1. Muzhappilangad Drive In Beach

31 Best places to visit in Thalassery

Muzhappilangad Drive In Beach received 1 Position in the list of Best places to visit in Thalassery

Place Description

Muzhappilangad Drive-in Beach is a beach on the Malabar Coast in the district of Kannur in the state of Kerala in southwestern India. It is considered as the longest drive-in beach in Asia and is featured among the top 6 best beaches for driving in the world in BBC article for Autos.

Visitor Comments

  • Driving in the beach offers such a good feeling
  • An excellent place for drifting and driving
  • Have to cross a railway crossing to get there.

2. Thalassery Fort

31 Best places to visit in Thalassery

Place Description

Tellicherry Fort is located in Thalassery, a town in the Kannur District of Kerala state in south India. Thalassery was once a significant European trading center in Kerala. The fort is situated on a group of low wooden hills that run down to the sea and are protected by natural waters. It served as the main gateway for the trade of rich spices, hill products, and timber from the vast inter-land.

The French were the first to arrive in Tellicherry for trading, establishing a strong presence in Mahé, Puducherry, which is located 5 km south of Tellicherry town. Towards the end of the 17th century, the British opened a factory north of Tellicherry. They later acquired a site from Vadakkelamkur, the de facto ruler of Kolathunad, and established a factory at Tellicherry in 1708. However, the Udayamangalam branch of the Kolathiri family and Korangoth Nair, the local chieftain, opposed this action and launched an attack that caused significant damage to English property. To safeguard their trade activities, the British built a fort around the surrounding hills of Tellicherry with the support of the Kolathiri Raja. The French occupation of Mahé, Puducherry in 1725 compelled the British Company to strengthen the fortification and establish a stronghold on the Malabar Coast.

Visitor Comments

  • One of the oldest forts of the British East India Company in India
  • Conquered by the great Tipu Sultan later
  • This monument is well maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India.

Timings

08:00 – 17:30

3. Sree Peralassery Temple

31 Best places to visit in Thalassery

Hindu temple with steps into a pond

Visitor Comments

  • And the payasam from here is my favourite and the pond too..
  • Great temple for Murugan devotees
  • Too good and the temple pond is too good, where fishes pedicure you.

Timings

06:00 – 12:30, 16:15 – 20:00

4. Thalassery Sea Bridge View Point

31 Best places to visit in Thalassery

Thalassery Sea Bridge View Point has secured the 4th position in the list of Best places to visit in Thalassery. It is a popular tourist attraction.

Visitor Comments

  • Beautiful place to spend time on evenings..
  • You can walk through the pier and enjoy the sunset here
  • The fish market is near to that so you can buy fish from there too.

Timings

Open 24 hours

5. Sea View Park Thalassery

31 Best places to visit in Thalassery

Waterfront walkways & picnic sites

Visitor Comments

  • It’s a nice sea view restaurant, has place for outside sitting as well
  • Best place to spend quality evening
  • You won’t get a better sunset view from any other place in Thalassery.

Timings

10:00 – 21:00

6. Overburry’s Folly ഓവർബെറി ഫോളി

31 Best places to visit in Thalassery

Overburry’s Folly ഓവർബെറി ഫോളി got 6 Position in the list of Best places to visit in Thalassery

Place Description

Overbury’s Folly is a seaside park with a watch tower. It is located less than a kilometer from Thalassery, a commercial town on the Malabar Coast in the Kannur district, Kerala, India. It is named after its builder, E.N. Overbury, who served as a local judge at Thalassery in the 1870s.

In 1879, Overbury wanted to construct a picnic area at the cliff. He couldn’t complete it, but the spot later earned the name “Overbury’s Folly”. It commands sweeping views of the Arabian Sea.

Today, Overbury’s Folly has been renovated and redecorated as a tourist attraction. It is frequented by local people in the evenings as a place to relax and watch the sun set. A seaside open-air coffee shop has also been opened there.

Visitor Comments

  • Nice place to spend your evenings!!!
  • Close to the sea and the view is so cool
  • Nice place to view the sunset set everyday.

Timings

08:00 – 20:00

7. Dharmadam Beach Park

31 Best places to visit in Thalassery

Ecological Park

Visitor Comments

  • Ideal for an evening outing and for large gatherings as well
  • Best place for shoots, while walking a few miles you could see the island
  • Nice place, family hangout area, play area for kids

Timings

09:00 – 12:00

8. Dharmadam Beach

31 Best places to visit in Thalassery

Tranquil, palm-lined sandy stretch

Visitor Comments

  • Beautiful beach and decent island
  • Beautiful place to have an evening visit
  • Entrance fee is 20 and there is a park where your kids can play.

Timings

09:00 – 20:00

9. Peralassery Temple Pond

31 Best places to visit in Thalassery

Peralassery Temple Pond is ranked 9th in the list of Best places to visit in ThalasseryPond.

Visitor Comments

  • Best architect pond that I’ve ever seen.. nice atmosphere too..
  • Very beautiful pond
  • Such a good and peaceful ambience I have whenever foot is placed there.

10. Sree Jagannath Temple

31 Best places to visit in Thalassery

Sree Jagannath Temple received 10th position in the list of Best places to visit in Thalassery.

Place Description

Shree Jagannatha Temple is a major place of worship in Thalassery, Kannur District, Kerala province, India.

Visitor Comments

  • The great renaissance leader Sree Narayana guru consecrated the temple
  • Shiva looks very cool and beautiful
  • There is one life like statue of Guru here.

11. Gundert Bungalow

31 Best places to visit in Thalassery

Located in the heart of Germany, this historic home once belonged to a renowned German scholar. It holds great significance in the country’s cultural heritage.

Visitor Comments

  • The renovated museum is very nice
  • The first malayalam dictionary was printed right here
  • He also started a school in the building in 1839.

Timings

10:00 – 16:45

12. Dharmadam Island

31 Best places to visit in Thalassery

Place Description

Dharmadam Island is a small 2-hectare private island in Thalassery, Kannur District, Kerala. It lies about 100 metres from the mainland at Dharmadam.

Visitor Comments

  • Amazed to see such a clean beach in India.
  • Totally worth going there early in the morning at around 7am when tide is low
  • Its away from city so we can enjoy the beauty with out any distraction.

13. Makreri Temple

31 Best places to visit in Thalassery

Temple and architecture

Visitor Comments

  • Awesome temple..One and only temple in kerala having Lord Hanuman as main Deity
  • Good and peaceful atmosphere
  • You get a glimpse of Subramanya Idol which was worshipped by maharishis!!!!

Timings

04:30 – 13:00, 17:00 – 20:00

14. Thiruvanchery kavu Temple

31 Best places to visit in Thalassery

Thiruvanchery kavu Temple has been ranked 14th in the list of Best places to visit in Thalassery. It is a Hindu Temple that is known for its powerful Goddess Sakthi and its ability to remove negative energies.

Visitor Comments

  • Its a Very powerful Goddess Sakthi temple to remove your negatives
  • Presently, renovation work is going on upto 14th April 2020.

Timings

The temple is open from 06:00 to 12:30 and from 17:30 to 19:30.

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15. Ezhara Beach

Ezhara Beach has been ranked 15th in the list of Best places to visit in Thalassery. This secluded beach is beautifully lined with palm trees, creating a serene and picturesque atmosphere.

Visitor Comments

  • Stunning evening view!
  • The sunset view from here is awesome
  • The Chera rock in a walk away to sea is the attraction here.

16. Odathil Masjid

Place Description

Odathil Palli is a 200-year-old mosque in Thalassery, a city in the state of Kerala, South India. The mosque was built around 1806.

Visitor Comments

  • Great architecture and a pleasant place of worship
  • Made with thick woods and stone, it has an antique look and style
  • It has a big history.

Timings

Open 24 hours

17. Surya Narayana Temple Kadirur

Temple and history

Visitor Comments

  • A must visit temple for all Sun God devote and also Shiva bhakts
  • Big pond in front of temple
  • Very good atmosphere, very calm and quiet.

Timings

05:00 – 11:00, 17:00 – 19:30

18. Dharmadom Island

Tourist attraction

Visitor Comments

  • Also, it’s nice to walk in the middle of the sea
  • Best time to visit the island is during low tide, preferably in the evening
  • Best beach experience in my whole life

Timings

Open 24 hours

19. Thiruvangad Sree Rama Swami Temple

Thiruvangad Sree Rama Swami Temple has been ranked 19th in the list of Best places to visit in Thalassery.

Place Description

Thiruvangad Sree Ramaswami Temple is a temple located in the eastern part of Thalassery. The temple is commonly known as the Brass Pagoda due to the copper sheeting on its roof. Although a part of the temple was damaged by Tipu Sultan’s troops in the 18th century, it miraculously survived destruction. In the 18th century, it served as one of the outposts of the Thalassery fort and witnessed conferences between the officials of the East India Company and local leaders, during which political treaties and agreements were signed. The annual festival of the temple begins on Vishu day in Medam and lasts for seven days.

The temple is one of the five major shrines dedicated to Sree Rama in Kerala. The other four are located at Thrinayamkudam, Triprayar, Thiruvilluamala, and Kadalur. It is situated on an elevated plot of 2.75 hectares and has an adjoining temple tank called Chira, which covers an area of one hectare.

Visitor Comments

  • Every year, there is a week-long utsav starting from Vishu.
  • The festival creates a great ambiance with elephants and a huge crowd.
  • This temple is one of the five major shrines dedicated to Lord Rama in Kerala.

20. Oorpazhachikavu Temple

Oorpazhachikavu Temple is ranked 20th in the list of Best places to visit in Thalassery.

Place Description

Sree Oorpazhachi Kavu is a Hindu temple located in the Edakkad grama panchayat in Kannur District of Kerala state in southern India.

Visitor Comments

  • A very good pond is there
  • Shiva and Vishnu temple at one place.. pond is very clean and serene.
  • Beautiful temple and pond.

Timings

05:00 – 13:10, 17:00 – 20:00

21. THRIKKAIKUNNU MAHADEVA TEMPLE

Temple and architecture

Visitor Comments

  • Lord Mahadeva and Lord Perumal are the temple’s presiding deities
  • Good serene place with beautiful architecture
  • Peaceful atmosphere.

Timings

05:30 – 11:00, 17:30 – 20:00

22. Muzhapilangad Park

Park and Garden

Visitor Comments

  • Drive In Beach… awesome thrilling experience..
  • Good for driving through beach
  • The sand is black and not that good for enjoying at water.

Timings

00:00 – 23:00

23. Chirakka Kavu Bhaghavathi Temple

Place Description

Sree Chirakkakavu Bhagavathi Temple is one of the oldest Devi Temples in North Kerala. The presiding deity of this temple is the goddess Kaali, who is worshipped in three forms, or Thrigunaathmika. The temple was built by the king of Kolathiri- Chirakkkal Raja after the swayambhoo of the goddess in Koduvally River, and so became renowned as Sree Chirakkakavu.

According to established belief, the goddess Kaali appeared in the azhimugham of Vamal with her parivaras, in the palace where the river meets the sea. She assumed the form of a divine fish. The place is now known as Vamal, the Sree Moolasthana of Sree Chirakkakavu Bhagavathi.

Chiirakkal Raja visited the palace and bowed to the goddess. The king then built the temple on top of Illikkunnu, believed to be the thapovan of an earlier era. The temple is surrounded by kavu or groves of trees.

24. Thalassery Beach

Tourist attraction

Visitor Comments

  • Very bad public place. Lots of plastic waste.
  • Good place to hangout or watch sunset
  • Nearby fish market is there.

25. Mariamman Koil, Pilakool

Mariamman Koil, Pilakool secured the 25th position in the list of Best places to visit in Thalassery.

Place Description

Mariamman Koil is a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Mariamman. It is located in Pilakool, near Saidarpalli in the southern part of Thalassery, Kerala, India. The deity in this temple is believed to have formed on its own around ninety years ago. The temple is maintained by Shri P P Appu Master and his family. Shri P P Appu Master, a teacher by profession, has also established a school in Thalassery.

The chief priest of the temple is Shri. Ratnavel, commonly known as Mani Mash. The annual festival of the temple commences on the first Tuesday in April every year and lasts for five days. Agnikaragam, Pookaragam, Poomithi, Kurithikuli, Balipooja are the vital features of the annual festival.

The temple follows one of the most traditional pooja forms and is credited to be one of the most sought-after temples in this region.

Visitor Comments

  • Just divine and peace-giving!

26. Edakkad Sri Mahavishnu Temple

Hindu Temple

Visitor Comments

  • Calm and peaceful area.

Timings

06:00 – 11:00, 17:30 – 20:00

27. St. John’s Anglican Church

Anglican Church

Visitor Comments

  • His tomb is seen among those at the church cemetery
  • Now after cleaning, tourism people (I guess so) did a fantastic job.

28. Heritage street

Market

Visitor Comments

  • Beautifully painted…
  • Beautiful wall paintings.

Timings

Open 24 hours

29. Jawahar Ghat Thalassery

Memorial Park

Timings

  • 11:02 – 16:05

30. Sree Porkali Bhagavathi temple

Sree Porkali Bhagavathi temple is a Hindu temple located in Thalassery. It has been ranked 30th in the list of Best places to visit in Thalassery.

31. Thalassery lighthouse

Timings

Our operating hours are from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM.