Canonical: https://peninsulainsider.com.au/explore/places/tyabb/ 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. [Western Port]() # Tyabb Vintage warbird taxiing on the grass strip at Tyabb airfield Photo · Peninsula Insider Tyabb is a small town on the Mornington Peninsula's northern Western Port flank, 65 km from Melbourne, anchored by the Tyabb Packing House antiques district and the Tyabb Air Show held at the grass airfield each autumn. Tyabb is the Peninsula's antique town and, twice a year, its airshow town, and for the rest of the calendar it is a small Western-Port-adjacent farming village most visitors drive past on the way to somewhere else. The antiques district is unusual - a long shed-filled lane known as Tyabb Packing House, half barn, half market, full of dealers who have been there for thirty years and know exactly what they have. The Old Tyabb airfield, a working grass strip on the edge of town, hosts the Tyabb Air Show each March and is home to one of Australia's best-known warbird collections. Beyond those two anchors, Tyabb is residential and rural - horse paddocks, a small main street, a bakery worth pulling over for. Come for an antique-hunting day with the airshow if the timing aligns; otherwise pair Tyabb with Hastings as a Western Port-side day. At a glance **From Melbourne** approximately 1 hour **Best season** Autumn **Stay** half a day **Best for** antique buyers, aviation enthusiasts **Avoid** midsummer mid-afternoons Insider Time a visit around the Tyabb Air Show in early March - the warbirds in flight are the headline, but the Packing House the day before is open and well-stocked. The Peninsula's antiques district and grass-strip airshow town - two reasons to take the back road. Peninsula Insider - editor's note Is Tyabb the right base? ## Who this place rewards - and who should keep driving ### It's for - antique buyers - aviation enthusiasts - carless day-trippers ### It's not for - anyone wanting beach proximity - first-time Peninsula visitors with one day Assuming there is nothing here - Tyabb Packing House alone earns the detour. Tyabb in brief ## Tyabb in 5 points - 01 Tyabb has two anchors most visitors don't know about - Tyabb Packing House, the Peninsula's antique district, and the Tyabb Air Show on the grass airfield. - 02 Best for: antique hunters; aviation enthusiasts; anyone building a Western-Port-side day with Hastings. - 03 Signature experience: a half-day at Packing House, lunch at the bakery, then the air-show grass strip if the date aligns. - 04 Half a day; pair with Hastings or Crib Point for the full Western-Port loop. - 05 Train-accessible on the Stony Point line - a rare carless option for an antiques day. A perfect day here ## A day in Tyabb Coffee on the main street, three hours at Tyabb Packing House, bakery lunch, then on to Hastings for fish and chips on the pier. Time a visit around the Tyabb Air Show in early March - the warbirds in flight are the headline, but the Packing House the day before is open and well-stocked. - Editor's note Planning guides ## Service guides for your Tyabb 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 →]() [Self-Drive Winery Tour →]() [Best Brunch Guide →]() [Hot Springs Guide →]() [Winter Guide →]() [Dog-Friendly Peninsula →]() [Wedding Venues →]() Where it sits ## Tyabb on the Peninsula [See the full Peninsula map →]() Keep going ## Nearby places worth knowing next Because a Peninsula trip is always made up of two or three pockets, not one. Western Port · town ### [Hastings]() Hastings sits on the eastern, working side of the Peninsula - the Western Port side, with its mangroves, mudflats, and fishing fleet. It is not a tourist town and never has tried to be, which is exactly what makes it useful. The fishermen's co-op here supplies some of the best seafood in Melbourne, the mussel farms offshore are among the largest sustainable producers in Australia, and if you are driving back from French Island or heading down to Flinders the long way round, Hastings is the place to stop for fish and chips eaten on the pier. The town itself is unvarnished in a way the western Peninsula no longer is, and that counts for something. Hinterland · village ### [Moorooduc]() Moorooduc is the wine country's quieter northern edge - further from the ridge road, less visited, different enough in soil and latitude to grow serious chardonnay that the broader market still underrates. Moorooduc Estate and Barmah Park are the anchors. Use it for a slow cellar-door morning before heading up to Red Hill for lunch. [← Explore more Peninsula destinations]() Got a Tyabb secret? 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