Where to find us
The Great Dividing Range at Mudgee
Perched on a secluded mountaintop in Central West NSW — 3.5 hours from Sydney, and a world away from everything else.
Region
Mudgee, NSW
From Sydney
3.5 hours’ drive
Setting
20ha private bush
LUXURY · HERITAGE · NATURE
Beautifully restored heritage rolling stock turned into unique stays.
Choose and book any carriage individually — pick the one that suits you.
Food, wine and a railway museum of treasures to explore on site.
A secluded mountaintop in the Great Dividing Range near Mudgee.
Ruwenzori Retreat is a secluded, fully self-contained and truly unique accommodation near Mudgee — the food and wine-lover’s paradise in Central West NSW, just 3.5 hours from Sydney.
A life-long labour of love and the private hideaway of TV personality, travel-company owner and rail enthusiast Scott McGregor, it is one of the most popular escapes in Mudgee.
Each carriage tells its own story — original features, period craftsmanship and modern comfort. Book any one of them for your stay.
An original 1920s TAM Sleeping Car with polished cedar panelling, pressed-metal ceilings and brass and silver fittings, restored for modern comfort.
from $450.00 / night
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A premiere passenger car for the main intercity routes, luxuriously remodelled to sleep up to four guests.
from $480.00 / night
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Originally a Sydney passenger “Cowboy car”, now the central hub of food and entertainment at Ruwenzori.
from $420.00 / night
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A charming, compact Queen bedroom with en-suite — the most recent addition to our train stay.
from $380.00 / night
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A perfect, private bedroom in its own classic carriage, on its own branch of track beside the Dining Car.
from $300.00 / night
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Built from original railway-station components — an atmospheric showcase of Scott’s private collection.
from $420.00 / night
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Welcome to Ruwenzori Retreat — your very own train to nowhere. This extraordinary enterprise has been my life’s work, and we can’t wait to share it with you all.
