Scone

"Mare & foal", a bronze sculpture by Gabriel Sterk, at Elizabeth Park

Scone is a town of 3400 people in the Upper Hunter Valley and is known as the horse capital of Australia.

Get in

By car

• From Sydney, 387 km.
• From Newcastle, 153 km.

By train

1 Scone Station marks the terminus of the Hunter Line in the Intercity rail network with trains from Newcastle (which means you can use your Opal card), passing Maitland before branching towards and passing Greta, Branxton, Singleton and Muswellbrook. However, the number of trains at terminate at Scone is limited: on weekdays, the train leaves Newcastle Interchange at 3:18AM, 4:29PM and 5:59PM, and leaves at 3:55AM and 2:24PM on weekends. A timetable from TfNSW can be found here.

Scone is on the Main North railway line between Sydney and Armidale, and NSW TrainLink services the town daily.

See

• 1 Lake Glenbawn Recreation Area.  
• Gaol Museum. 

Do

• 1 Scone Horse Festival, White Park. Held from late April to early May, the festival includes a parade, rodeo and other events. (updated Nov 2020)

Eat

• 1 Cafe on Kelly (theBar), 135 Kelly St, ☏ +61 2 6545 3111. (updated Sep 2021)
• 2 The Buttered Scone, 167 Kelly St, ☏ +61 493 122 555. (updated Jul 2023)

Sleep

• 1 Airlie House Motor Inn, 229 New England Hwy, ☏ +61 2 6545 1488. Check-in: 2PM, check-out: 10AM. (updated Sep 2021)

Go next

• The Polblue Honeysuckle section of Barrington Tops National Park is around 45 minutes to the east. The road is unsealed east of Moonan Flat, though, so only visit this park if you have a 4WD.
• Muswellbrook is to the south.

Routes via Scone

END ←	N  HUN – Scone Branch  SE	→ Aberdeen → Muswellbrook → Newcastle Interchange
Tamworth ← Murrurundi ←	N A15 S	→ Aberdeen → Muswellbrook