Newcastle City Guide

13 Newcastle’s city centre contains some of the earliest buildings of Newcastle’s settlement, including the original Council Chambers on Watt Street, the original Post Office in Newcastle and The Lock-Up, the first police holding cells in Newcastle for criminals awaiting conviction. The Lock-Up is now a gallery and hosts a year round calendar of cultural events. C I T Y C E N T R E Hunter Street Mall in Newcastle’s city centre contains a range of artisan and boutique retail offerings, as well as chain stores such as Sportsgirl, Lowes and Sussan. The city centre also offers some of the best cafés and restaurants in Newcastle, as well as small bars and speak-easys. Tower Cinemas is on King Street in Newcastle, showing blockbuster movies as well as arthouse films. Newcastle Art Gallery