by Louise Wallace
If nature, world class artworks and stunning landscapes are what you crave, Sculpture at Scenic World is the art exhibition for you.
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Give your health a kick start on one of these accessible bushwalks in the Blue Mountains. By Julie Miller
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“Rising mists everywhere, giving place to glorious sunlight, with peeps of blue sky above…: an atmosphere light, cold, and exhilarating in the extreme; such is the scene that greets us as we fling up our window at The Carrington, one of the most comfortable and convenient hotels in all Australia.” (Sydney Mail & NSW Advertiser February 1891)
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Built as a health retreat in 1901, Kurrara Historic Guest house is once again a place to find inner peace and wellbeing.
In the late 1890s, the Blue Mountains became a popular destination for those wishing to escape the industrialised smoke and noise of Sydney.
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Lording over the main street of Katoomba, its imposing curved driveway announcing its grand and ornate exterior, is one of the Blue Mountains’ oldest hotels – The Carrington. Opened in 1882 and originally called The Great Western, the hotel heralded a new era of tourism for Katoomba, which had until then been a “nondescript little mining town” originally bearing the comical name of The Crushers.
The timeless elegance of the past meets the best of modern hospitality at Katoomba’s Carrington Hotel.
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