Comments on: A warm welcome in Newcastle /opinion/soapbox-opinion/a-warm-welcome-in-newcastle/75902 Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:36:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: Sam /opinion/soapbox-opinion/a-warm-welcome-in-newcastle/75902#comment-103422 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:36:12 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=75902#comment-103422 Newcastle is a very underrated place. Sure, there’s some dodgy bits like any other city (mostly just Wickham & Newcastle West), but if you know where to go it can be an amazing getaway. I’m from Syd and go up there regularly for the events runs by the Renew Newcastle galleries. My favourite LGBTIQ-friendly places up there are Longworth House (129 Scott Street) near the railway station (its an intimate, Victorian-era wine bar), Carrington Place (132 Young St, Carrington), which is an old boutique pub with crazy accommodation prices, the Merewether Ocean Baths, and also a handful of cafes (Rolador at Hamilton Station, One Penny Black on Hunter St, & Good Brother Espresso up near Newcastle Beach). First-time visitors are best to check out the East End (from the beach back to the train station), Cooks Hill (Darby St is a bit like Glebe Point Road), and the Islington antiques district (this is where the Gateway Hotel is located).
Anyone who tells you this place is a cultural backwater hasn’t been there fore years. The artistic community is now one of the most productive in the country, just check out the small galleries around the old Hunter Street Mall for proof.

]]> By: Sue Hackney /opinion/soapbox-opinion/a-warm-welcome-in-newcastle/75902#comment-103395 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:52:59 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=75902#comment-103395 I grew up (a long time ago) in Newie – becareful – so easy to run into past, present & future. The beaches are beautiful and the harbour is great now that industry has gone belly up. There is a certain style about the town – but I’m not sure if its for good or evil!

]]> By: Kate /opinion/soapbox-opinion/a-warm-welcome-in-newcastle/75902#comment-103394 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:40:14 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=75902#comment-103394 Thanks Monique, we loved having you.

-Bride of Frankenstein.

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