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Singahi Bhedaura is located in Kheri District, and lies on the Lakhimpur-Nighasan-Dudwa route. It is about 5 km from Motipur, 10 km from Nighasan, 11 km from Rakehti and 16 km from Banbirpur. | Singahi Bhedaura is located in Kheri District, and lies on the Lakhimpur-Nighasan-Dudwa route. It is about 5 km from Motipur, 10 km from Nighasan, 11 km from Rakehti and 16 km from Banbirpur. | ||
The town has a fine example of [[Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture]]{{citation needed|date=March 2014}} in the form of the Surat Bhawan Palace, which was built around | The town has a fine example of [[Indo-Saracenic Revival architecture]]{{citation needed|date=March 2014}} in the form of the Surat Bhawan Palace, which was built around 1891 A.D.and resembles a European Chateau. It has hosted, in its heyday The Prince of Wales, Senators of America, Cricketer Edward Jardine, Viceroys, Governors, prominent politicians among others. It has been converted into a major tourist attraction of the district. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.up-tourism.com/heritage_surat.htm |title=Surat Bhawan Palace, Singhai District, Lakhimpur, U.P. |publisher= Department of Tourism, State Government of Uttar Pradesh |accessdate=11 March 2014}}</ref> Cheti Mela, a fair held in April, is the major fair of the district.{{citation needed|date=March 2014}} Other tourist attractions nearby include [[Dudhwa National Park]], [[Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary]] and [[Frog Temple]]. | ||
The station situated at BELRAYAN(around 10 km) is the nearest railway facility and is a [[branchline]] with links to [[Bareilly]], [[Gonda, Uttar Pradesh|Gonda]] and [[Lucknow]]. The nearest airport is [[Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport]], which serves Lucknow.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dudhwatigerreserve.com/tours_travels.html |title=How to reach Dudhwa Tiger Reserve |publisher=Dudwha Tiger Reserve |accessdate=11 March 2014}}</ref> | The station situated at BELRAYAN(around 10 km) is the nearest railway facility and is a [[branchline]] with links to [[Bareilly]], [[Gonda, Uttar Pradesh|Gonda]] and [[Lucknow]]. The nearest airport is [[Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport]], which serves Lucknow.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dudhwatigerreserve.com/tours_travels.html |title=How to reach Dudhwa Tiger Reserve |publisher=Dudwha Tiger Reserve |accessdate=11 March 2014}}</ref> | ||