Local favourite church · Puttalam, Sri Lanka
St.Mary's Church
St.Mary's Church is a church in Puttalam, Sri Lanka.
St.Mary's Church: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this church: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.
Best time to visit St.Mary's Church
Season: Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest.
Busiest days: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun packed.
How to reach St.Mary's Church — distance from nearby cities
- From Negombo (LK): about 42 km by road (33 km straight line) · directions · more places near Negombo
- From Colombo (LK): about 79 km by road (64 km straight line) · directions · more places near Colombo
- From Kandy (LK): about 114 km by road (91 km straight line) · directions · more places near Kandy
- From Dambulla (LK): about 125 km by road (100 km straight line) · directions · more places near Dambulla
- From Ratnapura (LK): about 138 km by road (110 km straight line) · directions · more places near Ratnapura
Coordinates: 7.49768, 79.83071. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near St.Mary's Church
- Munneswaram Temple · museum · Puttalam · ~12 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Holy Cross National Shrine - Marawila · church · Puttalam · ~12 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Negombo Beach Park · beach · Gampaha · ~36 km · Well liked · Must-see
- St. Sebastian Church · church · Gampaha · ~39 km · Must-see
- St. Mary's Church · church · Gampaha · ~40 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- St.Stephen Church · church · Gampaha · ~40 km · Must-see
- Gampaha Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Gampaha · ~59 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery - Polgahawela · Buddhist site · Kurunegala · ~62 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Basilica of Our Lady of Lanka · church · Gampaha · ~66 km · Must-see
- Attanagalla Raja Maha Viharaya · Buddhist site · Gampaha · ~68 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Crow Island Beach Park · beach · Colombo · ~73 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Kurunegala Clock Tower · fort · Kurunegala · ~74 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Maha Kali Amman kovil · temple · Colombo · ~74 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Athugala Viharaya · Buddhist site · Kurunegala · ~74 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Madampe Murugan Kovil · temple · Puttalam · ~2 km · Highly rated
- Marawila Beach · beach · Puttalam · ~13 km · Well liked
- Chilaw Beach · beach · Puttalam · ~13 km · Well liked
- Newakada Shailagiri Temple · Buddhist site · Kurunegala · ~18 km · Well liked
Other churches near St.Mary's Church
- Holy Cross National Shrine - Marawila · church · Puttalam · ~12 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- St. Sebastian Church · church · Gampaha · ~39 km · Must-see
- St. Mary's Church · church · Gampaha · ~40 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- St.Stephen Church · church · Gampaha · ~40 km · Must-see
- Basilica of Our Lady of Lanka · church · Gampaha · ~66 km · Must-see
- St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade · church · Colombo · ~77 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Wolvendaal Church · church · Colombo · ~77 km · Must-see
- Methodist Church · church · Colombo · ~78 km · Must-see
- All Saints' Church - Borella · church · Colombo · ~80 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church · church · Colombo · ~80 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
What is the best time to visit St.Mary's Church?
Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
How far is St.Mary's Church from Negombo?
St.Mary's Church is about 42 km by road from Negombo (33 km straight line), 79 km from Colombo and 114 km from Kandy. Open the road-trip planner on Spotwander for turn-by-turn directions and stops on the way.
What are the places to visit near St.Mary's Church?
Nearby: Munneswaram Temple (museum, 12 km), Holy Cross National Shrine - Marawila (church, 12 km), Negombo Beach Park (beach, 36 km), St. Sebastian Church (church, 39 km), St. Mary's Church (church, 40 km), St.Stephen Church (church, 40 km).