{"id":42046,"date":"2016-04-29T13:20:45","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T03:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/?p=42046"},"modified":"2020-01-06T16:00:04","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T06:00:04","slug":"19-things-to-do-on-your-trip-to-the-mornington-peninsula","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/19-things-to-do-on-your-trip-to-the-mornington-peninsula\/","title":{"rendered":"19 things to do on your trip to the Mornington Peninsula"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s no doubt about it, if you\u2019re looking for the\u00a0most rocking interstate city escape, Melbourne is ready for you.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Everyone knows you go to Melbourne<\/a> to chow down like a newly crowned king, swill booze in flavour combinations that never occurred to you before and shop like a Kardashian after a bad break-up. And now, with half the city of Sydney evacuating to their southern sister for the weekend, it looks to be Australia\u2019s emerging party capital, with every pub and bar bursting to capacity come Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n

If you want to break up your hedonistic itinerary of eating, drinking and making seriously merry, then an escape to the Mornington Peninsula is in order. All you need is car hire and you\u2019re good to go!<\/p>\n

Word of warning though – when my girlfriend and I hit up Melbourne<\/a>, the Mornington Peninsula<\/a>\u00a0was on our list for a day trip, and this was a huge error in judgment.<\/p>\n

The end of that day came far too soon.<\/p>\n

If you have enough time, give yourselves two or three days here. The Peninsula<\/a>, or \u201cthe Ninch\u201d if you want to blend in with the locals, has a special, old world charm about it. Everywhere whispers of treasured memories and moments – the winding roads fringed by lush trees, the back beaches filled with unexpected natural surprises, the protected bays brimming with transparent water that looks teeth-grindingly icy but somehow manages to be as inviting on a hot day as a fireplace and a mug of steamy hot chocolate is on a stormy one.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s romantic, it\u2019s relaxing (Peninsula time should 100 per cent a thing) and if you leave the winery tour out of the itinerary and slot in a trip to the famous Mornington Peninsula Springs instead, it could be rejuvenating as well!<\/p>\n

What you also might not know is you can also squeeze in a little adventure time here as well. Summer might be well and truly over, but if you\u2019re planning a visit to this little slice of heaven in the second half of the year your day is best spent cliff jumping, which weirdly seems to be the region\u2019s latest craze. Read on to find the best spots to throw yourself into the sea, and all other things Mornington Peninsula, below.<\/p>\n

1.<\/strong> See the iconic beach boxes which line the peninsula\u2019s coast line (all 1,300 of them). We pulled in at Dromana to have a cheeky squiz and take a happy snap.<\/p>\n\"Beach\n

2.<\/strong> Hit the wineries. Create your very own Mornington Peninsula winery tour , all you need is a designated driver \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

3.<\/strong> Not a vino fan? No worries – roll up to a brewery instead! Red Hill Brewery<\/a> or Mornington Peninsula Brewery<\/a> should get you started.<\/p>\n

4.<\/strong> Take a dive into nature\u2019s most perfectly formed plunge pool from the Blairgowrie Jumping Rock<\/a> at Bridgewater Bay.<\/p>\n\"Blairgowrie\n

5.<\/strong> Grab some fish and chips from Fish Fetish<\/a> at Sorrento Beach and have yourself a salty afternoon picnic in front of the beach. FYI \u2013 seagull mafia game is strong here. We were pretty sure they were ready at any point to attack if we showed any point of weakness, so my recommendation would be don\u2019t even think about taunting them with scraps until you\u2019re full.<\/p>\n

6.<\/strong> Treat yo\u2019self at the Peninsula Hot Springs, Australia\u2019s first geothermal springs. If bathing isn\u2019t your scene there are plenty of other spas to choose from!<\/p>\n

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