Monday, 7 October 2024

NEWCASTLE LISTED AS HIDDEN GEM

Newcastle has just been listed among the top 10 most underrated travel destinations in the world by the international travel team at Time Out magazine. 

NSW's second-largest city came in at number nine for its award-winning beaches, world-famous landmarks and unique landscape, which the Time Out editors said set Newcastle apart from other destinations.

The former mining town two hours' north of Sydney has experienced something of a gradual glow-up over the past few decades – with hatted restaurants and globally-renowned hotels joining its low-key landscape of well-executed local diners and boutique boltholes. The low-rise coastal city (the second-largest in the state, after Sydney) is home to six main beaches, which each offer slightly different experiences. Set up on the sand at the adorably-named Nobby’s Beach, or revel in the Art Deco splendour of the Merewether Ocean Baths – the largest ocean baths in the Southern Hemisphere. Newcastle's food scene is dynamic and delightfully unrestrained – with the surf town community informing an unpretentious approach that prioritises good, locally-sourced produce and soulful experiences. And the beauty is, it’s all within walking distance – with the CBD mere minutes from the sand.

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