Chatham Saw Mill
Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
One of Asia's oldest and largest sawmills on Chatham Island, with a forest museum and a bomb-crater relic of a WWII Japanese air raid.
Why visit: Colonial-era timber heritage and a WWII bomb pit.
History: Established 1883 to process the islands' hardwoods; bombed by Japan in 1942.
- ›Old sawmill
- ›Forest museum
- ›WWII bomb pit
- ›Timber gallery
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Best time
Oct–May
Entry fee
₹10–50
Est. budget
₹100–300
Duration
1–2 hrs
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