Places to Visit

TOP 10 PLACES TO VISIT IN KASAULI

Spend your day exploring these beautiful places in Kasauli…

1. Christ Church

One of the most beautiful and oldest landmarks of Kasauli, the Christ Church was founded in 1844 for the British soldiers and families. It was opened for service in 1853 and it was consecrated in 1857.

Built in Gothic style, the structure is notable for its beautiful stained glasses that depict scenes from the Bible. On the walls of the church hall, there are epitaphs of some Britishers who had died in Kasauli.

In the later year, the church tower was raised and in the late 1880s a clock was placed. The clock, which had stopped working, was repaired in 2015.

There is an old sundial in front of the church. An Anglican church, it comes under the Church of North India.

Timings:

The church remains open 7 days a week.

Sunday worship:

10.30 am in winters, 10 am in summers.

2. St. Patrick’s Church

Few know this but Kasauli also has another beautiful church — the St Patrick’s church. Another heritage structure, St Peter’s Church was built by the Irish soldiers in 1847.

The soldiers, who were posted in Kasauli at that time, had contributed Rs 4500 — an amount that was used for building the church. The beautiful structure, the wooden interiors, choir stand, pews, murals, the baptism tubs, have been maintained and kept the way they used to be. It also has a lovely mosaic of Jesus and Mother Marry.

The church is located before the Kasauli bus stand after the military hospital. The church is taken care of by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Simla and Chandigarh.

Timings:

The church remains open 7 days a week.

3. Baptist Church

There is also a third church — Baptist Church — in Kasauli. This church was built by the Britishers in 1923.  A devastating fire in 2008 had completely destroyed this church. However, it was rebuilt and continues to be a major tourist attraction in Kasauli.

4. Mall Road

Now, can there be a British hill station without a Mall Road? Kasauli too has its own Mall Road.

If you feel like taking a stroll in a local bazaar then the Mall Road is the place for you. It’s located adjacent to the Kasauli bus station. Unlike the Mall Road in Shimla, it’s fairly narrow and short.

There are some old buildings on the mall road that house shops and some eating joints. On the other end of the Mall, there stands the statue of the legendry hockey player Dhyan Chand. This roundabout is called the Dhyan Chand chowk. You can take a walk, eat something or sit on the benches (Kasauli has lots of them) and just watch the crowd (If you like doing that).

You can also leave your cell phones and get yourself photographed at the Sharma Studios, the oldest photo studio in Kasauli, the way most people did in not that distant a past. Also, watch out for the monkeys. They may catch you unaware.

5. Heritage Market

Right next to the Mall Road lies the Heritage Market on a cobbled road. Here you can buy wooden art, decorations, pahari caps, woolen socks and warm clothes. There are some small eating joints here also. You can savour the famous ‘samosa bun’ with tea at the Narinder Sweets.

6. Sunrise Point

If you are in Kasauli then don’t miss visiting the Sunrise Point. It’s located on the Lower Mall Road, around 1 kilometer from the main town.

Take a walk and be at the Sunrise point at dawn for the most beautiful views of the sky and of the sun appearing above the horizon. There can’t be a better morning in Kasauli than at the Sunrise point.

7. Sunset Point

In the evening, visit the Sunset Point for the most spectacular view of an evening sky. The Sunset point is located before the Gilbert Trail.

You can take a walk and be here before sunset for some mesmerizing views of the sun as it slowly turns into an orange ball and vanishes into the sky.

Watch as dusk takes over and the sky glows in the soft twilight of red and orange.

8. Meditation Point

Have wonderful views of the plains below from the Meditation Point. It’s located near the Baptist Church after the Heritage Market.

Standing at the Meditation Point on a clear day, you can see the Sukhna lake of Chandigarh, Kaushalya dam of Pinjore, and the plains of Punjab and Haryana.

9. Three Cemeteries

Kasauli has two British-era Christian cemeteries. These are situated on the Kasauli-Dharampur and Kasauli-Parwanoo road and lie within a 1-kilometer radius of the main town.

In the grounds of the forests of these cemeteries where the sunlight is never enough and shines through tall pine trees, there are hundreds of graves, some of them more than 200 years old. Also buried in the cemetery are 29 soldiers of the British army, who had died in the first World War.

There is also a third Christian cemetery in the nearby Sanawar village. It is maintained by the Lawrence school. This one remains mostly locked and visitors require prior permission.

10. Old Kasauli

At the far end and below the Heritage market lies the Old Kasauli, which has been declared a place of heritage by the government. A narrow and cobbled path leads you to this place whose past still remains preserved.

Water taps, installed as far back as 1902, are rusting away but are still intact. Some of the buildings here are as old as Kasauli itself. An old building that houses the government senior secondary school lies at the far end of Old Kasauli.

Walking down to this place is like entering a different world, an old world.

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