Sights and landmarks in Ko Kret

Sights and landmarks in Ko Kret

1. See

   King Rama V Museum

   Wat Poramaiyikawat Museum

   Next to the temple, this small museum displays various interesting items such as votive tablets, crystal ware, porcelains including "hem", a masterpiece made by Colonel Chatwat Ngamniyom. Some say that Hem must have been created by a Mon who had an inspiration from the coffin of the Lord Buddha. Dried remains will be put in the normal hem coffin but the hem of monks is different with a tiny window where the body can be seen from outside.

   Open Mon-Fri, 09:00-16:00

2. See

   Kwan Aman Pottery Museum

   This pottery museum is notable for its large collection of the distinctive ancient Mon design ceramics (see Buy below). Mon people have always been skilled in pottery since their settlement in the delta of Irawadi River. Later, at the time of Mon's installation to Thailand during the Thonburi era, pottery has become since then Nonthaburi's oldest handicraft and symbol with the notably beautiful characteristic Mon design.

   Daily, 09:00-17:00

3. See

   Phra Wiharn

   This is the venue where the 9.5 m long reclining Buddha of the late Ayutthaya period is enshrined. The edifice’s outside is decorated with King Rama V’s emblem. Nonthaburi’s Buddha image named "Phra Nonthamunin" enshrined here behind Phra Wiharn was formed in the late Ayutthaya period. Besides, a charming marble Buddha image offered to King Rama V by a Burmese named Sang Sew Sun is placed in front of the Viharn.

   Daily, 09:00-16:00

4. See

   Wat Chimpli Suttahawat

   วัดฉิมพลีสุทธาวาส

   Is on the east bank, about 1 km south of the ferry landing and a good point to turn around if you're not planning to make the full circuit. The temple has a beautiful small chapel in a very good condition.

5. See

   Wat Phai Lom

   วัดไผ่ล้อม

   This monastery built in the late Ayutthaya period and called by Mon people "Pia To" has a charming chapel.

6. See

   Wat Poramai Yikawat

   วัดปรมัยยิกาวาส

   The main temple on the island, this old monastery is constructed in Mon (Burmese) style and is a focal point of Thailand's small Mon community: both the scriptures and the daily prayers here are in Mon. The ubosot is decorated in Italian marble brought in by King Rama V, and a wooden pagoda near the pier houses the remains of one of the abbots. The white, Burmese-style stupa, modelled on Phra Tat Chedi Mutao in Hongsawadi, Myanmar, is said to contain the Buddha's relics.

7. See

   Wat Sao Tong Thong

   วัดเสาธงทอง

   This long-dated temple used to be called ‘Wat Suan Mak’ is the site of Amphoe Pak Kret's first primary school. Behind the chapel, the tallest pagoda of Pak Kret was constructed in the Ayutthaya style. Inside the chapel, the gorgeous ceiling paintings finely decorate the edifice. Another name of the temple in Mon is "Pia Arlart".

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Ko Kret (CC BY-SA 4.0).