Things To Do On Your Own

Bucket List

Are you ready to embark on a thrilling journey filled with unforgettable experiences and cultural exploration? Look no further than our Bucket List!

Local Beaches and Swimming spots:

• Nobbys beach
• Newcastle beach
• Newcastle baths 
• Merewether beach 
• Merewether baths 
• Bar beach 
• The Bogey Hole 
  

Cafés and Good Feeds:

Anywhere on Darby Street, Cooks Hill 

But especially:

• 3 Monkeys 
• Goldberg’s (open late!)
• Café Monde (a chocolate café)
• Beach Burrito (taco tuesday)
• Monella (gelato w/ vegan options)
• Milky Lane (burgers!) 

Also! Beaumont Street, Hamilton 

But especially: 

• Raj’s corner (Indian) 
• The Grain (Thai)
• The Blind Monk (Drinks) 
• The Dumpling Story (...dumplings!)

Elsewhere in the city: 

• Get to a local pub! (Great specials throughout the week) 
• Blue Door café 
• Popolo (gelato w/ vegan options)
• Napoli (pizza)
• Rascals (burgers!)
• Asa Don (Japanese) 
• Dougheads (doughnuts) 
• Merewether Surf House (cheap pizza, great location) 
• Cooks Hill Surf Club (Sunday afternoon only)
• Momo Wholefood (Great for vegan food)
• Saigon Feast (Vietnamese pho soup)

Places to get 'Drinks and a Boogie' (* = Wednesday is student night):

• Jesmond Hotel AKA “the Jeso” (Thursday is student night) 
• King Street Hotel
• *Argyle House
• *Sydney Junction Hotel
• *The Delaney
• Finnegan’s  
• Ginger Meg’s
• 5 Sawyers
• Foghorn Brewery 
• The Greenroof
• Honeysuckle Hotel
• Queens Wharf Hotel (Sunday!)
• Customs House

Must Try Foods:

• Vegemite 
• Lamingtons
• Meat pies and sausage rolls (Uni Bakehouse on campus is the best) 
• Chicken schnitzel (Any good pub)
• Iced coffee (It will different from home, I promise)
• Lemon lime and bitters (A soda/soft drink)
• Pavlova
• Sausage sizzle (keep an eye out at UoN for the free ones)
• Try some of our biscuits (i.e. cookies) and lollies (i.e. candy)