What to expect
Highfield Tea Estate and Factory
Highfield is a long-established tea estate and working factory near Coonoor that offers guided tours explaining the tea-making process from plucking to packaging. Visitors can walk the plantation slopes and buy estate-fresh Nilgiri tea, making it one of Coonoor's popular tea-tourism stops.
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Typeheritage
Nearest baseWellington
DistrictThe Nilgiris
Best timeOctober to March is the cooler, drier…
Time neededAbout an hour
Entry₹50
Places to visit2→Highfield Tea Estate and Factory is planned from Wellington, one of the travel bases in The Nilgiris district. Use Wellington for stays, food and local transport, then plan this place as a focused stop.
Getting there
How to visit
- Base yourself in Wellington or nearby in The Nilgiris, then confirm the last-mile route locally before travel.
- If access depends on temple, museum or seasonal rules, check on the day before you go.
Timing
Best time
October to March is the cooler, drier season in the Cauvery delta.
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Today at Highfield Tea Estate and Factory
Sunrise6:13 am
Sunset6:33 pm
Golden hour best light5:33 pm–6:33 pm
Blue hour after sunset6:33 pm–6:58 pm
Sun sets toward compass bearingW · 279°
Moon tonight🌖 Waning gibbous · 83%
South-west monsoon. June to September is the south-west monsoon in Tamil Nadu. Expect heavy showers, mostly in bursts rather than all day — carry rain cover, allow extra time for getting around, and note that ferries and open-air sites are the first things affected.
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.
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Highfield Tea Estate and Factory — at a glance
Timings9:00 AM - 6:00 PM daily
Best timeOctober to June
Entry price
- Indian adult
- ₹50
Government monuments, museums and forest reserves in India often charge foreign visitors more. We have not verified whether this site does — ask at the counter.
Fees change without notice. Check the current rate at the counter.
Entry: Nominal entry fee
Getting here
How to reach Highfield Tea Estate and Factory
On the outskirts of Coonoor; nearest railway Coonoor NMR station; nearest airport Coimbatore (CJB) ~70 km.
Getting around Highfield Tea Estate and Factory
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.
If you need help at Highfield Tea Estate and Factory
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When is the best time to visit Highfield Tea Estate and Factory?
October to March is the cooler, drier season in the Cauvery delta.
What are the entry fee and timings at Highfield Tea Estate and Factory?
Entry: Nominal entry fee. Timings: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM daily. The rupee figure quoted is the Indian adult rate. Government monuments, museums and forest reserves in India often charge foreign visitors more, and we have not verified whether this site does.
How do I reach Highfield Tea Estate and Factory?
Base yourself in Wellington or nearby in The Nilgiris, then confirm the last-mile route locally before travel. If access depends on temple, museum or seasonal rules, check on the day before you go.
How much time do I need for Highfield Tea Estate and Factory?
About an hour.
What else is near Highfield Tea Estate and Factory?
Nearby you can pair Sim's Park (880 m), Pasteur Institute of India, Coonoor (1.0 km), Hidden Valley, Coonoor (1.2 km), Lady Canning's Seat (1.3 km).
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Highfield Tea Estate and Factory guides, stories & itineraries
We have not published a story about Highfield Tea Estate and Factory itself yet. These cover Wellington, the town it sits in, and the wider district.
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- Highfield Tea Estate and Factory:Karthikeyangopinathan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0