Blue Mountains Stories

Just off the Great Western Highway near the village of Leura, where the World Heritage-listed national park meets the community, east meets the oldest continuous culture on earth in a yin and yang of harmony, kinship and respect.

Restaurants in famous venues often rest in the love diners have for the building itself.

Grace. Humility. Wisdom. Community. Responsibility. Service.

It’s been more than 40 years since hotel owner Gary Crockett put on a festive feast to ease the homesick pangs of a group of Irish travellers waxing nostalgic as snowflakes danced on the wind one freezing July evening.

What if there was a way to experience the wildness of the big Blue – without sacrificing comfort?

By Ellen Hill