Near the city, by the bay ... invigorating.

Self Contained Accommodation - Melbourne, Australia.

 
 

What’s in Williamstown, nearby or things to do?

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Location:

7 kms south-west of Melbourne CBD,
“1,000 ks from care”


GettingThere Google Maps and directions.



Hobsons Bay Visitor Information Centre, Williamstown:

  1. BulletCommonwealth Reserve, Nelson Place, Williamstown

  2. Bullet(03) 9399 8641

  3. Bulletwww.visithobsonsbay.com.au

Parks Victoria:

  1. BulletPoint Gellibrand Coastal Heritage Park - “is a new regional park ... Gellibrand’s most significant landmark is the Timeball Tower that was constructed in 1849 to guide ships past the nearby reef. The site still contains a range of important cultural and historical structures including a former burial ground, the convict seawall, remains of former railway yards and the Ann Street Footbridge”. (www.parkweb.vic.gov.au Feb 2009)

  2. BulletJawbone Flora and Fauna Reserve Reserve - “consists of open grasslands for passive recreation, two wetland lakes, the saltmarsh and mangrove conservation area, Wader Beach and the Kororoit Creek” (www.parkweb.vic.gov.au Feb 2009)

  3. BulletJawbone Marine Sanctuary - The little promontory, west of the beach at Williamstown, is known as 'The Jawbone'. Fenced off from the rest of the world for over eighty years by a coastal rifle range, this forgotten and unspoilt place is now considered a haven for coastal and marine life right next to Melbourne.” (www.parkweb.vic.gov.au Feb 2009)

Getting Around:

  1. BulletTrain

  2. Bulletcity commuter service - every 20 minutes (Sunday about 30min)

  3. Bulletpeak hour - direct to Flinders St

  4. Bulletnon peak - change at Newport (shuttle service)

  5. BulletButt Bus Line - heritage bus tours & shuttles

  6. Bullet1300 306 164

  7. Bullet0414 558 924

  8. Bulletwww.buttbuslines.com.au

  9. BulletSita Buslines - commuter & suburban services

  10. Bulletwww.sitabus.com.au

  11. BulletFoot - Williamstown is small enough to get comfortably about by foot, albeit pleasantly slowly

  12. BulletFerry

  13. Bulletcity services to the city, docklands and Southbank

  14. BulletSt Kilda - weekends

  15. BulletCar

  16. BulletCar Hire - Bargain Wheels Car Rental

  17. Bulletwww.bargainwheels.com

  18. Bullet(03) 9334 2504

  19. BulletBicycle - great cycling - beaut (flat) tracks along the coastal parks - Bay Trail -

  20. BulletBike Hire in Williamstown

  21. BulletPodium Bike Hub

  22. Bullet18 Ferguson St Williamstown

  23. Bullet03 9397 2599

  24. Bulletpodium.bikehub.com.au

  25. Bulletpodium@bikehub.com.au

  26. BulletTake-A-Ride

  27. Bullet0418 688 388

  28. Bullet(helmets & locks supplied) hourly & daily rates

  29. BulletBicycle Victoria

  30. BulletAirports

  31. BulletMelbourne - Tullamarine - International - a good 45 minutes via the Tullamarine Fwy, Western Ring Rd exiting at Williamstown Rd

  32. BulletAvalon - 45 minutes via the Princes Fwy

  33. BulletEssendon - small planes

  34. BulletTaxi

  35. BulletPhone: 1300 CABS

Sports:

  1. BulletOZ Ten Pin Bowling Altona -

  2. Bullet216-230 Blackshaw Rd, Altona North

  3. Bullet(03) 9391 7911

  4. BulletHawthorn Youth Wrestling Club - Millers Rd, Altona

  5. BulletSailing - see Yacht Clubs below

Stuff to Do:

  1. BulletScience Works Museum / Melbourne Planetarium - a Museum Victoria experience

  2. Bullet2 Booker St Spotswood, Vic

  3. Bullet(03) 9392 4800

  4. BulletRailway Museum - lot’s of train stuff for all ages

  5. BulletChampion Rd, Williamstown North - www.railwaymuseum.org.au

  6. BulletCada Net - Internet Cafe

  7. Bullet86 Douglas Parade, Williamstown

  8. Bullet03 9397 5450  cadanet@bigpond.com

  9. BulletInternet access & LAN games, BYO laptop +++

  10. BulletFairy Park - where the tales come alive

  11. BulletAnakie, 3221, Vic

  12. Bullet(03) 5284 1262

  13. Bullet80 km from Melb CBD

  14. Bulletwww.fairypark.com

  15. BulletKing Willy’s Slot Car Raceway

  16. BulletChampion Rd, Williamstown

  17. Bullet03 9397-0316

  18. Bullethome.pacific.net.au/~mrtim/

  19. BulletMelbourne Sea Planes - scenic flights

  20. BulletGem Pier, Williamstown

  21. Bullet(03) 9547 4454

  22. Bulletwww.seaplane.com.au

  23. BulletCity View Parasailing -

  24. BulletGem Pier, Williamstown

  25. Bullet0417 000 311

  26. BulletButt Bus Line - heritage bus tours

  27. Bullet- see above Getting Around

Resturants & Cafes

  1. BulletSiam Orchid - Nelson Place (Thai)

  2. BulletAnchorage, The Strand

  3. BulletSams Boatshed, Gem St , Williamstown

  4. BulletTitanic, Nelson Place - theatre restaurant

Hospitals:

  1. BulletWilliamstown Hospital

  2. BulletRailway Crescent, Williamstown 3016

  3. Bullet9393 0100

  4. Bulletwww.wh.org.au/Hospitals/TWH/

  5. BulletHazeldean Nursing Home

  6. Bullet211-215 Osborne Stree, Williamstown 3016

  7. Bullet (03) 9397 3167

Banks & ATMS: 

  1. BulletANZ, Commonwealth, Westpac, Bendigo - all have offices & ATMS in Williamstown shopping village on Douglas Pde or Ferguson St

Shopping & Supermarkets:

  1. BulletColes - in Williamstown shopping village on Douglas Pde

  2. BulletSafeways - off Kororoit Ck Rd, Nth Williamstown

  3. BulletWilliamstown Cellars - Thompson St, Williamtown

  4. BulletHardware, painting, clothing - all sorts, house/kitchen stuff, galleries

Yacht Clubs & Marinas:

  1. BulletHobsons Bay Yacht Club - www.hbyc.asn.au

  2. BulletRoyal Yacht Club of Victoria - www.rycv.yachting.org.au

  3. BulletRoyal Motor Yacht Club of Victoria - www.rvmyc.com.au

  4. BulletWilliamstown Sailing Club

  5. BulletSavages Wharf - commercial marine services -  www.savageswharf.com.au/

  6. BulletParsons Marina - hire boats

 

Where’s Willy ?

Williamstown Map

Science Works

Williamstown Images Copy Right Tommy Blank courtesy of WCC

Titanic