Top 25 things to do and attractions in Mornington

Small but lovely gallery with lovely works of Art. Our favourite as a young family was the kids section which occupied our sons while we perused art - win win! They also had a section where young writers had their winning essays on display & I really enjoyed reading these with my children.

5/5 for this place, been here a few times and it’s well worth the visit. Today was an exhibition by John Baird. Staff are friendly and helpful

I had a wonderful visit to the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery. The staff was not only friendly but also highly knowledgeable, which added depth to the experience. The gallery itself is a charming small space, creating an intimate atmosphere for art appreciation. One highlight was having the Archibald Prize Exhibition available locally. It's a fantastic opportunity for art enthusiasts in the area to enjoy this prestigious exhibition without having to travel far. Overall, a great cultural destination for anyone interested in art and a delightful addition to the local community.

Love popping in with the kids and walking through discussing the works. My 11 and 12 yr old love it. Staff are always so great. The energy in the space is so calming and having MPRG at our doorstep is such a treat.

Always a wonderfully curated exhibition. Loved the John Baird artworks, and the extra imformation sheets were great. Lovely staff and some affordable things in the small giftshop. Always love coming here.

Easy drive along M11. Great day trip place. Plenty parking some time can be busy need to wait a bit. You can bring foods sit down on picnic table and chairs 500 meters away from the beach! Peaceful and relaxing environment!

We were pleasantly surprised by the quality of exhibits in this unassuming gallery. Especially when it looks really benal from the outside. The paper themed exhibit is really evocative. Pillow stain artwork left us impressed, amused and thinking further. 🤔 Free entry!

Good place for fishing and having lunch But the restaurant is closing very early at 3 o'clock At the coast normaly life start after work so it should be opened until late

A sweet and iconic spot to take a stroll and enjoy the charming bay and coastal views of Schnapper Point. If you’re lucky you might even catch a view of the beautiful family of stingrays that live and play in the surrounding waters. Worth a visit! ☺️

I took a drive down to Mornington Pier with my daughter on a clear afternoon hoping to see a wonderful sunset. Well, this spot did not disappoint. Though...I must say that it's a shame to see so many anglers throwing their tackle away and polluting the area with fishing line and lead sinkers. My daughter and I were enjoying the sound of the "Whizz" and "zzzip" of the lines being cast but we also saw so many fellows losing their fishing line, the lure and the sinkers. What an environmental mess there must be around this pier... Just an aquatic surface covered in millions of metres of fishing line, tens of thousands of lures and God knows how many lead sinkers. I just don't get the attraction to polluting such a beautiful spot. I understand that many men, and a very small number of women, enjoy a fish but this pier was shoulder to shoulder with eager anglers and no doubt lots more lost fishing gear the night we visited. But, the view of the sunset, which is why we journied to the pier was magical!!

Just an hour’s drive from the city a different world awaits. Locals come up for a chat in the evening breeze and large contingent of hobby fishermen attempt to land their dream catch. When the sun set we picked up our phones to capture the magic of the moment as if nothing else matters in the world. A waitress goes about her work unaware of the spectre. A precious moment.

Great pier for fishing, caught some decent sized snapper. It does get quiet busy so going early morning i can be a challenge to get a spot to throw a line in but the other fishers are generally nice people. Sunrises are beautiful as well when Melbourne's weather wants to be nice to us.

Didn't fish today but got some good drone footage. Nice clean part of the ocean. I'm sure fishing would be great here.

Mornington Peninsula is AMAZING! It took 1 hour and 15 minutes from Melbourne CBD to get there.We went to the pier. There was two hour parking free of charge near the pier and we had an amazing time looking at the breathtaking views of the sea. You could even take a fishing charter tours across the water. There were shopping stores galore. There were many places for kids to play such as a park we went to which where the kids had loads of fun. There was so many places to have a snack and you could happily spend your day. Make sure to bring warm clothes in winter because it usually colder there. It is not isolated and close to many suburbs so it is easy to get around to different places quickly. Overall, it was a great place to VISIT! :😀😍

For public events like concerts that I attended in the Mornington racecourse, you must carry your own chairs as this racecourse does not have any built-in seats. No permanent toilets. So the conditions of the temporary toilets were very bad - there was no water for flash or to wash hands!! There was no backup plane by u for rain or muddy fields. There weren't enough water stations for (only 2) local traffic management was okay.

Sunday 27 April 2025 Red Hot Summer Tour, Featuring ZZTop George Thorogood The Living End Rose Tattoo Dallas Frasca Great line up, ZZTop was awesome and so were the others. A really good day was had from beginning to the end. Good venue and an Excellent day was had.

We went for the monthly markets and found the $5 parking option to be very well organised and easy to enter and exit with plenty of parks for a number of cars. The markets were mainly high quality craft and food based. It was very easy to walk around and a great way to spend a Sunday morning.

Mornington Market is a great day out to look at local products and sample some nice food truck delights. It’s only $5 for parking be sure to have cash on hand and there is loads of parking. There are nice areas for a picnic 🧺

What can I say... loved this gig venue. Well thought out, ran like clockwork, and had a fantastic day out ❤️

Omg.. I've never done an outdoor concert, and my partner and I were a bit worried about what it was going to be like..First off, we started with 1927, amazing, as good as they were in the 80s, Then we moved on to the wonderful Southern sons, Jack Jones and the band were in fine form, Jacks voice is absolutely amazing 👏, we thought things were going ok, Then Kate Cebrano came on, WOW WEE!!!..Does she have a stage presence that blows you away ❤️, her voice is wonderful and her enthusiasm is beyond amazing..Then we had the lovely Daryl Braithwaite, he is good and been around forever. Then the one we really wanted to see Richard Marx, an amazing performer, and he was very humbled by the crowds reactions, by us being able to sing nearly every word to every song he sang 🥰.And to finish off an amazing day the Queen of Australian music(I'm sure there are a lot of others that can hold this title)🤣..The one and only Tina Arena, her singing as always was so perfect and she finished out an amazing day of bands. So, all in all, take a risk on the weather and get yourself to an outdoor concert at Mornington racecourse 😍. I'm so glad we went, BYO camp chair and small esky, and we were set 👍.Yes, food is very expensive but a lot of places are these days.

Attended Red Hot Summer Tour, didn't take too long to get in, it was well organised and facilities were clean.

Beautifully maintained rose gardens here. It's quite a large sized garden with an abundance of roses when visited in March 2025 on a Saturday. Free entry with free parking just outside. There's a donation box at the entrance (though you can donate online as well instead). Large rotunda in the centre provides shelter from the rain, ramped entrance available. No toilets, but you could walk to the playground area about 400m south and there's toilets there. Not a lot of mature trees to allow picnic shading but some spots available. The site also mentions a "viewing platform" which we missed, unless they just meant the front deck of one of the housing buildings atop some stairs. The ground/grass feels like it would be super muddy and sticky if it got some rain prior. Overall the rose garden delivers your expectation to view large variety of roses should you visit during season, typically around Oct - April. Thank you to the volunteers who made this possible, my toddler and I enjoyed our visit ❤️

What's not to love?! Beautiful roses in bloom that seem to be done by a lot of volunteer work. You will find every color of rose here. No price for admission. The reviews should be all five stars!!!! (I would love to see the people who rate this as anything less than 5 stars build and grow roses themselves). This is a quiet, beautiful place that people can enjoy for free.

Lovely gardens with some great varieties of plants. Very colourful roses nearly time for them to stop getting this late into the season. The grounds are lovely.

Came here randomly on the way home from the Arthurs Seat Eagle. Have been to Mornington many times and had no idea this garden and parkland existed. Had our lunch in the garden, was really beautifully setup and covers a decently large area. Worth a stop.

A gorgeous Rose Garden! Definitely worth a visit especially during the blooming season Nov to early autumn. Possibly half the size of the State Rose Garden in Werribee with just as many rose varieties & fragrances to engage the senses .. but do watch out for the busy bees! Wide paths are easily navigable pushing a pram or wheelchair with a large Rotunda with seating in front as a focal point. The stormy & wet weather that this area has had since spring appears to have wrought some damage to the blooms but there is still plenty to appreciate. Kudos to the volunteers who put in the hard yards to make it blooming beautiful 😍 🤩.Pics below on visit last Sun 7 Jan 24. Enough seating scattered around to enjoy the garden at leisure. A slightly raised viewing platform over the whole garden is located at the perimeter right corner opposite entry. Plenty of free parking which is a shared space with Mornington Regional Art Gallery across.

Always a lovely place for a walk 🚶‍♀️, great work by the volunteers 👍beautiful aroma this afternoon 🌹🌹🌹👌came for a walk 🚶‍♀️ in the sun 🌞 today 👌

Beautiful garden and it’s for free. So amazed of colour of the roses and they are so well looked after. There is a beautiful lake next to the garden, and plenty of ducks and goose 🪿. So relaxing to smell of the roses and walked around the lake.

Wonderful historic grand seaside house & garden tour. Light lunch included.

We had a lovely day in Mornington visiting Beleura House in the wonderful care of really committed, generous and tireless volunteers. The morning tea service was charming, as was the opportunity to enjoy a rare touch of elegance. The scones and cream were a little below-par, though, for the price. The house is more like a ramshackle holiday home than a stately remnant of a previous era - very questionable taste in ceiling murals, and somewhat cluttered and overflowing with tired decor from too many periods. And I was disappointed by the Austen costume exhibition (the main attraction, for me) - far too few clothes. I would recommend having some made for the purpose, as an example of times past. I loved the Dame Nellie Melba connection - very intimate. I would also recommend allowing visitors on the house tour to wander in the garden, to get a proper sense of the property and to enjoy at their leisure.

Stunning historical gardens & house. Well worth the time. Love to come back for a show in the grounds. Sue was a lovely guide of the stunning gardens & the scones were delicious .

What an absolutely amazing experience The house and gardens are spectacular The staff and volunteers were first class and so knowledgeable about Beleura.I am on holiday from the UK and would highly recommend a visit for anyone visiting Mornington Victoria

What a wonderful experience at Beleura House and Gardens! Very much appreciated the lovely morning tea while Martin kindly gave us an insight into the history and background complete with photos. Viewing the house was unquestionably enhanced by Helen, our entertaining and knowledgeable guide. A huge thank you to all the team at Beleura - we'll be back to do the garden tour!

What an excellent experience. Very interesting history and superb display of exquisite furnishings. Truly excellent guide, Chris .

Fabulous tour. Great value for money.

Nice enough community gallery for the community. Its to small the demand for more studio based space is huge. There were plans for more studio and gallery spaces, a sculpture walk with a Cafe' . It has the land why the does council spend money on sports centres when people also really need a great working community ART centre.

At the Pet Project Exhibition. This is my latest pencil portrait of Marilyn Monroe with her pet. For sale until the end of July.

Lovely art displays. Moths were fantastic.

A really cute and beautiful small gallery that regularly holds new exhibits and very affordable art sessions for the public. You can also by rather cheap handmade art gifts there as well

great gallery supporting local artists as well as good courses and activities for everyone. Magnificent rose garden next door for inspiration and the main gallery across the park.

We had a group booking and felt very welcomed here. The staff were lovely and very helpful. We thoroughly enjoyed the experience and had a great time.

We loved being greeted at the front door by the lovely little grown up fellow, who told us that everybody has their own story ābout creative stuff and are we planning to be married in the rose garden.

family getaway On the beach on the Mornington Peninsula There is a table for dining service for tourists. There are many seagulls flying. Keep coming and stealing our food. very fun and funny Next time I will visit again and get a lot of beautiful photos.

Quite a large and particularly clean beach. The water is very calm and the environment feels tranquil particularly in the non summer months when it is less crowded.

Loved it. Nice and beautiful beach to visit with kids.

The mother of all beaches in mornington. Great access on foot or in a vehicle. Generally very calm unless there's high winds. Fantastic for young families.

Great place for a swim or beach walk. Right next to the Main Street so ample parking options and also lots of places to grab drinks or food after the beach as well! Beautiful spot :)

A fantastic family beach, as there is a huge area for wading! Tables and chairs picnic area. BBQs and public toilets are handy. Cafes close by too.

A nice, clean beach with lots of sandy areas for the kids to play. Shallow sandbanks and some rock pools add to the adventure.

Nice to have family picnic huge park that kids can run around👌

The cleanest park I've ever seen. Nice to see that the public bins have a separate bin for the Container Deposit Scheme (similar to one in Perth). Great place to come for a walk, picnic or just to chill.

A great recreation area right on the shore of Mornington Beach. I attended a fun run that was located at Mornington Park and it was well organised, spacious and plenty of facilities such as water fountains, rubbish bins and toilets throughout the park.

What a great park. It has a terrific kids playground, lots of grassed areas, public toilets, a reasonable amount of parking, fixed picnic tables, and a boardwalk that takes you around the point and drops you on Mothers beach with its little strip of sand. It is also across the road from Mornington's main retail strip, making the park an accessible after lunch walk, or even the place for a takeaway lunch, such as the fish and chips we ate in the sun sheltered from the wind that was roaring across the bay. That's in winter, though, when it is busy but not crowded. In summer, all bets are off because all the delightful aspects are overwhelmed with holiday makers and day trippers and the entire peninsula takes on a different, more stressful vibe unless you're already there and not looking for a car park, place to eat, or space on the beach!

Mornington Park is a lovely spot for a day out, with plenty of open space and a great atmosphere for families. However, the picnic facilities really need some attention. There aren’t enough BBQs to go around, and the toilets were both dirty and overcrowded, with long queues throughout the day. It’s a popular park and has so much potential, but it definitely needs more facilities to match the number of people who use it. Hopefully the council can step up and improve these areas, because with a few upgrades it could be an outstanding place for the community.

Great park, with plenty of grass space to hang out and play. the views of the beach from the other side of the road is amazing! definitely worth a visit!

Lovely park in a great location next to the main shopping strip and nearby beaches. The park is well maintained and it is a great spot for picnics and gatherings. Dogs are allowed in the park on a lead and there's plenty of open grass area. Nearby toilets, lots of benches and even a small museum not too far away. Some lovely views of the ocean form the top.

A nice dog beach. Plenty of other dogs for socialisation, rock pools and shallow swimming areas for our pup! A few rocks for climbing around the side of the beach with our dog. Only minor issue is that some of the water is a little stagnant in places.

Great little 🐕🐕 dog beach,very rocky so beach footwear advised plenty of rocks to climb & explore ✅️enjoy your visit 💜 we kayaked around to royal beach today& went snorkelling 🤿great variety of fish to be seen 🐠🐡🐟,& we spotted 4 stingrays,hidden in the seaweed,🪸some pretty areas to explore with good variety of seaweeds ,also sea urchins,pretty sea stars & heaps of krill,excellent visability today & calm seas,fabulous day on the bay👍please take all your rubbish home with you& keep our peninsula beautiful 🥰🤿🐟🐟🐟🐟thanks

A designated year-round off lead dog beach. The pathway leading down to the beach is opposite the Royal Hotel. Nice high cliffs make it reasonably secure for dogs whose recall isn't the best. My main concern is that it's fairly rocky leading into the water. With dogs bounding around the rocks, I fear there are accidents and cut paws waiting to happen.

Small beach for dogs. Was quiet when came here. The sand is very yellow and squashy. Rocks all through the water. Not recommended for swimming. Unfortunately there was a little bit of litter.

It’s a small beach and the sand is rough and rocky. Unfortunately quite a bit of broken glass when we visited today, which was a shame. Not many dog friendly beaches around once daylight savings begins so it’s better than nothing.

Royal Beach is pretty and a really nice place to be. It was safe for the doggies to run around off leash and there were lots of fun areas to explore and check out. I enjoyed it.

Great dog beach, there’s heaps of fun things to drink for dogs. It’s a little bit Shelley and glassy sand (thick). But great for dogs.

Beach walking friendly dogs on leads clean waters rock pools toilets carparking cafes short walk away wooden steps access OR all abilities access opposite Lilo Cafe

Beautiful and with great restaurants and cafes nearby

A pretty reasonable beach. One area had a lot of rocks so it was a little hard to walk around with the dog and it wasn’t hugely big, but still a nice area to chill out in.

Nice little Bay. Great for snorkellers and kayakers as there us a reef under the water. Beautiful spot to watch the sunset. Boat ramp in urgent need of repair. Good turnaround circle. Thanks

Fisherman’s Beach is the best beach, although not many people go. An unknown gem.

Loved the location, area and surroundings of this beach. Alongside the road, this beach 🏝️ looks so astonishing during sunset 🌅. It’s perfect for evening walks, 😌 relaxing the mind with waves 🌊 of water.

I love this beach, great for sunsets, lovely to swim there in the summer, carpark is small, but there's enough street parking. Lovely Cafe Lilo close by.

One of my absolute favourite places for landscape photography, especially at sunset.

There are view decks on which you can watch the sunset.

Nice views of the bay and a good place to watch the sunset

A beautiful place to walk and sit and watch the world sail by. Nice views of the bay and surround beaches

Beautiful running track I love it

Refurbished lookouts are excellent, great gazebo which is rarely used. Great views. A favourite of mine.

Perfect spot for sunsets , crystal clear water , red cliffs , what more could you want

A beautiful walk-park with a pond, many birds. Good for relaxing.

Lovely little park with wetlands, however the fenced off dog area is very small.

Best sausage rolls here!

Off leash aerea is pathetic

Great coffee & food

Tom and Mary were both excellent and helpful in our dealings with them. Mary was great importing our selections into photos of our property so that we could see what the artwork looked like in the space. The artwork itself is stunning and the quality excellent. I wish I could buy them all.

If you ever want to go to the beaches of Mornington and you don’t want to drive, just flick thru the pages of Tom’s summer edition book and you’re there without the sand between your toes. PS If you put your ear close enough to the book, you can almost hear the waves.

Amazing photography and beautifully presented . These are our favourites in Tom Putts latest exhibition

Tom's artwork is inspirational, providing a different perspective on the subject. 'Winter in the Bay of Islands' caught my eye in the beautiful gallery very ably managed by the very capable and personable Mary. Having Tom coming to our home to assess the space and suggest the most suitable size and placement was a game changer. Tom also came to hang the work which provided a level of service going above and beyond what was expected. We are thrilled with the end result and the friendly, professional manner of both Mary and Tom enhanced the experience.

Such an awesome gallery! Tom Putt is a master at landscape photography and to see the quality of his prints on the wall at that price, I need them all for my place!

I was finally able to get in to see Tom Putts new gallery in Mornington today - so fantastic to see such beautiful artwork printed large, the way it should be! I’ve been a fan of his work for a long time and been lucky enough to participate in one of his workshops but haven’t had the pleasure of seeing his printed work up close and personal until now. The gallery is in a fantastic location in Main Street Mornington and well worth a visit. Even my 8yr old daughter gave the gallery (&Tom himself), her personal seal of approval!

Went to Tom's gallery with a couple of friends on the weekend. It was such a great experience to see Tom's wonderful work and to chat to him. He is not only a talented photographer but also a generous person with both his time and advice. It was a fantastic experience made all the more precious because it was so unexpected as I was in the area with kind friends, one of whom suggested a visit to this gallery. Thank you Tom and Mary!!

Well attended dawn service today,excellent, thanks to all who volunteer & attend the Anzac services

The council had the park in great shape for the ANZAC dawn service. Even the birds joined in the memorial service. Well done

Attended the Remembrance Service on Armistice Day. 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th Month 2018. Lest we forget

Beautifully maintained park which is also memorial for Anzac. The flowers were beautiful for the dawn service today.

This is a real nice little park that sits just outside of the main Street area of Mornington and this is where they have the Anzac Day dawn service which starts at 6am so it can get rather busy on Anzac Day but it's well worth the visit on Anzac Day morning as the vibe is really good and then after the dawn service you can walk into town for a nice hardy breakfast

ANZAC DAY in the Memorial Park is a solemn day for thousands of people in the area. A great chance to pay respects for be all our veterans.

Clean and peaceful little park and playground with many benches to sit down and have a little rest.

Vary expansive space with multiple playgrounds. Parking is not great - no paving, much dust, no clear directions or pathways causing drivers to park anywhere possible blocking the way.

Decent ovals and facilities. Could use better parking.

A great spot for a picknic, if your going to have a group, i would recommend booking with the council

A tired run down complex in need of a rejuvenation!

This dump is a disgrace! The council clearly doesn't care about our community, refusing to invest in upgrades. It's a shame that our facilities are worse than those in third-world countries!

Great place for the 🐕 🐶 dogs to run

The Home of AFL Junior Footy and The Beleura Junior Football Club

Marks' vibrant work, paired with the expertise and valuable insight into picking out the right piece for us by his gallery consultant Jamie made for a very pleasant experience. We left feeling confidant in our choice, options and personalised experience we received whilst at Mark Grays gallery in Mornington today. We highly recommend visiting!

Very efficient and the customer service was excellent even answered text/email in his after hours. Sorry did not realise it was the wrong numbers. But thank you for putting my mind at rest. All details regarding the Mark Gray Tura Cove signed special order were correct delivered in time line instructions on hanging etc spot on. We live a 5 minute walk from this beach and now we ca also look at it on our wall and hear the ocean rolling in, thank you so much Mornington Gallery and thank you to Mark Gray for producing this piece. The actual work is so much more than my phone snaps.

I am absolutely thrilled to have my Resilience Mark Gray Artwork featured in my home. I would like to thank Jamie at the Mornington gallery for the time and patience in providing concepts of the artwork on our wall which helped us select the perfect image and the right size for our home. Also, thank you for providing details of someone who could assist installing the image. This made the installation process stress free and seamless. After providing a guide to check placement before installing the permanent fittings, it was placed perfectly in the space. Thank you so much to the Mark Gray Artwork team for the enjoyment this will bring for years to come.😊

Jaimie was very knowledgeable and helpful with our questions about each artwork that caught our eyes. He’s definitely inspired us to make further purchases in the future.

Just a quick message almost 12 months on from my purchase of one of Mark's Heaven Gate pictures. Love it as much as the day l bought it. I have great personalized service from Jamie, coming out to show me how the picture would fit and look in my lounge room. Michael

Excellent gallery in Mornington. So beautiful. Thank you Jamie , for the taking the time to explain the technicalities of how the pictures were taken. You were wonderful.

Incredible Collection. Absolutely beautiful work. What talent. Jamie was very informative and professional. Will be back.

Awesome history experience! They have so many interesting items and information about the history of Mornington and where great with the kids too getting them involved in learning about it all. Thank you! Worth the visit

Open at 1pm on week day! I don't have the time for it today~ next time!

Good place to spend and take photos.

Really little place but nice to know it exists.

A great gallery for exhibiting work, so clean and open. Have exhibited here on multiple occasions and highly recommend!

Love this place, very talented suppliers and very friendly owners. A welcoming and loving feeling straight away