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Newcastle

Newcastle is a city at the mouth of the Hunter River, approximately 150 km north of Sydney in the Hunter region of New South Wales. The city is the focal point for the diverse Hunter region that encompasses beaches and mountains, restaurants and wineries. Wikivoyage

Population 152,984 (Wikidata)

Live guide From your hotel

Before you go

Emergency numbers in Australia

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Australia

Getting there

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Still gathering the markets around Newcastle. I'll let you know here when it's all in — or open the live guide.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Surfest

    February

    Australia's largest surfing contest and festival held at Merewether Beach. The event is held annually over 12 days in late February

    Official site

  2. Mattara Festival

    September – October

    A festival held each year during the Labour Day long weekend in late September/early October. The Mattara festival formerly included the Mattara Hillclimb, a car race held in scenic King Edward Park.

    Official site

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Newcastle); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 2 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

More train stations: Broadmeadow 3.0 km, Waratah 3.6 km, Adamstown 4.7 km

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