St. Mary's Church

Road Distance or driving distance from Rishikesh to Lansdowne is 135 kms (84.00 miles). 

Lansdowne is a cantonment town in Pauri Garhwal district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. 

Lansdowne was developed by the British for catering for the Recruits Training center of the Garhwal Rifles. Lansdowne was a major place of the activities of freedom fighters from British Garhwal during British period. Nowadays, the famous Garhwal Rifles of the Indian Army has its command office here. Lansdowne is one of the quietest hill stations of India and is popular since Britishers came to India. 

It is situated at an altitude of 1,700 mts above sea level surrounded with thick oak and blue pine forests in the Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand state. Lansdowne got its name from Lord Lansdowne, who was the then Viceroy of India during the period of 1888 - 1894. 

Places to visit in Lansdowne: 

St. John's Church

• Tarkeshwar Mahadev Temple 
• St. John's Church 
• Darwan Singh Museum 
• Tip-in-Top Point 
• Bhulla Tal Lake 
• St. Mary's Church 
• Santoshi Mata Temple 
• Bhim Pakora