A suburb under the local government area of City of Cessnock in New South Wales, Paxton is located 11 kilometres southwest of Cessnock, 59.4 kilometres west of Newcastle, and 160 kilometres north of Sydney. The town is touted as a renowned wine and horse stud region, boasting of several wineries, outstanding cafes and restaurants and a number of art and crafts galleries. It prides itself in producing the best studs that have become some of Australia’s horse racing champions. The town’s country style Paxton Hotel has a popular bistro and pub, and boasts of housing one of New South Wales’ remaining few original horseshoe bars. Mainly a residential suburb, many Paxton locals head to the urban centres of Cessnock for employment, shopping a...
A suburb under the local government area of City of Cessnock in New South Wales, Paxton is located 11 kilometres southwest of Cessnock, 59.4 kilometres west of Newcastle, and 160 kilometres north of Sydney. The town is touted as a renowned wine and horse stud region, boasting of several wineries, outstanding cafes and restaurants and a number of art and
A suburb under the local government area of City of Cessnock in New South Wales, Paxton is located 11 kilometres southwest of Cessnock, 59.4 kilometres west of Newcastle, and 160 kilometres north of Sydney. The town is touted as a renowned wine and horse stud region, boasting of several wineries, outstanding cafes and restaurants and a number of art and crafts galleries. It prides itself in producing the best studs that have become some of Australia’s horse racing champions. The town’s country style Paxton Hotel has a popular bistro and pub, and boasts of housing one of New South Wales’ remaining few original horseshoe bars. Mainly a residential suburb, many Paxton locals head to the urban centres of Cessnock for employment, shopping and recreation.