Beach Bliss Studio guidebook

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Beach Bliss Studio guidebook

Neighbourhoods

Blacksmiths Beach is a 9-mile beach, great surfing beach, good fishing, and it's a patrolled beach in summer and some school holidays . Good fish & chip takeaway about 200m from here. Other take-away places, chemist, hairdresser and hardware store, all a 7 minute walk or 2 minute drive.
8 locals recommend
Blacksmiths
8 locals recommend
Blacksmiths Beach is a 9-mile beach, great surfing beach, good fishing, and it's a patrolled beach in summer and some school holidays . Good fish & chip takeaway about 200m from here. Other take-away places, chemist, hairdresser and hardware store, all a 7 minute walk or 2 minute drive.

Sports

Popular with local golfers and bowlers
13 locals recommend
Belmont Golf Club
801A Pacific Hwy
13 locals recommend
Popular with local golfers and bowlers
If you've got bikes, bring them with. This is a great ride, the start is 5kms from our home. It's not difficult at all. Ride all the way to Redhead or Adamstown (which is a 39km ride there and back)
57 locals recommend
Fernleigh Track
Bailey Street
57 locals recommend
If you've got bikes, bring them with. This is a great ride, the start is 5kms from our home. It's not difficult at all. Ride all the way to Redhead or Adamstown (which is a 39km ride there and back)
Scuba lessons, scuba trips and boat diving
Snorkel & Dive Safari Swansea
17 Belmont St
Scuba lessons, scuba trips and boat diving
A short walk 5-minutes from our home.
Blacksmiths Tennis Club
20 Gommera Street
A short walk 5-minutes from our home.
Aerial Sightseeing tours and parachuting
17 locals recommend
Lake Macquarie Airport
864 Pacific Hwy
17 locals recommend
Aerial Sightseeing tours and parachuting
We can supply rackets and balls, but check with the club regarding times and rules.
Blacksmiths Tennis Club
We can supply rackets and balls, but check with the club regarding times and rules.

Sightseeing

A short walk of 500m to the breakwater at Lake Macquarie inlet. If you are lucky you may see dolphins, whales or seals. Lot's of fishing off the breakwater. Watch the windsurfers and surfers
6 locals recommend
Swansea Channel
6 locals recommend
A short walk of 500m to the breakwater at Lake Macquarie inlet. If you are lucky you may see dolphins, whales or seals. Lot's of fishing off the breakwater. Watch the windsurfers and surfers
Great view of the animals, and a few really good walks through the park. Well worth visiting.
147 locals recommend
Blackbutt Reserve Entrance
72 Carnley Ave
147 locals recommend
Great view of the animals, and a few really good walks through the park. Well worth visiting.
A Newcastle area favourite, visit this historic Museum/fort. Only 25kms from here.
103 locals recommend
Fort Scratchley
3 Nobbys Rd
103 locals recommend
A Newcastle area favourite, visit this historic Museum/fort. Only 25kms from here.
Hunter valley is full of wineries and is a scenic drive there. Visit the local information centre, they are very helpful and informative.
6 locals recommend
Hunter Valley Vintage Wings
6 locals recommend
Hunter valley is full of wineries and is a scenic drive there. Visit the local information centre, they are very helpful and informative.
The caves are unfortunately now closed.
7 locals recommend
Pink Caves
7 locals recommend
The caves are unfortunately now closed.
9-mile beach stretching from Blacksmiths all the way to Redhead. Go and enjoy swimming, surfing, wind-surfing, fishing or simply walking on the beach. Only a 150m walk from your room
48 locals recommend
Blacksmiths Beach
48 locals recommend
9-mile beach stretching from Blacksmiths all the way to Redhead. Go and enjoy swimming, surfing, wind-surfing, fishing or simply walking on the beach. Only a 150m walk from your room
Pretty beach and safe swimming area
Pelican Beach
Pretty beach and safe swimming area
Greta beach for safe swimming and snorkelling
7 locals recommend
Naru Beach
7 locals recommend
Greta beach for safe swimming and snorkelling

Food scene

very good views of Lake Macquarie entrance and the lift bridge. Very relaxing to sit in their upstairs open-air restaurant and watch the boats go by. Also the food is generally good.
49 locals recommend
Swansea RSL
5 Bridge St
49 locals recommend
very good views of Lake Macquarie entrance and the lift bridge. Very relaxing to sit in their upstairs open-air restaurant and watch the boats go by. Also the food is generally good.
Very good Thai/Cambodian food. Only 6kms from here.
9 locals recommend
Sesame's On The Lake
63 Maude St
9 locals recommend
Very good Thai/Cambodian food. Only 6kms from here.
Their nightly specials are good, authentic wood-fired pizzas
21 locals recommend
The Orana Hotel
20 Pacific Hwy
21 locals recommend
Their nightly specials are good, authentic wood-fired pizzas
Live music on Sunday afternoons/evenings. BYO food, beers and wine on sale. Only a 200m walk across the reserve in front of our house. Good vibe and local favourite. Good sea view.
Swansea Belmont Surf Life Saving Club
118 Ungala Rd
Live music on Sunday afternoons/evenings. BYO food, beers and wine on sale. Only a 200m walk across the reserve in front of our house. Good vibe and local favourite. Good sea view.
Great views, enjoy the brilliant sunsets from the outside area, while having your favourite tipple
32 locals recommend
Lake Macquarie Yacht Club
Ada Street
32 locals recommend
Great views, enjoy the brilliant sunsets from the outside area, while having your favourite tipple
Vegan café. We have had good reviews about this café from our vegan guests.
12 locals recommend
The Yoga Place Cafe
6 Mitti St
12 locals recommend
Vegan café. We have had good reviews about this café from our vegan guests.
Mylo's Cafe - Good coffee and food in a relaxed setting.
152 locals recommend
Caves Beach
152 locals recommend
Mylo's Cafe - Good coffee and food in a relaxed setting.
Great fish & chips. One of the best in Swansea.
Salty's @ Swansea Bridge
Great fish & chips. One of the best in Swansea.
Pies are great
The Baker's Den Bakery Cafe
64 Pacific Hwy
Pies are great
Tasty pies and freshly baked bread and cakes
Barry's Quality Pies
67 Turea St
Tasty pies and freshly baked bread and cakes
Mandarin Restaurant
Chinese restaurant and also normal RSL food in separate restaurant
9 locals recommend
Pelican RSL Club
1 Piriwal St
9 locals recommend
Chinese restaurant and also normal RSL food in separate restaurant
Domino's Pizza Swansea
2 Belmont St
Worth trying
23 locals recommend
Seed Trading
204 Pacific Hwy
23 locals recommend
Worth trying
Sunday afternoons, music. Take own food, and buy drinks there. Just across the street from our place.
Swansea Belmont Surf Life Saving Club
118 Ungala Rd
Sunday afternoons, music. Take own food, and buy drinks there. Just across the street from our place.
Great food in a relaxed place
28 locals recommend
Mawson Restaurant
5 Mawson Cl
28 locals recommend
Great food in a relaxed place
Caves Coastal Bar & Restaurant
Great Italian food
Emilio’s Ristorante
Great Italian food
Recently renovated, food was good
Warners Bay Hotel
5 John St
Recently renovated, food was good

City/town information

Woolworths and Coles are in Swansea, 2.5kms from our place. ATM in town. Many take-away food places with a variety of foods
31 locals recommend
Swansea
31 locals recommend
Woolworths and Coles are in Swansea, 2.5kms from our place. ATM in town. Many take-away food places with a variety of foods
Woolworths, Coles, The Reject shop and many other shops located in Belmont, only 6kms from here.
9 locals recommend
Belmont
9 locals recommend
Woolworths, Coles, The Reject shop and many other shops located in Belmont, only 6kms from here.