Newcastle

Worth seeing in and around Newcastle

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   University of Newcastle

   The University of Newcastle is a public university in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1965, it has a primary campus in the Newcastle suburb of Callaghan.

   6.3 km · university in New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Newcastle International Sports Centre

   Newcastle International Sports Centre is a stadium located in the Newcastle suburb of New Lambton. It is primarily used for rugby league and soccer as the home ground of the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League, and Newcastle Jets FC in the A-League Men.

   2.9 km · stadium in Newcastle, New South Wales · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Cardiff

   Cardiff is a suburb in the Lake Macquarie LGA of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 17 kilometres west-southwest of Newcastle.

   9.3 km · suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Charlestown

   Charlestown is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, and the largest suburb in Lake Macquarie and in the Greater Newcastle area. It is approximately 10 kilometres west-south-west of the central business district of Newcastle.

   7.5 km · suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Newcastle Art Gallery

   The Newcastle Art Gallery, formerly the Newcastle City Art Gallery and Newcastle Region Art Gallery, is a large public art museum in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

   1.8 km · public art museum in New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Garden Suburb

   Garden Suburb is a small semi-rural suburb in the City of Lake Macquarie local government area in the Greater Newcastle area in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 2 kilometres east of Cardiff.

   7.3 km · suburb of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Newcastle Civic Theatre

   The Newcastle Civic Theatre, also known as The Civic, is a heritage-listed building located on Hunter Street, Newcastle, Australia. Opened in 1929, the 1520-seat theatre is now the venue for a wide range of musicals, plays, concerts and dance events each year and is the city's oldest surviving theatre.

   1.7 km · theatre in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Newcastle Museum

   Newcastle Museum is in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. The museum is connected with Newcastle Libraries.

   700 m · regional museum in Newcastle, New South Wales · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Newcastle Number 1 Sports Ground

   Newcastle Number 1 Sports Ground is a multi-use stadium located in Newcastle, New South Wales, and has a nominated capacity of approximately 10,000. It neighbours Newcastle Number 2 Sports Ground.

   900 m · Sports ground in Newcastle, Australia · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle

    The Cathedral Church of Christ the King, also called Christ Church Cathedral, is an Anglican cathedral in Newcastle, New South Wales. It is the cathedral church of the Diocese of Newcastle in the Anglican Church of Australia.

    2.5 km · church in New South Wales, Australia · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Christ Church Cathedral

   Tour the inside and climb the tower, with a guided map.

2. 02
   Nobbys Head

   Nobbys Island is connected to the mainland by a pier built using convict labour (completed in 1846).

3. 03
   Newcastle Museum

   Opened in 2011, this museum is spread across three historic railway workshop buildings with permanent exhibitions on local history, the BHP steelworks and coal mining, and interactive science.

4. 04
   Fort Scratchley

   A historic site which now houses a military museum.

5. 05
   The Lock Up Cultural Centre

   Incorporates a police museum and the John Paynter Gallery, which hosts resident artists all year round.

6. 06
   Newcastle Art Gallery

   The gallery houses a high quality collection of works by Australian artists, and stages its own and travelling exhibitions.

From Wikivoyage: Newcastle, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

1. 01
   ANZAC Walk

   A short bridge connecting Strzelecki lookout with Bar Beach along the ridgeline, honouring the ANZACs who fought in World War I.

2. 02
   Hunter Wetlands Centre

   A regenerated 45-hectare wetlands area adjacent to Hexham Swamp.

3. 03
   Blackbutt Reserve

   A natural bushland area which is full of native animals, picnic areas, wildlife exhibits, bushwalking trails, and children's playgrounds.

4. 04
   Fernleigh Track

   A 15.5-km long cycling, walking and running trail that starts in the Newcastle suburb of Adamstown and ends in the Lake Macquarie suburb of Belmont.

5. 05
   Bar Beach

   Regarded by many as the best of a range of beaches that ring the city.

6. 06
   Nobbys Beach

   One of the safer beaches to swim at, fairly close to the city and Newcastle train station.

From Wikivoyage: Newcastle, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

Most of the city's restaurants and cafés can be found along three main eatery strips: Honeysuckle Drive in Honeysuckle, Darby Street in Cooks Hill and Beaumont Street in Hamilton.

1. 01
   Civic Lunch Delights

   Larrie's, 99 Frederick Street Merewether.

2. 02
   Euro Patisserie

   Mon–Fri 7AM–4PM; Sat 7AM–3PM; Sun 8AM–2PM.

3. 03
   Goldbergs Coffee House

   A busy Darby St stalwart, offers large meals and a good location for people-watching.

4. 04
   Suspension Espresso

   3 Beaumont Street, Islington (turn right out of Hamilton Station and walk about 2 minutes down Beaumont Street),.

5. 05
   Blue Door Cafe

   364 Hunter Street (Just off Wheeler Place).

From Wikivoyage: Newcastle, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Newcastle

Airports

Newcastle (NTL), 17 km · Sydney Kingsford Smith (SYD), 125 km

Stations

Wickham railway station, 900 m · Adamstown railway station, 3.2 km · Civic railway station, 1.8 km · Hamilton railway station, 1.5 km · Kotara railway station, 5.4 km

• Sydney (Mascot) → Newcastle

  126 km · quickest by road, 3h 1m · A$21–28
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• Gold Coast → Newcastle

  570 km · quickest by air, 5h 11m · A$230–330
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• Toowoomba → Newcastle

  597 km · quickest by air, 4h 59m · A$220–330
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