Mornington Peninsula Hot Springs

Mornington Peninsula Hot Springs

Soak in geothermal pools, pick your own strawberries, and lunch on peninsula wine.

Mornington Peninsula1h 15m from CBDBest time: Year-round

Ninety minutes from Melbourne sits a volcanic basin where hot mineral water rises to 38°C and terraced pools look out over rolling farmland. Pair it with a long lunch at a peninsula winery and you have one of Victoria's most reliable couples' weekends.

Highlights

  • Bath House soak with panoramic cave pool at Peninsula Hot Springs
  • Long lunch at Pt. Leo Estate with sculpture garden views
  • Sunset from Arthurs Seat gondola
  • Strawberry picking at Sunny Ridge (November – April)
  • Cape Schanck lighthouse boardwalk and basalt columns

Suggested itinerary

  1. Saturday · 10am

    Check in, early soak

    Beat the crowd with a 10am booking at Peninsula Hot Springs. Two hours in the pools before lunch hunger hits.

  2. Saturday · 1pm

    Winery lunch

    Book ahead at Pt. Leo Estate, Ten Minutes by Tractor, or Montalto. All are within 15 minutes of the springs.

  3. Saturday · 4pm

    Cape Schanck

    Walk the elevated boardwalk to the basalt columns. Sunset hits the cliffs at golden hour.

  4. Saturday · 7pm

    Dinner in Sorrento

    The Baths, Acquolina or Stringer's — all walkable from Sorrento front beach.

  5. Sunday · Morning

    Slow coffee, back beach walk

    Commonfolk in Mornington for breakfast, then the Sorrento back-beach rock pools at low tide.

  6. Sunday · Afternoon

    Arthurs Seat & return

    Gondola ride for coastal views, then home via the Nepean Highway.

Getting there

75 minutes from the CBD via the M11 and Peninsula Link. The Sorrento – Queenscliff ferry is a scenic alternative if you're looping back via the Bellarine.

Eat & drink

  • Pt. Leo Estate — Laura for fine dining, Pt. Leo restaurant for relaxed
  • Merricks General Wine Store for a casual bottle shop lunch
  • Stillwater at Crittenden for estate-grown Italian varietals

Local tips

  • Book Peninsula Hot Springs online at least two weeks ahead — walk-ins often miss out
  • Bathers and robes only; the springs aren't a swim-suit optional venue
  • Tuesdays and Wednesdays are quietest — skip Saturday mornings if you can
  • Winery cellar doors usually close by 5pm, book lunch early

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