British Hostel
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About
Set in Colombo, British Hostel is a guesthouse. It sits close to Geoffrey Bawa House No.11 and National Planetarium, about 0.5 km from Bambalapitiya. The most comfortable time to visit Colombo is generally November to January.
Best for
Car-free stay
station within 1 km (straight-line) · 2+ transit stops within 1 km · 3+ places to eat within 1 km
Location
What's nearby
- Geoffrey Bawa House No.110.6 km
- National Planetarium0.9 km
- Deshamanya Siva Ovyeskere Crafts Gallery1.3 km
- Junction Art Gallery1.3 km
- Good Market fair trade and organic market1.4 km
- Arcade Independence Square Park1.6 km
Straight-line distances.
Within a short walk
🍽️ 83 places to eat🛒 10 supermarkets💊 5 pharmacies & clinics🚌 4 public-transport stops
Everyday amenities within about 1 km, from OpenStreetMap.
Getting there & essentials
- Nearest airport
- Diyawanna Oya Seaplane Base (DWO) — 6.0 km → all hotels near DWO
- Nearest station
- Bambalapitiya — 0.5 km
- Nearest beach
- Wellawatte Beach — 2.4 km
- Sea temperature
- Sea temperature about 28.8 °C in September (Open-Meteo Marine, measured 2026-09-01)
- Driving
- Drives on the left
- Currency
- LKR
Straight-line distances.
Street view
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