Kurri Kurri is in the Hunter region of New South Wales, and can be considered the mural capital of Australia due to the sheer amount of murals.
Understand
[edit]A former coal mining town, now pretty much reliant on the wine industry of the Hunter Valley.
Get in
[edit]By car
[edit]When going on the Hunter Expressway (M15), exit onto Main Road and turn left, then continue for about a kilometre or two and you'd be there.
By train and bus
[edit]Take the Hunter Line to 1 Maitland Station, then take the 161 bus line to Kurri Kurri.
Get around
[edit]See
[edit]- Murals. There are 55 murals around the time illustrating events from the regions history
- 1 Big Kookaburra. Sitting smack-bang in the centre of the town, it's hard to overlook this 4.5-metre (15 ft) statue on 219 Lang St (between Lang and Barton Streets), in the Garden of Honour. Like most rural Australian towns, this is Kurri Kurri's "big thing".
- 2 Richmond Vale Railway Museum, 262 Leggetts Dr, ☏ +61 2 4018 7230. A family-friendly heritage railway and museum, claiming to be the only heritage railway north of the Hawkesbury River (in New South Wales). Adults: $16; concession: $11; children 5–17: $7.50; children <5: free.
Do
[edit]Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- 1 Happi Chicken, 200 Barton St. M-F noon-8PM.
- 2 Cafe 126, 126 Barton St, ☏ +61 491 747 530.
- 3 New Noodle Paradise, 191 Lang St, ☏ +61 2 4936 2710.
Drink
[edit]- 1 Chelmsford Hotel (locally known as the "Chelly"), 126 Lang St, ☏ +61 2 4937 1064. This historic hotel has the charm and character of a stereotypical Australian pub.
Sleep
[edit]- 1 Kurri Motor Inn, 313 Lang St, ☏ +61 2 4937 2222. Check-in: 2PM, check-out: 10AM.
Connect
[edit]Go next
[edit]Singleton ← Branxton ← | NW M15 SE | → Newcastle |
Cessnock ← | SW B68 NE | → Beresfield |