The Loft
Food scene
Great spot for breakfast, brunch or lunch - tucked away on a sealed road, 20 minute drive.
Bistro Eden
79 Kings RdGreat spot for breakfast, brunch or lunch - tucked away on a sealed road, 20 minute drive.
A great stop for breakfast, brunch or lunch when visiting Norah Head lighthouse, swimming rockpool, and Soldiers Beach.
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The General Store Norah Head
8 Bush StA great stop for breakfast, brunch or lunch when visiting Norah Head lighthouse, swimming rockpool, and Soldiers Beach.
Tranquil setting with koi ponds. Popular with vegans and vegetarians.
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Bamboo Buddha Cafe and Nursery
221 Wattle Tree RdTranquil setting with koi ponds. Popular with vegans and vegetarians.
Repurposed milk factory with Bar, Cafe, Gym, Thai, specialty cheese shop, specialty chocolate shop etc. You can also hire kayaks etc too.
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The Rusty Udder Bar
141 Alison RdRepurposed milk factory with Bar, Cafe, Gym, Thai, specialty cheese shop, specialty chocolate shop etc. You can also hire kayaks etc too.
Explore Caves Beach (next to Swansea and Murrays Beach). This restaurant does great burgers.
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Mawson Restaurant
3 Mawson ClExplore Caves Beach (next to Swansea and Murrays Beach). This restaurant does great burgers.
Has a great bistro and beachside location if you like somewhere a little busier.
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Caves Beach Resort
8 Beachside DrHas a great bistro and beachside location if you like somewhere a little busier.
Honeysuckle
26 Honeysuckle DrNewcastle's answer to Darling Harbour?
8 at Trinity
81 Trinity Point DrA fine dining option.
Great lunch spot on the shores of Lake Macquarie - close to Toronto's restaurant strip or continue north 15 minutes and explore the Warners Bay dining options.
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Tinto Espresso Bar & Infuzion Cafe
30 Victory ParadeGreat lunch spot on the shores of Lake Macquarie - close to Toronto's restaurant strip or continue north 15 minutes and explore the Warners Bay dining options.
An unexpected burger treat approx. 15 minutes from the Loft.
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Matts' Diner Takeaway
1 Elizabeth Bay DrAn unexpected burger treat approx. 15 minutes from the Loft.
Sightseeing
Hire a kayak? Explore Lake Macquarie? A great option if visiting Murray's Beach.
Lake Mac Watersports
Lorikeet LoopHire a kayak? Explore Lake Macquarie? A great option if visiting Murray's Beach.
Merewether Beach
Newcastle has many great beaches.
Bush walk from Murrays Beach (park on the way in, near the water tanks) across the Wallarah Track overbridge through bushtracks and old sealed roads to the ocean at Pinny Beach - then walk back. It's a quiet walk that you may well have to yourselves.
Pinny Beach
Bush walk from Murrays Beach (park on the way in, near the water tanks) across the Wallarah Track overbridge through bushtracks and old sealed roads to the ocean at Pinny Beach - then walk back. It's a quiet walk that you may well have to yourselves.
Avondale College at Cooranbong has some great nature walks around their campus and some interesting historic buildings.
Avondale College of Higher Education
582 Freemans DrAvondale College at Cooranbong has some great nature walks around their campus and some interesting historic buildings.