Canonical: https://peninsulainsider.com.au/journal/insider-picks-2026-07-27/ Publisher: Peninsula Insider Published: 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z Modified: 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z 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. Insider Edit 27 July 2026 4 min read # Insider Picks: 27 July 2026 The rotating taps at Jetty Road, the Farnsworth Track's cliff-view shortcut, and a hot chocolate in Flinders that justifies the drive. Keep this for later - By **The Peninsula Insider** Insider Picks Winter Photo · Peninsula Insider Illustrative image This image shows the view over Port Phillip Bay from the Arthurs Seat lookout. It does not depict the place described on this page. **EAT: Jetty Road Brewery, Dromana** Winter is when a brewery taproom earns its keep, and Jetty Road is the most considered of the bayside ones. The fit-out is deliberate rather than the usual shed-with-tanks, and the deck is generous enough that even in July there is somewhere to sit that is not directly under a heater. The move is to ignore the core range for a moment and ask what is on the rotating taps. That is where the head brewer takes risks, and the seasonals are usually worth it. Order the one you have not heard of. It is at 12-14 Brasser Avenue, Dromana, next door to the drive-in. Walk in. Pair it with: the Dromana Hotel afterwards, if the afternoon turns into an evening. **WALK: Farnsworth Track, Point Nepean** If you have an hour and want the most clifftop view per step available on this coastline, this is the walk. Farnsworth runs 1.5 kilometres one way between Portsea Ocean Beach and London Bridge, with dramatic Bass Strait views at almost every point along it. July suits it. The swell is up, the light stays low and side-on for most of the day, and the heath either side of the track has none of the summer dust on it. It is short enough to fit into a break in the weather, which in winter matters more than the walk itself does. Park at Portsea Ocean Beach. Allow an hour return, more if you stop, which you will. Pair it with: a coffee back in Portsea before the drive home. **DISCOVERY: Mornington Peninsula Chocolates, Flinders** A small producer making chocolate by hand on Cook Street, with a hot chocolate bar attached and a cafe you did not plan to spend forty minutes in. In July you will. The hot chocolate is the reason to come in the cold months, and it is worth saying that this is a proper one rather than a cocoa sachet with ambition. The handmade range rotates with the season, and the gift stock is the answer to the question of what to take to someone’s house on a Sunday. It is at 50 Cook Street, Flinders. Buy a mixed box and keep at least one bar back for the drive home. Pair it with: Flinders Sourdough two doors up, if anything is left by the time you get there. **Quick Reference** - **Jetty Road Brewery**, 12-14 Brasser Ave, Dromana. Rotating seasonal taps. No booking needed. - **Farnsworth Track**, Portsea Ocean Beach to London Bridge, Point Nepean. 1.5 km one way, about an hour return. - **Mornington Peninsula Chocolates**, 50 Cook St, Flinders. Hot chocolate bar and handmade range. 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. Questions readers actually ask ## FAQ Where is Jetty Road Brewery and do I need to book? Jetty Road Brewery is at 12-14 Brasser Avenue, Dromana, next door to the drive-in. Walk-ins are the norm rather than the exception, though a large group on a weekend afternoon is worth ringing ahead for. How long does the Farnsworth Track take? It runs 1.5 kilometres one way between Portsea Ocean Beach and London Bridge, so allow about an hour return at an unhurried pace. Check Parks Victoria for current track conditions before you go. Where is Mornington Peninsula Chocolates? At 50 Cook Street, Flinders, a short walk from Flinders Sourdough and the General Store. There is a hot chocolate bar and a small cafe alongside the handmade range. Or let PI plan your day ## Where in the Peninsula is PI? A painted Peninsula, three witnesses a stop, and the sun for a clock. Find PI before sunset and her route becomes a day you can drive. 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. Keep reading ## More from the Journal [All stories →]() Insider Edit 7 min ### [The Sorrento Solstice Festival: A Night When the Peninsula Burns]() 15 June 2026 The longest night of the year deserves a proper send-off. 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