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Peninsula pick up your FREE copy of
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ACE HI RANCH
Boneo Rd, Cape Schanck. 5988 6262
Open daily 10-5pm. Closed Dec 25
ART GALLERIES & ANTIQUE
CENTRES The Peninsula is a treasuretrove
of fine art galleries & antiques,
from the major public institutions of
the Mornington Peninsula Regional Art
Gallery in Mornington and McClelland
Gallery in Langwarrin to the myriad
of high quality smaller private
galleries and antique shops scattered
throughout the region.
ARTHURS SEAT
Fabulous lookout & once your
?on top of the world? there?s a craft
cottage, walking trails & seawinds
gardens to explore.
ASHCOMBE MAZE & LAVENDER
GARDENS Red Hill Road, Shoreham
Ph.5989 8387 Open daily from 10am
Lose yourself and the children in one
of Australia?s largest hedge mazes.
The complex is a botanical delight,
also featuring a rose maze, tinkling
waterways, formal gardens and a
forest of trees from around the world.
Tearoom and caf? terrace serve
refreshments all day.
BAYSIDE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE
Includes cinemas, Strike Bowling,
Tunzafun, and a variety of restaurants
and caf?s. Wells Street, Frankston
BONEO MAZE &
WETLANDS CENTRE
695 Limestone Rd, Fingal. 5988 6385 -
Open every day except Christmas Day
10am-5pm. Hedge Mazes ? Garden
Chess Gardens ? Bird Life ? Caf? ? Gift
shop ? 2km boardwalks 15 acres of
swamp & wetlands.
THE BRIARS PARK
Nepean Highway, Mt Martha
Ph. 5974 3686 Open daily 9am-5pm
(homestead open 10am-4pm)
Closed Dec 25 & Good Friday. Settled
by Europeans in the 1840s, ?The Briars?
incorporates an 1850s homestead
(with its acclaimed Napoleonic
collection) & surrounding 8 hectares
of lawns, gardens and trees. Enjoy
meals or refreshment in the converted
stables, watch birds from the wetland
?hides? or stroll on well defined
woodland trails.
CAPE SCHANCK BOARDWALK
Cape Schanck Road, Cape Schanck-
Open daily From the cliff top lookout
you descend via a well constructed
staircase on a journey to the wild Bass
Strait coastline which will stimulate
the senses in most weather.
CAPE SCHANCK
LIGHTHOUSE & MUSEUM
Cape Schanck Road, Cape Schanck
Ph. 5988 6184
Open daily from 10am
The red capped lighthouse has been
winking out its signal since 1857.
Learn about its colourful history and
explore the light tower and historic
outbuildings on a guided tour.
CHARLIE?S ARTHUR?S
SEAT AUTO MUSEUM
Purves Rd, Arthurs Seat
Ph. 5989 6320.
Open daily 10.30am-4pm January,
then weekends & public hols.
(closed July & August) The best
collection of motor vehicles, motor
cycles, signs, bowsers and motoring
memorabilia south of Melbourne,
including several rare and unusual
models.
HORSE-RIDING
? Ace Hi Ranch, Boneo Rd,
CapeSchanck. Ph. 5988 6262
? Bush & Winery Rides Ph. 5989 6119
LINTONS GARDEN & HOME
Crn Nepean Hwy & Canadian Bay Rd,
Mt Eliza Ph. 9787 2122
Most outstanding nursery set in 2
1/2 acres-?Best Garden Centre In
Australia?.
MOONLIT SANCTUARY
550 Tyabb Tooraddin Rd
Ph. 5978 7935 Tours into the world of
native animals, bookings essential.
MORNINGTON
RACING CLUB INC.
Racecourse Rd, Mornington
Ph: 5975 3310 Victorian Country Race
Course of the Year 1999 - 2000.
Country racing at its best.
MULBERRY HILL
Golf Links Road,
Baxter Ph. 5971 4138
Former home of Sir Daryl
Lindsay & his wife Joan - a public
treasure listed on the register of
National Estate.
McCRAE HOMESTEAD
11 Beverley Road, McCrae
Ph. 5986 5688
The drop slab construction homestead
built in 1844 on the slopes of Arthurs
Seat for the pioneering Mc Crae family
evocatively recalls the early farming
days on the Peninsula
NEPEAN HISTORICAL
SOCIETY MUSEUM
Cnr. Ocean Beach & Melbourne Rds,
Sorrento Ph. 5984 0255
Open Weekends, public and
school holidays 1.30-4.30pm
Groups by arrangement
PENINSULA HOT SPRINGS
Springs Lane, Rye
Ph. 5950 8777
Natural hot mineral water
drawn from springs deep underground
the Mornington Peninsula to feed the
pools at
the Peninsula Hot Springs.
THE PARK AT POINT NEPEAN
Ph. 5984 4276
Until 1988 Point Nepean was one
of Australia?s most secret military
defence outposts. Now a spectacular
part of the Mornington Peninsula
National Park, the labyrinth of tunnels,
lookouts, turrets and forts built from
the 1880s can be explored through a
series of excellent displays and audio
soundtracks. Entry fees apply.
MORNINGTON RAILWAY
Ph. 5975 3474
Restored heritage carriages and
vintage steam locomotives.
Departs Moorooduc, Tanti &
Mornington stations. 1st, 2nd & 3rd
Sunday each month.
SUNNY RIDGE
STRAWBERRY FARM
Cnr Flinders and Shands Road, Main
Ridge Ph. 5989 6273.
Open daily 9am-5pm
Nov-April, weekends only May-June &
Sept-Oct (closed July & Aug) Produces
Australia?s biggest and juiciest
strawberries. Pick your own from the
fields between November and April.
Visit the produce showroom and
sample the strawberry fare at other
times of the year.
French Island
? French Island Eco Tours
1300 307 054
Golf
- Flinders Golf Club 5989 0312
- Moonah Links 5988 2000
- Mt Martha Public Golf
Course 5974 2266
- Rosebud Country Club 5986 1481
- Rosebud Park Public
Golf Course 5981 2833
On the Water
DOLPHIN & SEAL TOURS
- Jillian 0418 148 426
- Nepean Cruises 1300 304 384
- Polperro Dolphin Swims 5988 8437
SAILING, FISHING CHARTERS
& SIGHTSEEING TOURS
Rosebud, Sorrento, Mornington &
Western Port Bay.
- Jillian Fishing Charters 0418 148 426.
- Relax, Go Fishing! 9787 0208
- Western Port Fishing Charters 5987
3136.
? Yaringa Boat Hire 5977 4154
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