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Nelson Bay is a significant township of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.


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1 - Shoal Bay NSW

Shoal Bay is the most eastern suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the southern shore of Port Stephens, adjacent to the bay of the same name at the entrance to the port.

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2 - Nelson Bay New South Wales

Nelson Bay is a significant township of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.

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3 - Sandboarding in Port Stephens

Travel over the Sydney Harbour Bridge along the North Coast to the blue water paradise of Port Stephens. With crystal clear waters, Port Stephens boasts over 26 pristine beaches, National Parks and diverse marine life. At Nelson Bay we have free time for lunch (own expense) with plenty of venues and shops to wander and find what you like. It’s then onto a dolphin watch cruise to explore the bay and get up close to the bottlenose dolphins that live here all year round. Jump into the boom net for some aqua fun! Then off to a 30km long beach and the largest sand dunes in the southern hemisphere to take a 4WD over the dunes to sandboard don the huge slopes – lots of laughs and hard work walking back up! Walk along the beach and in the warmer months you can swim. Today is a coastal adventure for great memories and photos.

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4 - Tomaree National Park

Tomaree is a national park located in New South Wales, Australia, 145–155 km northeast of Sydney in the Port Stephens local government area.

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5 - Zenith Beach

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6 - One Mile Beach

   8 km away
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7 - Anna Bay

   13 km away

Anna Bay is the name of a suburb, a town and a bay in the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.

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8 - Stockton Beach

   27 km away

Stockton Beach is located north of the Hunter River in New South Wales, Australia. It is 32 km long and stretches from Stockton, to Anna Bay. Over many years Stockton Beach has been the site of numerous shipwrecks and aircraft crash sites. In World War II it was fortified against a possible attack by Imperial Japanese forces.

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9 - Myall Lakes National Park

   30 km away

Myall Lakes National Park is a national park located in New South Wales, Australia, 236 kilometres north of Sydney. It encompasses one of the state's largest coastal lake systems Myall Lakes, and includes Broughton Island.

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10 - Fighter World

   30 km away

Fighter World is an Australian not-for-profit aviation heritage centre at RAAF Base Williamtown, north of Newcastle, New South Wales.

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11 - Raymond Terrace NSW

   36 km away

Raymond Terrace is a town in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, about 26 km by road north of Newcastle on the Pacific Highway. Established in 1837 it is situated at the confluence of the Hunter and Williams rivers.

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12 - Stockton

   41 km away

Stockton is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 600 m from Newcastle's central business district. It is the only residential suburb of the City of Newcastle that lies north of the Hunter River.

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13 - Newcastle

   42 km away

Newcastle is a metropolitan area and the second most populated city in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It includes the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie local government areas, and is the hub of the Greater Newcastle area, which includes most parts of the local government areas of City of Newcastle, City of Lake Macquarie, City of Cessnock, City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council.

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14 - Bogey Hole

   42 km away

The Bogey Hole, also known as the Commandant's Baths, is a heritage-listed sea bath in Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia. It is thought to be the oldest surviving European construction in the city area. The pool was hewn from a sandstone/conglomerate rock shelf at the base of cliffs near Shepherds Hill.

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15 - Newcastle Beach

   42 km away
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16 - Merewether

   44 km away

Merewether is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 3 km from Newcastle's central business district with a population of around 11,000. The suburb stretches 3 km from Merewether Beach in the east to Adamstown in the west.

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