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Castleton Tea Garden is located in Kurseong’s South Valley, about an hours’ drive from the town of Darjeeling as well as Siliguri.
It was planted in 1885 by Dr. Charles Graham.
The former name of this tea estate was Kumseri but it now derives the present name from a building, named “Bank Ghar” in the vicinity of the garden which reflected the characteristics of a castle. Hence the name Castleton tea estate which produces one of the finest Darjeeling Tea.
Location Of Castleton Tea Estate
Castleton tea estate is located at an altitude ranging from 980 meters to 2300 meters spanning the hilly slopes of Kurseong and Pankhabari. It has a planted area of around 170 hectares which produces one of the world’s best Muscatels, the annual total production stands approximately at 30,545 kilograms.
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