Personal tools
You are here: Home Australia

  Newcastle   Attractions  

Bogey Hole  

Major James T. Morriset, the military commandant in Newcastle (1819-1822) had a hole cut into ocean rocks by convict labour, for his personal bathing. Known for many years as 'Commandant's Bath', it became a public pool in 1863. It is still a popular ...

No Pricing Available   More Information

Bogie Hole Cafe  

For fantastic food at the top of town go straight to Newcastle's Bogie Hole Cafe. All cakes and desserts made in-house. Gluten free meals are available. Winner - Best Breakfast in 2003 and 2004. ...

No Pricing Available   More Information

Christ Church Cathedral  

Take a tour of Christ Church Cathedral and discover its rich history. A survivor of the Japanese submarine attack of WWII and the 1989 Newcastle Earthquake, Christ Church Cathedral is now a fully restored masterpiece. It is built on a site overlookin ...

No Pricing Available   More Information

Christ Church Cathedral  

Take a tour of Christ Church Cathedral and discover its rich history. A survivor of the Japanese submarine attack of WWII and the 1989 Newcastle Earthquake, Christ Church Cathedral is now a fully restored masterpiece. Built on a site overlooking the ...

No Pricing Available   More Information

Clarendon Hotel  

The Clarendon Hotel Brasserie is a unique casual dining area which flows into the courtyard - perfect for indoor/outdoor dining. Using the best produce available, the chef creates a constsntly changing menu of fine dishes at very reasonable prices. ...

No Pricing Available   More Information

Convict Lumberyard  

Now recognised as an early example of a convict industrial site, the Convict Lumber yard is a symbol, not only of early Newcastle, but of the development of the nation as a whole. The site is considered to be of national heritage significance because ...

No Pricing Available   More Information

Fort Scratchley Historic Site  

There is so much to do at Fort Scratchley Historic Site… Enjoy a stroll around the site to soak in the history, taking in the breathtaking views, enjoy dolphin or whale-watching with a picnic or immerse yourself in history and undertake a guided to ...

No Pricing Available   More Information

Harrys Cafe De Wheels Newcastle  

Harry’s Cafe De Wheels goes back to the Depression years of the late 1930's, when a Sydneysider became popular with his late-night meals, particularly pies and peas and crumbed sausages. Today, Harry’s Cafe De Wheels Newcastle is equally as popul ...

No Pricing Available   More Information

Honeysuckle Precinct  

The harbour is home to Honeysuckle a major waterfront rejuvenation project transforming Newcastle. Working wharves are becoming places of play with the creation of foreshore promenades and open squares offering waterfront cafes and restaurants - all ...

No Pricing Available   More Information

Hotel Delany  

Hotel Delany has earned a fine reputation for service, style and value. Known to most simply as the 'Del', patrons from all walks of life will find everything to make their visit enjoyable and memorable - and what's more, they'll want to keep coming ...

No Pricing Available   More Information

James Cook Memorial Fountain  

Commemorating the famous explorer who passed by Newcastle on 10 May 1770, the James Cook Memorial Fountain provides a distinctive backdrop to Civic Park. This fountain designed by Sculptor M.Hinder was built in 1966 and symbolises the energy and Ind ...

No Pricing Available   More Information

John Miller Galleries  

John Miller Galleries is Newcastle's leading contemporary art gallery on Civic Park. Open Thursday to Sundays come and experience art from the Hunter and abroad. ...

No Pricing Available   More Information

John Paynter Gallery  

Newcastle Historic Reserve Trust present John Paynter Gallery where art is exhibited by emerging and established artists from the Hunter and abroad. Located in the centre of Newcastle. ...

No Pricing Available   More Information

John Paynter Gallery Our Place in Space  

John Paynter Gallery is displaying an exhibition of local invited artists who are interpreting 'Our Place in Space - Under Southern Cross'. There will be paintings, prints, photographs and sculptures for visitors to view and enjoy. This is an exhibit ...

No Pricing Available   More Information

King Edward Park  

King Edward Park was dedicated as a recreation reserve in 1863. Within the grounds were a Bowling Green and the Obelisk, built as a navigational marker in 1850; the focal point is a Victorian rotunda. The park has spectacular ocean views, Norfolk Is ...

No Pricing Available   More Information

Lock-Up Cultural Centre  

The Lock-Up was the Newcastle Police Station from 1861 until its closure in 1982. Listed in the NSW Heritage Register, the Lock-Up building is believed to be the only example in NSW that includes the work of three of the State’s important early ar ...

No Pricing Available   More Information

Miss Porter's House  

You can gain access to Miss Porter's little sanctuary and see what the 'careful, quiet and private lifestyle' of the two sisters and mother looked like in the early 1900s. ...

No Pricing Available   More Information

Newcastle Beach  

Newcastle Beach has a reputation for being one of the best surf locations in Australia and is a favoured spot for board riders wishing to catch that perfect wave off Newcastle Point. Lifeguard Services are provided seven days a week during swimming ...

No Pricing Available   More Information

Newcastle City Hall  

Opened in 1929, Newcastle City Hall is one of Newcastle's most unique and prestigious venues. Its Old World charm and stunning architecture, including sandstone walls and pillars, marble staircases, clocktower and sweeping ballroom, is reminiscent of ...

No Pricing Available   More Information

Newcastle Civic Theatre  

The Civic Theatre Newcastle is one of Australia's great historic theatres and hosts a wide range of musicals, plays, concerts, dance and other events each year in the nation's seventh largest city. The Civic Theatre Newcastle is funded by Newcastle C ...

No Pricing Available   More Information

Newcastle East Heritage Walk  

Newcastle East is the birthplace of the city and the Hunter Region. The intensive utilisation of Newcastle East in the past for industry, transport, services and living has left layers of history apparent in every view. The Newcastle East Heritage Wa ...

No Pricing Available   More Information

Newcastle Maritime Centre  

After more than two centuries of operation, the Port of Newcastle remains a globally recognised hub. Explore the rich maritime history of Newcastle and the Hunter River, and learn about the Port's importance to the development of Australia from the ...

No Pricing Available   More Information

Newcastle Ocean Baths  

With its distinctive and architecturally significant Art Deco pavilion, Newcastle Ocean Baths is one of the city’s outstanding historic landmarks and is a popular informal open air studio for amateur photographers. The Ocean Baths were constructed ...

No Pricing Available   More Information

Newcastle Region Art Gallery  

The Newcastle Regional Art Gallery offers an enriching and rewarding experience. Through its diverse range of public programs and changing exhibitions the gallery plays a key role in stimulating cultural life in the Hunter Region. The Gallery's colle ...

No Pricing Available   More Information

Nobbys Beach  

Newcastle’s highest profile beach, with council Lifeguard Services provided Monday to Saturday year round and volunteer members of Nobbys Surf Lifesaving Club provide beach patrols on Sundays during the swimming season. It is a favoured swimming sp ...

No Pricing Available   More Information

Nobbys Head Lighthouse  

The Nobbys Head Lighthouse was established on an island whose future was doubtful right up the period prior to the light's establishment. The present lighthouse was established on Nobbys Head in 1854, which was then a small isolated coastal islet j ...

No Pricing Available   More Information

Nobbys Headland and Breakwall  

Originally twice as high as today when Captain Cook named the headland Nobby's in 1770. The top of Nobby's was a convenient source of rock required for a harbour breakwater between Nobby's and the mainland. A stockade on Nobby's housed convict worker ...

No Pricing Available   More Information

Obelisk Newcastle  

In 1821, Major Morisset, Commandant of Newcastle, ordered the construction of a windmill on a windy hill overlooking the port. It was built to replace the unsatisfactory hand mills the convicts were using to grind flour from their wheat ration. A sec ...

No Pricing Available   More Information

Queens Wharf  

Wander from Newcastle City across the footbridge to Queen’s Wharf, where you can enjoy tasty wood-fired pizzas at Newcastle’s renowned Blue Water Pizza restaurant or fresh seafood delights from Scratchleys on the Wharf. Have a schooner of locally ...

No Pricing Available   More Information

Queens Wharf Brewery  

The Queens Wharf Brewery is a unique harbouside hotel that caters to all. Ideally located on Newcastle's beautiful foreshore, The Brewery enjoys the reputation of being one of Newcastle's premier hotels. Relax in the casual atmosphere and savour the ...

No Pricing Available   More Information

Scratchleys on the Wharf  

A must do experience while in Newcastle is to dine at Scratchleys On The Wharf where you get great food, sensational wine in a superb location on the water of Newcastle Harbour. From the tastiest range of succulent seafood and sizzling steaks on th ...

No Pricing Available   More Information

Studio 48 Art Gallery  

This local gallery is situated only a short drive from the Newcastle CBD. Studio 48 features works of arts, craft and ceramics by people from the Hunter. Art glass from around Australia is also featured. There is a continual change of art on display ...

No Pricing Available   More Information

editors picks

Far Western Queensland Outback Trip

Outback Rivers In Flood - care of ABC 7:30 Report idlers | 2009-05-26 | Itinerary for the Idlers 2009, midyear far western Queensland outback trip. | read more

Australia: Love at first sight - Kalbarri

The Pinnacles esmeralda | 2009-04-07 | 1995 Esme & Nick's Australian Travel Diary (August) | read more

A few of my favorite (Melbourne) things – the ‘green’ bits

Catani Gardens alkira | 2009-01-18 | A few of my favorite (Melbourne) things – the ‘green’ bits | read more

Cow Bay Beach

Cow Bay Beach, where rainforest meets the Great Barrier Reef cowbayhomestay | 2009-02-04 | Cow Bay Beach, north of the Daintree River in Far North Queensland is on the Daintree Coast. Here two World Heritage areas come together in a spectacular fashion: Daintree Rainforest meets The Great Barrier Reef. | read more

Finding Utopia in Hervey Bay

Michel and Me herveybay | 2009-01-23 | Retirement and travelling around Australia the two goals of many an Australian. So that’s what we did in 2006... | read more

Keswick Island, Whitsunday's

Keswick Island's Basil Bay Beach keswickisland | 2009-01-18 | Information & history about Keswick & neighbouring Islands in the Cumberland Group. | read more

Australia: Love at first sight - Perth

Perth esmeralda | 2009-04-03 | 1995 Esme & Nick's Australian Travel Diary (April to August) | read more

Thornton’s Beach at Cape Tribulation

The beach and us marief | 2009-01-19 | A beautiful isolated beach in Tropical North Queensland with historical reference to Captain Cook's discovery of the Eastern Coast of Australia | read more

Australia: Love at first sight - Exmouth

Shell Beach esmeralda | 2009-04-03 | 1995 Esme & Nick's Australian Travel Diary (August) | read more

Surfing at Shipsterns Bluff, Marion Bay, SE Tasmania

Shipsterns is close to the popular town and beach of Marion Bay Beachbreaks | 2009-02-15 | Shipsterns Bluff , 'The Stern' or "shippies" has put South East Tasmania firmly on the world surfing map. The wave is considered as one of the worlds heaviest, and with good reason. | read more

 

 

Powered by Plone CMS, the Open Source Content Management System

This site conforms to the following standards: