MORNINGTON PENINSULA Entertainment

HORSE RIDING

Ace Hi Ranch & Wildlife Park 810 Boneo Road Cape Schanck Phone (03) 5988 6262
Beach and bush trail rides. Wildlife park, animal nurseries, horse riding, armoured personnel carrier rides and tea rooms open daily 10-5.

Gunnamatta Equestrian Centre Cnr Truemans & Sandy Roads Rye Phone (03) 5988 6755
Beach and bush trail rides. Open 7 days from 8am. For total beginners to the experienced rider.

Spring Creek Farm 356 Shands Road Main Ridge Phone: (03) 5989 6119
Offers relaxed trail rides for small groups through the beautiful bush, farm and vineyard region of Red Hill, Arthurs Seat and Flinders.

Arthur's Seat Trail Rides Purves Road Arthur's Seat Phone: (03) 5989 6124
Home of Kunumera Equestrian Centre and provides quality horses for beginners and experienced riders to enjoy supervised scenic trail rides.

Willow Lodge Riding Range 1 Bungower Road Somerville Phone: (03) 5977 4345
Open 7 days .

NATURE & ECO TOURS

For details about dolphin swims and seal>>>>

Briars Park Nepean Highway Mt Martha Phone (03) 5974 3686
Comprises the Briars historic 1850's Homestead with its Napoleonic Collection, 8 hectares of lawns, gardens and trees and the Wetlands 'hides' and Woodlands walking trails.   The converted stables serve meals and refreshments. School Holiday Activities include night bush walks, Junior ranger program and nature sculpture. Phone for dates and times. Park open 9-5. Homestead open 11-4.

French Island Eco Tours Phone (03) 9770 1822
Half day luncheon tours depart Stony Point Wednesday and Sunday. BYO lunch tours 12 noon Saturday and Tuesday. Other times by arrangement. Bookings essential. Half day tours include return ferry ride, comfortable 49 seat coach, delicious buffet style organic lunch and a comprehensive and entertaining tour of McLeod Eco Farm and Historical Prison.

French Island Llama Experience Phone (03) 5980 1287
Enjoy beautiful coastal views while walking your llama who will carry your gourmet lunch featuring Australian olive oils and local wines, to a hillside spot overlooking Bass Strait. Groups of 2 to 6. Children by prior arrangement. Bookings essential.

McLeod Eco Farm McLeod Road French Island Phone (03) 5678 0155
270 ha organic farm set amongst an 11,000 ha national park. Secluded beach, pristine lake, 9-hole golf course, historical old prison, walking & cycling tracks, wild koalas and farm animals. Melways 512:Q9

Moonlit Sanctuary 550 Tyabb-Tooradin Road Pearcedale Phone (03) 5978 7935
Meet quolls, bettongs and pademelons on evening tours. The sanctuary runs day and evening activities including craft and education programs. Open Wednesday - Sunday evenings. Walks commence at dusk. Bookings preferred.

Coolart Lord Somers Road Somers Phone (03) 5983 1333
The redbrick mansion and English style gardens were established at the turn of the century. Today it is one of the most important bird sanctuaries in the nation comprising 15 hectares of wetland and three 'hides.'

Cape Schanck Boardwalk Cape Schanck Road Cape Schanck
Open daily.

Rain Hayne & Shine Farmyard 490 Stumpy Gully Road Balnarring Phone (03) 5983 1691
Enjoy 'hands' on experiences with a large variety of friendly farm animals to feed and cuddle. Hay rides, BBQ, tea, coffee and pony rides. Bring a picnic for a day suitable for all ages. Open daily 10am-4pm (except Christmas Day.) with extended hours during peak times. Melways 163:E5 

OTHER ATTRACTIONS

Arthurs Seat Scenic Chairlift open daily 10am to 6pm over January and every weekend and school holidays. Phone (03) 5987 2545.

Mornington Tourist Railway Steam Train Phone: (03) 9789 2087
Experience the magic of steam train travel from a bygone era. Trains run on the First and Third Sundays of each month departing Mornington and Moorooduc Stations from 11am. View Calendar for December/January timetable online at their website. Melways 105:K9

Lindenderry 142 Arthurs Seat Road Red Hill Phone (03) 5989 2933
Food and wine Master Classes: Idyllic accommodation destination for wine & food lovers. 5-star Country House Hotel is set in its own vineyard. Andrew Blake, one of Australia's most celebrated chefs designs the menus to reflect the finest of regional food and wine and seasonal master classes are held at Lindenderry which include treats such as a visit to the Red Hill Market and a mushroom walk followed by a delicious pinot and funghi brunch.
For further details on accommodation and dining packages view their webpage>>>>

Hanggliding and Paragliding Sites on the Mornington Peninsula - The Mornington Peninsula offers some fine coastal soaring, with most wind directions covered except North through Northeast. Site descriptions for Arthurs Seat, Cairns Bay, Craigie Road Mt Martha, Flinders Golf Club, Flinders Monument, London Bridge Portsea, SunnySide and Shoreham are offered as a guide only and current bay wind conditions are available.

Top Fun Golf and Arcade Games 1223 Point Nepean Road Rosebud Phone (03) 5982 2344 
Two 18 hole mini golf courses, one undercover and the other with challenging angles and water obstacles. Arcade games and refreshments available. Melways 170:C1

International Armoured Military Vehicles Collection 810 Boneo Road Cape Schanck Phone: (03) 5973 4342
Rides in armoured military vehicles.

McCrae Homestead 11 Beverley Road McCrae Phone: 5986 5688
Built in 1844 and is a National Trust property. Open daily 12 noon - 4.30pm.

The Park at Point Nepean Portsea Phone (03) 5984 427
Walk it, bike it, ride it ... part of the Mornington Peninsula National Park. Bikes for hire, historic tunnels, defence forts, barbecues, picnic spots, ocean views, flora and fauna.

Quarantine Station Tours Point Nepean Visitors Centre Point Nepean Road Portsea Phone (03) 5984 0062
Adjacent to the Mornington Peninsula National Park. Tours are conducted by volunteer guides Saturday, Sunday and Publich Holidays (excluding Christmas Day, Boxing Day and Good Friday) also Tuesday and Thursday during Victorian School Holidays. Visitors travel by escorted convoy in their own vehicles or coach into the Quarantine Station. Allow 2 hours for tours. Adults $5 Concession $3 Children free with adult. Melways 167:A7

Cape Schanck Lighthouse & Museum Cape Schanck Road Cape Schanck Phone (03) 5988 6184
Open daily from 10am. Explore the light tower and historic outbuildings on a guided tour. The Cape Schanck Lighthouse has been in operation since 1857.

TV World Moorooduc Coolstores Moorooduc Highway Moorooduc Phone: (03) 5978 8766
The Australian Museum of Modern Media, tv, radio, press, cinema, pop and nostalgia. Australia's largest collection of media memorabilia. Open 7 days 10-5.

CINEMAS & DRIVE IN

Rosebud Cinemas 30 Rosebud Parade Rosebud Phone: (03) 5981 2555
6 luxury cinemas.

Dromana Drive In  - one of only three Drive-In's accessible to the suburbs of Melbourne with three screens. During School holidays Dromana Drive In run Early Bird Family Shows which includes a current single feature starting at sunset at family admission prices. The playground is always immensely popular and brings back memories of the kids in pyjamas, crawling all over the monkey bars! For the older kids, a playing field usually has a game of cricket, frisbee etc. before the show.

Sorrento Athenaeum 36 Ocean Beach Road Sorrento Phone: (03) 5984 0822
3 luxury cinemas.

Mornington Cinema 1 Main Street Mornington Phone: (03) 5975 5141
3 comfortable theatres.

DAY SPAS

Portsea Spa Point Nepean Road Portsea Phone (03) 5984 5655
Day spa visitors welcome. Spoil yourself and choose your favourite indulgence: hydro baths, aromatherapy, massage, yoga or tai chi, or for the more active utilise the swimming pool and fully equipped gymnasium with a personal trainer. Melways 156:E2

Peninsula Hot Springs - Bathe - Mizu Spa - is a planned geothermal bathing and relaxation centre on a 50 acre property at Rye. Central to a visit to Bathe is a soak in the outdoor pools filled with naturally heated mineral water extracted from geothermal aquifer 550 metres below the surface. A bath is best complemented by a visit to the spa centre offering massage, pedicures, manicures, body wraps and other indulgences. There is also a restaurant with delightful fresh foods and wines from the Mornington Peninsula to make a visit to Bathe a complete relaxation experience. 175 Devonport Drive Rye. Phone (03) 5988 6088.

A Massage For You  for Pain relief introducing the ENAR Space Healer
Des Fitzpatrick - Therapeutic Massage Therapist No 2127
Member of the Massage Association of Australia. Phone 0418 531 436

Mt Eliza Day Spa 67 The Ridge Mt Eliza Phone: (03) 9775 2329
Relaxation Packages. Kahuna massage & bodywork, facials, bodywraps, meditation, salt scrubs, body polishing and solar heated ozone pool.

TOURS AND CAR HIRE SERVICES

Allday Coach Services & Winery Tours Phone: (03) 9789 9913

Silver Heath Chauffeur Services provides personalised tours and transfers to, and within, the Mornington Peninsula in a Rolls Royce Silver Shadow limousine.  Phone: 0414 900 335 if you would like further information.

My Limousine Service Limousine Wine Tours - touring, weddings, formals, special occasions, graduations and hotel transfers. Roland & Anne Wassnig Sorrento Phone 0412 310 890 or 0402 436 464

Pine Ridge Car & Folk Museum 175 Purves Road ARTHURS SEAT has over 50 cars, motor cycles and memorabilia covering 90 years of motoring. Phone: (03) 5989 6320