Things to do 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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Maud's
Maud's is a bright, modern cafe with picture windows framing a stunning view across the river to the Mournes. It serves breakfast, good coffee, a range of tempting scones and sticky buns, plus salads, crêpes, pizzas and pastas; there's a kids menu, too.
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Strand Restaurant & Bakery
The Strand has been around since 1930, and dishes up great homemade ice cream and cakes, as well as serving all-day breakfast (£2 to £5), lunch and dinner in its traditional, seaside, chips-with-everything restaurant.
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Sea Salt
Both delicatessen and bistro, Sea Salt serves everything from a morning cappuccino to a lunchtime seafood platter, with an evening menu that ranges from Spanish tapas to themed menus from around the world.
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Mourne Café
A new venture by the owners of the Mourne Seafood Bar, this informal, family-friendly cafe dishes up a kids menu (mains £5) as well as seafood chowder and beer-battered haddock and chips for mum and dad.
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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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Lidl Supermarket
Campers can stock up on provisions at the Lidl Supermarket in the red-brick former train station beside the bus station.
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Hill Trekker
Hill Trekker, at the far south end of town, sells hiking, climbing and camping equipment.
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Vanilla
Newcastle-born chef Darren Ireland has introduced a dash of verve and enthusiasm to the local dining scene with this sharply styled bistro, and a menu that shamelessly promotes Irish produce in dishes such as flaky pastry seafood tart with mustard, cheddar and roast onions, and Irish ribeye steak with mushroom and smoked bacon croquettes. Two-course meal for £12.50 Sunday to Thursday.
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Strand Restaurant & Bakery
The Strand has been around since 1930, and dishes up great homemade ice cream and cakes, as well as serving all-day breakfast (£2 to £5), lunch and dinner in its traditional, seaside, chips-with-everything restaurant.
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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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Murlough National Nature Reserve
Footpaths and boardwalks meander among the grassy dunes, with great views back towards the Mournes.
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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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