8 Things To Do in Newcastle

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Cafés & Eateries / Family Entertainment

Gooseberries Restaurant

Stay? Newcastle Accommodation
Set in the foothills of the majestic Drakensberg Mountains, Newcastle is a fantastic city to showcase the natural beauty and variety of KwaZulu-Natal. Added to ...

Cycling / Hiking Trails / Sports & Leisure

MTB and Running Nature Trail

Stay? Newcastle Accommodation
The South African experience is all about high blue skies, warm sunshine, fresh air, and plenty of exciting wildlife. And, there are few better ways to enjoy the ...

Museums

Fort Amiel

Stay? Newcastle Accommodation
Set in Newcastle in KwaZulu Natal is the Fort Amiel Museum. Formerly a fort built in 1876 by the 80th Staffordshire Volunteers and Major Amiel as a lookout post for ...

Monuments / Sight Seeing

Newcastle Town Hall

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Newcastle commenced building their town hall in 1897 in honour of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubliee. Once building was completed in 1899, the town's people started a ...

Monuments / Museums

Newcastle Armoury

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Newcastle made the decision to build an Armoury during the 1870's when there was a threat of war against Zululand. The Armoury was built and provided a home for ...

Forests

Ncandu State Forest Nature Reserve

Stay? Newcastle Accommodation
The Ncandu State Forest Nature Reserve is the second biggest indigenous forest in KwaZulu Natal and is filled with grassy plains and yellowwood gorges. There ...

Animal Sanctuaries / Big Game & Wildlife / Birding

Utrecht Balele Game Park

Overnight? Accommodation in Utrecht
The Utrecht Balele Community Game Park surrounds the town of Utrecht, near Newcastle, with no boundary fences separating it. Here you can see a vast amount of ...

Hiking Trails

Ingogo Hiking Trail

Stay? Newcastle Accommodation
Start: site office Vulintaba estate, near Newcastle Finish: site office Vulintaba estate, near Newcastle Duration: 24 km over 2 days Fitness: average, with ...

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55.4 km away / Museums / Sight Seeing

Visit the Talana Museum

Overnight? Accommodation in Dundee
Winning the unspoken 'battle of museums', the Talana Museum arose victorious in the voting war as South Africa's Best Country Museum. 'Talana', a Zulu word holds ...

55.4 km away / Monuments / Sight Seeing

Isandlwana Battlefields Tour

Overnight? Accommodation in Rorkes Drift
Hear in gripping detail the background to the Anglo-Zulu War as you are driven to Isandlwana in the early morning. Sit on the battlefield, mesmerised by the ...

56 km away / Breweries

Indlovu Brewery

Overnight? Accommodation in Dundee
Another brewery within the United National Breweries is the Indlovu Brewery in Dundee. This hard working brewery produces another sorghum beer, iJuba (translated ...

84.3 km away / Cafés & Eateries

Oaklands Restaurant

Overnight? Accommodation in Van Reenen
A mere three hour drive from Johannesburg, Oaklands can be found nestled in the Drakensberg foothills, above van Reenen's pass. You will catch your breath as the ...

88.1 km away / Cafés & Eateries

The Rendezvous Restaurant & Pub

Overnight? Accommodation in Van Reenen
The Rendezvous Restaurant & Pub is perfectly placed between the major urban epicentres of Johannesburg in Gauteng and Durban in KwaZulu-Natal. This part of South ...

88.4 km away / Cafés & Eateries / Religious / Spiritual

The Little Church & Tea Garden

Overnight? Accommodation in Van Reenen
Dubbed "the best-kept secret on the M3", The Little Church of Van Reenen lies halfway between Durban in KwaZulu-Natal and Johannesburg in Gauteng. The church ...

89 km away / Monuments

Rorke's Drift Battlefields Tour

Overnight? Accommodation in Rorkes Drift
Listen at sunset to the famous story of Rorke's Drift, where 139 British soldiers were attacked by 4,000 Zulu warriors, winning more Victoria Crosses than in any ...

89.6 km away / Monuments / Museums

Rorke's Drift Orientation Centre

Overnight? Accommodation in Rorkes Drift
In the midst of the spectacular Drakensberg Mountain Range, the Rorke's Drift Orientation Centre reveals insights, even secrets, about the beauty and history that ...

90.3 km away / Horse Riding / Sight Seeing

Rorke's Drift Horseback Safaris

Overnight? Accommodation in Rorkes Drift
There is an undeniable sense of magic in the African bush. It is about more than just the crisp air on your face or the warm sunshine on your shoulders. This is ...

90.8 km away / Monuments / Sight Seeing

Visit the Ladysmith Town Hall

Overnight? Accommodation in Ladysmith
When in Ladysmith, make a trip to the Town Hall and discover a building that is brimming with history and fascinating facts. The Ladysmith Town Hall was originally ...

91.2 km away / Monuments / Museums

Ladysmith Siege Museum

Overnight? Accommodation in Ladysmith
The Ladysmith Siege Museum, on Murchison Street next to the Ladysmith Town Hall, is housed in a building built in 1884 - regarded both here and abroad as one of the ...

91.3 km away / Monuments / Sight Seeing

Statue of Gandhi

Overnight? Accommodation in Ladysmith
During the Battle of Spioenkop, Ghandi and a group of 1100 others were stretcher bearers. Ghandi performed incredibly well under the circumstances in these dark ...

91.8 km away / Religious / Spiritual

The All Saints Church

Overnight? Accommodation in Ladysmith
Ladysmith is set on the banks of the Klip River and is most famous for its part in the 118 day siege during the Anglo Boer War, and for Ladysmith Black Mambazo - a ...

92.5 km away / Religious / Spiritual

Soofie Mosque

Overnight? Accommodation in Ladysmith
One's initial reaction, upon seeing the Soofie Mosque for the first time, is 'wow'. As rich as the Islam tradition is in South Africa, nowhere else in the country ...

97 km away / Cultural Villages

Zulu Homestead Visit

Overnight? Accommodation in Rorkes Drift
When staying at Isibindi Zulu Lodge a separate day trip to a Zulu Homestead gives guests a rare chance to experience the life of a rural Zulu family which has ...

Newcastle as a destination

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Biggarsberg, Dundee, Estcourt, Greytown, Isandlwana, Ladysmith, Nambiti Private Game Reserve, Paulpietersburg, Rorkes Drift, Ulundi, Utrecht, Vryheid, Weenen, Winterton

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