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  • Where to eat in Nelson Place
  • Family day out - choose your adventure
  • Best things to do in Williamstown for a family day out
  • Capture Hobsons Bay Photography Tour
  • Best Kid-friendly Cafes & Restaurants in Hobsons Bay
  • Best Waterfront Restaurants in Hobsons Bay
  • Grazeland and beyond
  • Hobsons Bay brewery hop
  • Winter in Hobsons Bay - choose your adventure
  • Mamma's best parks and playgrounds in Hobsons Bay
  • Mamma's hidden gems of Hobsons Bay
  • Mamma's top places to visit in Hobsons Bay
  • Melbourne's original seaport
  • 'Postcards' - Hobsons Bay Feature
  • 'Postcards' - sailing at Williamstown
  • 'Postcards' - Altona Feature
  • Experience Hobsons Bay App
  • Metro Trains - Railway Stories Podcast
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Mamma's hidden gems of Hobsons Bay

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Local bloggers Mamma Knows West loves uncovering our hidden gems! Here are some great places you may not know about, in and around the beautiful Hobsons Bay!

 

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Contact us for assistance in planning your visit, including information on timetables and accommodation

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Commonwealth Reserve, Williamstown, 3016 (Close to the ferry terminal at Gem Pier)

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Monday to Sunday 10am - 4pm

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(03) 9932 3016 

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visitorinformation@hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au 
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Our City is made up of the suburbs of Altona, Altona Meadows, Altona North, Brooklyn, Laverton, Newport, Seabrook, Seaholme, Spotswood, South Kingsville, Williamstown and Williamstown North.

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