Wards Lake

Wards Lake Shillong Timings, Entry fees, Route info, Boating Charges

This Lake is known by Pollock’s Lake or Nan Polok. It is said that this Lake is of 100 years old.

S.No	Lake History
1	Sir William Ward, the erstwhile Chief Commissioner of Assam thought of building the Lake. Hence it is named after him
2	During British Rule, Engineer Fitzwilliam Thomas Pollock designed the lake
3	Constructed in 1894 by Colonel Hopkins
4	Khasi prisoner Jismot Chyme dug out the Lake

Wards Lake Timings

Season	Day	Opening Timings
Mar-Oct	Mon-Fri	8:30 am -6:30 pm
Mar-Oct	Sat-Sun	8:30 am – 7:00 pm
Oct-Feb	Mon-Fri	8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Oct-Feb	Sat-Sun	8:30 am – 5:00 pm

Entry Fees

S.No	Details	Ticket Cost
1	Adult	Rs.10/ Person
2	Disable Person	Rs.5/ Person
3	Video Camera Non-Commercial	Rs.200
4	Minor, Senior Citizen (with Photo Id proof)	Rs.5
5	Handycam/ Camera	Rs.300

Wards Lake Boating Timings

S.No	Season	Month	Timings
1	Summer	Feb-Jun	9:30 am -5:00 pm
2	Winter	Jun-Feb	9:30 am – 4:00 pm

Wards Lake Boating Charges

S.No	Boat Type	Duration	Ticket Cost	Max Weight allowed
1	2 Seater	25 mins	Rs.50	120 Kg
2	2 Seater	45 mins	Rs.80	120 Kg
3	4 Seater	25 mins	Rs.100
4	4 Seater	45 mins	Rs.160
5	5 Seater + Boatman	25 mins	Rs.170
6	5 Seater + Boatman	45 mins	Rs.290
7	8 Seater + Boatman	25 mins	Rs.240
8	Boatman Service Charge		Rs.20/ Ride

Joggers Charges

S.No	Details	Charges
1	Adult	Rs.100/ Month
2	Adult	Rs.1200/ Year

 

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How to reach Wards Lake?

By Air

1. The nearest airport is at Shillong which is 32 Km away,

By Train

1. The nearest railway station is at Shillong which is 31 Km away.

By Road

1.  From Shillong, this place can be reached by Private Taxi.