Overview
This walk covers the Old Cantonment and Church Street area — the part of Bangalore built during the British era, when the city was a garrison town rather than a tech hub. It's slower and more textured than most city tours: less about ticking off landmarks, more about noticing what's actually there — old bungalows, regimental churches, and a bookshop that's been in the same family for decades.
Highlights
- Old Cantonment lanes and colonial-era architecture
- St. Patrick's Church, established 1841
- Koshy's and the Indian Coffee House — two of Church Street's oldest institutions
- The old Tract and Book Society building
- Brigade Road
- Hidden stories most visitors miss entirely
What's included
- Private guide, just for your group
- Walking route through the Cantonment and Church Street area
- Flexible pace — stop wherever something catches your eye
Good to Know
- Bangalore's old town has two distinct historic halves: the "Pete," the original 16th-century market town founded by Kempe Gowda, and the Cantonment, the British-era military and civil area this walk explores
- This history is part of why Bangalore is still known as the Garden City — the Cantonment era brought wide avenues, churches, and public gardens to the city