Millthorpe
Millthorpe is a small historic town of 1300 (2021) in New South Wales' Central West region.
Understand
Visitor information
Get in
By car
The main road in and out of Millthorpe is perhaps creatively called Millthorpe Road, which runs between the Mid-Western Highway (A41) at Blayney and the southeastern fringe of Lucknow at the Mitchell Highway (A32). The road is fairly drivable at 100 km/h, though the road can go unloved particularly in times of heavy rainfall.
By train
🌍 Millthorpe Station receives 1 daily train service on the Dubbo XPT between Sydney and Dubbo in each direction. Bookings must be made in advance with NSW Trainlink and Millthrope is a request stop on the line (meaning it will not stop if there are no bookings). The Broken Hill XPL passes by but does not stop. The service from Central leaves at 7:19AM and arrives at 11:51PM and costs $27.75 for an adult. The service leaves from Dubbo at 2:15PM, gets into Millthorpe at 4:11PM and terminates Central at 8:46PM. This means that if you were to daytrip from Sydney, could do so for about 4 hours (give or take for delays) before returning back for $50 on a full adult fare.
NB: the station had only opened in 2019; many sources may still claim the station is closed.
By coach
Millthorpe gets NSW Trainlink coaches, namely the coaches that run between Orange and Bathurst via Blayney; some of these extend further beyond to Lithgow, but it depends on time and day. Most often it's to fill a gap not covered by the train.
Get around
All of Millthorpe is reachable on foot. For a regional city of its size, it is surprisingly accessible by foot.
See
- 🌍 Golden Memories Millthorpe Museum, 37 Park St, ☏ +61 2 6366 3980. W–Su 11AM–3PM. General town museum of rural heritage and random memorabilia from the region. $10/adult, $5/child.
- 🌍 Rosebank Art Gallery, 40 Victoria St. A small art gallery in what used to be in Millthorpe's old bank chamber.
Do
- 🌍 Angullong Wines - Cellar Door Sales & Wine Tasting, cnr Park &, Victoria St, ☏ +61 2 6366 4300. Daily 11AM–5PM (closed Good Friday, Anzac Day, Christmas Day and Boxing Day). Wine tasting cellar.
- There are two town walks in Millthorpe. The first of the two is the Railway Walk, a 2-km walk that should take no longer than 30 minutes, encircling the town's railway station. There is a footpath for most of this walk, but it does disappear for a short distance around Park St. The other is the Village / Country Walk, which is a 3-km walk on the periphery of the town north of the railway with small section through the centre of town – it's a great walk to see the town's autumn colours during April.
Buy
Eat
- 🌍 Millthorpe Providore, 23 Victoria St, ☏ +61 428 289 923. M–F 6AM–3PM; Sa Su 7AM–3PM. Mostly a breakfast/lunch cafe, food can be a little bit pricey but the quality is exceptional for what you pay. It's also one of the best non-pub alternatives in town.
- 🌍 The Old Mill Cafe & Restaurant, 12 Pym St, ☏ +61 2 6366 3188. Th–Su 8:30AM–3PM.
Drink
- 🌍 Millthorpe Hotel, 20 Elliott St, ☏ +61 2 6366 3157. M 2:30–9:30PM; Tu–Sa noon–11PM; Su noon–10PM. Small historic pub and hotel next to the railway station.
Sleep
- 🌍 Grand Western Lodge, 27 Victoria St, ☏ +61 411 190 271. Check-in: 2PM, check-out: 11AM.
- 🌍 Millthorpe Motel, 26 Victoria St, ☏ +61 2 6366 3653. Check-in: 2PM, check-out: 10AM.
Connect
Go next
| Lucknow ← | N Millthorpe Road SSE | → Blayney |
| Dubbo ← Orange ← | NW Dubbo XPT E | → Blayney → Sydney |
| Orange ← Lucknow ← | NW Lithgow–Orange Coach (via Millthorpe) (561/565/566/568) SE | → Blayney → Lithgow |