Dixon Park
Ocean St, Merewether NSW 2291, Australia
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A foreshore park above Dixon Park Beach at Merewether, rated 4.6 across more than 900 reviews.
Practical details
Opening hours
Closed- Monday
- Closed
- TuesdayToday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- Closed
- Thursday
- Closed
- Friday
- Closed
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- 00:00 – 23:59
Why it's worth checking out
Dixon Park sits on Ocean Street at Merewether, on the foreshore above Dixon Park Beach in Newcastle. A lovely coastal park, it's a much-loved local spot — combining grassy lawns, picnic and barbecue areas and a great playground with easy access to the beach and the scenic Bathers Way coastal walk that runs along the clifftops.
The appeal is that combination of a beautiful beachside setting and family-friendly amenity: somewhere to picnic, relax or let the kids play with the beach right there, and the popular surf beach and coastal walk close by. It captures the easygoing seaside charm of Newcastle's southern beaches perfectly.
With a 4.6 rating from more than 900 reviews, it's a firm favourite. The park is free and open year-round, but facilities, beach conditions and parking vary, and it gets busy on warm weekends and over summer, so it's worth checking conditions before a special trip — and taking sun protection — though for a picnic, a play or a day by the beach, you can generally just turn up and enjoy the foreshore.
Spot Score
The Spot Score is our composite of five signals — two about the venue's standing with visitors and three about how complete and current this listing is. It is not a visitor rating and not a verdict on the food or the experience. The 4.6 from 954 reviews is Google's visitor rating, shown separately and never altered by us.
About the venue · from Google
- ReputationGoogle star rating, smoothed for review count
- 83
- PopularityHow many Google reviews it has
- 90
About this listing · our record
- Information qualityWebsite, menu and structured details on file
- 30
- Category fitHow well it matches its listed category
- 70
- FreshnessHow recently we last checked our sources
- 30
Last checked against sources 19 June 2026.
Our independent editorial score — not a user rating.
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