7 Must-Do Activities for Adventurous Kids around Newcastle, Lake Macquarie & Hunter
Do you have an adrenaline junkie among your brood? There’s a great range of awesome activities and places where children can engage in risky-play.
Do you have an adrenaline junkie among your brood? There’s a great range of awesome activities and places where children can engage in risky-play.
Go for a dip in the Belmont Baths at Lake Macquarie. The swimming enclosure consists of a shark-netted swimming area and a jetty that’s fun to jump off. There’s plenty of room for everyone including those with inflatables.
For a lakeside playground, visit Thomas H Halton Park (also known as Croudace Bay Park) and enjoy views of Lake Macquarie with a play.
Caves Beach is so named as it’s a network of sea caves located on a beach. A popular spot near Swansea in Lake Macquarie, it’s worth a visit. However, you’ll need to check the tides first as you can only visit the sea caves during low tide.
Do your kids love being outdoors in nature, climbing trees and jumping in puddles? Take them to TimberNook Newcastle for adventure play.
Take your kids for a play at Pasterfield Sports Complex, a huge community area in Cameron Park. It combines a large playground and climbing area, fitness area, netball courts, skate park and an AFL and cricket field.
Fully-fenced with shade cloth, the Fern Bay playground is great for kids of all ages. It includes swings, rope bridge climbing equipment and basketball / handball court.
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Recently installed by Lake Macquarie City Council, this small but cute playground in Martinsville is a fun spot for kids.
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Enjoy the warm weather and have some fun your backyard. Here are 40 fun outdoor activities to keep kids from getting bored.
Explore your backyard with a nature scavenger hunt. We’ve put together a list of things for you and your kids to find using a free printable.
Enjoy a neighbourhood scavenger hunt. It has lots of things that you and your family can look for on your neighbourhood walks.