Hot Spring , in Wat Bo Nam Ron, can be
reached by driving southerly from the province on Highway No. 4 for 25
kilometres to Km. 47 (Ban Tha Nang Phrom), then turn left onto Highway
No. 4081 to Amphoe Khao Chaison for 7 kilometres. At Sukhaphiban Road,
Soi 2 next to the district office is an asphalt road on the right-hand
side. Take that road for 1 kilometre to Khao Chaison cliff. The area is
a recreation site. About 300 metres further is Wat Bo Nam Ron. The hot
spring is believed to be holy in that spring water can cure a few
ailments.
Laem Chong Thanon
is at
Tambon Chong Thanon. To get there from Amphoe Mueang, drive along
Phetchakasem Road and turn left past Khao Chaison for 12 kilometres. The
total distance is about 39 kilometres. Laem Chong Thanon is a
fisherman’s village on a dirt hill that slopes down to Songkhla Lake
that has saline water. The village has a good view of islands and the
surrounding area.
Wat
Khian Bang Kaeo is on
Highway No. 4081, 7 kilometres past Khao Chaison district office, in the
area of Ban Bang Kaeo at Km. 14. A left-hand road leads to the temple.
Wat Khian is situated on the bank of Songkhla Lake. This old monastery
has the sacred Phra That Bang Kaeo, built in the same style as Phra Maha
That Chedi in Nakhon Si Thammarat but smaller. This is one of the oldest
historical sites of Phatthalung, dating back to the early Ayutthaya
period. It is believed that the temple area was once the site of
Phatthalung town because many laterite ruins and Buddha images have been
found here.
