Wang Takrai Park

To get to Wang Takrai Park from Nakhon Nayok take Highway 33 for 6 km (4 mi.) then fork right and the park is in a hilly river valley 11 km (7 mi.) further on. It covers an area of 80 ha (198 acres) and was laid out in 1955 by Prince Chumbot who is commemorated by a memorial on the river bank. When he died in 1959 his wife carried on his work and opened the park up to the public. She created a kind of botanical gardens full of native and imported trees and shrubs in a setting of lawns and parkland. There are bungalows for overnight accommodation.