Hillsborough Travel Guide
Popular places to visit
Newcastle Beach
Why not spend a care-free afternoon at Newcastle Beach during your travels in Newcastle? Wander the waterfront in this family-friendly area.
Merewether Ocean Baths
Bring your family to swim laps and enjoy the sun in these two pools filled with saltwater delivered by ocean waves.
Foreshore Park
Explore the great outdoors at Foreshore Park, a lovely green space in Newcastle. Stroll along the area's waterfront or simply savour its lively bars.
King Edward Park
Explore the great outdoors at King Edward Park, a lovely green space in Newcastle. Wander the waterfront in this family-friendly area.
Newcastle Museum
Upload your portrait to the Face Wall, see a 19th-century locomotive and play with fire in the steel manufacturing simulation of this fascinating museum.
Horseshoe Beach
If a restful holiday is part of your travel plans, Horseshoe Beach might be the perfect place to visit during your trip to Newcastle. Wander the waterfront in this family-friendly area.
Activities
From Newcastle: Hunter Valley Brewery Tour with Lunch
Private full-day wine tour in the Hunter Valley
Eat And Drink Newcastle History Walking Tour
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Other neighbourhoods around Hillsborough
Charlestown
Shopping, restaurants and spas are just a few things travellers enjoy about Charlestown. Check out Charlestown Square or Twin Creeks Reserve while you're exploring the area.
Warners Bay
Unique features of Warners Bay include the lake views and restaurants. Make a stop by Hunter Ice Skating Stadium or Lake Macquarie while you're exploring the area.
Cardiff
You'll appreciate the shopping during your time in Cardiff and you might want to plan a stop by Hunter Ice Skating Stadium and Blackbutt Reserve while you're in the area.
New Lambton
Unique features of New Lambton include the restaurants and spas. Make a stop by Blackbutt Reserve or Newcastle International Hockey Centre while you're exploring the area.
Adamstown
Visitors to Adamstown like its beaches and restaurants, and Glenrock State Conervation is a sight worth a stop.
Broadmeadow
Visitors to Broadmeadow enjoy its bars, and if you want to do some exploring, Newcastle Showground is worth a stop.
- Lake Macquarie
- Newcastle Beach
- John Hunter Hospital
- Nobbys Head Beach
- University of Newcastle
- Merewether Beach
- Newcastle Showground
- Westfield Kotara
- Newcastle International Sports Centre
- Maitland Showground
- Newcastle International Hockey Centre
- Merewether Ocean Baths
- Watagans National Park
- Blackbutt Reserve
- Charlestown Square
- Dudley Beach
- Hunter Region Botanic Gardens
- Stockton Sand Dunes
- Foreshore Park
- Central Coast Hinterland
- Pacific Dunes Golf Course
- Hunter Ice Skating Stadium
- King Edward Park
- Speers Point Park
- Maitland Gaol
- Newcastle Museum
- Horseshoe Beach