Burren Junction
Burren Junction is a hamlet of 225 (2021) in Northwestern New South Wales. It is in the Walgett Shire Local Government Area.
Understand
Burren Junction started as a railway encampment in 1902.
Visitors information centre
- Event Guide
- The nearest Visitor Information Centre is in Walgett.
Get in
Although there is a railway line, you will only be travelling on it if you're a shipment of wheat. There is an airstrip at Burren Junction Airport, but no scheduled flights.
By road
- On the Kamilaroi Highway (B51)
By coach
There are two "coaches" from Narrabri via Wee Waa, one on Friday morning and one during the evening. Despite NSW Trainlink calling it a coach, it operately functions more as a minibus than a coach. Fares cost $11.40 per adult each way.
Get around
See
Do
- 🌍 Bore Baths. Seasonal opening, closed in summer. Artesian bore at a constant 41.5 degrees C. The bore was sunk in 1921.
Buy
Eat
- Burren Junction Hotel, Cnr Corunna & Slacksmith St, ☏ +61 2 6796 1440, kerrie_carroll@yahoo.com.au.
Drink
Sleep
- 🌍 Junction City Hotel, Slacksmith Street, ☏ +61 2 6796 1440. Cabins with basic cooking facilities and shared bathrooms. Hotel has bistro. cabins from $65.
- 🌍 Burren Junction Bore Baths Primitive Camping Ground. Site with toilets and shower, open all year. $6.00 per night per vehicle.
Connect
Go next
| END ← | W Narrabri–Burren Junction Coach (329/330/335/336) E | → Wee Waa → Narrabri |
| Walgett ← | W Kamilaroi Highway E | → Wee Waa → Narrabri |