Landscapes – Cardamom House https://cardamomhouse.com Family Home Stay Fri, 23 Feb 2018 06:09:00 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Barking Deer https://cardamomhouse.com/barking-deer-2/ Mon, 30 May 2016 08:35:44 +0000 http://www.cardamomhouse.com/?p=1167 P1110034Barking Deer are becoming regular visitors on the hillside behind Cardamom House, where there is good cover in the dense vegetation. Occasionally they appear in the clearings above the rocks. More often, we hear them but don’t spot them!

]]> Going on a picnic! https://cardamomhouse.com/going-on-a-picnic/ Sat, 10 Oct 2015 06:01:21 +0000 http://www.cardamomhouse.com/?p=1032 P1050230P1050243What do you do when you fancy a change of scene and a slightly cooler environment? You go on a picnic of course.

A group of us headed into the hills, returning via Padrimalai. It gave us a chance to look at the other side of our mountain.

 

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]]> Things to do: Tour of Athoor Village https://cardamomhouse.com/things-to-do-tour-of-athoor-village/ Mon, 07 Jul 2014 04:59:27 +0000 http://cardamom.drewwestcott.co.uk/?p=811 When possible, we offer an optional guided tour of Athoor Village. This cannot be pre-booked.

Guide

If interested please contact a staff member.

The tour is conducted by an experienced guide, generally in the morning, as there is more to see and it’s cooler. Things to be seen change from day to day. For example, schools are closed on Sundays.

On the tour you might visit

  • the goat herders’ village;
  • the local primary school;
  • Athoor Village Square;
  • the Catholic Church;
  • small temples.

Local industries include

  • brick making and chamber kilns;Cook
  • sari making on hand looms;
  • rope making from coconut fibre;
  • the market;
  • rice milling;
  • charcoal making.

Guests normally have their own car and driver. If you do not have a vehicle, we can arrange to rent an auto rickshaw or taxi on your behalf from Athoor Village.

 

]]> Watch a film shoot https://cardamomhouse.com/filming-location/ Wed, 05 Jun 2013 07:54:05 +0000 http://cardamom.drewwestcott.co.uk/?p=511 IMG_5065Some of you who have visited Cardamom House may recall Chris talking about being an extra in a Tamil film!. The staff team also have tales to recalls about their encounters with screen stars.

The environments around the house and the lake are superb locations for filming. Sometimes the ‘peace’ of the countryside is disturbed by the repeated strains from the latest hit competing with the cackle of the kingfisher, as they reverberate either from the lake or the temple. On investigation, we discover the incongruity of a film set, with choreographers in denims coaching stars in flowing costumes.

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