Places of Interest
Below are just some of the places locals enjoy.
Abbotsford Convent
1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford (9415 3600)
Offers monthly food, art, craft and fashion markets, a variety of workshops and classes, rotating exhibitions, annual festivals, some-time music and performance and daily cafes & restaurants plus guided tours on Sundays!
Don’t miss the Slow Food Market, held here on the 4th Saturday of each month.
Offers monthly food, art, craft and fashion markets, a variety of workshops and classes, rotating exhibitions, annual festivals, some-time music and performance and daily cafes & restaurants plus guided tours on Sundays!
Don’t miss the Slow Food Market, held here on the 4th Saturday of each month.
Collingwood Children’s Farm
St Heliers St, Abbotsford (9417 5806)
Lovely place to visit any time; arguably best experienced on the 2nd Saturday of each month, when the Farmers’ Market is on!
Lovely place to visit any time; arguably best experienced on the 2nd Saturday of each month, when the Farmers’ Market is on!
Dights Falls & Studley Park Boathouse
1 Boathouse Rd, Kew (9853 9694)
On the Yarra path just behind our building, you can enjoy the most beautiful walk or ride past Dights Falls on your way to either Studley Park Boathouse, Australia’s oldest continuously run boathouse, or to the Fairfield Boathouse.
On the Yarra path just behind our building, you can enjoy the most beautiful walk or ride past Dights Falls on your way to either Studley Park Boathouse, Australia’s oldest continuously run boathouse, or to the Fairfield Boathouse.
Restaurants
There are far too many to mention them all, so here are just a few:
Jim’s Greek Tavern
32 Johnston St, Collingwood.
A Johnston St stalwart.
A Johnston St stalwart.
Mesa Greek Cuisine
265 Johnston St, Abbotsford
Modern Greek food even closer to home!
Modern Greek food even closer to home!
Rita’s Cafeteria
239 Johnston St., Abbotsford
Great Italian food, open for breakfast, lunch & dinner.
Great Italian food, open for breakfast, lunch & dinner.
Three Bags Full
cnr of Nicholson St & Mollison St, Abbotsford
Booming brekkie and lunch trade.
Booming brekkie and lunch trade.
The Squirrel Cafè
cnr Noone and Groom Streets, Clifton Hill
Brekkie, lunch and/or coffee – a 15 minute stroll away via the freeway pedestrian overpass.
Brekkie, lunch and/or coffee – a 15 minute stroll away via the freeway pedestrian overpass.
Proud Mary
172 Oxford St, Collingwood, Coffee & all day brekkies.
Old Raffles Place
cnr Johnston and Wellington streets
Very good Singaporean-Malay cuisine.
Very good Singaporean-Malay cuisine.
Victoria St. Richmond
approx 1.5 kms away
Mainly known as a locale where Vietnamese and Chinese food prevails, visitors can now also find Korean, Japanese, Thai and Indian food outlets. Talk about being spoiled for choice!
Mainly known as a locale where Vietnamese and Chinese food prevails, visitors can now also find Korean, Japanese, Thai and Indian food outlets. Talk about being spoiled for choice!
Gertrude St, Fitzroy
approx. 2.5 kms away.
A stunning array of restaurants and some great shopping as well!
A stunning array of restaurants and some great shopping as well!
Pubs
Google maps will show too many pubs to mention, so here are just a few to whet your appetite:
The Retreat Hotel (226 Nicholson St., Abbotsford)
The Yarra Hotel, (295 Johnston St, Abbotsford)
The Carringbush Hotel (228 Langridge St., Abbotsford)
The Yorkshire Hotel (48 Hoddle St., Abbotsford)
The Yarra Hotel, (295 Johnston St, Abbotsford)
The Carringbush Hotel (228 Langridge St., Abbotsford)
The Yorkshire Hotel (48 Hoddle St., Abbotsford)
