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7 date ideas around Phillip Island, from the little penguins from the Penguins Plus stand and a cruise to Seal Rocks to Churchill Island, the Pinnacles at Cape Woolamai and the clifftops to Kilcunda. Swipe through them above, or browse every one below. Each was checked on the place's own website: what it is, when it's on and what it costs. 1 are free.
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For couples: 3 date ideas in Phillip Island
SUMMERLANDS
Watch the little penguins come ashore from the Penguins Plus stand
Phillip Island has the world's largest colony of little penguins, and every night they waddle up the beach to their burrows. The Penguins Plus grandstand puts you closer to their path than general viewing.
When Every night of the year; arrive an hour before the predicted arrival time (calendar on the website)
Cost Penguins Plus adults $93; general viewing $34
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
Churchill Island farm paddocks. Photo: Mike Hauser · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
NEWHAVEN
Farm life and bay trails on Churchill Island
Just off Phillip Island, Churchill Island is a heritage farm with working dogs, whip cracking, cow milking and sheep shearing. Then walk the 4.5 kilometre loop past the bird hides and finish on the cafe deck.
When Farm demonstrations from 10.45am daily (shearing at 2.30pm); wagon rides on weekends
Cost Adults $17.50
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
SAN REMO
Noon pelican feeding at the San Remo pier
Every day at noon the San Remo Fishermen's Co-op feeds the local pelicans on the foreshore, with a talk from the feeders. Afterwards, walk the pier and look for stingrays gliding beneath it.
When Daily at 12 noon
Cost Free
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
Views and climbs: 2 date ideas in Phillip Island
The Pinnacles, Cape Woolamai. Photo: Richard Goh · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
CAPE WOOLAMAI
Walk to the Pinnacles at Cape Woolamai
Cape Woolamai is the island's highest point, and its cliffs host up to a million shearwaters from October to April. Walk the beach, climb the stairs and follow the clifftop to the granite Pinnacles.
When Any day; shearwaters nest here October to April
Cost No fee or booking is mentioned
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
The coast from the George Bass Coastal Walk. Photo: Zimeng Ye · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
KILCUNDA
Clifftop walk from San Remo to Kilcunda
The George Bass Coastal Walk follows the cliffs for about seven kilometres from Punchbowl Road near San Remo to Kilcunda. It traces the route of the explorer's voyage, with stiles over farm fences along the way.
When Any day; about two hours one way
Cost The council lists no fee or booking
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
Food and drink: 1 date ideas in Phillip Island
VENTNOR
A shared lunch in the Atrium at Phillip Island Winery
Phillip Island Winery serves a shared menu of pizzas, slow-cooked lamb shoulder or whole fish, all built on local produce. Book the light-filled Atrium, or take a picnic table on the lawn without a booking.
When Restaurant Wednesday to Friday 11.30am to 5pm, weekends to 5.30pm; cellar door daily 11am to 5pm
Cost Pay per dish; tastings at the cellar door
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
On the water: 1 date ideas in Phillip Island
The Nobbies, looking towards Seal Rocks. Photo: Phil Whitehouse · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
COWES
Cruise out to the fur seals at Seal Rocks
This two-hour cruise leaves Cowes Jetty for Seal Rocks, home to the largest fur seal colony in Australia. The boat drifts within metres of thousands of seals, with stories of the island's western coast on the way.
When Daily all year at 2pm; board 15 minutes before
Cost Adults $115
Checked on the official website, 7 Oct 2026
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