RAISE A CUP TO NEW TEAROOMS

Bygone Beautys Treasured Teapot Museum

The Blue Mountains’ Bygone Beautys Treasured Teapot Museum and Tearooms has undergone a renovation and recently opened its new museum space and revamped function room, formal tearoom and retail area.

Former NSW Governor Dame Marie Bashir officially opened the new space. The tearooms also features a spectacular custom-made Mad Hatter-inspired teapot sculpture by local metal artists Ron Fitzpatrick and Steve Cunningham of Talisman Gallery at Hartley. The creation was made from a salvaged chimney stack from a steam engine, complete with a candy-like decorative steel handle, bow-tie-wearing rabbit and spout.

More than 5500 teapots are housed in the museum - the largest of its kind in Australia and one of the largest in the world. The collection spans five centuries and includes items from all over the world. It also includes 7000 teaspoons and 3000 tea towels.

The tearooms are also famous for decadent Devonshire tea and traditional high tea, served with a degree of pomp and ceremony on fine bone china from a tea trolley to the strains of Land of Hope & Glory.

Located in Leura, the museum and tearooms are open seven days a week.