Visit to Brief Gardens

If the gardens at Lunuganga leave you craving for more, you’re in luck! Geoffrey’s brother, Bevis, lived near Lunuganga and his former country estate, Brief, has also been preserved for future generations. Unlike Geoffrey, Bevis was a landscape architect. The low slung, simplistic house brimming with statues and antiques can also be toured. Artwork by friends of Bevis remain on display, including an exceptional mural representing a tapestry of Sri Lankan life, by Australian artist Donald Friend who came for six days and ended up staying six years. There are also photos of Vivien Leigh and Lawrence Olivier, two other notable house guests who stayed here during the filming of Elephant Walk in 1953.