Menglembu
Menglembu is a small township in Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia, lying at the foot of the Kledang Hill, which is famous for its eponymously-named groundnuts.
Menglembu is a small township in Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia, lying at the foot of the Kledang Hill, which is famous for its eponymously-named groundnuts. The nuts have been commercially farmed in the area since 1945 under multiple brands including Thong Thye Groundnut Factory's Pagoda brand, Ngan Yin Groundnut Factory's Thumbs brand and Mee Hiong Yuen Groundnut Factory's Fisherman brand, among others.
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Worth seeing in and around Menglembu
2 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Masjid Jalan Paloh, Ipoh
Kg. Paloh Mosque is one of the oldest mosques in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.
4 km · mosque in Malaysia · Wikipedia - 02Kek Look Seah Temple
Kek Look Seah Temple is a Chinese temple located in Taman Happy of Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. The temple is known for its planchette divination and has a medical room where Chinese medicine is given – which is not common for many Buddhist temple.
3.4 km · Chinese temple in Taman Happy of Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
The heart of Ipoh Old Town lies on the west banks of the Kinta River and is vaguely bounded by the train tracks. A two- to three-hour guided tour of the Ipoh heritage trail starts at the Railway Station at 8AM every Saturday (as of 2015, RM30 per person). Rejuvenated Kong Heng Square on Jalan Sultan Yussuf houses buzzing small cafes and shops. = =
- 01Birch Memorial Clocktower
Dedicated to the first British Resident Minister of Perak who was murdered by a local Malay chief.
- 02Ipoh Railway Station
One of the three grand British-built stations on the former Malayan network.
- 03Ipoh Town Hall and Law Courts
The two buildings opposite the Railway Station, in neoclassical style.
- 04Muzium Darul Ridzuan
An interesting historical museum of Perak in a former tin-mining tycoon's pretty mansion.
- 05Padang Ipoh
Seenivasagam was planted by the British during the colonial period as the cricket ground for the Ipoh Club, then a whites-only establishment.
- 06Han Chin Pet Soo
A painstakingly restored Hakka Miners' Club that documents the activities of tin miners far away from home with cash to spend.
From Wikivoyage: Menglembu, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Things to do
Cricket: Royal Ipoh Club (at Padang Ipoh). Founded in 1895, this is the club's football and cricket ground.
- 01Caving at Gua Tempurung
Gua Tempurung is the largest limestone cave in Peninsular Malaysia.
- 02Bukit Kledang
- 03Ulu Geroh
Be an ecotourist and experience the rainforest here.
- 04The Lost World of Tambun
Ipoh's only water theme park provides great rides and entertainment for families and also organizes tours into the nearby limestone caves for those interested in eco-tourism.
- 05Gunung Lang
A general recreational park with a man-made waterfall and a long waterfront boardwalk.
From Wikivoyage: Menglembu, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Where to eat
When tin mining died out, food sustained Ipoh and made the city bustle once more. Like everywhere in Malaysia, the local food is dirt cheap and sublime. Loads of people come from all over just to fill their bellies, creating a headache of congestion during weekends. Quite a few locals already avoid the most famous stalls, whether due to dropping standards or the unrelenting crowds.
- 01Sin Meng Kee Products
Jalan Datuk Onn Jafar 34 (corner with Jalan Foo Choo Choon) (in front of the Central Market (UTC Perak)).
- 02Choy Kee Bakery
- 03Dai Shu Geok
- 04Restoran Li Heng Fatt
Bouncy fishballs, springy fish cakes and chewy fish paste dumplings, all served in a light soup with noodles of your choice, altogether better known as hor hee.
- 05Restoran Nam Chau
Their dry curry noodles are topped with roast pork, chicken, prawns and a generous dousing of rich curry gravy.
From Wikivoyage: Menglembu, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Getting to Menglembu
- Airports
- Sultan Azlan Shah (IPH), 5 km · Penang (PEN), 118 km · Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SZB), 169 km
- Penang → Menglembu129 km · quickest by road, 2h 54m · RM33–44
- Subang → Menglembu1444 km · quickest by air, 10h 32m · Rp2,876,670–4,432,980
- Sepang → Menglembu222 km · quickest by road, 4h 6m · RM50–70
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Menglembu
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Menglembu. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inETS service to Butterworth (with a ferry connection to George Town (2 hr) has ticket prices of RM22-33.
- Go nextPangkor is a 2-hour drive and ferry ride away.
From Wikivoyage: Ipoh, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Menglembu
Menglembu is 4 km from Ipoh, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Buntonga suburb of Ipoh3.7 km
- Taman Keramathuman settlement in Malaysia3.7 km
- Falima suburb of Ipoh2 km
- Lahatsuburb of Malaysia3.2 km