What to do and see in Hobsons Bay, Victoria: The Best Museums

January 1, 2022 Enriqueta Cusson

Discover the best top things to do in Hobsons Bay, Australia including Newport Railway Museum, Scienceworks, Seaworks Maritime Museum and Discovery Centre, Pumping Station, The Substation.
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1. Newport Railway Museum

26 Champion Rd, Williamstown, Hobsons Bay, Victoria 3015 Australia +61 3 9397 7412 [email protected] http://www.facebook.com/NewportRailwayMuseum
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4.5 based on 29 reviews

Newport Railway Museum

The Railway Museum has a large collection of steam, diesel, and electric locomotives spanning over 100 years of Victoria's railway history, as well as a variety of passenger and goods carriages, several railway cranes, signalling and other equipment. It also features a 1950s O scale model railway with hand-made models of various Victorian Railways trains. We are currently open 12 to 5pm every Saturday, and also open 12 to 5pm on Sundays during school holidays. We are also able to open the museum during the week for group bookings such as school excursions or club visits.

Reviewed By 619jeffry - Essendon, Australia

I can still vaguely remember visiting my Grandma in the country in a train pulled by a steam engine. Working steam trains are rare these days. You can relive those days in the Railway Museum, where the engines range from minnows to leviathams of the Steam Age. You can scramble around by yourself, check opening times before you go as it is not often open. The Museum is a short walk from the North Williamstown railway station.

2. Scienceworks

2 Booker St, Spotswood, Hobsons Bay, Victoria 3015 Australia +61 3 9392 4800 [email protected] http://museumvictoria.com.au/scienceworks/
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4.0 based on 693 reviews

Scienceworks

Scienceworks makes science an adventure! Through our changing exhibitions, programs and shows, Scienceworks is the perfect day out for curious minds and active bodies! Inside: Imagine tomorrow today in the interactive and innovative Think Ahead exhibition; Take the sporting challenge and learn about the science behind moving your body; Designed especially for 3 - 8 year olds create your own city in Nitty Gritty Super City exhibition; Journey to the stars and beyond at the Melbourne Planetarium; Learn about electricity and lightning through spectacular demonstrations in the Lightning Room; Go on a guided tour of the historic Spotswood Pumping Station; Discover the evolution of Spotswood in the Spotswood Industrial Heritage Walk (mobile tour), and that's just start!

Reviewed By lgsweetman - Adelaide, Australia

School holidays and so many visitors to the Scienceworks handled well. Yes a line up to get in. You can buy on line and miss this bit. A busy day went so well with my 6 year old charge. We moved around easily and we didn’t wait to use the interactive displays. Time spent in the pump house building and meeting the challenge of no sticky tape. Great fun.

3. Seaworks Maritime Museum and Discovery Centre

82 Nelson Pl, Williamstown, Hobsons Bay, Victoria 3016 Australia +61 417 292 021 [email protected] http://www.seaworks.com.au
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4.0 based on 24 reviews

Seaworks Maritime Museum and Discovery Centre

Reviewed By Baci09

Wow, impressive! I visited the Maritime Museum with my niece and her two boys aged 11 and 9. On arrival two gentlemen working on a new display case were most welcoming. The volunteer guides are extremely passionate and knowledgeable, best of all, are happy to take you on a tour or be guided by items/displays in any order that may excite accompanying children in particular! They are very flexible and on hand to assist at any time. I was particularly taken by the breadth of the displayed items, there is something for everyone. The Museum also engages in the history of Melbourne that visitors may not be aware of, ie the partial collapse of the Westgate Bridge during construction. Such historical photos, charts and texts lead into further useful discussions long after a visit. We learnt so much and will definitely return. An absolute highlight was meeting Alf and his wife. Alf spent his working life as a deep sea diver, be it ocean work , lakes or the Yarra River - possibly called in for police work. He explained all facets of coping with the heavy suit and bell, breathing underwater, the associated pressure and how returning from such depths needed to be handled carefully (decompression). Thank you both for your generosity! Just one small point, the 'Maritime Museum' sign is quite small and we nearly missed it in the window. A gem of a Museum indeed.

4. Pumping Station

2 Booker St, Spotswood, Hobsons Bay, Victoria 3015 Australia +61 3 8341 7777 https://museumvictoria.com.au/scienceworks/discoverycentre/pumpingstation/
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4.0 based on 11 reviews

Pumping Station

5. The Substation

1 Market St, Newport Walking distance to Newport Railway Station, Newport, Hobsons Bay, Victoria 3015 Australia +61 3 9391 1110
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