Guidebook for Newcastle
Food Scene
Long established Restaurant on the Harbour Foreshore with relaxed atmosphere and great food and wine.
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Paymasters Restaurant
20 Bond StLong established Restaurant on the Harbour Foreshore with relaxed atmosphere and great food and wine.
Situated almost directly under the Apartment. Very good atmosphere overlooking the Beach.
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Rustica Newcastle Beach
1 King StSituated almost directly under the Apartment. Very good atmosphere overlooking the Beach.
Restaurant Mason
35 Hunter StFine Dining French cuisine.
Almost directly under the Apartment. Best Breakfast in the area.
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East End Hub
3 King StreetAlmost directly under the Apartment. Best Breakfast in the area.
Almost directly under the Apartment. Great Buffet Breakfast, casual lunch & dinner. & 7 days.
Novotel Newcastle Beach
5 King StAlmost directly under the Apartment. Great Buffet Breakfast, casual lunch & dinner. & 7 days.
Best Seafood located on Newcastle Harbour Foreshore.
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Scratchleys on the Wharf
200 Wharf RdBest Seafood located on Newcastle Harbour Foreshore.
Moor Newcastle East brings to you an eclectic fare with fresh and aromatic flavours stemming from Middle Eastern, Spanish and North African influences. The concept is simple: food that is unassuming, fresh and unique with a sharing-style menu that allows for conversational, collaborative dining.
At Moor, we also love coffee. We believe with carefully selected beans together with skilled baristas and a whole lot of love, the coffee will speak for itself.
Within the city centre and a stone's throw from Newcastle main beach, Moor Newcastle East is the creation of two local chefs, Graham Sincock and Shane Brunt.
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Moor Newcastle East
33 Hunter StMoor Newcastle East brings to you an eclectic fare with fresh and aromatic flavours stemming from Middle Eastern, Spanish and North African influences. The concept is simple: food that is unassuming, fresh and unique with a sharing-style menu that allows for conversational, collaborative dining.
At Moor, we also love coffee. We believe with carefully selected beans together with skilled baristas and a whole lot of love, the coffee will speak for itself.
Within the city centre and a stone's throw from Newcastle main beach, Moor Newcastle East is the creation of two local chefs, Graham Sincock and Shane Brunt.
The unique fine food and casual atmosphere will take your senses on a journey you won't soon forget. Teamed with the Hunter region's wine and craft beer, The Persian Place has something to offer from a quiet night for two, to a function that is sure to impress.
Opening days and times:
Lunch Tuesday - Saturday 12 - 2.00pm
Dinner Tuesday - Saturday 5:30 - 10.00pm
The Persian Place
43 Bolton StThe unique fine food and casual atmosphere will take your senses on a journey you won't soon forget. Teamed with the Hunter region's wine and craft beer, The Persian Place has something to offer from a quiet night for two, to a function that is sure to impress.
Opening days and times:
Lunch Tuesday - Saturday 12 - 2.00pm
Dinner Tuesday - Saturday 5:30 - 10.00pm
Drinks & Nightlife
Grain Store Newcastle
64-66 Scott StBar with cheap food.
Honeysuckle Hotel
Honeysuckle DriveBar on Newcastle Harbour waterfront with food.
The Happy Wombat
575 Hunter StBar with food.
Customs House Hotel
1 Bond StHotel on Newcastle Harbour Foreshore.
Great on the water Hotel with great budget friendly food and live entertainment.
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Queens Wharf Hotel
150 Wharf RdGreat on the water Hotel with great budget friendly food and live entertainment.
BWS Newcastle
55 Hunter StLocal Beer and Wine Merchant (Bottle Shop) is just 600 metres away - 5 minute walk.
Sightseeing
Fort Scratchley, a former coastal defence installation, is now a museum. It is located in Newcastle East, a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales in Australia. It was built in 1882 to defend the city against a possible Russian attack.
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Fort Scratchley
3 Nobbys RdFort Scratchley, a former coastal defence installation, is now a museum. It is located in Newcastle East, a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales in Australia. It was built in 1882 to defend the city against a possible Russian attack.
Ocean pools date back to the convict era in Australia with Newcastle's Bogey Pool being constructed in 1819 by convicts under the orders of Commandant James Morisset.[1] Construction of ocean pools was generally through community subscriptions or government funded.
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Bogey Hole
Shortland EsplanadeOcean pools date back to the convict era in Australia with Newcastle's Bogey Pool being constructed in 1819 by convicts under the orders of Commandant James Morisset.[1] Construction of ocean pools was generally through community subscriptions or government funded.
A large ring-of-rocks pool below Newcastle’s Fort Scratchley near Nobbys Beach. By 1883, large rocks formed a seawall defining an oval pool 180 yards long with a floor of coal shale and sand. Nowdays, at high tide, it can be easier to see the plaque on the Bathers Way that commemorates the pool, than the pool itself. Still a good place to snorkel.
Soldiers Baths
Shortland EsplanadeA large ring-of-rocks pool below Newcastle’s Fort Scratchley near Nobbys Beach. By 1883, large rocks formed a seawall defining an oval pool 180 yards long with a floor of coal shale and sand. Nowdays, at high tide, it can be easier to see the plaque on the Bathers Way that commemorates the pool, than the pool itself. Still a good place to snorkel.
The walk was built to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the ANZAC landing at Gallipoli in 1915 and the commencement of steel making in Newcastle; it acts as a magnificent memorial to the men and women of the Hunter who served their community and their country.
The structure cost $4.5m to build and is a 450 meter long cliff top walkway that links Newcastle’s Strzelecki Lookout to Bar Beach.
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Newcastle Memorial Walk
24 Memorial DrThe walk was built to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the ANZAC landing at Gallipoli in 1915 and the commencement of steel making in Newcastle; it acts as a magnificent memorial to the men and women of the Hunter who served their community and their country.
The structure cost $4.5m to build and is a 450 meter long cliff top walkway that links Newcastle’s Strzelecki Lookout to Bar Beach.
The present lighthouse was established on Nobbys Head in 1854, which was then a small isolated coastal islet just off Signal Head.
It was only the third lighthouse built in NSW after the Macquarie Light in 1818 and the Hornby Light that was also built in 1858.
The first beacon had been lit on Signal Hill in 1804 to guide vessels into the Hunter River. It was an open coal fire that was only seen for several kilometres.
An oil burning light in a large metal device was established in 1821 and was visible for 12 kilometres. The oil light was not reliable so the beacon reverted to the coal fire once again.
The small tower has since been dwarfed by the taller buildings that house the Signal St
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Nobbys Lighthouse
The present lighthouse was established on Nobbys Head in 1854, which was then a small isolated coastal islet just off Signal Head.
It was only the third lighthouse built in NSW after the Macquarie Light in 1818 and the Hornby Light that was also built in 1858.
The first beacon had been lit on Signal Hill in 1804 to guide vessels into the Hunter River. It was an open coal fire that was only seen for several kilometres.
An oil burning light in a large metal device was established in 1821 and was visible for 12 kilometres. The oil light was not reliable so the beacon reverted to the coal fire once again.
The small tower has since been dwarfed by the taller buildings that house the Signal St
Entertainment & Activities
City meets sea in a carefully crafted Federation Free classical style facade and ocean baths complex known and loved as the Newcastle Ocean Baths. The baths pavilion, designed in 1922 by the prolific local architect F G Castelden, contains shower and change facilities and a kiosk provides light refreshments.
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Newcastle Ocean Baths
30 Shortland EsplanadeCity meets sea in a carefully crafted Federation Free classical style facade and ocean baths complex known and loved as the Newcastle Ocean Baths. The baths pavilion, designed in 1922 by the prolific local architect F G Castelden, contains shower and change facilities and a kiosk provides light refreshments.
Arts & Culture
Newcastle Art Gallery
1 Laman StEver changing International Standard exhibitions.
Shopping
Marketown Shopping Centre
23 Steel StLarge Shopping Centre.
Junction Fair Shopping Centre
204 Union StShopping Centre
Fresh Seafood Market open 7 Days.
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Commercial Fishermen's Co-operative Newcastle
97 Hannell StFresh Seafood Market open 7 Days.
Parks & Nature
Newcastle Civic Park
King StreetPublic Park in City Centre.
Foreshore-Park
32 Wharf RdPublic Park. Great for Picnic.
Great for a Picnic.
King Edward Park was dedicated as a recreation reserve in 1863. Within the grounds was 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 Island pines and a sunken garden usually ablaze of colour.
On the southern boundary are the remains of the Shepherds Hill Battery and Gunner's Cottage which were in regular use from 1890 to World War II.
The park also has links with Newcastle's penal past, with the Bogey Hole (or convict hewn ocean bathing pool) at the foot of the eastern cliff face.
A popular place for family picnics and barbecues, and now a movie venue in summer
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King Edward Park
Reserve RoadGreat for a Picnic.
King Edward Park was dedicated as a recreation reserve in 1863. Within the grounds was 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 Island pines and a sunken garden usually ablaze of colour.
On the southern boundary are the remains of the Shepherds Hill Battery and Gunner's Cottage which were in regular use from 1890 to World War II.
The park also has links with Newcastle's penal past, with the Bogey Hole (or convict hewn ocean bathing pool) at the foot of the eastern cliff face.
A popular place for family picnics and barbecues, and now a movie venue in summer