Amanda's Ambling's
Blog on my experiences through travel, reading, running and life
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Cakeboi (Reece Hignell – Masterchef alumni) and Crystalbrook Kingsley Executive Chef Joey Ingram have teamed up to create a High Tea collaboration experience at the Roundhouse at Crystalbrook Kingsley, Newcastle. Held every Saturday throughout April as part of Newcastle Food Month, 11:30am-3:30pm. Cost is $109 per person, add-ons (at an extra cost) include Specialty tea-infused…
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Exploring a local attraction, that is free general entry and is open Tuesday to Sunday 10am-5pm. Open Monday’s during NSW School Holidays. Newcastle Museum is located at 6 Workshop Way, Newcastle and is easily accessible by car, walking, and light rail. I explored the Museum after attending the Model Newcastle Big Stories, Little Things exhibit…
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This is a brilliant exhibition currently on at Newcastle Museum, 6 Workshop Way, Newcastle until the 19th April 2026. I went along to check it out for myself today (Monday 6th April) to see if it was as good as the posts I’d seen said it was. And you know what? It is as good…
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April in Newcastle is Newcastle Food Month. On Easter Sunday, 5th April, Matt and I attended First Creek Wines Cellar Door in the City at Ms Mary Newcastle, the lobby bar in the Crystalbrook Kingsley Hotel in the heart of Newcastle. This year is the first year either of us have attended any Newcastle Food…
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On Saturday, 4th April 2026 (Easter Saturday), myself, Matt and my Mum attended the Sydney Royal Easter Show at Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park. For me, attending the Sydney Royal Easter Show has been a yearly must-do since I was a child and it was help at Moore Park. (The Show moved to Sydney Olympic…
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On Friday, 6th March 2026 I went to check out the newly built and renovated Newcastle Art Gallery. The new design of the gallery is more spacious, with I think it was 9 or 10 separate Gallery spaces within the building. It incorporates both the new and old building seamlessly. I participated in a free…
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Tower Cinemas, located at 183-185 King Street, Newcastle is Newcastle’s only city centre movie theatre, originally opening in April 1976. After being closed for 7 years, it has re-opened on Friday, 21st November 2025. Queensland-based Five Star Cinemas purchased Tower Cinemas, and undertook an 18-month renovation to bring the cinema back to life, while also…
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I will be using this website to post articles on my explorations through travel and adventures throughout my home country of Australia, along with future plans of International travels. Also, reviews of various activities that Matt and I do, such as movies, theatre, music, books, food, etc. Matt and I love to travel, together and…
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