Contact & Location

Enquiries

Postal address: 27 Shady Avenue, Salt Ash , NSW 2318
Phone: 0400 381 787
Fax: 0249 826 469
E-Mail: info@novacruises.com.au

LEE WHARF PONTOON

NOVA Cruises utilise the commercial vessel facilities at Lee Wharf, Newcastle. Lee Wharf Pontoon offers a safe place for boarding and disembarking the vessel in all weather conditions. There is plenty of long term parking, and it is only a short 300m stroll from Civic Station. Surrounding Lee Wharf is an abundance of trendy restaurants, museums, take aways, and coffee shops.

The vessel facilities at Lee Wharf are located next to the Maritime Museum & Visitor Information Centre, in front of the building at Number 5 Honeysuckle Drive which houses SUBWAY, Cold Rock Ice Creamery, and Hog’s Breath Cafe.

PARKING

Our closest car park “Lee Wharf Car Park” is operated by Wilson Parking 1800 PARKING (1800 727 5464) and exists on Honeysuckle Drive opposite the NIB building. This car park is free on the weekends (4 & 8 hour time restrictions apply between 9am and 5pm) and $2.30 per hour to a maximum of $7 per day (9am – 5pm) on weekdays. Public parking is also available behind the restored railway workshop buildings which house the Newcastle Museum in a public car park which runs parallel with Civic Station on Wright Lane. The first 200m of the car park is restricted to 2 & 4 hour parking and beyond this zone is all day parking. The parking fee is $2.50 per hour to a maximum of $8 per day and is metered 7 days.

Private carparks exist at 11 Argyle St (Secure Parking)  and on the corner of Wharf Road, Argle St and Centenary Rd (Wilson Parking) . Both private carparks offer a discounted weekend flat rate (Secure $2 operating hours 7am – 7pm /  Wilson $4 operating hours 24/7).

Free parking exists on Hannel St, Wickham which is approximately a 10-15 minute walk to Lee Wharf Pontoon.

A bus zone and passenger drop off area is available outside the Maritime Centre which adjoins Lee Wharf Pontoon. A free Newcastle shuttle bus  is available within the CBD.

Click here to view a full list of parking facilities at Honeysuckle