Goomtee Tea Estate

Goomtee Tea Estate
Location	Darjeeling district, West Bengal, India
Coordinates	26°53′08″N88°19′31″E / 26.88562°N 88.32536°E / 26.88562; 88.32536 Coordinates: 26°53′08″N88°19′31″E / 26.88562°N 88.32536°E / 26.88562; 88.32536
Area	225 hectares (560 acres)
Elevation	3,000 to 6,000 metres (9,800 to 19,700 ft)
Owned by	Ashok Kumar, Mahabir Prasad
Open	1899 (1899)

Goomtee Tea Estate is a tea garden in the Kurseong CD block in the Kurseong subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

History

Goomtee Tea Estate was planted by Henry Montgomery Lennox in 1899. It was subsequently managed by G.W.O’Brien, who was forced in the aftermath of the Second World War to sell it to the ruling Rana of Nepal. In the mid-1950s it was taken over by co-owners: the Kejriwal family and Mahabir Prasad. ^[1]

Geography

[Interactive fullscreen map]

Places and tea estates in the north-eastern portion of Darjeeling Sadar subdivision (including Rangli Rangliot CD block) and Kurseong subdivision in Darjeeling district
CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, N: neighbourhood, H: hill centre, NP: national park/ wildlife sanctuary, TE: tea estate, TA: tourist attraction
Abbreviations used in names – TG for Tea Garden (town/village), TE for Tea Estate
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

It is on National Highway 110 linking Siliguri with Darjeeling. ^[2]

Other tea estates in the area are: Jungpana, Sivitar and Giddapahar. ^[1]

Goomtee Tea Estate is spread over 110 hectares (270 acres), out of a total area of 225 hectares (560 acres) at an altitude ranging from 3,000 to 6,000 feet (910 to 1,830 m). ^[1]

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Economy

Goomtee Tea Garden produces amongst finest qualities of Darjeeling tea. It employs 300 garden workers. ^[3]

Tourism

More than a century-old heritage bungalow of the British planters has been renovated and thrown open to tourists. ^[2]

References

1. "Goomtee Tea Estate". Darjeeling Tea Bouquet. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
2. "Goomtee Tea Estate & Resort". Darjeeling Tourism. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
3. "Goomtee Tea Estate". Golden Tips. Retrieved 20 March 2020.

External links

• Kurseong travel guide from Wikivoyage