New Castle is the second most populated city in New South Wales and is situated at the mouth of Hunter River. New Castle is famous for its coal deposits and is one of the largest coal exporting harbour in the world. The Hunter  and the Central Coast regions are two of the most important places in New Castle, which have a lot of interesting spots worth watching.

Besides coal, New Castle also has  a small ship building industry and even though the industry is on a decline since the last 3 decades, it is still surviving. New Castle also has some of the oldest theatres in Australia and one of the best among them is the Victoria theatre.

If you want to see the history of New Castle, then the best way to do is to visit the old city centre where you can some of the oldest buildings in New Castle. You can also see some modern apartments and hotels in the old city centre, which tells about the rapid development that New Castle is Enjoying.

If you are interested towards culture, festivals and similar activities, then you would feel happy to know that New Castle is a place with some of the best festival and culture activities in Australia. Some of the major festivals and events in New Castle include Newcastle Regional Show, Mattara festival, Newcastle Jazz Festival, This Is Not Art, National Young Writers’ Festival etc.

Those interested in visual arts have an ample opportunity to  visit The Newcastle Art Gallery which is home to one of Australia’s most amazing public art collections. New Castle is also famous for sports items such as Cricket, horse racing, ice hockey, netball, skating, soccer and water sports, which makes it a hot venue for sports lovers.

There are a lot of hotels and lodges which suits everyone’s pocket and hence it is never too difficult to find a suitable accommodation in or around New Castle. There are also some of the biggest names in Hotel industry which has its strong base in New Castle. All the accommodation services available at New Castle provide us the taste of the culture that exist in New Castle.

New Castle is very well connected to the other major cities by air, rail, road and water, which makes it very much easy for the travelers.  New Castle also experiences a climate where the summers are warm and winters are mild and the tourist has to be careful while selecting the date for a travel and tour package to New Castle in Australia.