If one of the things you love about the Blue Mountains is old fashioned arts and crafts synonymous with the bygone era, then you must stop in at The Blackheath Arts & Crafts market this weekend.

Open on Sunday 23 August 2015 from 10.00am until 2.00pm you will find all sorts of quality hand-made gifts There are hand-painted ceramics, covered coat hangers, wood turning and so much more.  Stock up on Christmas presents now before the rush and buy a truly unique Blue Mountains gift.

You will find the market in the RSL on the Great Western Highway at Blackheath.

Once you have shopped yourself out, cross the railway line and wind down through the magnificent rainforest-cloaked Centennial Glen to the beautiful Megalong Valley. As the valley reveals itself look up to your left to the russet red of the escarpment and the newly refurbished Hydro Majestic Hotel glistening like a wedding cake on the edge of the cliffs.

No doubt you will have worked up a thirst after your shopping. The Megalong Valley Tea Rooms is the ideal venue to restore your equilibrium with a cup of tea and their famous scones. You can choose to sit inside in the olde worlde charm of the tea rooms or bask in the sunshine at an outside table where you can gaze at the escarpment or chat to the horses grazing in the paddock.