Richmond Castle- Kalutara

Colombo > Kalutara > Turn to the riverside road from Kalutara junction and go along that road until you meet the castle in left hand side.

This castle was built by the Padikara Mudali Nanayakkara Rajawasala Appuhamilage Don Arthur de Silva Wijesinghe Siriwardena in the colonial era. This vast mansion is situated in the southern bank of Kalu Ganga river, in the middle of a 42 acre estate. This castle is a combination of Indian and British colonial architecture. It is said that Mudali built this castle according to a plans of a castle of a Indian Maha Raja. At the present this castle belongs to national trustee.