The Larrimah Hotel

Larrimah (including Gorrie Airstrip)
Tiny township on the Stuart Highway south of Katherine.
The small settlement of Larrimah is located 184 metres above sea level on the Stuart Highway 534 km south of Darwin and 177 km south of Katherine. Originally the terminus for the infamous North Australian railway - 'the line to nowhere' - it was, in fact, 8 km to the north of the real terminus at Birdum. Today Larrimah is just another stopover point on the Stuart Highway with a roadhouse, a caravan park, budget accommodation and a delightful outback pub, The Larrimah Hotel, which was actually the pub at Birdum until it was moved to Larrimah in 1952. There are now no relics at all of the railway line which was closed down in 1976.

Things to see:  

Gorrie Airstrip
The town's one point of real interest is the Gorrie Airstrip. Located about 10 km north of Larrimah it is one of the largest, if not the largest, dirt airstrips in Australia. The site of the largest army base in Australia during World War II the airstrip was named after F/OP. Gorrie, No. 2 Squadron RAAF who was killed in action near Menado, Dutch East Indies on 12 January 1942. It can be reached by driving west from the Stuart Highway for about 3 km on a dirt track which suddenly opens out and you find yourself on the actual airstrip. Gorrie was intended as the American's major line of defence against the Japanese.

	Hotels
	Larrimah Wayside Inn Stuart Hwy Larrimah NT 0852 Telephone: (08) 8975 9931
	Caravan Parks
	Green Park Tourist Complex Stuart Hwy Larrimah NT 0852 Telephone: (08) 8975 9937
	Larrimah Top O'Town Van Park Stuart Hwy Larrimah NT 0852 Telephone: (08) 8975 9932
	Larrimah Wayside Inn Caravan Park Stuart Hwy Larrimah NT 0852 Telephone: (08) 8975 9931
	Restaurants
	Larrimah Wayside Inn Restaurant Stuart Hwy Larrimah NT 0852 Telephone: (08) 8975 9931