The Mall in Leura

 

Leura
Charming and attractive village in the Blue Mountains.
In many ways Leura is seen as the most urbane and sophisticated of all the villages in the Blue Mountains. Its Mall is full of chic coffee houses, gift shops and eateries; its streets are tree-lined and elegant; its houses are attractive and commonly surrounded by English and European style gardens.

Located 105 km west of Sydney Leura has maintained a certain sense of exclusivity by being separated from the Great Western Highway to such a point that travellers are unaware of the village's main street. This is largely a product of both the railway line and the local topography.

The first Europeans in the area were Blaxland, Wentworth and Lawson in 1813 who probably spent a night camped near where the Leura Railway Station now stands.

The town experienced some development after the construction of the road across the mountains but it was slow and settlement was sparse. Between 1885-87 there was some coal mining at the Gladstone colliery which was located near the present site of the Leura golf course. The coal was sent to Sydney from a railway siding which was located near the mine.

The Leura village railway station was constructed in 1891. At the time the area was known as Lurline but the station was officially named Leura which some claim was a local Aboriginal word meaning 'lava'. This seems very doubtful.

By the 1920s the area was a popular holiday destination for Sydneysiders eager to escape the heat and humidity of the city. By the 1970s it had become popular with Sydney's artistic community as a weekend escape destination.

Things to see:  

The Mall
A walk down The Mall, with its vast number of tea houses, gift shops, restaurants and cafes, is like nothing else in the Blue Mountains. If there is an up market area of the mountains then Leura is it. The Candy Store is an old-time lolly shop with over 1000 jars of sweets.

 

Hotel Alexandra
Completed in1903, the naming of this historic hotel at 62 Great Western Highway reflects the contemporary popularity of King Edward VII's wife, Queen Alexandra, in the years immediately following Queen Victoria's death. It was built on land offering fine views over the Leura Gap by a Mr Kensett who aspired to the construction of 'a first class residential hotel.'

The spacious and gracious design was executed by local architect F.C. Goyder, whose father had bought the Great Western Hotel and settled in Katoomba after enrolling his son at the Katoomba College. Goyder's design was an adaptation of the Queen Anne style with a 26-metre front balcony offering excellent views, 22 bedrooms with electric service bells, three bathrooms offering hot water, a large dining room, smoking room, recreation room, drawing room, fine interior arches and an admirable staircase made of kauri pine. Its construction proved a boost to local tourism which had already benefited from the establishment of a railway station to service the Ritz Hotel in 1881.

Today it is the only hotel in Leura, offering fine dining in the restaurant, accommodation and entertainment. It is one of the thirteen historic inns listed on the excellent History Highway Inns website. Check it out at History Highway Inns which offers detailed information about the historic inns in the Blue Mountains.

 

Fairmont Resort
Fairmont Resort - an exercise in excess or classiness, according to your tastes. Set in landscaped gardens and lodged between the Leura Golf Course and the Jamison Valley - it boasts some of the best views in the mountains - it has four all-weather tennis courts, two squash courts, a gymnasium, games room, indoor swimming pool and a wide range of suitably up market eating places. There are also two pleasant bushwalks to Gladstone Lookout and Cathedral Point. The resort has good bushwalking and driving maps.

 

 

Leuralla

 

Leuralla
Head down to the bottom of the Leura Mall road, turn left into Olympian Parade and, along here and to the left, is Leuralla which is open on weekends. This impressive art deco mansion houses the NSW Toy and Railway Museum and Gardens.

 

Gordon Falls Reserve
At the end of Olympian Parade is Gordon Falls Reserve, which offers excellent views of the falls and over the Jamison Valley. This is the departure point for the easy, 2-km, one-way Gordon Falls to Leura Falls Walk, offering excellent views over Gordon Falls and the Jamison Valley. Gordon Falls Reserve is also the starting point for the moderately difficult 2-km Lyrebird Dell/Pool of Siloam Circuit Walk

 

Sublime Point Lookout
One of the highlights of the area is Sublime Point Lookout, regarded by many as the finest of all the lookouts in the Blue Mountains. Access is gained by heading off Railway Parade into Gladstone Road, turning left into Fitzroy St, right into Watkins Rd then right again intom Sublime Point Road. There are excellent views of the Three Sisters and the Jamison Valley.

 

 

 

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