Crafts

West Virginia's artists are lauded for their painstaking craftsmanship, and this is no less true for artists in the New River Gorge region. Crafts shops and galleries -- including the $32-million Tamarack arts center at Beckley, WV -- are found in most local tourist areas.

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Cranberry Station

206 Beckley Plaza
Beckley, WV 25801
Tel: 304-256-0616

Original art, furniture, and fine gifts from 60 retailers come together under one roof at Cranberry Station, the New River Gorge area's most extensive garden and interior gallery. We have everything you'll need to finish your home or thank a friend -- soaps, candles, jewelry, framed prints, gourmet candies, ladie's designer accessories, home and garden accents, and hundreds of interior-design options. From the Fayetteville area, follow U.S. 19 expressway south 15 miles to the North Beckley exit, then Robert C. Byrd Drive south four miles to the Beckley Plaza. We're on the left beside Kmart.

Flatwoods Factory Outlet Stores

Interstate 79 Exit 67, Flatwoods, WV 26621
Tel. 304-765-3300
Email: daysinn@flatwoods.com

Only a 50-minute expressway drive north of the New River Gorge, the 22 stores in our retail center offer some of the best outlet shopping anywhere. You'll also find great restaurants and acclaimed lodging at the 200-room Flatwoods Days Inn and in the new Flatwoods RV Park. Outlets include Dress Barn, Fenton Glass, Mossy Oak, Samsonite, Corning-Revere, Black & Decker, Tommy Hilfiger, Factory Brand Shoes, and L'eggs-Hanes-Bali-Playtex.

Gauley River Pottery

526 W. Mount Lookout Rd. - Mount Lookout, WV 26678
Tel. 304-872-2841 or 304-872-0244
Email: info@wvpottery.com

Inspired by the whitewater of the New and Gauley rivers, our acclaimed lines of hand-crafted mugs, bowls, dishes, and dinnerware will recall your vacation for years to come. Currently our signature line, Gauley River Green pulls the turbulence and rich color out of the river and onto your table or into your display case. We'll be happy to bake the Gauley Green Glaze onto custom wares you request. All of our items are oven, microwave, and dishwasher safe, and all will be sure to increase in value with the popularity of Appalachian arts. Shop our online store or visit our studio off the U.S. 19 parkway at Mount Lookout, only five-minutes south of the Gauley River and 10-minutes north of the New River Gorge.

Pence Springs Flea Market

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P.O. Box 90 - Pence Springs, West Virginia (WV) 24962 -- Tel: 304-445-2100 or 1-888-675-1700 -- Fax: 304-445-3082

A summer tradition, The Pence Springs Flea Market has attracted more than 135,000 annual visitors for more than 20 years of Sundays. Fresh produce and Appalachian arts and antiques highlight this traditional gathering of hagglers, who gmeet every Sunday April through October on the polo grounds of the Historic Pence Springs Resort. The market is 20 miles west of Lewisburg and the State Fairgrounds on W.Va. 3 and 30 miles south of Interstate 64.

Simpler Times

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1406 Harper Road, Beckley

Near Tamarack, Melissa Gilbert's Simpler Times shop on Harper Road provides candles, tinware, and handmade crafts convenient to Interstate 77's Exit 44. Join us in a relaxed atmosphere and yesteryear setting when life's pace was a little slower. Open Monday-Thursday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Friday & Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Closed Sunday. One-and-a-half miles west of II-77's Harper Road exit (44) on W.Va. 3 next to Gino's Pizza.

Tamarack: The Best of West Virginia

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I-77 exit 45, Tamarack Park, Beckley, WV 25802

Prepare yourself for a shopping and dining experience unlike any other! Only 20-minutes south of the New River Gorge Bridge, Tamarack is the nation's first and only collection of West Virginia handmade artwork, arts and crafts, and cuisine, which showcases "The Best of West Virginia." A one-of-a-kind shopping and cultural experience, Tamarack features 59,000 square feet of retail area with the work of more than 2,000 juried West Virginia artists. From hand-carved furniture to glass, from pottery to Appalachian quilts, Tamarack offers only the best native art. You will also find a delectable array of regional specialty foods and products, as well as theatre, live performances, and craft demonstrations. Tamarack is open January-March 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and April-December 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Closed Christmas Day. Tamarack is located on the West Virginia Turnpike at Beckley, just north of the intersection of Interstates 64 and 77.

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