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Town in New South Wales, Australia
Photo: (WT-en) Duffy at English Wikivoyage, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Lithgow is a town that developed around the coal mining industry, just west of the Blue Mountains in New South Wales. With the exception of the nearby Zig-Zag steam heritage railway, it has not long been recognised as a visitor destination. Lithgow does have many areas of natural beauty close by, and some evidence of its history remains around the town.
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Since the break-in on September 2024, SAF no longer display guns in the museum and is fighting for its life.
An old mining railway tunnel, long abandoned, is now home to a beautiful colony of glow-worms. Be aware the tunnel has a bend in it and the centre section is completely dark. Bring a torch but use it conservatively (aimed at the floor and on lowest setting) as the light interferes with the glow-worms, and also will impact your own and others low-light vision, rendering the glow invisible. Find a good spot and turn the torch off to take in the spectacle.
The tunnel is reached by a straightforward footpath from a car park, through with some stairs involved (not many - suitable for children, but not for anyone reliant on a chair or sticks). The car park itself has information boards and toilets (long-drop pit toilets) but no water or other facilities, and can only be accessed by a ~30km long dirt road (graded and 2WD accessible, but can have some gnarly holes and corrugations) from Lithgow.
A former blast furnace which has been converted into a park and attraction for visitors. Walking paths and signs have been added to show you how pig iron sent for the construction of the railways used to be produced here.
Standard Australian Chinese food. Gluten free dishes can be made on request.
A vegan cafe and farmhouse surrounded by Australian wildlife.
16 ground floor units, parking at door, off noisy highway, fax facilities, parking for heavy vehicles.
By car
From Sydney and the east take the Great Western Highway (A32) through the Blue Mountains. Lithgow is at the bottom of the descent of the mountains.
By train
Lithgow is the westernmost terminus of Sydney's electric train network.
By bus
There are several bus services every day from Dubbo, Bathurst, Orange, Forbes and Parkes, each designed to meet the trains to Sydney.
The train station is right adjacent to the main street and shopping area of Lithgow, and has an entrance on both Main Street (pedestrian only) and from Railway Parade, where there is parking, drop-off area and the long…
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