Your Blue Mountains Escape

Things to do, places to see ...

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Mount Victoria Village

Explore the village of Mount Victoria with its historic buildings dating from 1849, cafés, museums, antique shops and second hand book shops. Take a stroll around the markets held on the 2nd Sunday of each month. Visit the Mount Vic Flicks, an old style movie theatre

Nearby Attractions

• Some points of interest and lookouts are located at Mitchells Ridge, Sunset Rock, Engineers Cascade & Henry Lawson Rock which are only minutes from the centre of the village.
  
  
• One Tree Hill is the highest point in the Blue Mountains. Victoria Pass and Mitchells Pass are convict built roads and now form part of the Great Western Highway.
  
  
• Driving down the pass from Mount Victoria to Hartley you will find the Hartley Historic Village, Hartley Vale & Little Hartley and from here you can continue to the famous Jenolan Caves, Kanangra Walls and Cox’s River.
  
  
• From the Caves you can walk back to Katoomba on the famous Six Foot Track. There are plenty of interesting art & craft galleries in the surrounding area.
  
  
• Just a short drive from Mount Victoria across the causeway and down the Bells Line road to Lithgow you will find the Zig Zag Railway, the Small Arms Museum and the State Mine Heritage Park & Railway. Also in the Lithgow area you can visit Hassans Walls, Lake Lyell, the Mt Piper Energy Expo or the Glow Worm Tunnel at Newnes.
  
  
• Also over on the Bells Line road heading towards Bilpin you can visit Mt Tomah Botanic Gardens and the gardens at Mt Wilson.

Bushwalks

• Take a hike on one of the many walking tracks such as a hard grade walk to Victoria Falls (right), 3km return, or take a walk from the Falls via Burra Korain Flat to Grose Valley, 7km one way, and let us arrange to pick you up.
  
  
• From Mount York Road you will find the meeting point of all the original historic pioneer roads - Lawsons Long Alley & Lockyers Road 11km return - Cox’s Road 5km return and Berghoffers Pass 31/2km return or just walk down to Hartley Vale and we will pick you up.
  
  
• From Fairy Bower picnic area walk to Cox’s Cave 2km return, or from Mount Piddington take an easy family walk to Witches Glen 1km return or Horne Point 3km return or a slightly more difficult walk to Ferris Cave 2km return.
  
  
• The Little Zig Zag 5km return is accessed from Kanimbla Valley Road & Wilsons Glen, 1 km return, is found from Pulpit Rock.
  
  
• Or visit the Old Shale Mine 4km return from on the Darling Causeway.

  These are just the walks in and around Mount Victoria but there are plenty more nearby.

Horseriding

You will find all your horseriding adventures just a short drive away in the Megalong Valley.

Abseiling

Abseiling, rock climbing and canyoning are popular pastimes here in the mountains and many tour operators use the Mount Victoria area for their climbs.

Fishing

Nearby Lake Lyell is densely stocked with both rainbow & brown trout as well as Australian Bass