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Hartley Historic Site Visitor Centre

Hartley Historic Site

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Visitor info

All the practical information you need to know about Hartley Historic Site Visitor Centre.

Getting there and parking

On entering Hartley Historic Site:

  • Hartley Historic Site Visitor Centre is on the Old Great Western Highway, opposite Hartley Courthouse and next to St Bernard’s Church.

Road quality

  • Sealed roads

Vehicle access

  • 2WD vehicles

Weather restrictions

  • All weather

Parking

Street parking is available on a gravel surface close to Hartley Historic Site Visitor Centre. Bus parking is available.

Best times to visit

There are lots of great things waiting for you at Hartley Historic Site. Here are some of the highlights.

Spring

Enjoy the village as the days grow warmer and the trees are in blossom.

Summer

Bring the kids in the school holidays and step inside the amazing coolness of Hartley Courthouse, with its thick sandstone walls.

Weather, temperature and rainfall

Summer temperature

Average

12°C and 25°C

Highest recorded

38.4°C

Winter temperature

Average

1°C and 13°C

Lowest recorded

–8°C

Rainfall

Wettest month

January

Driest month

September

The area’s highest recorded rainfall in one day

179mm

Facilities

Public toilets, including an accessible toilet, are located behind the Old Post Office building, around 2mins walk away.

Picnic tables

Carpark

Maps and downloads

Safety messages

Mobile safety

Dial Triple Zero (000) in an emergency. Download the Emergency Plus app before you visit, it helps emergency services locate you using your smartphone's GPS. Please note there is limited mobile phone reception in this park and you’ll need mobile reception to call Triple Zero (000).

Accessibility

Disability access level - medium

Hartley Historic Site Visitor Centre is mostly flat, but it's not step-free.

There are 2 entrances to the building:

  • Main entrance: You can reach this entrance from the road along a paved pathway. The entrance has 5 worn and uneven stone steps with a timber handrail on one side. 
  • Back entrance: Can be reached by crossing flat grass. There's a 140mm step into the back door and this door has a width of 800mm.

Inside the building is flat and step-free.

The nearest accessible toilets are 2min walk away behind the Old Post Office building.

Permitted

Pets

  • Dogs are permitted in Hartley Historic Site, but you’ll need to keep them on a leash at all times.

Prohibited

Smoking

NSW national parks are no smoking areas.

Hartley Historic Site Visitor Centre

Operated by

  • Hartley Visitor Centre
  • 10am to 1pm and 1.30pm to 4pm. Closed Mondays, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
  • 02 6355 2117
  • Farmers Inn, 51 Old Great Western Highway, Hartley 2790

Park info

Visitor centre