town in New South Wales, Australia

Kew is a town of 1,800 (2021) along the Pacific Hwy in the Mid-North Coast region of New South Wales.
Understand
editVisitor information
edit- 1 iKew Visitor Information Centre, 133 Nancy Bird Walton Dr, ☏ +61 2 6559 4400. Daily 9:30AM–3:30PM.
Get in
editKew is on the A1 Pacific Hwy with exits on both sides of the highway. Kew is about 30 minutes (~50 km) north of Taree and 15 minutes south of Thrumster (Port Macquarie on/offramp).
There is a train station in neighbouring Kendall, but it is a 30-minute walk and there's very little reason to visit Kew without a car.
Get around
editSee
edit- 1 Big Axe, 133 Nancy Bird Walton Dr. An 8-metre-high axe next to the visitor centre constructed in 1979, perhaps the only thing of note in the town too. A small side road exists to get to the axe with enough parking (it's almost never full despite not being a large carpark).
Do
editBuy and eat
edit- 1 Kew Corner Store, 155 Nancy Bird Walton Dr, ☏ +61 2 6559 4131. M–F 5AM–7PM; Sa Su 6AM–7PM. A step above your average corner shop, with a good selection of local produce and breakfast/lunch fare like bacon egg rolls and wraps made to order. If hungry, try the "Kew Corner Roll", which throws in everything except the kitchen sink.
Drink
editSleep
edit- 1 Kew Motel, 144 Nancy Bird Walton Dr, ☏ +61 2 6559 4275. Check-in: 2PM, check-out: 10AM. Basic motel with the basic facilities needed to comfortably relax before continuing your journey onwards the Pacific.
- 2 Royal Hotel, 2 Ocean Dr, ☏ +61 2 6559 4099. Check-in: 2PM, check-out: 10AM. Hotel but also with great food after hours.
Connect
editGo next
editNewcastle ← Taree ← | S A1 N | → Port Macquarie → Coffs Harbour |
END ← | W ![]() |
→ Laurieton |
Kendall ← | W Kendall Road E | → END |