Highfields 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.
Newcastle Civic Park
Explore the great outdoors at Newcastle Civic Park, a lovely green space in Newcastle. Wander the area's beautiful beaches or simply enjoy one of its lively bars.
Activities
From Newcastle: Hunter Valley Brewery Tour with Lunch
Lake Cruise and Nature Walk in Lake Macquarie
Private full-day wine tour in the Hunter Valley
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Other neighbourhoods around Highfields
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.
Adamstown
Visitors to Adamstown like its beaches and restaurants, and Glenrock State Conervation is a sight worth a stop.
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.
Merewether
Unique features of Merewether include the beaches and bars. Make a stop by Merewether Beach or Merewether Ocean Baths while you're exploring the area.
Broadmeadow
Visitors to Broadmeadow enjoy its bars, and if you want to do some exploring, Newcastle Showground is worth a stop.
Hamilton
Visitors to Hamilton enjoy its restaurants, and if you want to do some exploring, Newcastle supa putt golf is worth a stop.
- Lake Macquarie
- Newcastle Beach
- John Hunter Hospital
- Nobbys Head Beach
- Merewether Beach
- University of Newcastle
- Newcastle Showground
- Maitland Showground
- Westfield Kotara
- Merewether Ocean Baths
- Newcastle International Hockey Centre
- Newcastle International Sports Centre
- Stockton Sand Dunes
- Blackbutt Reserve
- Watagans National Park
- Charlestown Square
- Dudley Beach
- Hunter Region Botanic Gardens
- Foreshore Park
- Central Coast Hinterland
- Pacific Dunes Golf Course
- Hunter Ice Skating Stadium
- Speers Point Park
- King Edward Park
- Newcastle Museum
- Maitland Gaol
- Newcastle Civic Park
- Horseshoe Beach