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South Bathurst

Bathurst is a city in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia.

South Bathurst
South Bathurst · Wikimedia Commons
The place

Bathurst is a city in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia. Bathurst is about 200 kilometres (120 mi) west-northwest of Sydney and is the seat of the Bathurst Regional Council. Founded in 1815, Bathurst is the oldest inland settlement in Australia and had a population of 44,621 in 2023.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around South Bathurst

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Charles Sturt University

    Charles Sturt University is an Australian multi-campus public university located in New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory and Victoria. Established in 1989, it was named in honour of Captain Charles Sturt, a British explorer who made expeditions into regional New South Wales and South Australia.

    2.1 km · public university in Australia · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum

    The Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum - Home of the Somerville Collection is located in the city of Bathurst in regional New South Wales Australia and was opened in July 2004. The Somerville Collection, the lifetime work of Warren Somerville AM, is housed on display in the 1876 historic public school building which displays some of the finest and rarest minerals and fossils from around the world and scientifically significant fossils from Australia.

    400 m · museum in Bathurst, Australia · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Carrington Park

    Carrington Park is a multi-purpose stadium in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It has a capacity of 11,500.

    700 m · stadium in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia
  4. 04
    Bathurst Showground

    The Bathurst Showground is a heritage-listed showground on Kendall Avenue, Bathurst, in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by James Hines, J. J. Copemen and Edward Gell and built from 1879.

    800 m · heritage-listed showground in New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia
  5. 05
    Abercrombie House

    Abercrombie House is a heritage-listed historic house and house museum located in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It was constructed in the 1870s by the Stewart family, pioneers in the Bathurst region.

    400 m · mansion in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia
  6. 06
    Cathedral of St Michael and St John

    Cathedral of St Michael and St John is a heritage-listed Roman Catholic cathedral at 107 William Street, Bathurst, Bathurst Region, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Charles Hansom and built from 1857 to 1861 by Edward Gell.

    100 m · church in New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia
  7. 07
    Bathurst Correctional Complex

    Bathurst Correctional Centre, originally built as Bathurst Gaol in 1888, is a prison for men and women located in the city of Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, and operated by the Department of Communities and Justice. Bathurst holds inmates sentenced under State or Australian criminal law, along with a small number of remand prisoners.

    1.9 km · building in New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia
  8. 08
    Denison Bridge

    The Denison Bridge is a heritage-listed footbridge over the Macquarie River in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. It is the fourth oldest metal truss bridge existing in Australia.

    1.4 km · bridge in Bathurst, New South Wales · Wikipedia
  9. 09
    All Saints Cathedral Bells

    The All Saints Cathedral Bells are heritage-listed church bells at All Saints Anglican Cathedral, Church Street, Bathurst, in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. They were built from 1853 to 1855 by John Warner and Sons, Crescent Foundry of London, England.

    300 m · historic site in New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia
  10. 10
    Miss Traill's House

    Miss Traill's House is a heritage-listed former residence, clergy house and school and now museum at 321 Russell Street, Bathurst, Bathurst Region, New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Henry Kitchen and built from 1845 by Reverend Thomas Sharpe.

    900 m · historic house in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia

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Getting to South Bathurst

Airports
Sydney Kingsford Smith (SYD), 159 km · Newcastle (NTL), 221 km
Stations
Bathurst Airport, 7.2 km · Bathurst railway station, 800 m · Raglan railway station, New South Wales, 6.9 km
  • Sydney (Mascot) → South Bathurst
    160 km · quickest by road, 4h 5m · A$25–33
  • Williamtown → South Bathurst
    223 km · quickest by road, 6h 2m · A$41–55
  • Melbourne → South Bathurst
    640 km · quickest by road, 11h 57m · A$90–125
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for South Bathurst

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for South Bathurst. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    K'gari (formerly Fraser Island)AU

    8 ways of moving, 31 sources

    976 km
  2. 02
    Bruny IslandAU

    11 ways of moving, 24 sources

    1,117 km
  3. 03
    Kangaroo IslandAU

    9 ways of moving, 17 sources

    1,157 km
  4. 04
    Milford Sound / PiopiotahiNZ

    8 ways of moving, 32 sources

    2,011 km
  5. 05
    WakatobiID

    12 ways of moving, 17 sources

    4,121 km

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