A home, a world away.
Selwood begins as an English-style cottage in the highlands of Ceylon. Gables, timber and a garden bring the feeling of an English country home to Nuwara Eliya.
I. THE BEGINNING
NUWARA ELIYA, SRI LANKA / EST. 1912
THE STORYA century of stories.Yours to stay.
Your own corner of the highlands, since 1912.
Reserve a stayCONTINUES↓A PRIVATE HOME IN THE HIGHLANDSTHE VERANDA / A WINDOW TO THE GARDEN
A FIRST LOOK INSIDE
Find your
favourite corner.
AN ENGLISH COTTAGE. A SRI LANKAN STORY.A little world,
A little world,
all its own.
Beneath the trees of Nuwara Eliya, a green roof, a glowing window, a door that has welcomed generations. Selwood has been a home since 1912. Today, it can be yours for a while.
Discover its story ↓
1912A STORY BEGINS
FourCHARACTER-FILLED BEDROOMS
ElevenGUESTS, ONE PRIVATE COTTAGE
THE HOUSE REMEMBERSFour chapters.
Four chapters.
One enduring home.
Scroll through the years. There is a life behind every room.
A gift. A new chapter.
Leonard Peiris buys Selwood as an anniversary gift for his wife, Isabel. The house passes into Sri Lankan hands, beginning another chapter in its life.
II. A FAMILY LEGACYA house becomes a book.
By 2006, its story is on the printed page in Sinharaja Tammita-Delgoda’s book, Selwood: Nuwara Eliya and the Story of an English Cottage.
Read the contemporary review ↗III. A STORY PRESERVEDThe next chapter is yours.
The doors are open. The rooms are lived in. A hundred years of character meets the simple pleasure of a few days away.
Explore the house ↗IV. A LIVING HERITAGE
THE ART OF FEELING AT HOMERooms with soul.
Rooms with soul.
Days without hurry.
Floral walls, polished timber, and the quiet comfort of a well-loved home.
THE PLEASURE OF BEING HEREOld soul.
Old soul.
Open doors.
Four bedrooms. A veranda for lingering. A sitting room with a fireplace. A whole cottage to call your own.
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A WINDOW TO THE GARDEN
The veranda.
A long wall of windows. The garden just beyond. Find your chair, open a book, and let the afternoon find its own pace.
Garden views · Timber ceilings
Four bedroomsPrivate gardenIn-house cookBooks & board gamesWi-Fi & room heaters
AT THE SELWOOD TABLEA little longer
A little longer
at the table.
Breakfast by a window, a meal shared indoors, or a pot of tea carried into the garden. With an in-house cook, there is good reason to linger.
A garden.
A promise.
One of Selwood’s early owners, Henrietta Clark, cared so deeply for the birds that she asked future owners to feed them half a coconut each day.
A small promise. A beautiful way to remember a place.
Rooted in the past. Alive in the present.A private English-style garden, in the heart of the highlands.
Nothing here
is quite ordinary.
Look a little closer. The things that make a house a home are often the things that time leaves behind.
Remembered in moments.
THE SELWOOD PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMEvery corner,
Every corner,
a little character.
A few favourite views, chosen for the spaces, light and details that make Selwood special. Explore the complete 93-photograph album below.
A PLACE IN THE STORYMake a little
Explore our demonstration booking experience. Illustrative rates; no payment is collected.Make a little
history of your own.
A few days in the hills. A lifetime in the remembering.