Finding Ruskin Bond House In Landour

 Landour

This is about my last visit to Landour. I have been visiting Mussoorie since childhood, but that’s the first time for Landour. I recently got know that, the famous writer Ruskin Bond, whose poems and stories I have been reading since my schooling is lived in Landour, India. This reason is enough for me to explore this Isolated Charming village with the hope of meeting Sir Ruskin Bond.

In this blog, I am going to cover the information on how to reach Landour, Where to meet Ruskin Bond and Places to visit in Landour including Ruskin Bond’s house.

Index

How To Reach Land-our

Where To Meet Ruskin Bond

Places To Visit In Landour

Famous Stories By Ruskin Bond

How To Reach Landour

Landour is a small contentment area with Mussoorie, located 35 km from Dehradun, which is also the nearest major city and really well connected to other major cities, by National Highways, Airport, and Railway Stations. Just to be on common ground, I’ll take Delhi as a starting place.

By Road – Delhi to Dehradun expressway is the most convenient route, which will take around 3 hours to reach Dehradun, From there Landour is just 40 km away And if you want to visit Landour by bus, then take a Volvo bus from Delhi to Dehradun, which is easily available. Once you reach Dehradun, you have to take a bus to Mussoorie and from there hire a taxi to reach Landour.

By Air – The nearest airport is Jolly Grant Airport, which is 60 km away from Landour, which you can cover by private taxi or you can take a public bus to Mussoorie and then hire a taxi to Landour.

By Train – The nearest railway station is in Dehradun, which is around 38 km from Landour, you can take a private taxi or you can take a public bus to Mussoorie and then hire a taxi to Landour.

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Where To Meet Ruskin Bond

Cambridge Book Depot

The Cambridge Book Depot is the prominent place to meet Ruskin Bond, And it is located on Mussoorie Mall Road.Sir Ruskin visits this Book depot almost every Saturday to meet his fans, fans will stand in long queues to meet him. He will give at least 1.5 hours to his fans, by giving autographs on their books.

And if you somehow miss Saturday, you can buy signature books from this book depot or you can choose any of his books, and leave your name and postal address with the owner of the Cambridge Book Depot. He gets them autographed (with a mention of your name) and couriers it to the given address. All you have to do is pay for the book and courier charges and leave the necessary details.

Places To Visit In Landour

Kellogg’s Memorial Church and Landour Language School

Kellogg's Memorial Church and Landour Language School

This church was built in 1903 and named after Rev. Dr. Samuel H Kellogg, who wrote a Hindi grammar for English speakers, and by profession he is an American Presbyterian missionary. This church also consists of Landour Language School, where British people used to learn Hindi during the British Raj and this school is still in operation if anyone wants to check out further please click here.

Landour Bakehouse

Bakehouse

This is the first bakery of Landour, And popular for its delectable pastries, cakes, and freshly baked bread. This bakery offers a variety of breakfast and lunch with beautiful views of the surrounding valley. Some of the recipes date back to the late 1890s and the feel of the place is very very old world!!!

Prakash Handicraft shop

Prakash Handicrafts is the best place to visit in Landour to buy colorful Garhwali handicrafts and other antique knick-knacks hand-made by local artists.

St. Paul’s Church

St. Paul's Church

St. Paul’s Church was constructed in 1840 and is located just beside the Char bazaar. This place is a very happening place in Mussoorie surrounded by nature. This is the first church where army officers are allowed to take rifles inside, As the rifle is often stolen while they are praying. The church premises are very calm and peaceful, and the fresh scent of the tall deodar trees surrounds the church.

Ruskin Bond’s House 

Ruskin Bond House

Ruskin Bond’s house is one of the main Highlights of Landour. His house is located at a steep descent from the Upper Chukkar, just beside the beautiful and colorful BnB – Doma’s Inn, people have spotted him many times, As He still lives in this house, but after the CoronaVirus he stopped engaging with fans, As he also getting old, But still meet him in the Cambridge book depot, almost every Saturday.

Famous Stories By Ruskin Bond

“A Tiger in the House”

“Pret In The House”

“The Blue Umbrella”