Picnic tables and large square benches are strategically positioned all around the beautiful and historic Sorrento Back Beach foreshore – designed to capitalise on the mesmerising ocean views. Surf, beach, fresh salt air – perfect accompaniments for a delicious picnic. Once the tummy is full – a walk along the beach below → to the Lookout above → or on the many Read more…
Public toilets can be found along the eastern perimeter of the ‘London Bridge Car Park‘ on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria – which are perfectly positioned to service all those enjoying the stunning natural beauty, walks, beach and sporting pursuits that this area has on offer. These public toilets are wheel chair accessible. Helpful Hints: – Located approximately 3 km South of the Portsea Town Centre Read more…
The Rock Pools at Bridgewater Way are some of the best on the Mornington peninsula situated on the back beach in Blairgowrie there is plenty to explore. There are rock pools of all varieties and scales, some populated by seaweed, some with sandy bottoms and some deep enough to swim in, there really is something for everyone. For those adventurous types you could Read more…
Located adjacent to the Sorrento Surf Life Saving Club, these public toilets are fittingly positioned to service all who wish to explore and enjoy this beautiful and historic Sorrento Back Beach precinct. Sorrento’s ‘Back Beach’ enjoys a stunning surf beach, many walking trails, Coppin’s Lookout, picnic facilities → just to mention a few . . . These public toilets are Read more…
The ‘London Bridge Car Park’ services the lookouts, glider launch area, beach access and walking trails that depart from this beautiful location. Nestled within the shelter of the dunes, there are in excess of 40 car parking bays at this location. A short walk to the cliff top reveals stunning views of the rocky outcrop known as ‘London Bridge‘ as well as remarkable Read more…
‘Portsea Back Beach’ lies within the parameters of the ‘Mornington Peninsula National Park’ which runs all along the surf coast from just west of ‘London Bridge‘ to beyond Cape Schank. Arriving at the first car park as you enter the National Park, atop a hill, the views are breathtaking !!! A 360° panorama greets you with the most enormous views across Bass Strait Read more…
Located a short 1.5 km from the bayside township of Sorrento, which is located on the shores of Port Phillip Bay, the ‘Sorrento Back Beach’ precinct is situate on the ‘surf-side’ of the Mornington Peninsula – abutting Bass Strait. The ocean beach is captivatingly beautiful revealing a sandy cove protected by rocky outcrops at each end – as the surf rolls in . Read more…
‘London Bridge’, on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, is a stunning locale – one that has captured the imagination of Europeans since they first ventured here. This entire area provides so much for visitors to see and do. Hiking, exploring, sightseeing, relaxing, meditating, swimming (at the SLSC), surfing, gliding, jet skiing, body & paddle boarding – to name a few. The variance in colours Read more…
The SS ‘Formosa’ was a brand new iron-hulled coaster which was rigged as a three-masted schooner as well as a twin screw steamer. She was nearing the end of her maiden voyage from Glasgow, Scotland to Melbourne, Australia, when she came to grief and was wrecked off Portsea back beach – approximately 3 to 4 km south-east of Point Nepean, on the 5th February 1869 Read more…
Approaching Sorrento’s breathtakingly beautiful surf beach, or ‘Back Beach’ as it is most commonly referred to, one of the features that strikes you upon the approach is the beautiful lookout set high above . . . The views bestowed on the way to, and, from ‘Coppin’s Lookout’ itself are spectacular !!! The ruggedness of the coastline stretching along Bass Strait, the surf, the ocean, Read more…
Located at the north-western corner of the ‘West Car Park‘ at Portsea’s ‘Back Beach, ‘Farnsworth Track’ meanders its way through the coastal dunes all the may to ‘London Bridge‘ which is just over a 1 km walk along a sandy trail. Approximately 200 m up the trail, you’ll find a sign to a look out – make sure you stop here, Read more…
The journey to, from, and, through Victoria’s Port Phillip Bay proved treacherous during the early years of settlement and shipping, remembering that ships were the only efficient form of transport in those early years. The bay and the notorious ‘Rip‘ would claim an estimated 180 ships up to the mid 20th century, the first of which is believed to be the cutter Read more…
Overlooking Sorrento’s beautiful ‘Back Beach’, just offshore a single pillar rises above the ocean surface – proudly and defiantly resisting the powerful surf. One can’t help but be drawn to, and captured by, this natural landmark. We later learn: ” . . . Here may be seen the “league long roller” breaking on the shore, and the curious isolated rock, called Darby’s monument. Read more…
Looking across the vastness of Bass Strait as well as along the ocean coastline, the beauty and wonders of Nature captures your mind. Three information signs are set within the western end viewing platform of the ‘Middle Car Park‘ at Portsea’s ‘Back Beach‘ – at the entrance to the ramp which descends down to the beach. This information reminds us to respect the power of Read more…
‘The Office’ is a wonderful view point looking across the iconic surf break known as ‘Tibir Street’. Located along the ‘Peninsula Coastal Walk’, it provides the perfect opportunity to sit for a moment and enjoy the smell of the sea, the view of the wild, natural ocean before you, and, watch the surfers relishing the sport they love . . . Read more…
The ‘Number Sixteen’ surf beach in Rye on Victoria, provides an amazing variety of attractions and beauty, sandy beach coves nestled between rocky outcrops, as well as the opportunity to explore numerous trails that lead through the dunes, along the clifftops, through dense vegetation which will often suddenly disburse to reveal the most enormous and stunning views across Bass Strait and along the ocean Read more…
Two viewing platforms are located at either end of the ‘Middle Car Park‘ at Portsea’s ‘Back Beach‘ on the Mornington Peninsula. Though they are only some 30 m above sea level, the views are amazing. For surfers, they are perfect to observe the waves – for visitors, the panoramas are so big and beautiful, they are literally breathtaking. Bench seats are provided on which to Read more…
Strolling along the ‘Peninsula Coastal Walk’ trail, just north of the Heyfield Road trail junction, as the view of the beach materialises – one could be forgiven for mistaking the sight ahead as a giant lizard emerging from the surf !! The likeness is truly amazing, from many angles – hence the aptly named ‘Lizard Head’. Do the photos do the phenomena justice ??? – Read more…
A small car park provides direct access to this beautiful surf beach located in Rye on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula. There are no officially marked car parking bays but there would be room for an estimated 20 cars – noting that the track into the car park can be a bit rough at times . . . This area is part Read more…
Situate approximately 33 m above sea level, the ‘Middle Car Park’ at Portsea’s ‘Back Beach‘ on the Mornington Peninsula, provides the most direct access, via a long ramp, to the beach and Portsea Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC) below. The views across the surf from this car park are breathtaking – in fact, many of the car parking bays lie directly on the edge Read more…
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