The mini clock tower.
The origin of Frase's Hill.
The Police Station built in 1919.

Fraser’s Hill being more than 1500m above sea level enjoy a cooler temperature compared to Kuala Lumpur but apart from that it is just as humid and wet like the rest of Malaysia. What make this hill resort more unique compared to the other hill resort in the country is the ‘Little England’ atmosphere it try to portray.
Fraser’s Hill was named after Scottish tin trader, Louis James Fraser who was operating there in 1890s. The mining activities ceased by 1913 when the place ran out of tin deposits. The former mining area is where the present day Fraser’s Hill Golf Club is located.
The British colonial administration decided to developed the area into a hill resort in 1917 to serve as a week end retreat for the Europeans who resided in Kuala Lumpur. Many of the old building still have the old colonial architecture to remind us of the era.
There are numerous trails to choose for those who like to explore the green forest where 250 bird species can be found. The trails carry name like Maxwell trail, Abu Suradi trail, Bishop’s trail, Hemmant trail, Rompin trail, Kindersley trail, Mager trail and Pine tree trail must have mystery tale behind it.
Now is the time to visit this interesting hill resort before further development robbing its uniqueness.

DINING at THE SMOKE HOUSE.
(Friday 9th. May 2008)

The Smokehouse Hotel is a small establishment in Fraser’s Hill. It only have 14 rooms. What make it very special from the rest is that it was set in an English Tudor style. The hotel was built in 1939 during the colonial era. The interior is decorated English style. It remind me of bed and breakfast set up that is very common in UK.
I went to the hotel with my family to have dinner. I hardly parked my car when the manager came out and greeted us. We were the only customer at that time. He invited us to come inside for tea while waiting for our dinner to be prepared. We were given a quick tour of the honeymoon suite since time was on our side.
The dinner was finally ready and we were served like some colonial masters who just came in for week end retreat from the City. It was a memorable experience for us.

Week end at Fraser's Hill.

The last lime I went to Fraser's Hill was about 6 years ago. So I really looked forward to spend my week end there with my family. We left KL at 0200 pm and reached the foothill of Fraser's Hill called the Gap, about two hours later. We just missed the slot to go up, so had to wait about an hour before we could continue our journey. As road from the Gap to Fraser's Hill was quite narrow, for safety reason, the traffic had to be regulated at hourly interval.

There were a lot repair work going on along the stretch between Kuala Kubu Bahru and the Gap which slowed us down. I could not locate the spot where Sir Henry Gurney was ambushed by the bandit during the emergency period. I wanted to show my kid the historical place. There was a sign telling the road to Kuala Lipis was closed until further notice. No wonder the traffic was rather light. To be continued.