Nobby's is a great place to swim or just take a leisurely walk. The views are incredible and the…read moreocean waves are majestic in every kind of way. You can even drive around and simply take in all the beautiful scenery from the car. Nature is a place of healing and this area is so well kept. There is no trash, no smoking, and pets are welcome.

Breakwaters feel anachronistic. Like we needed to build them back in the days when Nature was this…read morebig scary thing that we felt we had to impose order on however we could. Maybe they're still as relevant as they used to be, I don't know. Maybe a breakwater is the only reason I enjoyed the ass out of my all my swims in Newcastle as much as I did, which was a lot. So, let's assume the latter. Huzzah for breakwaters! Breakwaters are the best! Not just for swimming behind, but also for walking along at a leisurely clip, either at sunset (recommended) or any other time of day (also recommended, as long as there's no storm brewing, in which case you don't want to make yourself a lightning rod, which is not recommended.)

This is an amazing beach where you can walk along and even in the winter some people swimming in…read morethe massive waves. It really is quite beautiful here and certainly worth seeing. You should also walk to the cliffs along the Anzac Memorial Walk. Also close to a nice park, Dawson park. This shore is one of the most beautiful walks in Newcastle. I'd chose this as one of the places to see if you're only in Newcastle for a little while.

Beautiful and picturesque. One of those spots that locals…read moreand visitors alike love but not overly busy. Great morning noon or night to explore , chill, or hideaway. There's a cafe on the beach for food or coffee and the area has the local fish'n'chips plus other stores. There are flagged areas to swim but it's a good beach to almost swim anywhere. Rocks are great source of entertainment for the kids as well as photo opportunities. The cliffs provide a majestic backdrop and the open beach gives lovely light for sunset. I don't know why I don't come here more often. :)

This is an amazing beach where you can walk along and even in the winter some people swimming in…read morethe massive waves. It really is quite beautiful here and certainly worth seeing. You should also walk to the cliffs along the Anzac Memorial Walk. This shore is one of the most beautiful walks in Newcastle. I'd chose this as one of the places to see if you're only in Newcastle for a little while.

Wonderful beach in Newcastle. We came and stayed for multiple hours on a Friday and had a lovely…read moretime. Water felt great. Waves were nice and big with a pretty strong undertow/rip. Beach wasn't too crowded and finding parking was pretty easy. They did have showers available. Oceanside pool nearby was closed.

All beaches are great but not all beaches are created equal, and this one is more equal than some…read moreof the less equal ones because it's Newy's main one and there are flags and a mega rock pool and more beaches on either side and this sentence is way too long all of a sudden. *breathes* Sunbaking punctuated by dips and bodysurfs in the shorebreak are the order of the day here, long and lazy summer arvos that only end when the shadows encroach.

Beautiful beach and rocky outcrop that is reached via a nice little walk through a wide partly…read moreblown-out dune field. The beach is deserted or nearly empty, which is part of the charm. The outcrop jutting out into the ocean can be accessed via a trail. Good snorkeling too (obviously pick the least choppy side of the outcrop).

Blackbutt Reserve is a nature preserve that is free to the public. During my visit I was very…read moreimpressed at how well maintained the grounds are kept, how well the animals are cared for and how accessible the parking was. You can almost see as many animals at a park like this as you would in a typical zoo. We saw wallabies, koalas, peacocks, various birds and reptiles as well as wombats. I would highly recommend a visit to anyone local or from afar. You cannot go wrong here.

This is a great spot to bring your family for a barbecue. Free BBQ's…read more Plenty of things to do for the kids and gives the parents time to relax. If you have foreign guests they'll be able to see Aussie animals and well as touch them. There's native Australian birds too. A few hiking trails around to wear out those with extra energy and a well equipped playground for the kids. My little nephew loves it. Worth the visit. Good clean facilities.

Infested with Cockroaches, Filthy, Terrible Service, and Ridiculously Overpriced…read more I cannot even begin to describe how horrendous my stay at Nobby Beach Holiday Village was, especially with two small children. From the moment we arrived, it was a complete disaster. Especially after we paid $500 a night for it! Nobby Beach Holiday Village was ridiculously overpriced for the disgusting state it was in. We were placed in a "villa" at Nobby Beach Holiday Village that was absolutely infested with cockroaches--everywhere. They were in the rooms, in the bathroom, and even dead cockroaches in the hotel pool. My children were terrified and understandably so. Needless to say, it was extremely unhygienic. The level of filth and neglect was shocking, and it made the entire experience unbearable. The rooms at Nobby Beach Holiday Village were filthy--dust and grime in every corner. The air conditioning was leaking heavily, so we couldn't even use it with 30+ degrees outside, which made the room incredibly uncomfortable. The hob didn't work. Everything felt like it had been neglected for far too long. The customer service at Nobby Beach Holiday Village was an absolute joke. I was promised a 50% refund for all the issues, but three months later, I still haven't seen a penny. They've kept coming up with one excuse after another, like claiming I didn't provide my full credit card details, including the CVV number (which is an unsafe request and unnecessary). I even offered my bank account details for a bank transfer, and they completely ignored me. Booking.com has been absolutely useless in solving this issue. They offered a virtual card solution for Nobby Beach Holiday Village to refund, but the hotel still hasn't followed through. It's been an endless runaround, and no one at Nobby Beach Holiday Village or Booking.com seems to care or take responsibility for the situation. Do yourself a favor and stay far away from Nobby Beach Holiday Village. It was a nightmare for my family, and the management has shown zero professionalism or integrity. There are plenty of great places to stay in the area, for the same price or less, where you can expect the least - a clean bed without cockroaches to sleep in.

Honestly, there was only one reason that I came here and that was because after a rather full on…read morestorm a boat happened to miss the entrance to the harbour and hit the beach instead. Well, boat is probably an understatement, rather I should say bulk grain carrier. Yeah, it was stuck here for quite a while, and ever since that event Nobby's Beach has always stuck in my mind as the beach with the bulk grain carrier. Yeah, I've seen it now, though there was no indication whatsoever that a ship has come ashore here.