Melbourne Accommodation

Abbotsford is a suburb located in Melbourne alongside the Yarra River. It is well located to Collingwood and Richmond and only a short tram ride ride or drive into the centre of Melbourne. Accommodation in Abbotsford is often scarce and it is advised to book early to avoid misisng out. For those unable to find accommodation in Abbotsford the Melbourne CBD is a nearby alternative and offers an extensive selection of hotels, motels and apartments.

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Map of Abbotsford, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

About Abbotsford

Abbotsford is a residential and industrial suburb located between Hoddle Street and the Yarra River. It was named after a property owned by John Orr in Kew, the bordering suburb over the Yarra River.

In the 1850's a land auction for the "Abbotsford township" was promoted, the site being between the Convent of the Good Shepherd and Johnston Street. It was the most attractive part, on the river bank, as west of it was the low-lying Collingwood flat.

Two notable buildings are in the east of Abbotsford, either side of a loop in the Yarra River which runs around the Yarra Bend Park. The first is the Convent of the Good Shepherd (1864), subsequently enlarged for a home for girls. It became the Institute for Childhood Development in the 1980s and later a campus of LaTrobe University. Several outstanding features of the convent include the medievil French  ecclesiastic architecture, formal gardens and Magdalen Asylum. 

The Collingwood Children's Farm is on the river bank at the end of Helliers Street Abbotsford. Around the river loop is the Abbotsford brewery. Opened in 1904 by the Melbourne Cooperative Brewing Company Ltd. It is now a parth of Carlton and United Breweries.

Industry is mainly on the river side of Abbotsford. The Johnston Street approach features the Yarra Falls textile factory and the skipping-girl neon sign, a remodelled copy of the sign on top of a vinegar factory. A little north, Dights Falls are in the Yarra River, near where the Merri Creek enters. John Dight formed a mill race in about 1839 for making flour. Dight's Paddock was the site of the Victoria Park Oval.

Abbotsford's northern boundary is the Eastern Freeway and Alexandra Parade. The Parade was previously Reilly Street, constructed above the Reilly Street drain which was important for reducing the swampiness of the Collingwood flat.

There are a few shops in Johnston Street and a larger strip in Victoria Parade on Abbotsford's northern boundary.

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