Highlights
- Viewpoint stop at Ezhimala
- Photography and landscape views
- Good add-on to nearby town or hill routes
A dramatic 286 m headland near Payyannur, now home to the Indian Naval Academy — the hill itself is off-limits, but the beach and views below are open; rich in legend and rare herbs.
Ezhimala belongs under Kannur city, one of the practical travel bases in Kannur district. Use Kannur city for stays, food, local transport and operators, then plan this place as a focused stop rather than an isolated pin.
Road km to Kannur; ghat roads and traffic vary — allow extra.
Clear post-monsoon and winter days are best; mist can block views in hill areas.
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Check the official alert before you travel. Kerala’s beaches, waterfalls and trekking routes close at short notice during heavy rain, and district alert levels change day to day. We do not publish an alert level of our own — read it from the state authority: Kerala State Disaster Management Authority, or the district control room on 1077.
Sun and moon are calculated for this location and shown in IST. Photography windows are the hour around sunrise and sunset; the sunset bearing is degrees clockwise from true north. Moon phase is accurate to about half a day.
Photographs: Sreejithk2000 (CC BY-SA 3.0), Faraaz16 (CC BY-SA 4.0). Wikimedia Commons.
Verified hotels, homestays, restaurants, experiences, sights, shops and rentals around Ezhimala — commission-free, with direct contact. Filter by what you need.

Four-star facility hotel at Chirakkal, Puthiyatheru, on the northern edge of Kannur city. It offers luxury air-conditioned rooms, multi-cuisine dining and banquet and event spaces as one of the city’s newer upmarket hotels.

Kerala Tourism-classified 4-star hotel on the banks of the Tejaswini river at Karuvanchal, Alakode, in the eastern highlands of Kannur district. It offers luxury air-conditioned rooms and suites, a coffee shop, business centre and roof garden as an upmarket riverside base.

Affordable business hotel at Metro Tower, Thavakkara Road, in central Kannur, positioned by Kerala Tourism as meeting travellers’ needs at surprisingly affordable rates. It provides value air-conditioned rooms, a restaurant and city-centre access close to the railway station and bus stand.

Kerala Tourism-classified 2-star deluxe hotel opposite the Railway Muthappan Temple at Thavakkara in central Kannur, within walking distance of Kannur Railway Station. It offers affordable air-conditioned rooms, a restaurant and banquet facilities as one of the city’s most economical KT-classified hotels.

Kerala Tourism-classified three-star business hotel at Thavakkara in the heart of Kannur city, about a three-minute walk from Kannur Railway Station. It offers 42 air-conditioned rooms and suites, the multi-cuisine Barka Restaurant and a banquet hall, and is billed as the first three-star hotel in Kannur.

Kerala Tourism-listed hotel opposite Kannur railway station. Contact direct · Kannur railway station, Business hotel, City stay.

KTDC city stay near Police Club and Kannur railway-side logistics. Budget hotel (KTDC Easy Hotel) · KTDC, Kannur city hotel, Railway side stay.

Kerala Tourism-listed cliff-facing beach resort near Kannur city. Contact direct · Mascot Beach Resort, Kannur resort, Sea view.

Kerala Tourism-listed four-star hotel on S.N. Park Road, Kannur. Contact direct · Kannur hotel, S N Park Road, City stay.

Kerala Tourism-listed four-star hotel near Thavakkara, Kannur. Contact direct · Kannur hotel, Thavakkara, City base.
Cliff-top resort overlooking the Arabian Sea near Baby Beach. Over 30 rooms with a pool, Malabar restaurant and an in-house Ayurveda centre.
Kannur's first three-star hotel, set in the central Thavakkara district. Its Barka restaurant serves multi-cuisine fare beside a large banquet hall.
Heritage homestay in a restored hand-loom factory a short walk from Thottada Beach. Home-cooked Keralan meals and guided Theyyam-festival visits.
Four-star hotel on S.N Park Road, half a kilometre from Payyambalam Beach. A fifth-floor rooftop pool sits above three in-house dining venues.
Three-star hotel in central Kannur run by the Omars Group's quarter-century hospitality arm. Its Paris restaurant offers 24-hour Indian and continental dining.
Beachfront homestay of independent Kerala-style houses on Thottada Beach. Guests get private access to the quiet five-kilometre Ezhara coastline.
Private beachside resort on Thottada Beach in North Malabar. Offers an Ayurvedic spa plus a dedicated centre for yoga and meditation.
State-run KTDC budget hotel in the heart of Kannur town near the Police Club. Twenty-two rooms with dining and conference facilities beside transport hubs.
Simple beachfront homestay facing the Arabian Sea on Kizhunna Ezhara Beach. Rooms open to sea views beside a working fishing village south of Kannur town.
Ayurvedic beach resort on Payyambalam Beach Road at Palliyamoola. Panchakarma packages use medicines from GMP-certified parent Asoka Pharmaceuticals.
Kerala Tourism-listed four-star business hotel in Kannur city. Contact direct · Broad Bean, Kannur hotel, City base.
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Ezhimala sits in Kannur city, and these rank everything verified across the town rather than this one spot — built from the same listings shown above, ordered by the strength of the source evidence behind each entry rather than by anyone's star score. Every card shows how many places are really on it. Nobody pays to appear.
3 more Kannur city experiences worth building a day around, each with a full guide, how to reach it and what sits next to it. Ezhimala is left off — you are already on it — and so is anything already shown in the nearby list further down, so nothing here repeats.
A remote forest Shiva shrine on the Bavali river, site of the ancient 28-day Kottiyoor Vaisakha Mahotsavam pilgrimage; the Akkare shrine has no permanent roof and is open only during the festival.
A misty grassland hill viewpoint in the Western Ghats near Kolari, ~3,000 ft, known for cloud-touched meadows, a small waterfall and adventure activities.

Ritual performance tradition seen seasonally at temples and kavus across Kannur.
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Add a nearby businessEntry: The beach below is free; the hill itself is inside the Indian Naval Academy and is OFF-LIMITS to visitors.
Near Payyannur, about 55 km north of Kannur city.
Work out your return before you settle in for the sunset. Public transport here thins out sharply in the evening, and Ezhimala is easier to reach than to leave. We do not publish departure times: there is no official live feed we are permitted to republish, and a wrong time here would strand you. Check the operator directly on the day.
Ask at the bus stand for the time of the last service back, not the next one. If you miss it, an auto or app cab is the fallback — agree the fare before you get in.
We have not assessed physical access at this place yet. Across India, step-free routes, handrails and accessible toilets are the exception rather than the rule, and pavements are often interrupted — if step-free access matters to you, contact the site or a local operator before committing to the trip.
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Clear post-monsoon and winter days are best; mist can block views in hill areas.
Entry: The beach below is free; the hill itself is inside the Indian Naval Academy and is OFF-LIMITS to visitors.. Timings: Daylight for the beach; do not attempt to climb the hill (restricted defence area).. Fees and timings are indicative — confirm on site before you travel.
Base yourself in Kannur city or a nearby town in Kannur, then confirm the last-mile route locally before leaving. Go early for clearer light and easier parking; sunset viewpoints can crowd quickly. If the visit depends on forest, temple, boat, ferry, weather or seasonal access, check the official/local rule on the day before travel.
45 minutes to 2 hours.
Nearby you can pair Vadukunnu Siva Temple (4.6 km), Madayipara (4.9 km), Rajarajeswara Temple, Taliparamba (16.0 km), Kalarivathukkal Temple (19.7 km).
Stay behind barriers and away from cliff edges. Avoid viewpoints during lightning or heavy rain.
We have not published a story about Ezhimala itself yet. These cover Kannur city, the town it sits in, and the wider district.
Route-level itineraries and practical guides for the rest of Kerala.




