Melbourne/Hobsons Bay, Melbourne

Name: Melbourne/Hobsons Bay
Address: Melbourne, Australia

#300 among attractions in Melbourne

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Facts and practical information

Williamstown is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 km south-west of Melbourne's central business district in the local government area of the City of Hobsons Bay. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 37°51'40"S, 144°53'6"E

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Hobsons Bay (Williamstown)Melbourne Australia

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Day trips

Melbourne/Hobsons Bay – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Newport Railway Museum, Port of Melbourne, St Mary's Catholic Church, Steamrail Victoria.

~1950 ftN
Museum, Specialty museum
Newport Railway Museum, Melbourne
10 min walk • The Newport Railway Museum is located on Champion Road, Newport, Victoria, near the North Williamstown station.
1.1 miNE
Harbor
Port of Melbourne, Melbourne
29 min walk • The Port of Melbourne is the largest port for containerised and general cargo in Australia. It is located in Melbourne, Victoria, and covers an area at the mouth of the Yarra River, downstream of Bolte Bridge, which is at the head of Port Phillip, as well as several piers on the bay itself.
0.9 miE
Church
St Mary's Catholic Church, Melbourne
23 min walk • St Mary's Catholic Church is located in Melbourne's first seaport of Williamstown, Melbourne, Australia. Originally constructed in the early 19th century, St Mary's was only the second Catholic Church to be constructed in the Port Phillip District of New South Wales, after St. Francis Catholic Church, in Melbourne.
0.8 miN
Museum
Steamrail Victoria, Melbourne
20 min walk • Steamrail Victoria is a not-for-profit volunteer group established in 1965 to restore and operate historic locomotives and rolling stock used on the railways in Victoria, Australia.
1.1 miE
Piers and boardwalks
Gem Pier, Melbourne
30 min walk • Gem Pier is an historic pier on Port Phillip Bay, in Williamstown, Victoria, Australia. The pier is 145 metres in length and is currently home to the museum ship HMAS Castlemaine and Melbourne Seaplanes.
1.1 miE
Museum, Ship
HMAS Castlemaine, Melbourne
30 min walk • HMAS Castlemaine, named for the city of Castlemaine, Victoria, was one of 60 Bathurst-class corvettes constructed during World War II, and one of 36 initially crewed and commissioned solely by the Royal Australian Navy.
1.3 miSE
Neighbourhood
Fort Gellibrand, Melbourne
33 min walk • Fort Gellibrand is a heritage-listed military installation at Morris Street, Williamstown, Victoria, Australia. It was added to the Australian Commonwealth Heritage List on 22 June 2004.
1.7 miNE
Neighbourhood
Webb Dock, Melbourne
43 min walk • Webb Dock is a port facility at Fishermans Bend in Melbourne, Victoria constructed progressively from 1960, by dredging and land fill at the mouth of the Yarra River. It includes roll-on/roll-off facilities handling motor vehicle import and export and break bulk commodities and a container terminal.
0.6 miE
Neoclassical architecture, Library, Greek Revival architecture
Williamstown Town Hall, Melbourne
17 min walk • Williamstown Town Hall is a civic building located in Williamstown, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. The hall was built in two stages, the first being the front municipal offices, designed in the Greek revival style to the design of then young architect Joseph Plottel, dating from 1919.
1.2 miSE
Sport venue, Sport
Williamstown Cricket Ground, Melbourne
31 min walk • The Williamstown Cricket Ground, currently known by its sponsored name Downer Oval, and also informally as Point Gellibrand Oval, is a football and cricket stadium located in Williamstown, Victoria.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Melbourne/Hobsons Bay?

Nearby attractions include Newport Railway Museum, Melbourne (10 min walk), Williamstown Town Hall, Melbourne (17 min walk), Steamrail Victoria, Melbourne (20 min walk), St Mary's Catholic Church, Melbourne (23 min walk).

How to get to Melbourne/Hobsons Bay by public transport?

The nearest stations to Melbourne/Hobsons Bay:

Train

North Williamstown (9 min walk)
Williamstown Beach (15 min walk)

Bus

Williamstown (13 min walk)