Updated: 13th April 2021 If you’re looking for a lookout and picnic area that’s easily accessed and private, Peckmans Plateau Lookout Katoomba is ideal. It’s located on the northern end of Peckmans Plateau off Cliff Drive. This lookout overlooks Nellies Glen, Megalong Valley. It’s named after Henry (Harry) Peckman (1846-1934), who in the 1860s drove wagons and… Read More »
Like many of the smaller townships in the Blue Mountains, Lawson is essentially a Community Village with some particularly beautiful bushwalks on both its northern and southern extremities. Its distinctive Blue Mountains Hotel alerts the traveller but it is only by leaving the Great Western Highway and travelling to the edges of the ridge that… Read More »
AU-Range is the largest gift & souvenir shop in the Blue Mountains SHOP ON-LINE Organic Cosmetics Pet products Kitchenware & tableware Toys baby & kids • Nursery Home Fragrances • Health food Living care • Gift & souvenir • UGG Australian honey • Australia Wool OPEN 7 DAYS 10am – 5pm AU-Range is also a… Read More »
Silver Mist Reserve is a wonderful secluded semi landscaped picnic spot right in the Echo Point tourist area. It was named after a house that was on the site back in the 1940’s. The Blue Mountains City Council acquired the land in 1975. The remains of the old landscaped gardens can still be seen. Within the… Read More »
A visit to Goochs Crater, on the Newnes Plateau, should be on everyone’s must-do list. This is an easy walk, that can be managed by young and old alike. The Crater is a natural crater-like swamp feature, not volcanic in origin, ringed by pagoda-like rock formations. It’s a wonderful spot for photographers. This is an… Read More »
Download an “interactive” eGuides for the things that interest you. Simply click on the Guide’s and then save them to your desktop or phone/tablet. You can then access them whenever you like. TURN BY TURN: All links are interactive, including the “Turn By Turn voice” guides to get you there and lots more information. LOCATION… Read More »
CHECK OUT this creat picnic spot in Medlow Bath. It’s Point Pilcher, Medlow Bath and it offers a superb view down to Govetts Gorge and across dense bushland, known as the Grose Wilderness. This is a fenced lookout with picnic tables and it one of the very few accessible lookouts in the mountains. … Read More »
Another one for your BUCKET LIST ~ Blair Athol No 4 Coal Mine, Mount Victoria. If you like a bit of ADVENTURE, this short walk could be the go for you. BIGGER KIDS WILL LOVE IT. 𝗞𝗘𝗬 𝗣𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗦 • Distance: 1km return • Time: 30 mins return PLUS browsing time • Best time of the… Read More »
Updated 14th April 2021 Walking to the first landing of Wentworth Falls and returning via the Undercliff Walk. This is a great short walk that offers some of the most amazing scenery in the Blue Mountains. If you don’t like steps, this walk is not for you. 𝗞𝗘𝗬 𝗣𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗦 • Distance: 4.5km • Time: 2hrs… Read More »
Mount York, Mount Victoria ~ The Mount York was hit pretty hard in the 2020 fires, but it’s coming back and it a great place to visit. It offers a multitude of activities like picnics, walks, abseiling, rock climbing, and limited camping (booking required). It has picnic tables, shelter, and toilets, but no BBQs. There… Read More »