Leura Blue Mountains Tourist Attractions

Attractions have always drawn many people to the Blue Mountains, and Leura has its share. We have described several that may surprise you and several from Leura and Katoomba that border the World Heritage Site. They are listed alphabetically with address and phone number.

If you arrived by train and are making your way on foot, consider using the local sightseeing buses which run hourly along the scenic route between Leura and Katoomba in the Blue Mountains. Or, if this is your first visit to Leura, use the buses for a quick education to familiarise yourself on the scene between Leura and Katoomba. There are scheduled pick ups at all the attractions and along the Prince Henry Cliff Walk. The drivers are tremendously helpful. This is a great way to get acquainted and plan your schedule to see as many attractions as possible in the Blue Mountains.

Bygone Beautys Antiques Emporium & Teapot Collection

Leura is home to a number of collections and often, we flock to them out of curiosity. Nonetheless, we return again and again looking for a corner of the collection we missed earlier. So, it is with the Bygone Beautys. Teapots, 3000 of them, are on display, including a 300-year-old cast iron Chinese teapot. Others date back to 18th century England.

For almost 15 years, tour buses have pulled up on Megalong Street near the historic bungalow. Rain or shine, passengers surge through the door to view the collection and partake of a delicious Devonshire Tea. Bygone Beautys is uniquely quaint when juxtaposed against the more contemporary shops on Leura Mall, but the warm ambience, the attentive staff and the buzz of hushed conversations over a steaming cup are magic moments among the teapots. Reservations: 02 4784 3117

The Candy Store

Address: Shop 6 Strand Arcade, 178 The Mall
Phone: 02 4782 5190

Who could have imagined that a tiny shop hidden away off the Mall would become a major attraction for thousands of visitors each year? The location is unimportant; it’s the goodies waiting inside that draw us. Open the door and enter if you can, for often, the store is filled to overflowing. Outside, there may be a queue patiently waiting.

Stashed in every nook and cranny from floor to ceiling are more than 1000 unusual sweets: chocolates, boiled sweets, novelty sweets, tins and toffees gathered from all over the world. The shop has become a destination point for tour guides with inbound or domestic visitors in tow. To children and their parents from across New South Wales, this attraction is fondly called "The Lolly Shop”. Owner, Ray Tancred understands the store’s success when he says, “People are drawn to the sweets they ate as children. The candy triggers some buried memory from our childhood and merely seeing the wrapper is comforting.” Whether a childhood memory or our unadulterated love of sugar is the magnet, the lolly shop is a favourite Blue Mountains attraction. For hours: 02 4782 5190

Echo Point Lookout and Information Centre, Katoomba

Since 1932, Echo Point Lookout Plaza has provided visitors with the grandest view of the southern Blue Mountains and the Three Sisters. The sweep of ancient sandstone formations is a remarkable and dramatic natural wonder, and the crumbling Three Sisters are a humbling reminder of our brief existence on the planet. In 2000, the Greater Blue Mountains was inscribed on the World Heritage Register.

At the Plaza, take time to read the interpretive plaques. Here you will read about the indigenous peoples’ naming of the Gedumbah valley and the spirit of the Gundungurra people who have lived in these Blue Mountains from about 22,000 years ago to the present.

There are a number of walks from the plaza, including a concrete pathway to Spooners Lookout where an unobstructed view of the Three Sisters is possible. The unmistakable erosion that has separated the Sisters from the plateau and from each other is apparent at this viewing location. A most helpful guide for visitors to Echo Point is the Blue Mountains National Park publication, Echo Point and the Three Sisters.

The Edge, the movie, Blue Mountains

The theatre darkens, and without a moment to prepare, “The Edge” grabs and pulls you, gasping for breath, over the escarpment. The camera drops over the cliff’s edge into the mists rising from the valley floor and manoeuvres through steep canyons and underground caves. Your stomach leaps; you hold back a shriek, for the massive six-storey Maxivision screen is merely a backdrop for your unprotected flight. For those who are somewhat timid about thrill-seeking, this is a white-knuckle flight across panoramic vistas most of us will never see. But, you will come away with a new-found awe and respect for the solitary and rugged wilderness just kilometres beyond this theatre. Astonished and amazed by the spectacular Blue Mountains World Heritage Site, you’ll want to see “The Edge” again. Or, perhaps you’ll get on one of the many Blue Mountains walking tracks and see the edge up close and personal. For details phone 02 4782 8900

Scenic World Blue Mountains

Address: Corner of Violet Street and Cliff Drive, Katoomba
Phone: 02 4782 2699

International travellers, schoolchildren and backpackers come from all corners of the globe to Scenic World in the Blue Mountains, and this is an experience you won’t want to miss. Don’t miss the short explanatory film as it prepares you for the natural spectacles you are about to see.

In keeping with the World Heritage environment, Scenic World has incorporated a two-hour walk across the Prince Henry Cliff Walk to the Three Sisters as a walk/ride combination ticket. On the trail, you will follow signs to the recently refurbished Giant Stairs.

At the Giant Stairs, the view out across the Jamison Valley is spectacular and the world you descend to is magical. Eight hundred and sixty-one steps — count them if you must, but don’t lose sight of your environment for halfway down these magnificent steps is Honeymoon Bridge, from which you can access one of the Three Sisters rock formations.

At the bottom of the stairs the track winds its way to the bottom of the majestic cliff face and onto the Federal Pass track. The Pass opens to world of temperate rain forest and then to an open and dry eucalypt forest. It is nature at its finest. The Great Round Walk ticket allows you the option of a cableway ride back to your destination. (This is something we recommend unless you are extremely fit.) When hiking in the region, please carry water and energy snacks, raingear and skin protection. And a reminder for all good walkers: carry out what you carry in. For full details on the Great Round Walk, please request maps at the Scenic World ticket office. Upon your return, you will be grateful for Scenic World’s small café for takeaway, or the open-air restaurant overlooking the Jamison Valley in the Blue Mountains.

Toy & Railway Museum of New South Wales

A large collection of children’s toys and trains are housed in historic Leuralla on Olympian Parade in Leura at the bottom of Leura Mall. Pre and post war toys include a large collection of Barbie dolls and railway trackside memorabilia of lights, trolleys, seats and signs. For details phone 02 4784 1169.

Blue Mountains Sightseeing Buses

The Trolley Shoppe Tours

The Blue Mountains Trolley Tour offers a variety of tour packages but for your stay in Leura, consider the reasonably priced DayTripper Adventure Tour with stops at 29 pickup and departure points. The drivers are a wealth of knowledge, and they can advise you about the close-by bushwalks. After you embark and disembark at several sites, you will find they recognise you and can tell you about interesting points you may have overlooked. For details and prices, phone 1800 801 577

Fantastic Aussie Tours in the Blue Mountains

For sightseeing between Leura and Katooma, the Blue Mountains Explorer Bus is a London Double-Decker with stops and pickup at all major attractions. This is an exciting ride. Travelling by train up from Sydney’s Central Station; the CityRail ExplorerLink combines a return CityRail train to Katoomba and an all day Blue Mountains Explorer Bus pass. Trains depart almost hourly on either end of the trip. Be aware that a return (round trip) ticket must be used the same day. For details and prices, phone 1300 300 915 or 02 4782 1866.




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Attractions in Leura Blue Mountains Attractions have always drawn many people to the Blue Mountains, and Leura has its share. We have described several that may surprise you and several from Leura and Katoomba that border the World Heritage Site. They are listed alphabetically with address and phone number. If you arrived by train and are making your way on foot, consider using the local sightseeing buses which run hourly along the scenic route between Leura and Katoomba in the Blue Mountains. Or, if this is your first visit to Leura, use the buses for a quick education to familiarise yourself on the scene between Leura and Katoomba. There are scheduled pick ups at all the attractions and along the Prince Henry Cliff Walk. The drivers are tremendously helpful. This is a great way to get acquainted and plan your schedule to see as many attractions as possible in the Blue Mountains. Bygone Beautys Antiques Emporium & Teapot Collection Address: 20-22 Grose Street, Leura Phone: (02) 4784 3117 Leura is home to a number of collections and often, we flock to them out of curiosity. Nonetheless, we return again and again looking for a corner of the collection we missed earlier. So, it is with the Bygone Beautys. Teapots, 3000 of them, are on display, including a 300-year-old cast iron Chinese teapot. Others date back to 18th century England. For almost 15 years, tour buses have pulled up on Megalong Street near the historic bungalow. Rain or shine, passengers surge through the door to view the collection and partake of a delicious Devonshire Tea. Bygone Beautys is uniquely quaint when juxtaposed against the more contemporary shops on Leura Mall, but the warm ambience, the attentive staff and the buzz of hushed conversations over a steaming cup are magic moments among the teapots. Reservations: 02 4784 3117 The Candy Store Address: Shop 6 Strand Arcade, 178 The Mall Phone: 02 4782 5190 Who could have imagined that a tiny shop hidden away off the Mall would become a major attraction for thousands of visitors each year? The location is unimportant; it’s the goodies waiting inside that draw us. Open the door and enter if you can, for often, the store is filled to overflowing. Outside, there may be a queue patiently waiting. Stashed in every nook and cranny from floor to ceiling are more than 1000 unusual sweets: chocolates, boiled sweets, novelty sweets, tins and toffees gathered from all over the world. The shop has become a destination point for tour guides with inbound or domestic visitors in tow. To children and their parents from across New South Wales, this attraction is fondly called "The Lolly Shop”. Owner, Ray Tancred understands the store’s success when he says, “People are drawn to the sweets they ate as children. The candy triggers some buried memory from our childhood and merely seeing the wrapper is comforting.” Whether a childhood memory or our unadulterated love of sugar is the magnet, the lolly shop is a favourite Blue Mountains attraction. For hours: 02 4782 5190 Echo Point Lookout and Information Centre, Katoomba Since 1932, Echo Point Lookout Plaza has provided visitors with the grandest view of the southern Blue Mountains and the Three Sisters. The sweep of ancient sandstone formations is a remarkable and dramatic natural wonder, and the crumbling Three Sisters are a humbling reminder of our brief existence on the planet. In 2000, the Greater Blue Mountains was inscribed on the World Heritage Register. At the Plaza, take time to read the interpretive plaques. Here you will read about the indigenous peoples’ naming of the Gedumbah valley and the spirit of the Gundungurra people who have lived in these Blue Mountains from about 22,000 years ago to the present. There are a number of walks from the plaza, including a concrete pathway to Spooners Lookout where an unobstructed view of the Three Sisters is possible. The unmistakable erosion that has separated the Sisters from the plateau and from each other is apparent at this viewing location. A most helpful guide for visitors to Echo Point is the Blue Mountains National Park publication, Echo Point and the Three Sisters. Parking is available in the car park and on nearby residential streets. All are metered and coins or credit cards are needed. The Edge, the movie, Blue Mountains Address: 225 – 37 Great Western Highway, Katoomba Phone: 02 4782 8900 The theatre darkens, and without a moment to prepare, “The Edge” grabs and pulls you, gasping for breath, over the escarpment. The camera drops over the cliff’s edge into the mists rising from the valley floor and manoeuvres through steep canyons and underground caves. Your stomach leaps; you hold back a shriek, for the massive six-storey Maxivision screen is merely a backdrop for your unprotected flight. For those who are somewhat timid about thrill-seeking, this is a white-knuckle flight across panoramic vistas most of us will never see. But, you will come away with a new-found awe and respect for the solitary and rugged wilderness just kilometres beyond this theatre. Astonished and amazed by the spectacular Blue Mountains World Heritage Site, you’ll want to see “The Edge” again. Or, perhaps you’ll get on one of the many Blue Mountains walking tracks and see the edge up close and personal. For details phone 02 4782 8900 Scenic World Blue Mountains Address: Corner of Violet Street and Cliff Drive, Katoomba Phone: 02 4782 2699 International travellers, schoolchildren and backpackers come from all corners of the globe to Scenic World in the Blue Mountains, and this is an experience you won’t want to miss. Don’t miss the short explanatory film as it prepares you for the natural spectacles you are about to see. In keeping with the World Heritage environment, Scenic World has incorporated a two-hour walk across the Prince Henry Cliff Walk to the Three Sisters as a walk/ride combination ticket. On the trail, you will follow signs to the recently refurbished Giant Stairs. At the Giant Stairs, the view out across the Jamison Valley is spectacular and the world you descend to is magical. Eight hundred and sixty-one steps — count them if you must, but don’t lose sight of your environment for halfway down these magnificent steps is Honeymoon Bridge, from which you can access one of the Three Sisters rock formations. At the bottom of the stairs the track winds its way to the bottom of the majestic cliff face and onto the Federal Pass track. The Pass opens to world of temperate rain forest and then to an open and dry eucalypt forest. It is nature at its finest. The Great Round Walk ticket allows you the option of a cableway ride back to your destination. (This is something we recommend unless you are extremely fit.) When hiking in the region, please carry water and energy snacks, raingear and skin protection. And a reminder for all good walkers: carry out what you carry in. For full details on the Great Round Walk, please request maps at the Scenic World ticket office. Upon your return, you will be grateful for Scenic World’s small café for takeaway, or the open-air restaurant overlooking the Jamison Valley in the Blue Mountains. Toy & Railway Museum of New South Wales Address: 36 Olympian Parade, Leura Phone: 02 4784 1169 A large collection of children’s toys and trains are housed in historic Leuralla on Olympian Parade in Leura at the bottom of Leura Mall. Pre and post war toys include a large collection of Barbie dolls and railway trackside memorabilia of lights, trolleys, seats and signs. For details phone 02 4784 1169. Blue Mountains Sightseeing Buses The Trolley Shoppe Tours Address: 285 Main Street, Katoomba Phone: 1800 801 577 The Blue Mountains Trolley Tour offers a variety of tour packages but for your stay in Leura, consider the reasonably priced DayTripper Adventure Tour with stops at 29 pickup and departure points. The drivers are a wealth of knowledge, and they can advise you about the close-by bushwalks. After you embark and disembark at several sites, you will find they recognise you and can tell you about interesting points you may have overlooked. For details and prices, phone 1800 801 577 Fantastic Aussie Tours in the Blue Mountains Address: 283 Main Street, Katoomba Phone: 02 4782 1866 For sightseeing between Leura and Katooma, the Blue Mountains Explorer Bus is a London Double-Decker with stops and pickup at all major attractions. This is an exciting ride. Travelling by train up from Sydney’s Central Station; the CityRail ExplorerLink combines a return CityRail train to Katoomba and an all day Blue Mountains Explorer Bus pass. Trains depart almost hourly on either end of the trip. *Be aware that a return (round trip) ticket must be used the same day.* For details and prices, phone 1300 300 915 or 02 4782 1866. » Back to Top «	Quick Planner Leura Guide Book Click Here to Purchase HelpfulTravelSites
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