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Mornington Peninsula[1] lies south of Melbourne, Australia forming the eastern side of Port Phillip Bay.

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The Met[2] suburban train to Frankston (zone 2) takes about an hour.

From Frankston Buses run to Portsea, the most western settlement on the peninsula – 90 minutes and Mount Martha, Flinders and Hastings. NB: These routes are outside the Met zone system. Pay driver when boarding.

Timetables[3] - see Peninsula Bus Lines and Portsea Passenger Services routes at bottom of page Bus 781 Frankston to Mount Martha Bus 782 Frankston to Flinders Bus 783 Frankston to Hastings Bus 788 Frankston to Sorrento Bus 000 Frankston to Sorrento via Safety Beach

Car/passenger ferries cross the mouth of Port Phillip Bay between Sorrento and Queenscliff on the Bellarine Peninsula. They depart each terminal on the hour every hour 7am-6pm every day. From 26 Dec. until end of daylight saving there are also 7pm sailings. Foot Passengers Adult $8 5-15 years $6 Under 5 years $1 Foot Passenger’s Bicycle $2, Tandem $3 Passengers with Vehicle Adult $4 5-15 years $2 Under 5 years $1 vehicle rates Vary with season – car up to 5.5m between $38 and $45.

There is also a passenger ferry that crosses Western Port Bay to Stony Point from French Island and Phillip Island.

Your own transport is handy for getting around the Mornington Peninsula as public transport and taxi services are limited.

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• Peninsula Visitor Information Centre, Nepean Highway, Dromana.
• Arthur’s Seat Summit, inland from Dromana. Road goes to the 305m summit from where there are great views. The Lookout Tower is closed as at February 2004.
  • Arthur’s Seat Scenic Chairlift, Arthur’s Seat Rd, Dromana. Also goes to and from the summit. Currently closed (Feb 08).
• Mornington Peninsula National Park[4] runs from Pt Nepean to Cape Schanck.
  • The Pt Nepean section has a walk to the point – 14km return. Entry fees apply.
  • Coppins Track walk, Sorrento Ocean Beach.
  • Cape Schanck walks including Bushrangers Bay Track, 2 hours,6km.
  • Cape Schanck Lighthouse and Museum.[5]
• Two Bays Walking Track is a 26km track running between Dromana and Cape Schank. From Dromana it runs through Arthurs Seat State Park, then the Greens Bush and Bushrangers Bay sections of Mornington Peninsula National Park.

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• Wineries
• Golf
• Moonlit Sanctuary Wildlife Conservation Park[6] Open daily between 11am and 5pm for encounters with Australian animals. Feature is the guided evening walks, as most Australian mammals are nocturnal. Evening tours must be booked. Located at Pearcedale at the top of the Mornington Peninsula. Ph. 5978-7935.
• Play Tennis [www.rosebudtennisclub.com.au]

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• Lindenderry at Red Hill, 142 Arthurs Road - Red Hill (Mornington Peninsula), VIC. Lindenderry is siutated right in the heart of the Mornington Peninsula and is the region's best high-end accommodation provider. It's an absolutely unforgettable 5-star country house hotel based on 30 acres of gardens and vineyards. Phone: (03) 5989 2933. ([7]).

• Admiral Motor Inn, 799 Nepean Highway - Rosebud (Mornington Peninsula), VIC 3564

Phone: (03) 5986 8933 / Fax: (03) 5982 25583 ([8]).

• Sorrento Beach House YHA, 3 Miranda St, Sorrento (788 bus from Frankston Station to Sorrento, Stop 18), 5984 4323 (sorrento@yhavic.org.au, fax 5984 2430). Reception hours 8-10AM, 5-10PM. Not actually on the beach.

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The Mornington Peninsula provides easy access to both the calm waters of Port Phillip Bay and the surf beaches of Bass Strait. The bay side is dotted with family friendly sandy beaches from Frankston in the north down to Sorrento on the southern tip of the Peninsula with foreshore camp grounds open in summer at the more popular Sorrento, Blairgowrie, Rosebud and Rye beaches.

The ocean beaches (or "back" beaches) such as Gunnamatta, Portsea Surf Beach, Sorrento Back Beach, and St Andrews Beach provide big waves to attract surfers and the more intrepid. The ocean beaches can be dangerous and only for strong, competent swimmers. All swimmers are advised to swim between the flags at patrolled surf beaches in the summer months. Bridgewater Bay in Blairgowrie features rock pools exposed at low tide which are safe for swimming.

The ocean beaches have single large waves on rare occasions. Standing on the rocks above the shoreline is not safe; people do get swept off on occasion.

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