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We recommend a number of hotels in Leura, specifically the Fairmont Resort which has won many awards and accolades. It features a stunning golf course, amazing leisure faciliteis including indoor and outdoor swimming pools, squash courts, tennis courts, a games arcade, a games room and some of the best dining options in the Blue Mountains. Rooms feature spectacular views including those of the gardens and many with balconies looking out onto the Blue Mountains.
We offer a range of hotels in Leura, including also the Leisure Inn Spires. We also offer a range of hotels around the Blue Mountains including Katoomba and many other locations.
About Leura:
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Leura is a suburb in the City of Blue Mountains Local Government Area 109 km west of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the series of small towns stretched along the Blue Mountains railway line and Great Western Highway that bisects the Blue Mountains National Park.
It is 100 km by road from Sydney and the train journey takes a little under 2 hours. Leura is adjacent to Katoomba, the largest centre in the upper mountains, and the two towns merge along Leura’s western edge
Leura is now as popular for visitors to the Blue Mountains as Katoomba itself. The area boasts many gardens which are privately owned yet open at selected times of the year to the public. Leura Garden Festival and Leura Village Fair are popular events held in October each year.
Leura Mall itself is a treasure with many fine coffee shops, restaurants and galleries. Visitors to Leura are guaranteed to experience the relaxed nature of the town.
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The Blue Mountains City Council has ensured that any developments within Leura fall into the strict guidelines of the town with heritage colours used throughout.
The natural wonders of Leura can be discovered via the many walks. A great place to start is Sublime Point Road. Here you will find one of the world’s most spectacular golf courses as well as the popular Fairmont Resort.
At the other end of Sublime Point Road is Sublime Point at 900m above sea level, you are certain to stand in awe of the view from this point.
At the end of Everglades Avenue is Historic Everglades. Everglades Gardens is owned by the National Trust and is open to the public all year round.
Explore the gardens of Everglades to discover sandstone terraces, cool climate trees and shrubs, views of the Jamison Valley, as well as fabulous picnic areas.
First constructed in the early 1930’s, Everglades demonstrates fine examples of early Australian landscaping designed by Paul Sorensen. The bridge over the Great Western Highway between Wentworth Falls and Leura has been named in honour of Paul Sorensen. The gardens are picture perfect in any season.
Enter Gordon Falls Reserve to experience breathtaking views of the Jamison Valley from Gordon Falls Lookout where you can also view Olympian Rock. A drive along Olympian Parade will lead you to Bridal Veil Lookout.
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Leura also hosts one of Australia’s finest Toy and Railway Museums. The museum is located within the Leuralla mansion. The museum features Australia’s largest collection of toys, dolls, teddy bears and model railways – located on the corner of Olympian Parade and Balmoral Road.
Opposite the Toy and Railway Museum is Olympian Park featuring a natural amphitheatre with spectacular views.
Along Cliff Drive, bush walks can lead you to the Pool of Siloam and Lyrebird Dell while the famous Prince Henry Cliff Walk will take you to the spectacular Katoomba Falls.
Also along Cliff Drive you will discover Leura Cascades. Leura Cascades is a peaceful setting for a family picnic or BBQ. From the Cascades you can leisurely walk to several waterfalls including Leura, Linda, Lila and Bridal Veil Falls. You can also walk to Copelands Lookout and Flying Fox Lookout.
Attention to detail with sheltered picnic areas and a playground for children makes Leura Cascades a perfect picnic location.
For those who wish to experience total seclusion, the road north of Leura, Mount Hay Road, takes you to the beautiful untouched Mount Hay region.
Leura has been given the name of ‘The Jewel in the Mountains Crown’ and is also known as “The Garden Village”.
The name Leura itself is Aboriginal for ‘lava’. Many volcanic stones have been found in the area.
Leura is located in the Blue Mountains in New South Wales, Australia and framed upon a background of stunning natural wonders, sandstone landscapes, dense eucalypt forests and rugged terrain. Yet, Leura is an easy two-hour car or train journey from Sydney.
Upon arriving in Leura, you’ll disembark into clean Blue Mountains air. The mind stills and the pulse slows. Walk at a leisurely pace, window shopping, making a purchase here and there. Sip morning tea, share a ‘flower pot’ scone with jam and cream. Sit happily idle on a corner bench labelled “Seat for Bored Husbands”.
Leura moves noticeably into four distinct seasons unlike much of New South Wales. A chill in the autumn air rejuvenates us, and a blaze of colour can be seen on every street. Wrapped warmly for the predictable wintry cold, we take part in Yuletide celebrations and feasts in July. Spring arrives in September and The Mall is in full bloom for the October Leura Village Fair, when the street becomes a vendor’s paradise and Leura’s gardens are opened to the public.
Leura’s summer offers a temperate respite from the sweltering heat enveloping most of Australia. Sweet scents of gardenias and roses waft by. Whatever the season, we return again and again to Leura, the perfect combination of the natural ancient world and the modern visitors’ pleasure.
At the edge of the Blue Mountains National Park, Leura offers magnificent views out to Mt Solitary and the surrounding World Heritage Site, a conservation area of international significance and home to indigenous communities for thousands of years. Bushwalking tracks wait to be explored, or plan a daylong eco-tour or abseiling adventure. For visitors who want their feet planted firmly on terra firma, a game of golf at Leura Golf Club on Sublime Point or a stroll in the Everglade Gardens fit the bill.
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The remainder of Leura caters to visitors with stylish upmarket resorts — the Fairmont Resort is back — and secluded charming bed and breakfast accommodation. Shops, books and boutiques, galleries and gourmet foods run the gamut, some secreted down arcades or up a flight of steps.
In April Woolworths opened, perfect for those who are in self-contained cottages and want to stock up for a terrific dinner in. All are easily accessible from Leura’s legendary main street, The Mall, or the bordering Megalong Street.
Restaurants abound, from gourmet delis and family-style cafes to upscale establishments and trendy contemporary spots. Leura is, for those of us who love to eat, a consumption mecca in the Blue Mountains.
How about a day of indulgence? Body & Being Spa along with Leura’s resort spas offer some of the finest pampering available. If you are planning to propose, or you want to plan a wedding and honeymoon, romantic settings flourish in Leura.
Our online guide introduces the Leura that stands in marked contrast to the daily modern world. Yet, its conveniences and pleasures are not too far behind. We give you all the information and details you need to plan your vacation here and feel welcome and at ease you can also Contact Us at Leura Hotels for more help.
There is much to discover in Leura and in the Blue Mountains. Filling your days will be easy, making choices difficult, and when your holiday ends, you’ll probably find yourself planning the next trip to Leura.
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The Leura Walking Tour I begins at The Alexandra Hotel just above the railway station and ends on The Mall at the Redmond Memorial across from Leura Cellars. The walk offers a slow paced look at homes, buildings and churches that are the architectural history of Leura.
One of the most prominent is “Leuralla”, the former home of NSW Parliamentarian C.R. Evatt. Evatt was the brother of former Federal Labor leader and UN President HV “Doc” Evatt; his family still owns and manages the property which is now home to the NSW Toy and Railway Museum.
Another major attraction is the Everglades Gardens, the former home of Belgian-born industrialist Henri van de Velde now administered by the National Trust. The Everglades includes van de Velde’s Moderne-style home and 5 hectares (13 acres) of landscaped gardens designed by Danish architect Paul Sorensen. The Everglades has an outdoor theatre which often hosts productions such as Cirquinox and the Leura Shakespeare festival.
As Leura is also called ‘the Garden Village’, it is not surprising that every October the Leura Gardens Festival is held. The Leura Gardens Festival is a registered charity and raises money for the Blue Mountains District Anzac Memorial Hospital in Katoomba by opening private gardens to the public. Not connected with the garden festival but also held at the same time is the ever popular Leura Village Fair.
Natural attractions include Sublime Point to the south, which offers panoramic views of the Jamison Valley, and Leura Cascades in the southwest. There is a network of tracks that goes from Links Road to Echo Point, taking in many attractions along the way, including the Pool of Siloam, Leura Cascades, Leura Falls, Jamison Lookout, Linda Falls and the Dardanelles Pass, before ascending to Echo Point via the Giant Stairway. The area is popular for bushwalking and photography.
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