Accommodation Toronto

Lake Macquarie hosts a great variety of activities that take advantage of the beautiful and versatile environment. Whether it’s the fantastic walking and bike tracks, fun on the water or the stunning views from the many venues around its perimeter, Lake Macquarie is sure to entertain and impress.

Picnic lakeside at Regatta Park, just across the road from The Brighton. Fish from the wharf, feed the pelicans or just relax under the beautiful shady trees!

The surrounding suburbs are also home to world class sporting facilities, cinemas, golfing, art galleries and casual recreation such as bowling, ice skating and laser tag. There’s something for everyone!

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Toronto Foreshore Park – situated right in front of The Brighton.

Coast XP Whale Watching and Nature Based Adventure Tours

Coast XP

Discover our stunning lake along with the breathtaking Lake Macquarie and Newcastle Coastline aboard one of the many exciting Coast XP Lake Macquarie boat tours. Operating year-round with a range of options from adventure tours, lake cruise and nature walk, whale discovery tours and more. See the marine life that inhabits the coastline, Aboriginal Heritage, geological formations including cliffs and sea caves, as well as unique destination attributes such as wrecks, islands and ships. So much to see and explore on and around our lake with Coast XP.

Pelican Airport

Right on Lake Macquarie, Pelican Airport is home to many adrenaline-fuelled activities.

Skydive the Beach – Push your comfort zone, skydive over Newcastle!
Matt Hall Aerobatic – Thrilling aerobatic joyrides
Microlight Flights – Learn to pilot weight-shift aircraft
Skyline Helicopter Flights – Take a scenic flight around Hunter Valley
Gyrocopter Flights – Enjoy the views or learn to pilot a gyrocopter

Pelican Airport – Skydiving, Aerobatic Joy Flights, and more!

Showtime Kayaking Lake Macquarie

Showtime Kayaking

Showtime Kayaking offers visitors and locals the opportunity to take a night kayak tour without the crowds, even if they’ve never kayaked before.

They offer small group, night-time tours in state-of-the-art clear kayaks, custom-fitted with lights below.

Showtime Kayaking adventures are lead by their world-class guides ready to tell you stories, educate you on the fascinating marine life, and keep you safe during the journey. Book your front-row seat to nature’s night-time spectacle today on our beautiful Lake Macquarie. Find and more and book here showtimekayaking.com.au

Local Lake Macquarie Experiences

Activities and Recreation Around Lake Macquarie

Kayak Hire and Tours lakemackayakadventures.com.au
AAA Horse Riding and More aaahorseriding.com.au
Museum of Art and Culture Lake Macquarie mac.lakemac.com.au
Empire Marina Lake Macquarie empiremarinalakemacquarie.com.au
Bike Trails Around Lake Macquarie findandgo.com.au/biketrails
SuperStrike Bowling superstrike.com.au
Dullboy’s Social Co dullboys.com.au
Xtreme Karts Warners Bay xtremekartswarnersbay.com.au
Red Alert Laser Tag redalertlasertag.com.au
Hunter Ice Skating Stadium hiss.com.au
Lake Cinema lakecinema.net.au
Event Cinemas Glendale eventcinemas.com.au/Cinema/Glendale
Stand Up Paddleboarding (SUP) Lessons & Hire kiteandsup.com.au
Windsurfing Lessons & Hire kiteandsup.com.au

Trinity Point Boat Hire trinitypointmarina.com.au/watersports
Nova Cruises lakemacquariecruises.com.au
Edgeworth Miniature Railway youtube.com/watch?v=7bflj0xOpLQ
Lake Macquarie Live Steam Locomotive Society lakemacquarielivesteam.org.au
Toronto Country Club torontocc.com.au
Dobell House dobellhouse.org.au
Toronto Railway Station nswrailwaystations.wordpress.com/toronto
Coast XP coastxp.com.au
Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility footballfives.com.au
Speers Point Park See 360 Virtual Tour
Hunter Sports Centre hsc.org.au
Green Point Reserve visitlakemac.com.au/valentine

MORE ACTIVITIES

Further Afield

TreeTop Adventure Park treetops.com.au
Blackbutt Reserve newcastle.nsw.gov.au/Blackbutt-Reserve
Caves Beach Walk visitlakemac.com.au
Fernleigh Track lakemac.com.au/recreation/cycleways

Charlestown Square Shopping Centre charlestownsquare.com.au
Reading Cinemas Charlestown readingcinemas.com.au
The Rooftop Westfield Kotara westfield.com.au

Golfing

If you are a golfer, you can choose between Morisset Country Club, Waratah Golf Club and Toronto Country Club all within just a ten minute drive from The Brighton.

Morisset Country Club has a championship-grade 18 hole, par 72 golf course.

Waratah Golf Club offers all players from any level an opportunity to play, from the challenging par 5 to the tricky par 3 holes.

Toronto Country Club contains an 18 hole golf course and clubhouse. The club extends an invitation to visitors to enter their competitions. There are regular Saturday & Thursday competitions and a Ladies’ competition on Wednesdays.