Creative – Cardamom House https://cardamomhouse.com Family Home Stay Mon, 05 Mar 2018 11:56:38 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Travellers’ Choice Award 2018 https://cardamomhouse.com/travellers-choice-award-2018/ Mon, 05 Feb 2018 06:38:43 +0000 http://www.cardamomhouse.com/?p=1298

Congratulations to the team. In 2014 and 2015, you were awarded the Trip Advisors’ Certificate of Excellence.

In 2017, you were awarded Trip Advisors’ top accolade, the Travellers’ Choice Award.

And now, in 2018, you have again received this award – 2018 Travellers’ Choice.

Well done to the team. You deserve it.

]]> Things to do in and around Cardamom House https://cardamomhouse.com/visits/ Fri, 08 Apr 2016 14:27:55 +0000 http://cardamom.drewwestcott.co.uk/?p=26
There are so many things to do at Cardamom House. You can spend the day locally, visit the nearby village of Athoor or go on half or full day trips.

Cardamom House is ideal for relaxation and contemplation.

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Hours can be whittled away reading, writing, sketching, photographing and watching the world go by.

The swimming pool (11m x 6m x 1.5 m) has a separated children’s access area. There are sun loungers and a shaded area.

There is a sports area for volleyball and badminton.

You can walk around the lake or climb up to the Sadayandi Temple a cave, overlooking the lake.

Some guests practice yoga and meditation.

]]> 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.

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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.

 

]]> Things to do: Half and full day trips https://cardamomhouse.com/things-to-do-half-and-full-day-trips/ Sun, 06 Jul 2014 04:57:04 +0000 http://cardamom.drewwestcott.co.uk/?p=813 Ideas for half and full day trips include

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DINDIGUL for the flower market, the UNESCO world heritage Fort and a small insight into life in an important market town (half day or longer);

MADURAI for the Meenakshi Temple, the Tamukkam Palace and the Gandhi Museum (full day);

PALANI for the Dandayudhapani Temple (full day);

KODAIKANAL, a hill station, from where there are fine views across the plains (full day).

 

 

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]]> Butterflies in the pool garden https://cardamomhouse.com/butterflies-by-the-pool-garden/ Wed, 25 Jun 2014 06:28:01 +0000 http://cardamom.drewwestcott.co.uk/?p=745 FB ButterflyAn advantage of Cardamom House is its rich variety of habitats and associated photographic opportunities. The variety of butterflies to be photographed changes as the day advances. In addition, the varieties change from week to week as different flowers come into bloom. It is such a luxury to be able to sit on the verandah or in the garden, camera at the ready, and have your subject visit you!

 

 

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]]> Textile artist inspired by stay https://cardamomhouse.com/textile-artist-inspired-by-stay/ Tue, 03 Jun 2014 09:13:49 +0000 http://cardamom.drewwestcott.co.uk/?p=693 IK 3British textile artist, Isabelle king, has been inspired by the colours and textures that she saw while on her visit at Cardamom House. She has spent almost eighty hours designing multimedia pages, depicting kingfishers, peacocks, insects and pomegranates as well as developing designs prompted by the many colours of sari material. She has also used ink blocks to print patterns on silk, bought in SKCs in Dindigul. The knot on a wooden door led to another piece of work. Some work shows her fascination with Tamil script. The staff of Cardamom House now have to find a way od displaying her textile art.

Now that she is back in the UK, she has decided to make another momento of her stay in Tamilnadu – one that she can keep, share with friends and display for herself.

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]]> Keen photographers. https://cardamomhouse.com/migrating-butterflies/ Fri, 30 May 2014 14:39:12 +0000 http://cardamom.drewwestcott.co.uk/?p=503 All the staff are keen photographers. Samy noticed that migrating butterflies had gathered on a root, possibly to feed on the rich mixture, contained in it, in preparation for the mating season. Meanwhile, Murugesan (Muggy) has been taking close-ups of sunbirds and Pandi has been pursuing mynah birds, as well as doing dawn and dusk trips to the lake, monitoring the bird life. Polpandi can boast being the only member of the team to successfully photograph a hoopoe. He and Shankar have also recorded the growth of tailor birds from hatchling to free-flying chick.

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