Gaffar, the creator was prompted to build this museum because of the ‘Salarjung museum’ in India. On behalf of that, he collected and exhibits miscellaneous things. It must be pointed out that this mansion is a characteristically Dutch architectural feature. . This supposed to be a stalwart attraction to draw attention, of the tourists. On the other hand, there are negative affections too. In 1640, Portuguese had to hand over the colonial country, Ceylon to the Dutch. Finally, British conquered Ceylon and ruled till 1948. However, all these invasions had been affected by the development of Galle. The mansion is settled in a grandeur colonial Dutch house. Further, this may be the largest private museum in Sri Lanka. Perhaps you may get amazed seeing the equipment placed in the museum. Rather it is not just a museum but a shop that sell stationary table clothes, handicrafts, antiques, jewelry etc. Sometimes it will be a rare experience to buy such exhibited things (All most all the things are for sale) in a museum. A gem shop is also positioned in the museum. Looming over the museum you will be asked to see a live embroidery presentation (‘beeralu lace’) or a sapphire cutting and polishing. The embroidery art, done with ‘beeralu lace’ was a significant industry introduced by Portuguese. A wide range of brick a brac is preserved in good condition. Perhaps the climax of the museum deemed to be the Dutch well in the central court yard. There a stone slab sculptured in1763. Chinese Porcelain plates and mugs which have the printed VOC symbol are recently preserved. Not only that but also there are fashionable tea cups and kettles, with printed head of Queen Elizabeth 2 in the museum. Significantly the museum doesn’t charge you a fee at the entrance. You can visit the national maritime museum situated near the fort too. Galle is famous for several industries like handicrafts made of turtle shells, and buffalo horns. While on stroll you may be capable of seeing them. For as much as turtles are faced with extinction, these handicrafts are much rare.

(Translated by Google) Interesting (Original) Interessant

Lot of things to watch

A place where you should visit

This is a place where all should visit.

Free of charge

(Translated by Google) Free entry. You can find there old cameras, iron or money (banknote 1LRK, ..). When you are near it, I recommend a tour. It's for 15-30 min (Original) Vstup je zdarma. Najdete tam například staré fotoaparáty, zehlicky nebo i peníze (bankovka 1LRK,..). Když už je člověk kousek od toho, tak dopolorucuji prohlídku. Je to na 15-30 min

Grate place to visit in galle.

Interesting history.

Wonderful

Beautiful place with beautiful relics!

Super private Museum with many artefacts

i love history

Very much appreciate your charity work

(Translated by Google) Many objects found, it's interesting but frankly I'd rather pay the entrance rather than the visit of the shop at the end (Original) Beaucoup d'objets chinés, c'est intéressant mais franchement je préférerai payer l'entrée plutôt que l'on m'impose la visite de la boutique à la fin

(Translated by Google) A nice museum of antiques collection, and a nice garden shop in a local production (Original) מוזיאון נחמד של אוסף עתיקות וחנות תכשטים נחמדה ביצור מקומי מחרים הזויים

A great collection of items. Surely worth checking in if you are in Galle

Nice little museum.

This museum is persnal collection of one man. They display aritifact belongs to colonial period Jems, jewllaries,Posilan wear, old weapon ,cameras .

(Translated by Google) Interesting museum. Many exhibits. Admission is free, but inside you will be accompanied by "help" and it is customary to leave for tea. Also very actively impose the purchase of jewelry. (Original) Интересный музей. Много экспонатов. Вход бесплатный, но внутри вас будут сопровождать "помогалы" и принято оставлять на чай. Так же очень активно навязывают покупку ювелирных изделий.

(Translated by Google) I recommend an interesting collection (Original) Рекомендую, интересная коллекция

Nice free tour of a tea plantation (although not of the picking itself). Guides are interesting and talk about the tea, especially the white virgin tea) as well as other spices and plants. Cup of tea and a cake then a look around a packaging plant and a chance to sample a huge variety of teas. There is an opportunity to buy many of the products and a tip box though there is no pressure sell. Great place.

Good place. Free tasting of any kind of tea they sell plus a cake and a tour.

Great place! The entrance is FREE! They give you a guide that tells you everything about tea, coffee, spices and rubber-trees that they grow. Then they give you very delicious cake with their tea. And after that they take you to the factory and show you the whole process of tea producing. At the tea museum you may try more than 25 different sorts of tea and buy anything of that! Great tea plantation, tea factory and a museum. Must sea!

(Translated by Google) It's all at once: plantations, factory, shop and museum. You can arrive on your own bike. The guide types a group and in English talks about how tea is grown and produced. At the end, you can taste and buy your favorite tea at the store, although the price is not low. (Original) Тут все сразу: плантации, фабрика, магазин и музей. Приехать можно самостоятельно на байке. Гид набирает группу и на английском языке рассказывает как выращивают и производят чай. В конце в магазине можно продигустировать и купить понравившиеся сорта чая, правда цена не низкая.

(Translated by Google) Miriswatte (Original) Miriswatte

Handunugoda tea factory is the best white tea making factory in Sri Lanka. I could drink every kind of tea including most expensive white tea in the Handunugoda tea museum.

Prices are astronomical. $10 for 150 grams of black tea.

(Translated by Google) Free tour was a little careless, but the tea tasted good. Prices for tourists. Oddities like vodka tea :-) overall nice 1 hour. (Original) Kostenlose Führung war etwas lieblos, aber der Tee hat geschmeckt . Preise für Touris . Kuriositäten wie vodka Tee :-) insgesamt nette 1 Stunde .

We enjoyed our time every body is friendly good presentation, we met the owner super nice guy with lots of interesting stories to share, I would recommend the place

Setting is lovely with garden feel. Be prepared to wait for a large group to accumulate before free tour starts, other places I have been take each party separately. Free tea and cake.

(Translated by Google) Nice place, operating factory, shop and plantations in one place. Everything is not intrusive, free tour, free refreshments (tea with a small piece of cake), free tasting. Apparently everything is laid down in the price of tea in the store, but no one forces him to buy) 75g costs 1000 Rupiah, I bought a small packet in gratitude for a good tour, we didn’t pay for anything else (we arrived on a scooter). (Original) Приятное место, действующая фабрика, магазин и плантации в одном месте. Все не навязчиво, бесплатная экскурсия, бесплатное угощение (чай с маленьким кусочком торта), бесплатная дегустация. Видимо все заложено в цену чая в магазине, но никто не заставляет его покупать) 75г стоит 1000рупий, я купил маленькую пачку в знак благодарности за хорошую экскурсию, больше мы ни за что не платили (приехали сами на скутере).

So much tea so little time ! Make sure you do the tour and sample all of teas.

No fees charged for this tour which is great as you can leave a tip as you feel fits. Nice walk up to the tea hut where you can see the land across the tea factory Highly recommend

Lovely and quiet tea plantation/botanical garden/tea factory. Worth to go if you like to avoid crowdy tea factories. Their tea is tasty. Prices are reasonable. Try Masala Chai, Suicide Blend or Exorcist's Tea. 😉

Lovely place with knowledgeable guides. A must visit place!!

Very interesting

(Translated by Google) The friendly uncle told everything about tea, despite the fact that there were 15 minutes left before closing, he led us to production, showed everything there, told us. Tea is of course offered. There are both expensive and not so. You can buy for 800 rupees, but you can also for 5000 and more. In general, you can not buy anything ... Around of course it is very beautiful. At the entrance, cinnamon thickets, peppers and other outlandish plants. In general, it is recommended to visit :) (Original) Приветливый дяденька рассказал все про чай, не смотря на то, что до закрытия оставалось 15 минут, провел нас на производство, все там показал, рассказал. Чай купить конечно предлагают. Есть и дорогой и не очень. Можно за 800 рупий купить, а можно и за 5000 и больше. Вообще можно и ничего не покупать... Вокруг конечно очень красиво. На подъезде коричные заросли, перец и другие диковинные растения. В общем, к посещению рекомендуется:)

(Translated by Google) Interesting tea production and sorting process. (Original) Ciekawy proces produkcji i sortowania herbaty.

Nice place to eperience the adventure of low land tea varieties

Free tour of the tea plantation, fantastic guide and tons more. It is a must.

Not the easiest place to go to but well worth the visit. Knowledgeable guides and excellent teas

Eco friendly

Very good friendly service

(Translated by Google) Great guide, very good tea. (Original) Super Führung, sehr guter Tee.

nice place, world only virgin white tea producer.

Very well kept tea plantation

Nice plantation but the road is tough.

This is one place where both history of tea and product methods are explained. Herman Gunaratne a legendary tea planter, is there to converse.

(Translated by Google) Free tour of the plantation and factory, with free tea and cake. Then a trip in the store without pressure to buy. (Original) Gratis rundvisning i plantagen og fabrikken, med gratis te og kage. Herefter en tur i butikken uden pres for at købe.

Nice tea plantations for a tourists.

(Translated by Google) Informative. Interesting. All in English (Original) Познавательно. Интересно. Всё на английском

The best explanation about tea processing, good tea tasting opportunity to select the products.

Nothing special

Interesting tour of gum and tea plantation. Great selection of high quality tea.

It was a nice experience, amazed by the structural integrity of the old Dutch building

Very good place and good antique items

So many things to see. Superb place

A must visit place in galle... excellent

A truly delightful place to be in and spend a nea

A big collection of antiques dating back to 17th century. Lovely and calm environment. Better suited for antique lovers.

Free entry, very nice people! Maybe a bit of a jewelry store considering the end of our visit

A must visit location in galle fort. They have a great collection of antiques. Entrance free.