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The
WelcomHeritage Judge's Court is a 300 year old ancestral home 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 Judge's Court
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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 and slate-roofed houses,
ornamental tank and the cobbled streets leading to the village
courtyard of this seeming medieval village.
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Accommodation
The 300
year old ancestral cottage, restored using
original techniques but with the introduction of
modern plumbing and lighting, still reflects the
atmosphere of the era to which it belonged. It
comprises all the elements of a full house
including kitchenette, sitting room, bedroom with
dressing room, study and a terrace, an
independently accessed suite & a double
bedroom, all with attached bathrooms.
The
WelcomHeritage Judge's Court's stately accommodation comprises 10
Double Rooms, 3 of which are suites inclusive of
the cottage in the ancestral courtyard. The rooms
go by such names as Kipling, Hardinge, Kangra,
Dhauladhar, Hermitage etc. and are elegantly
furnished.
The
Kuthiala Sood family that owns and runs the
property has been part of Heritage Village Pragpur
since the time it was founded.
Accommodation
is available only on prior reservation.
The
WelcomHeritage Judge's Court substantially grows its own fruit,
vegetables, wheat, maize and oil seeds so a great
deal of the fare comes from this organic
environment. Milk is from dairy on the premises
and water is exclusively piped from a mountain
spring.
No
of rooms
13 air-conditioned rooms including 3 suites.
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WelcomHeritage Judge's
Court Kangra.
WelcomHeritage Judge's
Court, Pragpur, District Kangra,
Himachal Pradesh 177 107, India
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Pragpur,
sheltered by the Dhauladhar mountains, is at an
elevation of about 1800 feet in the Kangra valley.
It is said to have been founded in the early 17th
century to commemorate Princess Prag Rani. This
delightful hamlet's principal appeal lies in its
unchanged and unchanging quality that has retained
all its rustic and medieval charm. It is also in a
stunningly beautiful and pristine area though its
weathered tracks make it easily accessible from a
number of well-connected big cities and towns.
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13
air-conditioned, elegantly furnished rooms
including 3 suites retaining the aura of the turn
of the last century yet equipped with all modern
comforts.
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