Things to do Thursday: Take a walk along the river in Aberfeldie, and learn about the history of the area

Now that the weather is warming up and we can venture a little further from home, why not take advantage of a sunny day and enjoy a walk along the river? With our self-guided history walk, you can get to know a little more about the history of Aberfeldie while taking a stroll along the lovely Maribyrnong River.

This walk begins outside the iconic Incinerator Gallery on Holmes Road in Aberfeldie and follows a gentle westerly path with stops along the Maribyrnong River, concluding at the newly restored Afton Street bridge.

View of the Afton Street Bridge from the Afton Street Conservation Park. August 2020, photograph by S. Holmes.


Click here to download the Aberfeldie Self-Guided Walk PDF, and either print it, or follow it on-screen on your phone or tablet. The PDF also contains links to photographs, newspaper articles, websites and items in the Moonee Valley Libraries catalogue, so you can look further into Aberfeldie’s interesting history in your own time, from home.

We hope you enjoy your self-guided walk, maybe learn something new, and try looking at a familiar part of Moonee Valley through a historical lens!


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