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 WelcomHeritage
Judge's Court - is a 300 year old ancestral cottage in the medieval
hamlet of Pragpur, at an elevation of 2000 ft. in the Kangra Valley of
the North Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It has been restored with
painstaking attention to original techniques but with the introduction
of modern plumbing and lighting. Alongside this ancestral cottage is a
large country manor designed in the Indo-European tradition - set amidst
12 acres of orchards overlooking the Dauladhar Mountains - built in 1918
by Bhandhari Ram for his son, Justice Sir Jai Lal. The property was
therefore commonly referred to as Judge Sahib Ki Kothi and the name of
The WelcomHeritage Judges Court stuck.
The village of Pragpur was classified as a heritage zone in 1997 and for
good reason - caught in a charming time warp, there is little to mark
the advent of the modern age in the aspect of the unchanged shops,
mud-plastered slate-roofed houses, ornamental tank and the cobbled
streets leading to the village courtyard of this seeming medieval
village.
WelcomHeritage Judges Court is regarded as one of Indias finest
country hotels, set in a heritage village on the edge of the Himalyan
Mountains. It is a large splendid Country Manor designed in the
Indo-European tradition. The buildings stand in a 12-acre orchards
consisting of mango, lychee, plum, citrus and exotic trees like camphor,
clove and cardamom. The Judge's Court's elegant accommodation comprises
of 10 Double Rooms, 3 of which are suites inclusive of the cottage in
the ancestral courtyard. It substantially grows its own fruit,
vegetables, wheat, maize and oil seeds. All efforts are made towards
creating environment. Milk is from an owned dairy on the premises. Water
is exclusively piped from an ancestral mountain spring. Preserves are
from the "green" produce of the orchard.
Weather Information : Temperature :
Summer (Apr - Sep)
Max 32 °C Min 20 °C
Winter (Oct - Mar)
Max 10 °C Min 2 °C
Rainfall Average rainfall varies - 1110 mm
Reach Us :
By Air - The closest airport is in Gaggal (Kangra) which is also
open to private planes. The closest well-connected domestic airport is
in Chandigarh and international airport in Delhi.
By Rail - Delhi-Una, Delhi - Chandigarh, Delhi - Jalandhar, Delhi
- Pathankot, then by road. Una - Pragpur (60 km), Chandigarh - Pragpur
(175 km), Jalandhar - Pragpur (95 km), Pathankot-Pragpur (110 km)
By Road - Chandigarh - Pragpur (175 km), Delhi - Pragpur (425 km)
via Chandigarh, Ropar, Anandpur Sahib, Una, Amb and Kaloa. The closest
bus depot is in Palampur (30 km)
Accommodation :
The Judge's
Court - The private suite has a kitchen, sitting room,
dressing room and study with an open terrace overlooking the Dhauladhar
mountain ranges. The rooms are named as per their themes such as the 'Dhauladhar',
Kipling, 'Hardinge', 'Kangra' and are aesthetically decorated to make
your stay comfortable.
Total No. of Rooms : 20 (Divided into Three Wings)
The Museum Mews Wing
Apartment
Suite
Deluxe Room
The Manor Wing
Superior Rooms
Deluxe Rooms
Residency Wing - Superior Rooms
Service & Facilities :
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Drinking water from exclusive mountain
spring
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Milk supply from own dairy
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Fruit, vegetables and grains from own
cultivation.
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Facials, massage and henna
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Village weavers for hand woven shawls and
blankets, silversmiths and tailors
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Bird watching
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Car Parking
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Transport to and from railway stations
with advance notice
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Doctor on call
Dining :
Indian, Continental, Local & Chinese
cuisine is served. Milk is supplied from the hotel's dairy. Fresh fruits
and preserves come from the hotel orchards and quite a few vegetables
and grain from the hotel's own cultivations. Drinking water is sourced
from an exclusive mountain spring.
Excursions :
There is a plethora of excursion options in the area for distances
varying from 20 to 70 km. Comfortable day excursions are possible to
Dharamshala (60 km), Mcleodganj, residence of the Dalai Lama (68 km),
Palampur (95 km) with a vista of green tea estates and the artists'
complex of Andretta.
Haripur - Guler (30 kms)
Kangra Fort (40 kms)
Ancient altars of worship dot this landscape notably
Meri (12 kms)
Dehra
Masroor (57 kms)
Palampur (30 kms)
Religious Places Distance :
Sidh Channo Temple at Dangra 2 Km
Chinour Temple with water mills 15 Km
Kaleshwar Temple on the river beas 16 Km
Jwalamukhi Temple 21 Km
Chintpurni Temple 20 Km
Chamunda Temple 75 Km
Picnic Spots
Chamba Pattan on banks of River Beas 6 Km
Musical fountain Jawalamukhi 21 Km
Kaleshwar on the Beas River 8 Km
Masroor Rock Cut Temples 57 Km
Dharmasala 65 Km
Kangra Fort 45 Km
Dada Siba 22 Km
Haripur Guler old Fort 30 Km
Palampur Tea Estates 80 Km
Trekking
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