Bawali | 24 PGS (S) | West Bengal |

Bawali | 24 PGS (S) | West Bengal |

Just 35 km away from Kolkata, Bawali is the place to curl up with a book or to seat on the farmhouse balcony overlooking the green paddy fields and ponds or going for long village walks . In the evenings, you can sit around a campfire and chat with your friends and family. Children are guided by trained people to climb trees and pluck fruits at the farmhouse orchard. Tree houses in the farm are great attractions for children.

Best Time To Visit

Anytime of the year.

How To Reach

You can take trains from Sealdah to Budge Budge Station. From Budge Budge Station (now renamed as Komagata Maru Budge Budge Railway Station) you can take auto rickshaws to reach Bawali. If you are taking the road, then you can take the road connecting Thakurpukur to Bakrahat or Taratola to Bakrahat to reach Bawali. Buses like SD76 would also take you to Bawali from Kolkata.

Place Of Interest

The greatest attraction of Bawali is the 300 year old Bawali Raajbari and its adjacent Navratna Gopinath Temple built during the same time. It is believed that Rani Rashmoni built the famous Dakshineshwar Temple inspired from the architecture of this temple in Bawali. A visit to the temple ruins and the recently renovated Rajbari with its antique furniture, sprawling lawns and verandahs lined with enormous pillars would be a nice experience. The famous Boro Kachari Mandir is around 6 kms from here. The Barood Ghar (ammunition depot) of the British army located just beside the river is worth a visit.

BIRDWATCHING

Bawali and its surrounding villages have a good collection of migratory birds. Wagtails, Parakits, Barn Owls and a whole lot of bee-catchers, kingfishers, and local species are found in abundance here due to the lush greenery all around. A nearby village named Burul becomes home to thousands of cranes, cormorants, and storks between their nesting season of June and September.

VILLAGE WALKS

There is a village of 300 households. The outskirts of Bawali is marked by infinite stretches of paddy fields and flower farms dotted with thatched mud houses. You can hire a bicycle so that you take a ride along the bumpy muddy village roads. An arched alley made of red bricks and pillars with Victorian flower motifs shall lead you to the temple.

READING VACATION AT THE FARMHOUSE

Take your favorite book and slip into Bawali farmhouse. The most secluded cottage facing the paddy fields and ponds would be allotted to you with a steady supply of tea and coffee. Take a village walk after your long reading sessions. Food could be served in your room too.

Food

Another great attraction of Bawali farmhouse is its food. Here you can choose from nearly 500 recipes of authentic Bengali food – from the eternal snack of Mochar Chop in the evenings to the rich Dhaka styled Bhapa Ilish in the lunch. If you are a foodie, then there is whole new avenue for you to discover. You can choose to order the favorite dishes of Rabindranath Tagore and Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose too.

 Where To Stay

BAWALI FARM HOUSE Bawali, Village: Khejurtala, District: 24 Pgs (South),
Police Station: Nodakhali, West Bengal
Booking: +91 9007035895 (11am to 7pm, Mon – Sat)

Bawali Rajbari