Medlow Bath

Postcode: 2780

Medlow Bath is a small town located near the highest point of the Blue Mountains, between Katoomba and Blackheath. The town is dominated by the Hydro Majestic Hotel - the town's main commercial establishment.

Medlow Bath is surrounded by the Blue Mountains National Park and has been subject to bushfire threats many times during its history. The most recent of these, in summer 2003 came within metres of destroying the Hydro Majestic.

The town is served by a railway station of the same name located on the Blue Mountains railway line; the station is immediately adjacent to the hotel.

The small village of Medlow Bath is located 6 km west of Katoomba, 107 km from Sydney and 1050 metres above sea-level. It would hardly be worth mentioning Medlow Bath if it wasn't for the gracious Hydro Majestic Hotel.

In some ways the story of the hotel ties in with Edward Hargraves who was regarded (wrongly) as the man who discovered the first payable gold in Australia. For his efforts Hargraves received a 10,000-pound reward. Having noticed the quality of the views, he spent some of it on a property and a house at Medlow Bath.

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