The Loft

Dean & Dean
Dean & Dean
The Loft

Food scene

Great spot for breakfast, brunch or lunch - tucked away on a sealed road, 20 minute drive.
Bistro Eden
79 Kings Rd
Great spot for breakfast, brunch or lunch - tucked away on a sealed road, 20 minute drive.
A great stop for breakfast, brunch or lunch when visiting Norah Head lighthouse, swimming rockpool, and Soldiers Beach.
12 locals recommend
The General Store Norah Head
8 Bush St
12 locals recommend
A great stop for breakfast, brunch or lunch when visiting Norah Head lighthouse, swimming rockpool, and Soldiers Beach.
Tranquil setting with koi ponds. Popular with vegans and vegetarians.
58 locals recommend
Bamboo Buddha Cafe and Nursery
221 Wattle Tree Rd
58 locals recommend
Tranquil setting with koi ponds. Popular with vegans and vegetarians.
Repurposed milk factory with Bar, Cafe, Gym, Thai, specialty cheese shop, specialty chocolate shop etc. You can also hire kayaks etc too.
7 locals recommend
The Rusty Udder Bar
141 Alison Rd
7 locals recommend
Repurposed milk factory with Bar, Cafe, Gym, Thai, specialty cheese shop, specialty chocolate shop etc. You can also hire kayaks etc too.
Explore Caves Beach (next to Swansea and Murrays Beach). This restaurant does great burgers.
28 locals recommend
Mawson Restaurant
5 Mawson Cl
28 locals recommend
Explore Caves Beach (next to Swansea and Murrays Beach). This restaurant does great burgers.
Has a great bistro and beachside location if you like somewhere a little busier.
28 locals recommend
Caves Beach Resort
8 Beachside Dr
28 locals recommend
Has a great bistro and beachside location if you like somewhere a little busier.
Newcastle's answer to Darling Harbour?
28 locals recommend
Honeysuckle
26 Honeysuckle Dr
28 locals recommend
Newcastle's answer to Darling Harbour?
A fine dining option.
40 locals recommend
8 at Trinity
81 Trinity Point Dr
40 locals recommend
A fine dining option.
Great lunch spot on the shores of Lake Macquarie - close to Toronto's restaurant strip or continue north 15 minutes and explore the Warners Bay dining options.
10 locals recommend
Tinto Espresso Bar & Infuzion Cafe
30 Victory Parade
10 locals recommend
Great lunch spot on the shores of Lake Macquarie - close to Toronto's restaurant strip or continue north 15 minutes and explore the Warners Bay dining options.
An unexpected burger treat approx. 15 minutes from the Loft.
9 locals recommend
Matts' Diner Takeaway
1 Elizabeth Bay Dr
9 locals recommend
An unexpected burger treat approx. 15 minutes from the Loft.

Sightseeing

Hire a kayak? Explore Lake Macquarie? A great option if visiting Murray's Beach.
Lake Mac Watersports
Lorikeet Loop
Hire a kayak? Explore Lake Macquarie? A great option if visiting Murray's Beach.
Newcastle has many great beaches.
56 locals recommend
Merewether Beach
56 locals recommend
Newcastle has many great beaches.
Bush walk from Murrays Beach (park on the way in, near the water tanks) across the Wallarah Track overbridge through bushtracks and old sealed roads to the ocean at Pinny Beach - then walk back. It's a quiet walk that you may well have to yourselves.
Pinny Beach
Bush walk from Murrays Beach (park on the way in, near the water tanks) across the Wallarah Track overbridge through bushtracks and old sealed roads to the ocean at Pinny Beach - then walk back. It's a quiet walk that you may well have to yourselves.
Avondale College at Cooranbong has some great nature walks around their campus and some interesting historic buildings.
Avondale College of Higher Education
582 Freemans Dr
Avondale College at Cooranbong has some great nature walks around their campus and some interesting historic buildings.