Known as “Little England,” Nuwara Eliya is a cool-climate highland that charmed the British colonial administration and retains its Victorian character to this day. Neat hedgerows, mock-Tudor hotels, rose gardens, a horse-racing track and a celebrated golf course sit alongside misty tea estates and a picturesque lake at the town’s centre. The surrounding hills are carpeted in some of Sri Lanka’s finest tea gardens, with historic estates like Pedro, Mackwoods and Bluefield offering guided tours and tastings.