Blue Mountains Heritage Centre

Blue Mountains Heritage Centre is in the Blackheath area of Blue Mountains National Park.

To get there from Sydney:

• Turn right off Great Western Highway, at Blackheath traffic lights, into Govetts Leap Road.
• Drive for 2.5km. After passing through the park entrance, take the second exit from the roundabout.

Road quality

• Sealed roads

Vehicle access

• 2WD vehicles

Weather restrictions

• All weather

Parking

Parking is available in an asphalt carpark at Blue Mountains Heritage Centre, including 2 accessible parking spaces.

Bus parking is available and coach parking is available for groups.

By public transport

The visitor centre is around 3km from Blackheath train station. It's a 30min walk via Govetts Leap Road, or take bus 698 to the visitor centre. Visit transportnsw.info for timetables.

There are picnic facilities at nearby Govetts Leap lookout.

Toilets

• Flush toilets

Carpark

Drinking water

Tap water and bottled water for sale in visitor centre

Wireless internet

• Wireless internet (free)

Electric power

Step-free access

From the carpark, there's a concrete ramp and footpath that leads to the entrance of the heritage centre.

Inside the building, there's step-free access to the counter and displays.

• Step-free main entrance to the building
• Step-free outdoor pathways

Accessible doorways

The doorway at the main entrance is a wide automatic sliding door.

Seats and resting points

There's a bench with a backrest next to one of the display shelters outside the heritage centre.

• Blue Mountains Heritage Centre factsheet
• Blue Mountains Heritage Centre map (2.4MB pdf)

Disability access level - easy

Blue Mountains Heritage Centre is fully accessible with the following facilities:

• Step-free access from the carpark to the main entrance of the building along a concrete pathway and ramp
• Wide automatic sliding doors at the main entrance
• Flat floors and step-free access to the counter and displays
• A bench seat outside for resting
• Toilets that have been specially designed for wheelchair access
• 2 accessible parking spaces in the carpark