Everglades House & Gardens — Attraction in Sydney

Definitely a must visit in the Blue Mountains. It is not exactly pram & wheelchair friendly - with terraced gardens at various levels. The paths & walkways are gravelly, pebbly, sometimes rocky with myriad steps to navigate. The heritage 1933 home has a few levels but the lower levels cannot be accessed. Bring a picnic & spend some time here. There is a Cafe that serves Devonshire tea & other fare. Visitor entrance has a nice retail gift shop. Volunteers are very friendly, helpful & informative. Be prepared to show your vaccine Cert which is a condition of entry.

The landscaped gardens by Paul Sorensen is extensive - with loads of little surprises at every turn but you really must be prepared for uneven, unsealed paths & steps to get to the lower glade, lookout, created creek flowing into the grotto with mini waterfall.

Gorgeous backdrop of blue mountains "framed" by wisteria, hedges, brickwork & even the heritage home's windows! Minimum 2 hours at least but needs more to really...

The house and squash court are testament to what can be done if your mate's a Danish architect and you've got the vision and the money to build your house in the far away at the time Blue Mountains. The garden is truly spectacular. The water features, the Roman fountains, the statues scattered throughout, the monumental hand carved and stone brick fences are among some of the fantastic features. Add to that the many flourishing plantings - Agapanthus, Japanese maple, magnolia, hydrangea (which my wife assures me are coloured according to the soils pH - she is a chemist after all!) plus the many tall trees and their meandering branches and you have a garden well worth the contemplation. $35 for a family of 4 seems a fair price. Spend the rest of your time in the garden or about the house imagining life in its heyday rather than in the gift shop. Take a photo, bring a picnic, make a memory - it's...

I absolutely love a bit of history. The grounds and views here are beautiful. However I felt the house was a bit of a let down. Only a small part is open to public and the volunteer staff? Were to busy putting away Xmas decorations to interact with any visitors and didn't offer a hello or welcome. The gentleman who was on the entry desk seemed to be having some difficulties with using the system, we ended up having to wait a long time as he was struggling with the people in front and then got quite flustered serving us with quite a few choice words overhead. We didn't have an issue with that, however some people or families with small kids might. In the end it required another employee to come and sort it all out.

The tea room was also closed due to covid which was a shame as it would have been lovely to sit in the grounds...