Happy Valley Tea Estate is a tea cultivation ground in Darjeeling district, West Bengal. The estate was established in the year 1854 by David Wilson, an Englishman, who had named the garden Wilson Tea Estate and by 1860 had started cultivation of tea. In 1903, Happy Valley Tea Estate was taken over by an Indian, Tarapada Banerjee, an aristocrat from Hooghly. In 1929, Tarapada Banerjee bought the Windsor tea estate and merged another nearby estate and gave the name Happy Valley tea estate.

The bushes in the Happy Valley Tea Estate are very old. The history of this tea garden in Darjeeling dates back to more than 80 years; some bushes are even 150 years old. Very few re-plantations in Darjeeling have been done in the recent past. Happy Valley Tea Estate is the closest estate to Darjeeling town and tourists often visit the garden to enjoy the scenic beauty and scene of tea cultivation. This tea estate in Darjeeling lies 3 km away from Darjeeling town and is situated below the Hill Cart Road in the Darjeeling East Valley. The garden can be reached on foot or by simply taking a jeep. The estate is at an altitude of 2750 m above sea level and covers an area of 111 hectares. Visitors can also avail of the opportunity to see plucking and processing of tea during the months from April to November in Happy Valley Tea Estate. It is open from 8 00 am to 4 00 pm on all days except Mondays.

The Happy Valley tea estate is located towards the North of the Darjeeling town and whilst walking to this place, one cannot possibly miss the magnificent view of the Mt. Kanchenjunga. On the way to Happy Valley Tea Estate, one shall also come across the crematorium of some world famous personalities. The estate stretches to many kilometers and one can hardly perceive its end. The estate produces world class Darjeeling Tea and is one of the oldest and most renowned tea estates in Darjeeling.

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