Long Flat is a small village of 112 along the Oxley Highway in the Mid-North Coast. It doesn't feature much of note, but it is an important stopover town and the only one between Wauchope and Walcha.
Understand
[edit]Get in
[edit]By car
[edit]The only (sealed) road in and out of Long Flat is the B56 Oxley Highway. It is 30 km (19 mi) west of Wauchope, 48 km (30 mi) west of Port Macquarie and 40 km (25 mi) west of the M1 Pacific Motorway at Thrumster.
From the west, Long Flat is 134 km (83 mi) east of Walcha and 40 km (25 mi) east of Cottan-Bimbang National Park.
By coach (bus)
[edit]Long Flat is along the Oxley Highway coach route between Tamworth and Port Macquarie, with two coaches in each direction each week.
The westbound coach follows the following timetable.
| Stop | Monday coach (371) | Sunday coach (373) |
|---|---|---|
| Port Macquarie | 2:15PM | 3:00PM |
| Wauchope | 2:35PM | 3:20PM |
| Long Flat | 3:06PM | 3:51PM |
| intermediate stops | ||
| Tamworth | 6:30PM | 7:20PM |
The timetable for the eastbound coach is as follows.
| Stop | Monday coach (372) | Friday coach (374) |
|---|---|---|
| Tamworth | 8:40AM | 1:45PM |
| intermediate stops | ||
| Walcha | 9:58AM | 3:03PM |
| Long Flat | 12:05PM | 5:10PM |
| Wauchope | 12:54PM | 5:54PM |
| Port Macquarie | 1:15PM | 6:20PM |
Get around
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See
[edit]Do
[edit]- 1 Ellenborough Park, 36 Main St, Ellenborough. Small recreation park at the convergence points of the Hastings and Ellenborough Rivers.
Buy
[edit]Eat, drink and sleep
[edit]- 1 Long Flat Travellers Rest Hotel, 5014 Oxley Hwy, ☏ +61 2 6587 4495, [email protected]. M–F 11AM–late; Sa Su 10AM–late. The only hotel and pub in town.
Nearby
[edit]- 1 Shute-Hill Country Retreat, 5690 Oxley Hwy, Ellenborough, ☏ +61 2 6587 4280, [email protected]. Small country accommodation about 7 km west of Long Flat with reasonably modern facilities.
Connect
[edit]Go next
[edit]| Coonabarabran ← Cottan-Bimbang National Park ← | W B56 E | → Wauchope → Port Macquarie |