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Blue Mermaid Homestay

Kannur


In a prime spot among palms, frangipanis and oleanders, facing northern Thottada Beach, charming Blue Mermaid has two immaculate rooms in a traditional home, eight bright air-con rooms occupying a modern mint-green building, and a whimsical stilted 'honeymoon cottage'. Friendly owners Indu and Parveen serve fine Kerala meals using garden-fresh ingredients and home-grown Wayanad coffee (plus free water refills).


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Nearby Kannur attractions

1. Thottada Beach

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Framed by low palm-sprinkled headlands and a shallow lagoon, this beautiful powdery gold-sand expanse, 8km southeast of Kannur centre, is home to the area…

2. Kerala Dinesh Beedi Co-Operative

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The Kannur region is known for the manufacture of beedis, those tiny Indian cigarettes deftly rolled inside green leaves. This is one of the largest and…

3. Arakkal Museum

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Housed in part of the royal palace of the Arakkal family, a powerful Kannur dynasty with its roots dating to the 12th century, this harbourfront museum…

4. Loknath Weavers’ Co-operative

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Established in 1955, this is one of the oldest cooperatives in Kannur and occupies a large building where weavers busily work away to the click of looms…

5. Fort St Angelo

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One of the earliest Portuguese settlements in India (constructed with permission from Kannur's rulers), the 1505 St Angelo Fort looms tall on a promontory…

6. Payyambalam Beach

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Kannur town's main sandy strand is the blonde, 4km-long Payyambalam Beach, 3km west of the train station, just past the military cantonment.

7. Kerala Folklore Academy

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At this traditional-arts training academy overlooking Chirakkal Pond, 6km north of Kannur, you can see vibrantly coloured folklore costumes in the museum…

8. Thalasseri Fort

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The coastal town of Thalasseri (formerly Tellicherry), 20km southeast of Kannur, was a major cardamom and pepper export hub under the British East India…