Collingwood Crime Crawl
- 3 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Instant confirmation
- Mobile ticket
Highlights
Come on a pub crawl through time, c.1860s to 1920s, with true crime author Michael Shelford. Travel back to a time when Collingwood’s streets were run by youth gangs known as 'larrikin pushes'. A time when Collingwood was considered by police to be “the home of Melbourne’s criminals”, and was also home to Australia’s largest illegal gambling enterprise known as John Wren’s Collingwood Tote. Youth gang wars, murder, shootings, cop bashings, illegal gambling, sly grog shops (speak easies), corruption, and most importantly - booze. Four pubs in three hours. Drinks and food are not included in the price of the tour but can be purchased along the way if you feel hungry or thirsty. Each venue practises responsible service of alcohol.
Inclusions
What's included
- Tour booklet with photos of the characters discussed and other interesting things.
What's not
- Food and drink is not covered under the price but you can purchase if you wish.
Itinerary
We meet at the Birmingham Hotel, c.1853, where we sit down for an introduction along with true crime stories and history about the pub and surrounding area. You can purchase food and/or drink if you wish.
We sit down inside the historic Albion Hotel for more history and true crime stories. You can purchase food and/or drink if you wish.
We stop outside the famous Tote Hotel, which is a Melbourne rocknroll institution. We hear about the pub's early history and some true crime stories.
We sit down inside the historic Bendigo Hotel, another famous Melbourne rocknroll venue and also the home to the Mill Brewery for more true crime stories, along with history about the pub and surrounding area. You can purchase food and/or drink if you wish.
We visit the famous sporting ground and historic home to the Collingwood Magpies aussie rules team for some more history and true crime-related stories.
We finish at the magnificent and historic Yarra Hotel where we sit down for the final stories and wrap things up. You can purchase food and/or drinks if you wish to do so.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- We meet inside the Birmingham Hotel
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 20 travellers
- Operated by
- Melbourne Historical Crime Tours
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Melbourne
- Its from-price is 75% below the median of the 857 experiences we list in Melbourne.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 452 of 857.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital of Victoria on the Yarra River, known for laneway cafés, street art, grand Victorian buildings and a calendar full of sport.
Melbourne grew rich on the gold rush of the 1850s, and the grand buildings from that time still stand in the grid of the city centre, among them Flinders Street Station with its yellow facade and the domed Royal Exhibition Building. Federation Square and the National Gallery of Victoria stand close to the Yarra, and trams rattle along the main streets. Narrow lanes such as Hosier Lane are covered in ever-changing street art.
Top-ranked sights in Melbourne: Loch Ard Gorge, Twelve Apostles, Great Ocean Road.
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