Tyford Bungalow 

The bungalow, built in 1985, was named by Mrs. Baker as Tyford Bunglow, as she hails from Tyford, Berkshire in England. The colonial style building is built of archaic stone masonry and Indian woodwork. The low-pitched roof style lends the indoors a calm and cool atmosphere. Tyford Estate is 2500 acres of land at 3400 ft. above sea level, which transcends any visitor into tranquility.

The winding pathway among the fine green plantations, circles round the building premises to enter from the west into the eastward facing bungalow that glimmers in the morning Sun.

From the sitting room extends a long corridor that has a massive bedroom with old colonial style fireplace on both sides. Though the bedrooms are five in number, only three are provided for the guests, which are kept in perfect decorum, style and comfort giving coziness and a homely atmosphere. The north side of the bungalow lends a panoramic view of layers of Green hills melting away into the blue sky far away. The thickly-bushed green hills which stand imposingly just in front of the backside sitting room lends the onlooker a sense of peace and solitude.

A stroll along the banks of the lakes, waterfalls and rivulets watching the unique flora and fauna, which makes one, think that he is in the country, which is God's very own. Sahyadri Ayurvedic Hospital is just three Kilometers away for rejuvenation of body and soul. It is one of the oldest estates opened in 1860, by a missionary appointed by the Travancore Rajas on request of colonial Munro who played a decisive part in opening up of Peermade destination. Henry Baker Junior, first planted coffee, but it was abandoned to concentrate on tea plantation, in 1885.