Everglades House & Gardens

EXPLOREGARDENS

18 Feb

Written by Dylan Brookes

Everglades Gardens, Leura house interior

37 Everglades Avenue, Leura

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Widely regarded as Australia’s most spectacular inter-war period garden, Everglades House & Gardens in Leura is a 13-acre masterpiece of landscape design. Created in the 1930s by Belgian businessman Henri van de Velde and Danish-born master gardener Paul Sorensen, the estate blends European formal traditions with the rugged beauty of the Australian bushland.

The gardens feature tiered terraces, winding stone paths, and magnificent dry-stone walls crafted from local ironstone. Highlights include the tranquil Reflection Pool, the mysterious Grotto, and the unique Garden Theatre, which uses living cypress hedges as stage wings.

The house itself is a refined Art Deco icon, recently restored by the National Trust to showcase its modernist charm. Whether you’re visiting for the cherry blossoms in spring, or the fiery maples in autumn, Everglades offers a unique view across the Jamison Valley to Mount Solitary.

Photography | National Trust
Updated | February 2026

Location

NEARBY PLACES

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Minnehaha Falls

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Located on the quieter, northern side of Katoomba, Minnehaha Falls is a local treasure, a dramatic 20-metre tiered cascade that plunges into a deep, crystalline swimming hole.

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Katoomba Falls

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Plunging 150 metres into the Jamison Valley, Katoomba Falls is one of the most stunning segmented waterfalls in the Blue Mountains. Water cascades over multiple tiers, including the dramatic ‘Witch’s Leap’ and the ‘Reids Falls’ cascades.

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Castle Head

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The Castle Head Walk is one of the Blue Mountains’ best-kept secrets. As you reach the dramatic sandstone outcrop, the plateau drops away to reveal a staggering 360-degree panorama of the Jamison and Mount Solitary.

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WENTWORTH FALLS

Wentworth Falls Track

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This popular walk features cliff-edge paths and grand valley views and close encounters with the waterfall plummeting to the valley floor.

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Cahill’s Lookout

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Perched above the Megalong Valley, Cahill’s Lookout offers sweeping, unobstructed views of the Narrow Neck Peninsula, and the jagged silhouette of Boars Head Rock and the valley below.

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Olympian Rock

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Perched along the Prince Henry Cliff Walk in Leura, Olympian Rock Lookout offers a quiet, front-row seat to the sheer majesty of the Jamison Valley.

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Sublime Point Lookout

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Perched at the end of a dramatic peninsula that juts into the Jamison Valley, this vantage point offers an almost 360-degree panoramic embrace of the Blue Mountains wilderness.

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Lincoln’s Rock

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Also known as Flat Rock, Lincoln’s Rock is one of the most breathtaking lookouts in the Blue Mountains due to it’s expansive sandstone surface offering unobstructed views across the Jamison Valley. (TEMPORARILY CLOSED)

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Lockley’s Pylon

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If you’re chasing that ‘top of the world’ feeling without the soul-crushing incline of a valley climb, this 7km return track swaps the usual dense forest for stunning wide-open, windswept heathland.

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Overcliff-Undercliff Track

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For those seeking a ‘edge of the world’ experience, this 3.5km loop features dramatic cliff edge, lush rainforest, and large rock overhangs, with a track that hugs the sheer sandstone escarpment of the Jamison Valley.

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Katoomba Falls Night Walk

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When the sun dips below the horizon, the rugged landscape transforms into a luminous wonderland. Discreet lighting illuminates the rock faces and water features on this 1.3km clifftop circuit.

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