Rainy day ideas for kids in Newcastle & the Hunter

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95 places to go when it rains across the region: indoor play, museums, libraries, cinemas, bowling and more, nearest first from Newcastle. Choose your suburb at the top to sort from where you are staying.

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Free · 32

Sensory-friendly · 6

Wheelchair access · 2

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Nearest first, from Newcastle

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Play

Revolution Sports Park Newcastle

Escape Zone The Lost Treasure

Flip Out Charlestown Junior

Charlestown

about 15 min

Bowling

Strike Bowling Charlestown

SpringLoaded Newcastle

Gateshead

about 15 min

Skating

Hunter Ice-Skating Stadium

Warners Bay

about 20 min

Indoor play

Inflatable World Warners Bay

Chipmunks Playland Belmont

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Over 30 minutes

from Newcastle

Indoor play

Kids World Playland & Cafe, Stockland Green Hills

GravityX Indoor Trampoline Park

Rutherford

about 40 min

Indoor play

Inflatable World Maitland

Rutherford

about 40 min

Climbing

Pulse Climbing Maitland

Rutherford

about 40 min

Bowling

Superstrike Salamander Bay

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Museums and history

Gallery

Newcastle Art Gallery

Cooks Hill

under 5 min

Photo: Damien Linnane, CC BY 4.0

Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0

Museum

Newcastle Police Station Museum

Newcastle

under 5 min

Photo: Damien Linnane, CC BY-SA 4.0

Museum

Fort Scratchley Museum

Newcastle East

under 5 min

Photo: Flickr user Lyndi&Jason : https://www.flickr.com/photos/citnaj, CC BY-SA 2.0

Photo: User:jamourous, CC BY-SA 3.0

Museum

Monarch Historical Museum

Williamtown

about 20 min

Museum

Murrook Culture Centre

Williamtown

about 25 min

Gallery

Museum of Art and Culture, yapang (MAC yapang)

Booragul

about 25 min

Museum

Sketchley Pioneer Cottage

Raymond Terrace

about 25 min

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Over 30 minutes

from Newcastle

Photo: Rob Freijs, CC BY-SA 3.0

Gallery

Maitland Regional Art Gallery

Maitland

about 35 min

Photo: DaHuzyBru, CC BY-SA 4.0

Museum

Maitland Regional Museum

Maitland

about 35 min

Photo: Bidgee, CC BY-SA 3.0

Museum

Clarence Town and District Historical Museum

Paterson Rail Motor Society

Paterson

about 45 min

Photo: Fork99, CC BY-SA 4.0

Museum

Luskintyre Aviation Museum

Photo: Poyt448 Peter Woodard, CC0

Museum

Gresford District Historical Museum

East Gresford

about 1 hr

Museum

Wollombi Endeavour Museum

Wollombi

about 1 hr

Museum

Australian Army Infantry Museum

Singleton Military Area

about 1 hr 15

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Libraries, cinemas and theatres

Cinema

Greater Union Newcastle

Newcastle Comedy Club

Newcastle City Library

Young People’s Theatre

Redhead Community Library

Event Cinemas Glendale

Sugar Valley Library Museum, kirantakamyari

Raymond Terrace Library

Raymond Terrace

about 25 min

Cinema

Scotty's Cinema Centre

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Over 30 minutes

from Newcastle

East Maitland Library

East Maitland

about 35 min

Cinema

Heddon Greta Drive In

Maitland Repertory Theatre

Reading Cinemas Maitland

Cessnock City Library

Cessnock Performing Arts Centre

Drive times are estimated from the distance, so treat them as a guide. Tap a card for the full page.

Region boundary: ABS Tourism Regions 2021 (Tourism Research Australia), CC BY 4.0. Outings from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and venues' own listings; nature spots from OpenStreetMap and park services.