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Everglades Historic House and Gardens, Leura

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At the moment, travelling anywhere seems very elusive.  However, it sees like a good time to finish off my posts on my travels around regional New South Wales in November last year so that I can remember and enjoy.  While in the Blue Mountains, I visited Everglades Historic House and Gardens in Leura.  It is one of the stops on the Hop On Hop Off Bus, so it is easily accessible. Just like the Norman Lindsay Gallery and Museum , Everglades is a National Trust of Australia property. The Everglades is a 1930s house, surrounded by 5.2 hectares of gardens.  The current house and gardens were established by Henri van de Velde, a Belgian merchant and felt manufacturer, who engaged Danish landscape designer, Paul Sorensen, to design the gardens. The gardens are still very beautiful, with views over the Jamieson Valley,  although the main house has not been maintained so well.  Its former grandeur is primarily evident in its sweeping main staircase. One of the most striking features of the g