Belmont is a suburb located within the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales. It is also situated on the eastern edge of the Lake Macquarie, the largest salt water lake in the southern hemisphere. The suburb was named after a guesthouse, which in turn was derived from the birthplace of Thomas Williamson, an early settler, in the Shetland Isles.

Belmont is one of the suburbs that visitors from Newcastle head out to during holidays. Apart from conveniently located just a short drive away, Belmont still offers all that holidaymakers can ever want.

Visitors to Belmont have the option of enjoying the lake shores or the ocean shore, the suburb being situated in a peninsula bordered by the Lake Macquarie in the west and the Tasman Sea in the east. Read more...