Canonical: https://peninsulainsider.com.au/explore/places/fingal/ Publisher: Peninsula Insider Published: unknown Modified: unknown Format: public main text, generated from the canonical page; imagery and interactive controls omitted. Dates and caveats below retain their page meaning; this format is not a new fact check. [Flinders & the Ocean Coast]() # Fingal Fingal in 12 photographs 1 / 12 A bather wading through a turquoise pool beneath curved concrete canopies at Alba Thermal Springs and Spa Alba Thermal Springs & Spa, Fingal, Mornington Peninsula. Photo · Courtesy of Visit Victoria Fingal is a coastal village on the Mornington Peninsula's ocean-coast edge, 90 km from Melbourne, home to Peninsula Hot Springs and adjacent to Moonah Links golf resort and Cape Schanck. Fingal sits quietly between Rye and Cape Schanck on the Peninsula's ocean-coast flank, and it is the kind of place that earns its reputation through what happens there rather than through what it calls itself. Peninsula Hot Springs has made it a pilgrimage destination for a particular kind of weekend - thermal pools, early morning mist off the coast, a round at Moonah Links, and nothing much else demanding your attention. The Cape Schanck lighthouse is fifteen minutes south. The back beaches are wild and within reach. Fingal rewards the visitor who wants comfort rather than activity. Photo · Courtesy of Visit Victoria At a glance **From Melbourne** approximately 1 hour 20 minutes **Best season** Winter **Stay** two nights **Best for** wellness weekends, golf **Avoid** peak summer weekends - hot springs are crowded and book out weeks ahead Insider Book Peninsula Hot Springs at least three weeks ahead for weekend sessions. Weekday thermal visits are calmer and cheaper. The Peninsula's thermal heart - where the weekend slows all the way down. Peninsula Insider - editor's note Is Fingal the right base? ## Who this place rewards - and who should keep driving ### It's for - wellness weekends - golf - couples seeking quiet luxury ### It's not for - village atmosphere or café culture - anyone who wants to walk to dinner Expecting a village. Fingal is a destination, not a town. Fingal in brief ## Fingal in 4 points - 01 Fingal is the Peninsula's wellness and golf destination - Peninsula Hot Springs is here, Moonah Links is here, and Cape Schanck is a short drive south. - 02 Best for: thermal wellness weekends, golf stays, couples who want luxury without Sorrento's crowds. - 03 Signature experience: a morning thermal soak at Peninsula Hot Springs, then a round at Moonah Links, then nothing. - 04 Two nights minimum - Fingal is about slowing down, not covering ground. A perfect day here ## A day in Fingal Hot springs at 7am before the crowds, late breakfast at the resort, afternoon round at Moonah Links, dinner in-house. Book Peninsula Hot Springs at least three weeks ahead for weekend sessions. Weekday thermal visits are calmer and cheaper. - Editor's note What's mapped here - [**1** places to eat]() - [**3** stays]() - [**1** ways to explore]() - [**2** escape plans]() - [**4** journal pieces]() Eat & drink ## Where to eat and drink in Fingal Restaurants, cafés, bakeries, and pubs - each with an editor note, not a star rating. [More to eat in Fingal →]() Photo: Courtesy of Visit Victoria Brewery [Fingal]() ### [St Andrews Beach Brewery]() 160 Sandy Rd, Fingal VIC 3939 Former horse-training stables turned sprawling brewery destination, wood-fired kitchen, acres of lawn, and Sunday roasts all year round. big group family [Read notes]() [Book]() [See the editorial rankings → Best Restaurants on the Peninsula]() Stay ## Sleep in Fingal When a place has a workable bed attached, it stops being a stop and starts becoming a base. [All stays →]() Photo: Courtesy of Visit Victoria Lodge [Fingal]() ### [Peninsula Hot Springs Eco Lodges]() 140 Springs Lane, Fingal VIC 3939 Eco lodge accommodation at Peninsula Hot Springs in Fingal, a separate option from glamping for a stay centred on geothermal bathing. wellness anniversary [Read notes]() [View stay]() Illustrative, not Peninsula Hot Springs Glamping. Photo: Peninsula Hot Springs Glamping [Fingal]() ### [Peninsula Hot Springs Glamping]() 140 Springs Lane, Fingal VIC 3939 Glamping accommodation within Peninsula Hot Springs in Fingal, with garden-view, lake-view and secluded pavilion options for a stay built around bathing. wellness anniversary [Read notes]() [View stay]() Illustrative, not The Sanctuary at Alba. Photo: Courtesy of Visit Victoria Villa [Fingal]() ### [The Sanctuary at Alba]() 282 Browns Road, Fingal VIC 3939 Five secluded villas or two premium rooms above Alba’s springs, with daily bathing and breakfast at Thyme included. wellness anniversary [Read notes]() [View stay]() [See the editorial rankings → Best Places to Stay on the Peninsula]() Get outside ## Explore moves anchored to Fingal Walks, beaches, lookouts, and markets worth scheduling around the meals. [Explore near Fingal →]() [Golf Course]() [Fingal]() 4.5 h ### [St Andrews Beach Golf Course]() St Andrews Beach is the Peninsula's strongest public-access golf story. Tom Doak architecture, world-ranking credibility, and an address anyone can book - that combination is rarer in Australian golf than the prestige market would have you believe. The course sits in coastal duneland near Fingal, with enough exposure to the Bass Strait weather to make the same round play differently depending on when you show up. Go in autumn when the light flattens and the crowds thin. Book well ahead for weekends. Pair it with the hot springs or a southern Peninsula lunch and the whole day holds together as a proper trip rather than an isolated round. [Open the guide →]() Use it in sequence ## Escapes that already route through Fingal These plans have been written around the landscape here - not bolted on after. [Plan a Fingal weekend →]() Plan ### [The Peninsula Golf Weekend]() Two nights at Jackalope, one round at St Andrews Beach, vineyard meals and a short coastal alternative for non-golfers. Two-night escape · Best for friends · Rye [View Plan →]() Alba Thermal Springs & Spa, Fingal, Mornington Peninsula. Photo: Courtesy of Visit Victoria Plan ### [A Peninsula Wellness Weekend]() Thermal pools, a coastal walk and vineyard meals, with two nights to slow down at the same Red Hill stay. Two-night escape · Best for couple · Peninsula [View Plan →]() Read this place properly ## Journal pieces connected to Fingal Long-form editorial that builds the picture of a place beyond any single visit. [More in the Journal →]() Editor's Letter 8 min ### [A Winter Peninsula Weekend: The Case for Coming in July]() 13 April 2026 Short days, cheap rooms, empty dining rooms, a fire in every cellar door with a hearth, and a coast that looks like a different country in a southerly. Winter is the Peninsula's most underrated season and the one that gives the region back to the people who actually live here. Insider Edit 10 min ### [Best Spas on the Mornington Peninsula - The Tier Guide]() 14 April 2026 The Mornington Peninsula is Australia's most serious wellness destination. This is the tier-ranked guide to hot springs, resort spas, and day spas - which to book, and for which kind of day. Service 9 min ### [First Time on the Peninsula: The Honest Starter Guide]() 10 April 2026 You have never been to the Mornington Peninsula. You have a free weekend. You want to know what is actually good, what is overrated, and what the people who live here would tell you to do. This is that guide. Service 8 min ### [How to Plan a Peninsula Weekend: The Decision Framework]() 10 April 2026 Stop googling. Start here. A step-by-step planning guide that turns 'we should go to the Peninsula' into an actual weekend, with the decisions in the right order. Planning guides ## Service guides for your Fingal trip Long-form editorial that helps you build a weekend, not just a list of places. [All Peninsula guides →]() [3-Day Peninsula Itinerary →]() [Weekend Plans →]() [Best Brunch Guide →]() [Hot Springs Guide →]() [Winter Guide →]() [Dog-Friendly Peninsula →]() [Best Golf Courses →]() Where it sits ## Fingal on the Peninsula [See the full Peninsula map →]() Go deeper ## Explore Fingal by experience Each guide focuses on one experience category - useful when you already know what you’re here for. - [Hot Springs & Wellness Peninsula Hot Springs, thermal pools and spa stays]() - [Hot Springs Stays Where to stay for a thermal wellness weekend]() - [Fingal Golf Moonah Links and the best Peninsula courses]() Keep going ## Nearby places worth knowing next Because a Peninsula trip is always made up of two or three pockets, not one. Ocean Coast · cape ### [Cape Schanck]() Cape Schanck is where the Peninsula finally runs out of land, dropping off the plateau into Bass Strait with a drama that still takes first-timers by surprise. The 1859 lighthouse stands on the last headland, the boardwalk threads down through tea-tree to a basalt beach that disappears at high tide, and on a clear afternoon the horizon carries nothing but open ocean all the way to Tasmania. This is the Peninsula's most cinematic short walk, and the cleanest case for why the southern end is worth the drive beyond the vineyards. Come for the lighthouse and the lookout, stay for the Bushrangers Bay walk west along the coast, and time your arrival for the last two hours of daylight. Peninsula Tip · village ### [Portsea]() Portsea is the Peninsula's quiet trophy. Where Sorrento turns on the theatre, Portsea keeps its back to the bay and its gates closed - this is old-money country, where the holiday houses were built before anyone called them beach houses and the golf club is older than most Australian cities. The village itself is barely a village: a pub, a general store, a scattering of shops around the foreshore, and a short walk down to a jetty that still looks essentially as it did a century ago. But push past the surface and Portsea is the entry point for the whole south-western tip of the Peninsula: Point Nepean is next door, the back-beach surf is five minutes away, and the front beach is one of the most protected swims on Port Phillip. Come for a long lunch at the pub, a quiet morning walk before the day-trippers find Sorrento, or a summer weekend that stays deliberately low-key. Bay Coast · town ### [Rye]() Rye sits on the lower Peninsula between Tootgarook and Blairgowrie. The bay-facing front beach has a pier and sheltered water; the ocean-facing back beach is a separate outing with different conditions. Point Nepean Road gives visitors places to eat and shop, while the Fingal hot springs are a drive inland. Use Rye as a base for both coasts, and check beach conditions before swimming. [← Explore more Peninsula destinations]() Got a Fingal secret? If there's a Fingal corner you think we'd cover better with your help - a back-bay swimming hole, a producer's farm-gate, a local pub that hits - send it through. Editorial review, named credit if we publish it. [Tell us about Fingal →]() Something wrong on this page, or is this your business? [Tell us what to fix]() and you get a case reference back. corrections@peninsulainsider.com.au reaches the same desk. ## The Insider Note The Peninsula worth knowing. An occasional email. What's on, where we'd go and what's worth knowing next. Independent editorial. Sent when there is something worth knowing. Unsubscribe any time [Privacy]() On the map ## Fingal, by location Every editorially verified pin in Fingal on one screen - toggle a category, click any marker for the editor's note. Loading map… On the calendar in this place ## Events in Fingal Coming up in Fingal, pulled from the events registry. [All events →]() - [Every Saturday ### ✦ Acoustic Saturdays at Peppers Moonah Links Fingal Saturday evening acoustic sessions with local artists at Peppers Moonah Links. Happy hour 5–6pm. Free entry. Food & Wine]() - [1 May – 30 April 2027 ### ✦ Peninsula Hot Springs Studio Yoga Fingal A 45-minute studio yoga class listed by Peninsula Hot Springs for 7:30am daily, for bathing guests aged 16 and over. Book an available session with the operator. Wellness]() - [1 May – 30 April 2027 ### ✦ Peninsula Hot Springs Yoga (Complimentary) Fingal Free 25-minute outdoor yoga by the amphitheatre pools, included with bathing admission. Daily at 9:15am, all ages, no booking. Wellness]()