Whichever way you go, it is recommended that you don’t drive, allowing you to fully appreciate the character and flavor of Australia’s leading wine makers! Tours can be private or in groups, by old vintage cars or by bus.
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Walking over the footbridge, located below the look out, you enter the Hunter Street Mall, full of more shops and cafés.įor the day-trippers, a visit to the famous Hunter Valley Wineries is a great way to check out the internationally renowned wines of the region. For the more energetic, the large look out tower located next to the Brewery gives you a wonderful 360’ view of the city and it’s vast coastline. All perfect for working on the tan, catching some waves or cooling of on a hot summers day.įor the non-beach goers, Newcastle Harbor and foreshore offers a variety of restaurants, cafes and park area to sip on a latte, try a Newcastle Ale or just chill out on the grass. Further south the white sandy beaches of Merewether, Dudley, Redhead and Blacks Beach will greet you. Continuing south, through the hilly, yet stunning gardens of King Edward Park, you will travel down the long windy slope arriving at Bar Beach. Nobby’s and Newcastle Main Beach, famous for hosting the International Surfest Contest, are only a 5-minute stroll from the main shopping and business districts. Located on the coast, some of Australia’s best beaches can be found only minutes from the CBD. Once here, the wide and diverse choice of activities on offer will have you wondering in amazement. There are also regular flights to and from Williamstown, just to the north. Located around 150km north of Sydney, Newcastle is easily reached by road or rail in only a few hours.
Today Newcastle is the second largest city in NSW (250,000 pop) and is growing in popularity with many Australians and foreign alike.
BHP would remain in Newcastle until the company decided to close its doors in 2000, despite record company profits. Slowly, on the back of coal and the construction of the major prison in NSW (with over 1000 convicts) Newcastle begin growing, along with the schools and a flurry of buildings, its population grow to approx 50,000 in 1890.Ī major turning point in the towns history come in 1911, when the large steelworks, BHP, chose Newcastle as the its new location due to the abundance of coal. Some four years later, in 1801 convicts began the backbreaking work of mining coal and cutting timber. However it wasn’t until 1797, while chasing escapees, that Lieutenant John Shortland discovered the Hunter River and also large deposits of coal. As Captain Cook traveled north along the east coast in 1770, he made notes in his Captains Diary about a headland, now called Nobby Head.
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