Food, walks, getting here
Breakfast and dinner come from the kitchen and the village: mandua rotis, bhatt dal, aloo gutke, and whatever the orchard has. Tell us what you don't eat when you book.
Month by month
| Month | Temperature | What it's like | The road |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | -2 to 12 °C | Clearest snow views of the year, frost on the grass most mornings. Very quiet. | Roads open; ice before 9 am on the last stretch. |
| February | 0 to 14 °C | Snow views still clear. Occasional snowfall at the house itself. | Snow can close the road for a day; we'll tell you. |
| March | 4 to 18 °C | Rhododendrons start flowering on the ridge. | Clear. |
| April | 8 to 22 °C | Rhododendrons at their best. Hazy views in the afternoons. | Clear. |
| May | 12 to 26 °C | Warm days, cool nights. Busy with families on holiday. | Clear, slower with holiday traffic. |
| June | 15 to 26 °C | Pre-monsoon showers, the orchard in fruit. | Clear until the rains arrive, usually late June. |
| July | 16 to 24 °C | Monsoon. Green and misty, few views, lots of rain. | Landslides close the road some days. Plan a spare day. |
| August | 16 to 24 °C | Monsoon continues. Leeches on the forest walks. | Landslides close the road some days. Plan a spare day. |
| September | 13 to 23 °C | Rains ending, everything washed green, views coming back. | Mostly clear by mid-month. |
| October | 8 to 21 °C | The best month: long clear views of the peaks, warm days. | Clear. |
| November | 3 to 17 °C | Crisp and clear, apple harvest done, wood fires at night. | Clear. |
| December | 0 to 13 °C | Cold, clear and very quiet. Christmas fills up early. | Ice before 9 am on the last stretch. |
Walks from the gate
Kasar Devi temple is forty minutes along the ridge. Binsar forest is a morning's drive. In spring the ridge trail is red with rhododendron; in monsoon it's leeches, so we lend socks.
Getting here
By train: the overnight Ranikhet Express from Delhi to Kathgodam, then three hours by road. We book a taxi to meet the train.
By road from Delhi: about nine hours, the last hour on narrow hill roads. Start early.
Nearest airport: Pantnagar, four hours away, with few flights.
