Autumn on the Mornington Peninsula
Welcome to autumn on the Mornington Peninsula, where the air is crisp, the colors are vibrant, and adventure awaits around every corner. Dive into the heart of vintage season at one of our 50-plus cellar doors,...
Butterfly Retreats
Butterfly Retreats in Red Hill is an experience for the whole family. Set on four acres of cleared grassland with mature European trees, fruit trees and an olive grove, there is something special to experience everywhere you wander throughout this picturesque property. Nestled between Lindenderry at Red Hill and Eldridge Estate, the property is flanked by vineyards providing a colourful vista ever changing with the seasons.
Wild Man comes to McClelland
Ron Mueck's hyperreal sculptures replicate the human figure in minute detail, with a haunting accuracy designed to challenges the viewer’s perception of reality. Despite their apparent truthfulness to life, Mueck’s figures are not life-size, rather their gargantuan or miniature dimensions accentuate an ambiguous relationship between expectations, visual perception and accepted truths. Theyare imbued with psychological traits, such as vulnerability or physical exhaustion, to elicit empathy between the viewer and the subject. Their poses are not classical or 'frozen in time’ but reflect a condition of stasis or inertia – an emotional state of introspection, melancholy, and sometime a paralysing anxiety.
Balbrook
Situated within one of Balnarring Beach's most prized cul-de-sacs and abutting nature reserves, this timeless design with modern comfort and light-filled space offers sophisticated dual-storey living with Balnarring Beach, Merricks Creek Reserve and Tulum Store only metres away.
The Classic Drive-by
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From amazing views to farm-gates, general stores, cellar doors and exhilarating country roads – these things are synonymous with the Peninsula. This tour gives you a chance to enjoy the ride, taste some things along the way, and stretch your legs all within a few hours.
Escape to the Country
What really makes the Mornington Peninsula so unique? Beautiful vistas, rugged coastlines, exhilarating walks, chefs who champion local and sustainable produce, wine, beer, cheese and scenic drives equal to any of the best in the world and within an hours drive from Melbourne.
Yabby Lake Vineyard
There’s nothing we love more than getting off the beaten track. Yabby Lake, is one of these destinations - frequented by many, yet passed by even more as they approach the Balnarring exit (off the Peninsula Link).
Jackalope
Set on the site of Willow Creek Vineyard, Jackalope is a contemporary, cutting edge hotel that is already an award winner (Gourmet Traveller recently named Jackalope as Hotel of the Year, New Hotel of the Year and Regional Hotel of the Year). Not a bad achievement considering the property only opened its doors in April this year.
Red Hill Truffles
It’s a sunny, chilly autumn afternoon and Jenny McAuley of Red Hill Truffles is preparing for the busiest season of the truffle calendar. ”The truffle season starts at the beginning of June and runs for 12 weeks,” explains Jenny. “The truffle starts growing in the ground in the first week of December and it takes until the first of June to grow and ripen. The fungus grows on the root of tree, and the tree likes the fungus because the fungus kills the grass around the tree that competes with it for the sugar, water and elements it needs to thrive.
Country Escape On 9.5 Acres
Melding romantic provincial-style allure with breathtaking views sweeping across the rural landscape to Western Port Bay, this enchanting home with deluxe detached studio on 9.5 acres offers the ultimate country-meets-coast lifestyle.
Karavasil Architects
Karavasil Architects is a multidisciplinary design studio specialising in architecture and interior design. They are highly process and research based in their approach, always curious and interested in creating experiential design outcomes.
Red Hill Peony Cottage Accomodation
As you drive through the front entrance gates and the magnificent pear archway of the Red Hill Peony Estate, you enter a property that has been in the current owner’s family for 136 years.