Activities in Newcastle
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Royal County Down Golf Course
Stretching north of town is the Royal County Down Golf Course, whose challenging Championship Links – venue for the 2007 Walker Cup – is full of blind tee shots and monster rough, and is regularly voted one of the world's top 10 golf courses. It's open to visitors on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday.
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Tropicana
A family entertainment centre with outdoor heated fun pools, giant water slides and paddling pools for toddlers.
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Soak
If it's too cold for outdoor bathing, you can simmer away in a hot seaweed bath at nearby Soak.
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Rock Pool
At the south end of the seafront, this outdoor seawater swimming pool dates from the 1930s.
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Granite Trail
Beginning across the road from the harbour, the Granite Trail is a waymarked footpath that leads up a disused funicular railway line that once carried granite blocks to the harbour. The view from the top is worth the steep, 200m climb.
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