Lady Hydari Park
A Japanese-style city garden with cherry blossoms and rhododendrons in spring, plus a small zoo and deer park, good for families
Lady Hydari Park is named after the wife of Assam's first governor. The garden is designed in the Japanese style, with ponds, small bridges and flower beds. Cherry blossoms and rhododendrons bloom in spring. The park has a small zoo and a deer park, where you can see native birds and animals of the Northeast. Entry is inexpensive, and it is a favourite weekend spot for Shillong residents. It is about 1.5 km from Police Bazaar.
Opening hours
Approx. 09:00–17:00; usually closed Mondays
Nearby sights
- Cathedral of Mary Help of Christians
- Ward's Lake
- Police Bazaar
- Shillong Peak
- Don Bosco Museum of Indigenous Cultures
- Elephant Falls
- Umiam Lake
- Laitlum Canyons