Sunlit café terrace with espresso and an open book

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A cosy corner of the Blue Mountains for speaking in another language.

Friendly, informal, judgment-free. Free to join, all levels welcome, drop in anytime — just bring your curiosity (and maybe an appetite for a coffee).

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What we're about

A conversation, not a classroom.

Mountains Language Group started as a small French conversation circle and is growing every month. No textbooks, no tests, no pressure. Just locals meeting to chat, stumble, laugh, and pick up a few new words over coffee.

Languages around the table

Running

French

Our original circle. Café tables, gentle pace, all levels mingling happily.

Launching

Italian

Just launching — be one of the first voices at the table. Beginners especially welcome.

More coming

More coming

Spanish, German, Japanese? Tell us what you'd love to speak and we'll see who else is keen.

How it works

Drop in anytime

No commitment. Come when it suits — once or every week.

No booking, no fee

Just turn up. The group is always free.

All levels welcome

From your first bonjour to fluent — there's a seat for you.

Solo or with a friend

Bring someone, or arrive on your own. You'll be folded in.

When

Every Saturday, 10:30am–12pm.

Drop in anytime between — or settle in and stay longer. No need to arrive on the dot; the table's open and the conversation keeps flowing.

Where

The Lapstone Hotel.

Our cosy local pub in the Blue Mountains. Look for the friendly table with a few open chairs — that's us.

Join us

Pull up a chair.

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