Whitton
Whitton is a small country town in the heart of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area in the Riverina region of New South Wales.
Understand
[edit]Whitton was the first town established in the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area. It is located in the Leeton Shire.
Get in
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By road
[edit]Whitton is a 23-km drive from Leeton, via the Back Whitton Road. It is also accessible from a turn-off on Irrigation Way.
By bus
[edit]NSW Trainlink operates a daily service from Wagga Wagga to Griffith, which stops through Whitton along the way.
Get around
[edit]The town is small enough to walk around, but a vehicle is required if you go to the Whitton Malt House or Whitton Beach, as they are more than 10 km south of town.
There are no petrol stations in Whitton, the nearest being in Leeton, or a little further in Darlington Point.
See
[edit]- 1 Whitton Beach, MIA 3 (also known as Second Gate), Murrumbidgee Valley National Park, River Road. Road conditions subject to weather and vehicle capability. 2WD access possible most of the time but not in abnormally wet periods.
- 2 Whitton Community Hall, Benerembah Street. See the artistic murals on the building
- 3 Whitton Water Tower. 15-metre sculpture of an ANZAC soldier overlooks the tower.
Do
[edit]- 1 Whitton Park, Benerembah Street. Has park benches, and a kids' playground
- 2 Whitton Pool, 70 Conapaira Street. 1:30PM start on weekends. 3:30PM start on weekdays. 7PM closing time. Under 5s and pensioners free, spectators $2, all others $3.
- 3 Whitton Historical Museum, Gogeldrie Street, ☏ +61 2 6955 2691.
- 4 Southern Cotton, 881 Whitton Darlington Point, ☏ +61 2 6955 2755. Tours of the cotton gin 11AM daily on weekdays. $10 per person.
Buy
[edit]- 1 Hulong House, 32 Benerembah St. F-Su 9AM-4PM. Sells antiques and collectibles, as well as coffee & cake.
Eat
[edit]- 1 Whitton Convenience Store, 32 Benerembah Street, ☏ +61 2 6955 2995. Sells groceries, takeaway burgers, drinks and chips. Occasionally, the store will also sell pizzas or kebabs.
Drink
[edit]- 1 Whitton Malt House, 783A Whitton Darlington Point Road, ☏ +61 2 6955 2592.
- 2 Rice Bowl Hotel, 48 Benerembah Street, ☏ +61 2 6955 2733.
- 3 Whitton Bowling & Recreational Club, 28 Benerembah Street, ☏ +61 2 6955 2715, manager@whittonbowlingclub.com.au. M closed, Tu W 4-7:30PM, Th Sa 4PM-midnight, F 4-10PM, Su 4-7:30PM.
Sleep
[edit]- 1 Whitton Malt House, 783 Whitton Darlington Point Rd, ☏ +61 2 6955 2592.
Connect
[edit]Telstra and Optus mobile phone reception works throughout the town. Vodafone is limited, and often cuts out indoors.
There is a Telstra payphone on Hulong Street, near the post office.