Premium #42386

Spacious and comfortable home in the beautiful Blue Mountains near Sydney, Australia.

House • Blackheath NSW Australia

6 Guests

3 Bedrooms

4 Beds

2 Bathrooms

Pets welcome

2 Car spaces

1 Car available

Primary home

Exchange types accepted

Simultaneous

Non-Simultaneous

Non-Reciprocal

Statistics

Listed April 2025

General Overview

We are lucky to live in a Unesco World Heritage listed national park of great biodiversity and beauty. Our neighbourhood is green and leafy. Our bright, airy and peaceful home in Blackheath has a cozy vibe and lots of space to spread out.

The Space

Our house sleeps several people, with three queen sized beds available, plus a big sofa bed. (There is an additional bedroom but It probably won't be in use). Ian has created a low maintenance but interesting garden outside. Inside, we have lots of books, puzzles, games, and original art. There's an art room upstairs and musical instruments and lots of (mostly traditional celtic) music sessions downstairs. TVs and computers too, of course!

Guest Access

The house is over two floors, with some stairs both inside and out. The upstairs shower is in the bath, so requires stepping in and out. While we are happy for small children to stay, we don't have a stair gate, cot, etc. If we did a car swap, there is a child seat in the car, which could stay or be removed.

Notes

The Blue Mountains are considered a gateway to the West; there are many interesting things to explore in that direction by car. We are a comfortable day trip distance from Sydney, approximately an hour 40 mins to the airport or the city centre.

Features

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Fridge

WiFi

Bed sheets

Oven

Towels

Washer

TV

Heating

Hair dryer

Microwave

Iron

Dishwasher

Smoke alarms

Workspace

Clothes dryer

High Speed Internet

Garden / yard

Bathtub

Air conditioning

Deck / patio / courtyard / terrace

BBQ

First aid kit

Balcony

Fireplace

Toys

Travel Styles

Long term

Weekend

Adventure

Budget

Family

Romantic

Sport and leisure

Foodie

Relaxing

Village

Mountains

Culture

Hiking

Cycling

Good public transport

Golf

Accessibility

Easy entrance

Accessible stairways

Wide hallways

Accessible switches

Accessible door handles

Accessible tap hardware

Accessible windows

Handheld shower

Accessible kitchen access

Slip resistant kitchen flooring

Slip resistant laundry flooring

Accessible parking space

House Rules

Unsuitable for infants under 2

Suitable for children ages 2-12

Pets welcome

No smoking

Allergens

Cat free

Dog free

Smoke free

Fragrance free

Dates of Availability

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Available

Neighbourhood

We are on a quiet, friendly street, opposite an oval, playground and sports facilities. We are a short walk from the shops, cafes and restaurants of Blackheath village, the train station and beautiful bushland. 
The villages of the Blue Mountains are visited and appreciated by people from all over the world. The street parallel to ours even has its own website overseas, celebrating it's autumn colours.

Getting to my home

We are less than a ten minute flat walk from the local train station of Blackheath. There is a Blue Mountains train line directly from Sydney's Central Station. Central also has a direct line in to the domestic and international terminals of Sydney's main airport.
If you are travelling by car, the Great Western Highway is one of the main routes out of Sydney and travels the whole length of the Blue Mountains. Our house is straightforward to find.

Nearest airport

Kingsford Smith International Airport Sydney (114km or 1hr 40 m away)

Getting Around

Two small supermarkets, places to eat, chemist, gym, pubs, antique and gift shops, taxis and trains are all within a 6-10 min walk. The play park, oval, courts, gym and dog park are opposite our house. There are many scenic bushwalks, possible to reach by foot or a short drive.
We are around a 12 minute drive from the large supermarkets and many attractions of Katoomba, including the Three Sisters and Scenic World. Five minutes further on and you'll reach the picturesque village of Leura. Bear in mind that highway traffic can build up at holiday times, when there are many visitors to the region.

Map of Approximate Location

Feedback

Simultaneous exchange 5 nights Aug 2025

Frances Verified

3 exchanges24 nights7 feedback

Jenny and Ian’s home is a joy to be in. Lots of natural light, warm as toast and everything that we needed was there. Loved the underfloor bathroom heating! A bonus were the bower birds coming in to the back yard each morning. Beautiful mountains garden with hellebores, daphne’ and bulbs coming up. An easy walk to the shops, and town and longer walks into the Blue Mountains national park was special. Blackheath is a special place and equally as beautiful in the winter as the summer. Well worth a visit. We hope to rerun in the near future!

Premium

Jenny

We are a family of three: Jenny, a ex children's bookseller, Ian, part time gardener and horticulturist, and our wonderfully neurodivergent 15 year old son Liam, who loves drama and singing and is writing his first novel.
We are now homeschoolers and this gives us flexibility around house exchanging and travel. We are especially drawn to celtic places such as Scotland, Ireland and Wales and would love to explore more of Europe. But we will happily consider any options!  
We have house swaps in the UK lined up in September and October 2026, so our house will be free for much of the spring this year, if anyone is interested in a non reciprocal swap during this time!