Canonical: https://peninsulainsider.com.au/ 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. spring on the Peninsula # The Mornington Peninsula, sorted. Independent local picks for where to eat, stay and explore. Every recommendation has a reason. [How we choose our picks]() Sunday 4 October Cape Schanck, Mornington Peninsula. Photo: Peter Tarasiuk, courtesy of Visit Victoria. The short list ## This weekend 3–4 October Swipe or scroll for all three picks - Context photo: Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, not this exhibition. Photo: Robert Blackburn, courtesy of Visit Victoria. ### [National Works on Paper 2026 (NWOP)]() MPRG hosts National Works on Paper 2026 through 22 November. Open Saturday and Sunday, 11am–4pm, for an all-weather art stop. Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery Exhibition - ### [Family Mystery Picnic on the Mornington Peninsula]() Makes a proper day of it for families in a way that a single activity doesn't. Multiple venues across Mornington Peninsula Thursday to Sunday weekly - ### [Sunday Sessions at Peninsula Hot Springs]() Book the bathe and the music comes with it. The easiest good Sunday on this end of the Peninsula. Peninsula Hot Springs Every Sunday from 12pm; performer changes weekly Saturday and Sunday picks. [See all events, including Friday →]() Play this weekend’s case ## Where in the Peninsula is PI? She took her coffee to go from Mornington pier and was gone. Ask the locals, search the scenes, read the land. Find her before sunset and the route you solved is a real day out you can save to your trip. Find her and go in the draw for $250 to dine at Doot Doot Doot, Jackalope.[Draw terms and prize details]() [Play Case 02]() Six to ten minutes. Free, no account. Plan it ## Plans to start with [All plans →]() Featured plan Arthurs Seat Eagle Gondola Ride, Mornington Peninsula. Photo courtesy of Visit Victoria. ### [The family day out]() A gondola, brewery lunch and a bay beach. One day Red Hill & Merricks Family Montalto Vineyard & Olive Grove, Red Hill, Mornington Peninsula. Photo: Two Palms Australia, courtesy of Visit Victoria. ### [Ridge to sea]() Red Hill wine country to the southern coast. 3 days Red Hill & Merricks Couples Cape Schanck, Mornington Peninsula. Photo courtesy of Visit Victoria. ### [Flinders and the Cape]() Coastal walks and one excellent meal. 2 days Flinders & the Ocean Coast Couples Inside the featured plan **The family day out** Why we'd take it One gondola ride, one lunch and a bay beach. The final coffee stop can go if the children have had enough. The route, at a glance - Arthurs Seat Eagle - Red Hill Brewery - Mount Martha Beach [See every stop]() Build your own [One day]()[Weekend]()[Two nights +]() [Couples]()[Family]()[Group]() Choose one to see matching plans. ## Explore by interest - [Eat & Drink Places worth planning lunch around Trofeo Estate, Dromana Photo: Courtesy of Visit Victoria]() - [Stay From a weekend shack to a cliff house Jackalope Hotel, Merricks North Photo: Peter Foster, courtesy of Visit Victoria]() - [Wine Cellar doors worth taking the turn for Green Olive at Red Hill Photo: Two Palms Australia, courtesy of Visit Victoria]() - [Explore Walks, beaches, springs, and the roads between them Cape Schanck Photo: Courtesy of Visit Victoria]() ## Explore by place Three starting points for finding your way around the Peninsula. [Open the map →]() - Mornington, Mornington Peninsula. Photo courtesy of Visit Victoria ### [Mornington & the bay]() Start with town cafes and the bay foreshore. A useful first stop before heading further south. - Montalto Vineyard & Olive Grove, Red Hill, Mornington Peninsula. Photo: Two Palms Australia, courtesy of Visit Victoria ### [Red Hill & the ridge]() Build the day around a booked lunch or cellar door. Arrange transport between stops. - Sorrento, Mornington Peninsula. Photo courtesy of Visit Victoria ### [Sorrento & the southern coast]() Use the town as your starting point for the southern Peninsula. Check conditions before choosing a coastal walk. Arthurs Seat Eagle, Mornington Peninsula. This photograph does not show the 2026 school-holiday programme. Photo courtesy of Visit Victoria From the Journal Service ## [Spring school holidays on the Peninsula]() Three ways to use the final days of the spring break: gondola art, outdoor play and an all-weather gallery stop, through 4 October 2026. ## The Insider Note The Peninsula worth knowing, in one useful email. What is on, where we would go and what to read next. Sent when there is something worth knowing. Email address Unsubscribe any time [Privacy]() ### What lands in your inbox - **Weekend inspiration** What is worth doing and where we would go. - **Seasonal picks** Places and experiences worth knowing now. - **Local notes** Useful observations you might otherwise miss. - **From the Journal** Selected guides and stories worth reading. [More about the Note]()