There’s something reassuringly familiar about visiting Bilpin Cider. Starting with the journey to get there, a scenic drive that makes you slow down and meander past orchards and grassy paddocks that feel unchanged by time. That leisurely sense of place continues once you get there. This is a cidery shaped by its surroundings, where the land, the produce and the people create a welcoming space that is humble and inviting.
Echo Point has long delivered the postcard moment - the Three Sisters rising from the vast sweep of the Jamison Valley, blue haze drifting across sandstone cliffs. It’s one of Australia’s most photographed lookouts, and for good reason.
Each year, as the sun reaches its lowest point in the sky and the longest night of the year settles over the Blue Mountains, Katoomba transforms. Streets fill with creative arts and music, cloaked figures move through the mist, and a sense of ancient ritual blends seamlessly with modern creativity. This is the Winter Magic Festival, held on June 20 this year - the winter solstice - and it is one of Australia’s most distinctive cultural events.
by Keira BlackwellImage: Athithan Vignakaran
Only an hour and a half from Sydney, the Bells Line of Road winds through Bilpin, Berambing and Mount Wilson, a scenic drive that invites you into apple country, mountain air and farm-fresh flavours.
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