By road
~6-12 km from Mussoorie, ~35 km from Dehradun
North India · Uttarakhand
Landour, Uttarakhand
Deodar silence above Mussoorie · ~6-12 km from Mussoorie, ~35 km from Dehradun
Getting there
By rail
Dehradun, ~35-37 km
By air
Jolly Grant Airport, Dehradun, ~60-67 km
Best time to visit
Year-round; monsoon mist has its own devotees
Don't miss
Lal Tibba
St. Paul's Church
Kellogg Church
The four shops of Char Dukan
Things to do
The Landour loop walk
Bakery-hopping
Birdwatching from Lal Tibba
Where to eat
Sources: wikimedia, Photo: Walson techno · CC BY-SA 4.0
What to pack
Woollens most months, walking shoes, a book
A quieter corner
Ruskin Bond's Sunday signing hour at Cambridge Book Depot
About Landour
- Hills
- Forest
Where it is
Landour is a small cantonment town in the Dehradun district of Uttarakhand, on the higher ridge just above Mussoorie, among oak and deodar forest with views of the Garhwal Himalaya.
History
Landour was established by the British in the 1820s as a convalescent depot for soldiers, and it remains a cantonment. Missionaries, schools and writers later settled among its cottages, and strict limits on building have kept its old houses, churches and lanes much as they were.
People
Landour is a small community of long-time residents, writers, teachers and soldiers, with Hindi, Garhwali and English spoken. Its few shops are known for locally made peanut butter.
Known for
- Char Dukan, the four shops
- Lal Tibba viewpoint
- St Paul's Church and Kellogg Church
- Walks through deodar and oak forest
- Locally made peanut butter
Did you know?
Kellogg Memorial Church in Landour houses the Landour Language School, where missionaries and many other students have studied Hindi for more than a century.
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