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Fruit Bowl & Pie Shop Bilpin
A popular roadside pie shop and fruit stand on the Bells Line of Road through the Blue Mountains, famous for its apple pies and mountain views.
19 km · about 20 min drive
OceaniaAustraliaNew South Wales
Winmalee
New South Wales, Australia · Oceania
About Winmalee
Winmalee works well as a base: 5 minutes from Valley Heights, 28km from Blue Mountains National Park.
Winmalee is in New South Wales, Australia, with about 6,100 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Valley Heights, about 4 km away.
Winmalee is a suburb in New South Wales, Australia. Winmalee is located 77 kilometres (48 mi) west of the Sydney CBD, in the local government area of the City of Blue Mountains. As of the 2021 census, Winmalee has a population of 6,388.
Originally known as North Springwood, Winmalee was officially established in 1972.Read more
Springwood is historically significant as the first European settlement in the Blue Mountains. Winmalee is surrounded by Blue Mountains National Park. This National Park is on the World Heritage List and is known as the Greater Blue Mountains Area World Heritage Site. Winmalee extends from Birdwood Avenue and Paulwood Avenue to Coramandel Avenue and east to a point part-way along Singles Ridge Road.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Winmalee?
Within an hour or so of Winmalee: Fruit Bowl & Pie Shop Bilpin (19 km), Blue Mountains Botanic Garden Mount Tomah (24 km), Blue Mountains National Park (28 km), Three Sisters, Echo Point (Blue Mountains) (28 km).
Are there any good drives near Winmalee?
The nearest famous roads are Grand Pacific Drive and Macquarie Pass.
Where is Winmalee?
Winmalee is in New South Wales, Australia, about 4 km from Valley Heights.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,057
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- Australia
- Region
- New South Wales
- Timezone
- Australia/Sydney
- Coordinates
- -33.6785, 150.6121
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Worth the detour from Winmalee
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Blue Mountains Botanic Garden Mount Tomah
Cool-climate botanic garden on Bells Line of Road, a scenic alternative crossing of the Blue Mountains, with parking and escarpment views.
24 km · about 25 min drive
national park
Blue Mountains National Park
Dramatic eucalyptus-clad valleys, towering sandstone cliffs, and the iconic Three Sisters rock formation.
28 km · about 30 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Three Sisters, Echo Point (Blue Mountains)
Sandstone rock formation above the Jamison Valley in the Blue Mountains, viewed from Echo Point which has a large car park and visitor centre.
28 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
Three Sisters, Blue Mountains
Three towering sandstone pillars rising from the Jamison Valley, sacred to the local Gundungurra Aboriginal people.
28 km · about 35 min drive
cafe
Pie in the Sky
A legendary biker and car enthusiast cafe on the Old Pacific Highway north of Sydney, the essential pit stop on Australia's most popular motorcycle road.
55 km · about 65 min drive
cafe
Deus Ex Machina Camperdown
The original Temple of Enthusiasm in Sydney, a pioneering cafe-motorcycle-surfboard-fashion concept that spawned a global cult following.
57 km · about 65 min drive
natural wonder
Jenolan Caves
Limestone cave system west of the Blue Mountains reached by a steep winding access road, offering guided tours through show caves.
57 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Winmalee
- 28 kmThree Sisters, Echo Point (Blue Mountains)Sandstone rock formation above the Jamison Valley in the Blue Mountains, viewed from Echo Point which has a large car park and visitor centre.
- 57 kmKanangra WallsA 200-metre sandstone escarpment at the wild western edge of the Blue Mountains, reached by a long gravel road from Oberon and a 20-minute clifftop walk. Vastly emptier than Echo Point.
- 59 kmSydney Harbour TunnelA 2.3 km immersed-tube tunnel opened in 1992 that dives beneath Sydney Harbour, the underwater twin to the Harbour Bridge linking the CBD with North Sydney.
- 69 kmGrand Pacific Drive140 km coastal route from the Royal National Park to Wollongong and beyond, sweeping past Bald Hill's hang-glider lookout, seaside villages and the famous Sea Cliff Bridge.
- 71 kmBald Hill LookoutClifftop lookout and hang-gliding launch at Stanwell Tops overlooking the Sea Cliff Bridge and Illawarra coastline, with roadside parking.
- 72 kmSea Cliff BridgeA 665 m balanced-cantilever bridge that curves off the Illawarra escarpment and hangs over the Pacific, the photogenic centrepiece of Grand Pacific Drive south of Sydney.
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