Collingwood & Abbotsford

Around Australia Collingwood is mostly known for its football team, but come visit and you'll discover a vibrant suburb with humble working-class roots. Surprisingly this suburb which has always been a little rough around the edges is now one of the most fashionable and desirable suburbs – at least north of the Yarra. The old industrial warehouses are being converted into modern, fashionable workplaces, or make way for new apartments. Creative businesses are migrating towards Collingwood and more and more bars, restaurants and cafes seem to open up every day – the suburb is exploding in popularity. Smith St is Collingwood's hub. Though technically one side of the street belongs to Fitzroy, it won't matter one bit to a local, as Smith St has always been considered to be Collingwood as a whole, so some liberties have been made in the selection of businesses to feature here. Walking around Smith St, you'll see an effortless mix of the 'haves' and 'have-nots', all occupying the same space. At lunch time, you are quite literally spoiled for choice, with selections ranging from burgers, pizza, Mexican and many Asian cuisines up for grabs – all easy on your wallet. The cafes in this suburb are some of the best in Melbourne – let alone Australia – all making a trip to Collingwood a must.

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Collingwood Children's Farm

Address
18 Saint Heliers Street
Website
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Want to take the kids somewhere? The Collingwood Children's Farm is your best bet. Cows, goats, pigs, chooks, guinea pigs – you name it, they have it. Fantastically close to the city and adjacent to the Yarra River bike trail it's pretty easy to get to. Makes for a fun day out with the family in which city kids can delight in the sound a sheep makes. There are many great opportunities like sheep feeding and guinea pig holding, as well as observing helicopter parents in their natural environment – each animal feeding opportunity containing more adults with iPhones trained on their children than the children themselves ;) There's also a really great cafe right by the entrance serving delicious sandwiches and great coffee for when you've just had a bit too much of staring at Bessie feeding on grass.

Collingwood Children's Farm
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Collingwood Children's Farm
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Collingwood Children's Farm
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Collingwood Children's Farm
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Collingwood Children's Farm
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Collingwood Children's Farm
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Collingwood Children's Farm
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Collingwood Children's Farm
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Collingwood Children's Farm
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Collingwood Children's Farm
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Collingwood Children's Farm
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Collingwood Children's Farm
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Beer Mash

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