Travel Information for The Blue Mountains


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Black Springs  (Black Springs)
Small town famous for its fossicking areas... [More Info]

Blackheath  (Blackheath)
Blackheath is a historic village in the upper Blue Mountains, named by Governor Macquarie in 1815. The town is also known as 'Rhododendron Town' after the many colourful varieties of this shrub that burst into ... [More Info]

Blue Mountains  (Katoomba)
When was the last time you explored the Blue Mountains; sampled an award winning restaurant; taken a rejuvenating beauty treatment in an intimate health spa; gaze out at a majestic landscape of waterfalls, rainforest ... [More Info]

Faulconbridge  (Faulconbridge)
In 1877 Sir Henry Parkes purchased 600 acres of land here and gave the name Faulconbridge, the maiden name of his mother, to the residence he built. A railway station was constructed to serve his needs in 1877. ... [More Info]

Jenolan Caves  (Jenolan Caves)
Around 450 million years ago when Australia's eastern coastline was further inland, coral atolls developed around a series of partially submerged volcanoes, The coral became compressed and developed into Australia's ... [More Info]

Katoomba  (Katoomba)
Katoomba is easily the best place to get the full experience of being in the Blue Mountains. It's home to one of Australia's icons of nature, the Three Sisters, and its surrounding walkways are equally enticing ... [More Info]

Kurrajong  (Kurrajong)
Kurrajong is a place of beauty and refuge. In Australia's indigenous people’s language, Kurrajong means 'shade tree'. In early times, the Kurrajong tree seeds were roasted as a coffee substitute. Rolling green ... [More Info]

Kurrajong Heights  (Kurrajong Heights)
Kurrajong, a place of beauty and refuge. In Australia's indigenous peoples language, Kurrajong means 'shade tree'. In early times, the kurrajong tree seeds were roasted as a coffee substitute. Rolling green ... [More Info]

Lawson  (Lawson)
Originally known as '24 Mile Hollow', followed by 'Christmas Swamp'. When The Blue Mountains Inn was opened in 1848; the district also took the name 'Blue Mountain'. When a railway station was built in 1867 that ... [More Info]

Leura  (Leura)
Leura is a historic village with quaint little tea houses and craft shops nestled amongst turn-of-the-century buildings. Leura retains its own distinct identity with a real village atmosphere. The main street, ... [More Info]

Lithgow  (Lithgow)
In the far reaches of the Blue Mountains, Lithgow is the gateway to the wonders of New South Wales’ Explorer Country. Nature reigns supreme in Lithgow. Aside from excellent opportunities for both canyoning and ... [More Info]

Little Hartley  (Little Hartley)
Little Hartley is a small village east of Hartley on the Great Western Highway. Visit the historic homesteads and experience a real working farm. Hartley is best known for the historic Little Hartley Village, ... [More Info]

Medlow Bath  (Medlow Bath)
The location here of Brown's sawmill saw the first railway platform open as Brown's Siding in 1880. Three years later, in 1883, the name was changed to Medlow. The name Medlow has two possible origins; the first ... [More Info]

Megalong Valley  (Megalong Valley)
Megalong is an Aboriginal word thought to mean 'Valley Under The Rock'. The first record of a European coming to the valley was of Thomas Jones, a natural history specimen collector, who followed the course of ... [More Info]

Mount Tomah  (Mount Tomah)
Robert Hoddle (surveyor) and Allan Cunningham (botanist) crossed Mount Tomah in 1823. They made comprehensive records of the vegetation they found and pockets of the rainforest still exist. They were especially ... [More Info]

Mount Victoria  (Mount Victoria)
Mount Victoria is located 1044 Metres above sea level. Surveyor-General, Thomas Mitchel marked this area One Tree Hill in 1834, In 1832 he marked his new route to the west the pass of Victoria. When a toll bar ... [More Info]

Oberon  (Oberon)
As part of the World Heritage Listed Greater Blue Mountains Region, and with a unique combination of national parks, state forests and rolling hills, Oberon is a popular area for trout fishing, sapphire fossicking, ... [More Info]

Springwood  (Springwood)
Springwood in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales is 371 metres above sea level. This location was named by Governor Macquarie in 1815, while he and his wife were travelling over the mountains to Bathurst. It ... [More Info]

Wentworth Falls  (Wentworth Falls)
Wentworth Falls was first known as Weatherboard Hut, because of the slab huts built there by William Cox while he was forging the road over the Blue Mountains in 1814. It was later renamed Wentworth Falls in ... [More Info]

Woodford  (Woodford)
Woodford is a small but very pretty town, 20 minutes west of Caboolture on the D'Aguilar Highway. Noted for its wide streets, grand old hotel and colonial style shops, it was one of the earliest settled areas of ... [More Info]