Kew (New South Wales)

A winter morning in Kew

Kew is a town of 1,800 (2021) along the Pacific Hwy in the Mid-North Coast region of New South Wales.

Understand

Get in

Kew 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

Most of Kew's points of interests are on the single main street through town, Nancy Bird Walton Dr. The town is fairly walkable in the sense that everything is just a few minutes of each other, though it isn't necessarily pedestrian-friendly.

See

• 🌍 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). (updated Dec 2024)

Do

Buy and eat

• 🌍 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. (updated Dec 2024)

Drink

Sleep

• 🌍 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. (updated Dec 2024)
• 🌍 Royal Hotel, 2 Ocean Dr, ☏ +61 2 6559 4099. Check-in: 2PM, check-out: 10AM. Hotel but also with great food after hours. (updated Dec 2024)

Connect

Go next

Routes via Kew (New South Wales)

Newcastle ← Taree ←	S A1 N	→ Port Macquarie → Coffs Harbour
END ←	W  E	→ Laurieton
Kendall ←	W Kendall Road E	→ END