melbourne tram museum, hawthorn
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The Melbourne Tram Museum in Hawthorn is back open to the public after a closure period to refurbish these vintage beauties, and let Mamma tell you, these trams are looking spectacular! Setting foot inside these trams is like stepping into a time machine. These machines have been lovingly and painstakingly restored to their former glory and you can feel the history dripping off the walls of these vessels as you leap from platform to platform throughout the museum. The Melbourne Tram Museum is a real Eastie treasure. Opening two Saturdays each month (and monthly Wednesdays), you can take the kids (and the grandparents) back-in-time by exploring these Melbourne icons.
The depot is manned by volunteers who love what they do and are bursting at the seams to share their knowledge with you. The trams are just beautiful; from the original cable trams to the classic tramcars, a funky ‘Love is Life’ Pakistani-designed tram from the 2016 Commonwealth Games and Mamma’s favourite - the Luxury Cars.
There is lots to learn and explore in these walls as well as having the opportunity to sit in many driver’s seats! Some even go DING DING - much to the delight of Mamma’s littlies! Exploring them all is part of the fun. The depot is pram accessible, however there are lots of opportunities to get up and down into different carriages. Crawlers are best suited in baby carriers as there are lots of stairwells, uneven surfaces and plenty of dusty floors.
Beyond the trams themselves, there is an Instructor’s Room where little explorers can look at traditional driving uniforms, maps of routes past and rules for transport from yester-year. The museum is complete with a gorgeous gift shop containing toys and memorabilia of a special outing. With entry costing just a gold coin donation and twenty trams to explore, this is such a budget-friendly, fun-filled adventure that your little ones will talk about again and again.
the details
8 Wallen Rd, Hawthorn
OPEN
2nd & 4th Saturdays of the month
11am - 4pm (last admission at 3pm)
ALSO open selected Wednesdays (often lining up with school holidays)
COST
Gold coin donation
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Mamma’s special mention:
Mamma’s little tram drivers will need a well-earned smoko after all of that exploring. Porgies in Hawthorn is the perfect spot for a post-museum fuel up.
