Dambatenne Tea Factory

A few tea factories in this area are happy to have visitors. The most popular, Dambatenne, was built in 1890 by Sir Thomas Lipton, one of the most famous figures in tea history. The tour through the works is an education on the processes involved in the fermentation, rolling, drying, cutting, sieving and grading of tea. The tea-factory tour here is probably the most comprehensive around, and afterwards you can sip on a cuppa. Read more: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/sri-lanka/the-hill-country/haputale/sights/farms-workshops-factories/dambatenne-tea-factory#ixzz3bbPxjR8x