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State Library of New South Wales
The Mitchell reading room
The state library on Macquarie Street, with the great reading room of the Mitchell wing.
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Image courtesy of © Geoff Barker · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsOur take
- Reading room
- Address
- Sydney CBD, Sydney
- Nearest station
- Martin Place
150 m · 2 min walk
More distances - Website
- sl.nsw.gov.au
About State Library of New South Wales
The State Library of New South Wales stands on Macquarie Street; its Mitchell Library reading room is one of the city’s great interiors.
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with State Library of New South Wales before you go.
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Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to State Library of New South Wales, as the crow flies.
- Capella Sydney400 m5 min walk
- InterContinental Sydney450 m5 min walk
- QT Sydney650 m8 min walk
- Four Seasons Hotel Sydney750 m9 min walk
- Ovolo Woolloomooloo750 m10 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from State Library of New South Wales are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest stations and wharves
- Martin PlaceMetroTrain150 m2 min walk
- St JamesTrain450 m6 min walk
- Bridge StreetLight rail600 m7 min walk
Key sights
- Hyde Park Barracks300 mWalk 4 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Royal Botanic Garden500 mWalk 6 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Queen Victoria Building750 mWalk 10 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Darling Harbour1.2 kmWalk 15 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Harbour Bridge1.7 kmWalk 21 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Bondi Beach6.1 kmCycle 31 minCar or taxi 26 min
- Sydney Airport9.7 kmCar or taxi 37 min
- Sydney Opera House13 kmCar or taxi 47 min
Main stations and the Quay
- Circular Quay650 mWalk 8 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Wynyard Station650 mWalk 8 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Central Station2.0 kmWalk 25 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 14 min
Location
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