Newcastle Afoot

Alex here! I loved hanging out with Trevor and Julie and Peter and Leanne on last night’s bar tour. 🍸🍻
Both couples know Newy, but none of them knew about any of the bars on our tour. We all had a blast discussing everything from new Newy street art to old cold chisel classics!

Top tour date with this gorgeous Mexican family. This is what it’s all about!! ☀️🏠🏄‍♀️🎨🍦

Newcastle Afoot and a lot of other good stuff in The Sydney Morning Herald! ❤️🏄‍♀️🎨

Beaches and bar crawls: Nine must-do highlights of Newcastle While Newcastle’s beautiful beaches beckon, you’ll also find fusion ramen, a burgeoning food and wine scene, historical architecture and a bar hop by light rail.

As Becky always says, it’s a tough job… 😜😍

Spots left on our tours tomorrow! 🎟️🎟️
9am Seascapes to Laneways
2pm Architecture, Street Art & Hidden Secrets
Come explore why the locals love this town! 👟❤️
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Gemma had a fab morning on her Architecture Street Art & Hidden Secrets walk this morning! ☀️🎨

First day of summer, party season! 🥳🎄🍹 Had the BEST time with this gorgeous team, what a great start to our sold out end of year parties!!

Lovely Lee knows how to host a party, even in the rain! ⛱️👟❤️

Who knew Paul McCartney would become a Newcastle muralist??? Our Eat & Drink Newcastle History Walk guests hanging out with the yellow submarine by and !

MEET THE TEAM: LEE

Why do you love being a tour guide?
I love being able to share what I love about Newcastle, and my life in Newcastle with other people. It’s great seeing the excitement and surprise that new knowledge and information brings. Also it’s a job where I am outside in the world and active in the community!

What do you do when you’re not running tours?
I am a photographer, and I have just started a social group called Newy Friends - it’s an amazing community picnic where we find friends the old-school way!!

What would be your perfect day in Newcastle?
I’d ride my bike to sunrise swim at Bar Beach 🚲🏊‍♀️, have a hot chocolate ☕️ from the Kiosk, and a really good convo on the steps of Newy Beach. Brekky at Estabar 🥞, a Newy Friends community picnic 👯‍♀️, and then finishing with music and a drink 🍻 somewhere!

What do you love most about being Novocastrian?
I love the size of Newcastle, accessibility to independent businesses in town, proximity to the beach, and the support and strength of my community! That I can ride everywhere! And always run into someone I know!!

🎨 Jordan Lucky Artist

Great tour with great ladies!! ❤️
🎨 Fintan Magee

MEET THE TEAM: Becky

Why do you love being a tour guide?
I love meeting people and I’m a bit of a nerd. Even when I am not doing it for a job, I just can’t help sharing knowledge, great tips, and things to do in my town.

What do you do when you are not running tours?
I love spending time with my dog, Reuben, or catching up with mates / going camping!

What 3 things would be part of your perfect day in Newcastle?
☕️ Coffee at sunrise at Newcastle Beach
🐋 Whale watching on shore or with .xp
🍕 Pizza and trivia at The Ori then karaoke at Jam’s

What do you love most about being Novocastrian?
The friendly and creative community!! ❤️❤️❤️

Becky had a great chat about tour guides with Scott Bevan on ABC Newcastle:
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/newcastle-drive/drive/102824346

Gorgeous day on the harbour for our Year 3 and 4 “Old and Newcastle” excursion! ☀️
Our guide Laurey is having a chat with the David Allen dredge photobombing her ⛴️

MEET THE TEAM: Gemma

Why do you love being a tour guide?
It is the combination of my favourite things; meeting new people (locals and visitors alike) and talking.

What do you do when you’re not running tours?
I’m a lawyer in my day job!

What 3 things would be part of your perfect day in Newcastle?
👟 A walk with a coffee in hand along the foreshore
⛱️ Lunch and a beach swim (bonus points if lunch is a banh mi or fish and chips)
🍻 Finished off with a beer at the surf club or bowling club with some friends

3. What do you love most about being Novocastrian?
I love watching visitors and new residents fall in love with Newcastle and then watching Novacastrians embrace them as if Newy was their home all along.

Piña colada? 🍹 Yes please! Private tours are such a great way to get to know the team if you work remotely!

MEET THE TEAM: Alex

What do you love about being a tour guide?
I love meeting new people, and I particularly love hearing people's observations and stories about the city during the tour.

What else do you do in Newcastle?
When I’m not showing people the best bars in town, I’m writing stories or working at the museum.

What 3 things would be part of a perfect day in Newcastle?
🌱 A leisurely stroll through the Carrington Mangroves
🌊 A dip in the waves at any of our magnificent beaches
🍹 Watching the sun go down over the harbour at Moneypenny with a cocktail in hand.

What do you love most about being Novocastrian?
It's a tight knit community with a big heart and lots of diverse groups thriving within the city. We have artists, small businesses, surfers, multicultural groups and everything in between. I also love how easy it is to get around Newcastle without a car! I have never owned a car in this city. Between buses, trains, my feet and my bicycle, I get exercise, fresh air and a chance to meet interesting people on the streets. I love it!

Create Your Place is back again this October!

UP&UP presents ........

🎨✨ Create Your Place 🎨✨
🎨✨Museum Park Newcastle - 7 & 8 October 2023🎨✨

Since the 1980s, Graffiti artists have been creating their place in Newcastle. This event celebrates their invaluable contribution to the public art scene. It offers you an opportunity to delve into this captivating art form and immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of Hip Hop culture. So, come along, spray your name on something & create YOUR place in Newcastle. 🏙️💥

You can participate in a variety of engaging workshops throughout the weekend, ranging from beginners' graffiti sessions to master classes. Alternatively, simply join us, soak in the positive energy, and revel in all things Hip Hop, including live Graffiti, DJing, EMCing, and Breakin’. 🎤🎶🕺

This event is open to all ages, and it's completely free, making it a fantastic, family-friendly gathering. Registration for workshops will open on Wednesday, September 13th. 📅🆓

Stay tuned for artist line up 🎨🎤

Join us in spreading the message of peace, love, unity, and having fun in the 50th year of Hip Hop! ☮️❤️🤝🎉

City of Newcastle Another event delivered under your Special Business Rate Program.

Spiritual Water Ways Top Button Recordings Deejay Mathmatics Newy with Kids
Top Rock Studios Nuatali Nelmes - Lord Mayor of Newcastle One Picket Fence
Declan Clausen - Deputy Lord Mayor of Newcastle Newcastle Museum Laate store
Newcastle Afoot Chalk The Walk

Such a cute fun group and so much art on today’s Architecture, Street Art & Hidden Secrets walking tour!

Spring is definitely here already, how good is it?? ☀️❤️

See you at the beach - we can’t wait to jump in!!

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There’s always a surprise on our tours - great to bump into local professional surfing legends , and today. 🤙🏄‍♂️

Thanks for saying hello guys!

Tilly giving us the best service! 🍨👌 Today’s seasonal sweet: Lemonade sorbet with lemons from Tilly’s family home!! 🍋🥰

180 STUDENTS on todays Year 10 Geography tour!!

We LOVE sharing this artwork by our mate, Jasmine Craciun of the Barkindji and Malyangapa people, at Cottage Creek, Muloobinba, and exploring the themes of liveability and sustainability in cities. 👟🚲✏️ 🛶🗺️📍

Thanks to Hunter and Central Coast Development Corporation and Hunter Water for their support in developing this program.

Happy birthday to Lexie (Granny), it was so great meeting you and your family today! 📷🎉

Our walking tours make a great family friendly birthday gift, we even have gift vouchers 🎫🎀

Oh Hey we’re in WA! Too many highlights for us on our tour with Pete from Oh Hey WA!! Couldn’t recommend this amazing team more when you’re in Perth!! Informative, good fun and great mates. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Cheers to all the lovely mother-daughter groups that book our Eat & Drink Newcastle History Walk 🍸🍷❤️