Hill Top is the most northerly village in this guide, surrounded by bushland and closest to Sydney, with Mittagong about 17 km south.
Character & atmosphere
Formerly known as Hilltop and Jellore, the village sat on the main southern railway until 1919. Today it is a bushland residential village with a War Memorial Hall at its heart.
Cafés & dining
Limited locally; most dining is in Mittagong or Bowral.
Getting about on foot
Day-to-day shopping and dining are mostly a drive to Mittagong.
Community & lifestyle
A residential bush village with community facilities including a memorial hall.
Homes & land
Family homes on bush blocks and acreage at some of the lowest prices in this guide.
In the village
Typical land: larger bush blocks
Homes within the village itself — the easiest for walking to cafés and shops.
Surrounding rural area
Typical land: bushland acreage
Bushland and acreage bordering national park country.
Why people love it
- Lowest prices in this guide
- Closest to Sydney
- Bush setting
Worth knowing
- Not walkable to dining
- Further from the Highlands’ main towns
- Bushfire planning is part of life here
Walk to dinner
0 places within ≈1 km of Hill Top village
None in this guide within that distance yet — the nearest is Mittagong Hotel, ≈11 km away.
Approximate straight-line distances from the village centre (Hill Top village). Walking times assume streets add about a quarter to the distance at an easy pace. These are not verified walking routes, and only venues listed in this guide are counted.
Nearby
See on the mapFacts & sources
- About 17 km north of Mittagong and 115 km south-west of the Sydney CBD. Source
- Formerly known as Hilltop and Jellore. Source
Descriptive sections are an editorial overview and are still being reviewed.