Local favourite church · Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Bishop House
Bishop House is a church in Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
Bishop House: 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 Bishop House
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 Bishop House — distance from nearby cities
- From Jaffna (LK): about 14 km by road (11 km straight line) · directions · more places near Jaffna
- From Anuradhapura (LK): about 207 km by road (165 km straight line) · directions · more places near Anuradhapura
- From Trincomalee (LK): about 235 km by road (188 km straight line) · directions · more places near Trincomalee
- From Sigiriya (LK): about 270 km by road (216 km straight line) · directions · more places near Sigiriya
- From Dambulla (LK): about 275 km by road (220 km straight line) · directions · more places near Dambulla
Coordinates: 9.72937, 79.94970. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Bishop House
- Dambakolapatuna Sri Sangamiththa Buddhist Temple · Buddhist site · Jaffna · ~8 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Kantharodai Archaeological Site - Kantharodai · fort · Jaffna · ~8 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Karaitivu · river spot · Jaffna · ~10 km · Must-see
- Dutch Fort · fort · Jaffna · ~12 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Ellalan Jaffna Tourism & Adventures · attraction · Jaffna · ~13 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil · temple · Jaffna · ~13 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Fort Hammenhiel · fort · Jaffna · ~14 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- St. Mary's Cathedral Jaffna · church · Jaffna · ~14 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Keerimalai Naguleswaram Temple · temple · Jaffna · ~14 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Nilavarai (Bottomless well) · lake · Jaffna · ~19 km · Must-see
- Eluvaitivu · river spot · Jaffna · ~19 km · Must-see
- Uppu Aru Lagoon · lake · Jaffna · ~26 km · Must-see
- Nainativu Nagapooshani Amman Kovil · temple · Jaffna · ~28 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Nagadeepa Temple · temple · Jaffna · ~29 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Jaffna Lagoon · beach · Kilinochchi · ~54 km · Must-see
- Palk Bay · beach · Kilinochchi · ~58 km · Must-see
- St. Antony's Shrine · church · Jaffna · ~75 km · Must-see
- Kachchatheevu · river spot · Jaffna · ~75 km · Must-see
Other churches near Bishop House
- St. Mary's Cathedral Jaffna · church · Jaffna · ~14 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- St. Antony's Shrine · church · Jaffna · ~75 km · Must-see
- National Shrine of Our Lady of Madu · church · Mannar · ~126 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health · church · Nagapattinam · ~133 km · Must-see
- Morning Star Church · church · Nagapattinam · ~133 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Church · church · Jaffna · ~0 km
- Arali Thirchsabai · church · Jaffna · ~2 km
- St.Peter's Church · church · Jaffna · ~6 km
- St.Antony's Church · church · Jaffna · ~6 km
- Ceylon South Indian Mission · church · Jaffna · ~7 km
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Frequently asked
Is Bishop House open today?
No visitor has reported the service & crowd status for Bishop House yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Busiest: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.
What is the best time to visit Bishop House?
Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
How far is Bishop House from Jaffna?
Bishop House is about 14 km by road from Jaffna (11 km straight line), 207 km from Anuradhapura and 235 km from Trincomalee. Open the road-trip planner on Spotwander for turn-by-turn directions and stops on the way.
What are the places to visit near Bishop House?
Nearby: Dambakolapatuna Sri Sangamiththa Buddhist Temple (Buddhist site, 8 km), Kantharodai Archaeological Site - Kantharodai (fort, 8 km), Karaitivu (river spot, 10 km), Dutch Fort (fort, 12 km), Ellalan Jaffna Tourism & Adventures (attraction, 13 km), Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil (temple, 13 km).