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Rokeby Manor
Landour, Uttarakhand, India · Independent · Accessible Luxury
Rokeby Manor is an 1840s Victorian country house in Landour, the quieter cantonment above Mussoorie, named for Walter Scott's poem. Captain G.H. Rokeby's cottage grew into a timber-and-stone inn among deodars, with fireplaces, a bakery on the Mall, and walks to Lal Tibba. It remains a small independent house for travellers who want Landour's writers' colony over Mussoorie's Mall crowds.
- 17 rooms
- Opened 1997
- Neighborhood: Landour Cantonment
About Rokeby Manor
- The house takes its name from Walter Scott's 1813 poem Rokeby; the original cottage dates to the 1840s.
- It sits in Landour Cantonment, the quieter ridge above Mussoorie, a short walk from Lal Tibba and the old cantonment bakehouse streets.
- The inn remains independent: timber, fireplaces, and a bakery on the Landour Mall, in the cantonment above Mussoorie.
- Charming 1840s Victorian country-house boutique hotel in Landour, named for Walter Scott's poem Rokeby.
History
Rokeby Manor began as an 1840s Victorian cottage in Landour, named for Scott's poem Rokeby. The timber-and-stone house became a small hotel in the late 20th century, keeping fireplaces and a bakery on the Landour Mall. It is an independent country-house inn in the writers' colony above Mussoorie, timber and stone among the deodars of the cantonment.
Restaurants and bars
- Rokeby Manor dining — Restaurant · hill-station
- Emily Eden restaurant — Restaurant
Amenities
- Timber-and-stone country house among deodars
- Bakery on the Landour Mall; fireplaces
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