Bilpin Day Experiences
Visit Bilpin for the day for something wholesome, hands-on, and uniquely local.
Our day experiences invite you to slow down and see the region through the eyes of the people who live here.
Meet the locals, do as the locals do!
Meet the growers, makers, and storytellers who call this place home. Taste food grown in local soil, crafted with care. Learn a simple skill, wander through the bush, and discover the beauty of living close to nature.
Whether you’re staying nearby or escaping the city for a few hours, Wollemi Ridge Retreats offers authentic, small-group experiences that connect you with the land, the community, and yourself.
Come for the day. Meet locals, taste local, and leave inspired.
Our Day Experiences
Make your own Chopping Board Workshop
Guided Bush Walk
Bush Dining Experience
Harvest Farms Tour
Nature Journaling Workshop
Guided Glowworms Tour
Make Your own Chopping Board Workshop
Location: Bilpin, NSW
Duration: 2 hours
Price: $120 pp
Create something truly special with your own hands and connect with the gentle charm of farm life in this relaxed, creative experience at Wollemi Ridge Retreats. In this two-hour workshop, you’ll design, shape, sand, and finish your own wooden chopping board made from locally sourced timber.
Overview
Welcome & Introduction
Meet your hosts at Wollemi Ridge Retreats and settle into the peaceful surroundings of Bilpin. You’ll be introduced to the farm shed tools, timber, and simple techniques used in shaping your own beautiful chopping board.
Hands-On Woodcraft Workshop
Under friendly guidance, you’ll choose your piece of local wood and learn how to design, shape, sand, oil and brand your own chopping board. Each piece of timber tells its own story, and you’ll leave with a one-of-a-kind board that’s both functional and personal.
Highlights
Create your own handcrafted chopping board from locally sourced wood as a forever keepsake
Learn the art of wood shaping, sanding, oiling, and branding
Enjoy a relaxed and creative workshop suitable for all skill levels
Experience the soothing, mindful connection of hands-on craft and nature
Blue Mountains Glow Worm Tours
Location: Bilpin, NSW
Duration: 90 minutes
Price: $75 Adults, $49 Child (7 years and older only)
Take an exhilarating night-time tour into a hidden Blue Mountains Glow Worm Canyon!
Turn off the lights and immerse yourself into a fascinating world of bio-luminescent discovery and wonder.
Description
Experience one of the most fascinating tours in the Blue Mountains
Join a small, personal tour group and embark on a nocturnal adventure into a world of glowing lights. Walking through the bush, feel the excitement build as first glimpses of the Glow Worms can be spotted through the trees.
Climb down to the bottom of an ancient sandstone canyon and follow its twists and turns to the main Glow Worm viewing area. In this natural amphitheatre, sit and wait in silence as thousands of Glow Worms begin to appear like stars around you.
Learn all about Glow Worms, their life-cycles and interesting behaviours during an interactive biology lesson.
Ask your own questions to discover the truly bizarre and unique details - including HOW and WHY they produce light.
Get up close - really close - on our purpose-built viewing platform
Positioned underneath a densely populated glow worm overhang, our custom-built viewing platform allows you and your friends to climb up for a very personal experience with the Glow Worms!
No other tour or in Australia lets you get so close to Glow Worms in their natural habitat. Leaning in only inches away, watch the intricate and sticky Glow Worm webs dangling down from the rocks.
If you're lucky you might see a Glow Worm wriggling back and forth in its web! Up this close you will be surprised at how many more Glow Worms are visible – and how bright they are!
Difficulty: Medium Fitness Required
Start Time: Varies - Check Ticket
Location: Near Mt Tomah/Bilpin
Meeting Point: See Tickets for details
Provided: Head torches
Required: Enclosed shoes
Bush Dining Experience
Location: Bilpin, NSW
Duration: 1 hour
Price: $49 Adults, $20 Children (7 years and over)
Experience dining in the Blue Mountains with a welcome cider and bush-style barbecue. Relax, enjoy local flavours, and unwind in peaceful forest surrounds.
Overview
Join us for a memorable experience of local food, forest stillness, and relaxed country hospitality. This unique dining experience invites you to slow down, savour the moment, and connect with the natural beauty of Bilpin. This dining experience can be lunch or twilight/evening.
Example Evening Itinerary
Arrival & Welcome
Begin your evening at Wollemi Ridge Retreats with a refreshing welcome drink — a crisp, locally crafted cider from Bilpin’s beloved cider makers. Take a moment to unwind, breathe in the fresh mountain air, and enjoy the soft glow of sunset across the landscape.
Bush-Style Barbecue Dinner
Enjoy a wholesome dinner of chicken or local lamb prepared on the barbecue, with seasonal vegetables and salads featuring organic local produce, hearty flavours, and a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere. It’s an authentic taste of Bilpin’s country hospitality, shared in good company as the day gently fades into evening.
Relax & Unwind
After dinner, linger a little longer and soak in the peaceful surrounds. As night falls, the forest quietens and the stars begin to emerge, offering a calm and grounding end to your evening.
Harvest Farms Tour
Location: Bilpin, NSW
Duration: 2 hours
Price: $75 Adults, $15 Child
Discover where real food begins on this immersive organic farm experience in Bilpin. Wander through Harvest Farms and learn how organic and regenerative farming practices create thriving soil, healthy produce, and a more sustainable future.
Overview
Welcome & Introduction
Meet your friendly farmer at Harvest Farms and start your morning surrounded by lush gardens and orchards. Learn about the farm’s organic growing methods, compost systems, and the importance of working with, not against nature.
Guided Farm Tour
Walk through the vegetable gardens, orchard, and flower beds as you explore how soil health, biodiversity, and mindful farming practices shape everything that grows. Learn about companion planting, natural pest management, and the rhythms of the farm through the seasons.
Highlights of the Experience
Guided tour of Harvest Farms, an organic working farm in Bilpin
Learn about regenerative and sustainable farming practices
See seasonal produce growing in harmony with nature
Gain a deeper appreciation for organic food and living systems
Staying in the Blue Mountains and keen to explore the bush, but not sure where to go?
Join a guided walk at Wollemi Ridge and let us show you around. This is an easy, relaxed walk through native bushland on private property, offering exclusive access to areas you wouldn’t be able to visit on your own. You’ll be guided by a local who knows the land, so you can relax, follow along and enjoy the experience.
We’ll take you on a trail we know well, pointing out local plant life, features of the landscape, and the small details that are easy to miss when you’re walking solo.
Perfect for Airbnb guests looking to get out into nature with a bit of guidance, without needing any experience or planning.
23 minutes each way.
Beginner bush walkers welcome.
Guided Bush Walk
Location: Bilpin, NSW
Duration: 1 hour
Price: $45 Adults, $15 Children (7 years and over)
A guided bushwalking by a local on private bushland.
Nature Journaling Workshop
Location: Bilpin, NSW
Duration: 2 hours
Price: $45 Adults, $15 Children
Slow down and connect with the bush in this 2 hour guided workshop. Learn the fundamentals of nature journaling through close observation, macro focus, and creative expression. Discover the details often missed and deepen your understanding of the natural world. Includes nature journaling materials.
Overview
Slow down and reconnect with the natural world in this immersive nature journaling workshop. Designed for all experience levels, this guided session introduces the fundamentals of observing and recording nature through a creative and mindful lens. Set within the beauty of the bush, you’ll learn how to notice the small details often overlooked — from textures and patterns to light, colour, and movement.
Nature journaling is not about artistic perfection, but about curiosity, awareness, and personal expression. You’ll be guided through simple techniques that combine sketching, note-taking, and reflection to capture your experience of the environment in your own unique way. This practice encourages a deeper understanding of the landscape while fostering a sense of calm and connection.
All art supplies and paper are provided, making it easy to fully immerse yourself without needing to bring anything along. Throughout the session, you’ll build confidence in your ability to observe and creatively interpret the world around you.
By the end of the workshop, you’ll have created your own journal entries and gained practical skills to continue your nature journaling journey. Whether you’re looking to unwind, learn something new, or deepen your connection to the bush, this experience offers a meaningful and memorable way to engage with nature.
Workshop Structure:
Welcome & introduction to nature journaling
Guided observation techniques (macro focus)
Exploring textures, patterns, and light
Basic sketching & note-taking methods
Independent journaling time in nature
Group reflection & sharing insights
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