Hatton is a city located in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. The city is famous for its tea cultivation and the established tea industry making it tagged as “The capital of Sri Lanka”. In the year 1870 when the British ruled over the country, they commercialized coffee production which led to the interest of people into tea. Hatton has a small population of 15,073 and it lies in the Nuwara Eliya District. Adams Peak, Castlereagh Reservoir, Devon Falls, Warleigh Church, Ceylon Tea Trails, Mlesna Tea Castle, Gregory Lake are the best places to visit in Hatton.
Flying to Hatton: Ratmalna Airport (78.6 km away) is the closest airport to Hatton. It offers domestic flights to cities like Anuradhapura, Batticaloa, Jaffna, Sigiriya and Trincomalee.
Driving to Hatton:
Destination | Distance (km) | Time (hh:mm) |
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Nuwara Eliya | 40.8 km | 1:16 |
Kandy | 79.1 km | 2:46 |
Ella | 94.2 km | 3:04 |
Negombo | 124.1 km | 3:42 |
Colombo | 134.3 km | 3:43 |
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