Village Love Story

Village Love Story (มนต์รักบางพุทรา) is a small, dyed turquoise-emerald water pond in Ban Bang Phutsa village, Ratchasan district — the standout photo stop on the “Hollywood Ban Na” community tourism trail in Chachoengsao. Entry and boat use are free; it’s open weekends only, Saturday and Sunday, 09:00-19:00.

Hook

This isn’t a theatre or performance venue despite what the English name suggests — it’s a community-run rural tourism spot built around one striking feature: a pond coloured a bright turquoise-emerald, framed for photos, with simple paddle boats free to use.

Experience

Visitors paddle themselves across the pond or let a local villager row for them — there’s no set route or time limit reported, just a slow circuit of the colored water. The pond sits within Ban Bang Phutsa, one of four villages (alongside Ban Mu Phai, Ban Tao It, and Ban Don Thong) that make up the wider Hollywood Ban Na trail, an OTOP Nawatwithi (Innovative Local Tourism) initiative built to bring visitors — and their spending — into ordinary Ratchasan farming communities rather than a single big-name site.

Atmosphere & Timing

Because it only operates Saturdays and Sundays, this isn’t a spot you can plan around on a weekday itinerary — check ahead if you’re building a trip around it, since community-run village attractions like this can vary their hours around local events. Weekend crowds are modest compared to Chachoengsao’s major sites; expect a village-scale, unhurried pace rather than queues.

Insider Tip: If you’re making the trip to Ratchasan specifically for this pond, build in time for the rest of the Hollywood Ban Na trail — the four linked villages have their own food stalls and rice-field views, so treat Village Love Story as one stop on a half-day route rather than a standalone destination.

Watch out: Documented information on this site in English is thin and inconsistent — don’t trust third-party descriptions promising a scheduled cultural show; what’s verified is the colored pond, the free boats, and the weekend-only hours.

Practical

Contact the village directly ahead of a visit if you’re travelling any distance — as a small community-run stop, hours can shift around local festivals.