3 days in Newcastle Itinerary

While Newcastle is known for its coal exports, it's also made a name for itself with a cultural boom.

Your day by day itinerary now includes Walking Rivers. Take a break from the city and head to Blackbutt Reserve and Beyond Ballooning. Change things up with these side-trips from Newcastle: Kangaroo Encounters Guided Tours (in Nelson Bay) and Tomaree Head (in Shoal Bay). Next up on the itinerary: go for a walk through Newcastle Memorial Walk, deepen your knowledge of military history at Fort Scratchley, and examine the collection at Miss Porter's House.

To see more things to do, other places to visit, photos, and more tourist information, go to the Newcastle trip planner.

In October, plan for daily highs up to 30°C, and evening lows to 13°C.