Water play and swimming for kids in Mornington Peninsula

Water play

44 places to cool off across the region: water parks, pools, beaches, lakes and swimming spots, nearest first from Mornington. Choose your suburb at the top to sort from where you are staying.

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Beaches and islands

Sheltered, shallow beach in Mornington that suits young children; beach matting November to May.

under 5 min

Photo: Michael Rowe, CC BY-SA 4.0

Two-kilometre bay beach lined with bathing boxes; life saving club at the north end of the south beach.

about 10 min

Photo: Orderinchaos, CC BY-SA 4.0

Tassells Cove Dog Beach

Family beach along the five-kilometre Frankston Waterfront, next to the Waterfront Playground.

about 15 min

Photo: Slyronit, CC BY-SA 4.0

Calm bay beach with bathing boxes and a playground near the pier; patrolled on summer weekends.

about 20 min

Photo: orderinchaos, CC BY-SA 3.0

Family favourite with beach boxes and soft sand; one of the Peninsula's patrolled beaches.

about 25 min

Photo: Orderinchaos, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Over 30 minutes

from Mornington

Bridgewater Bay Beach

Mornington Peninsula National Park

Surf beach with strong rips and big swells; patrolled only in the summer holidays, so swim between the flags.

about 35 min

Photo: Fabriguarni, CC BY-SA 4.0

Mornington Peninsula National Park

Rock pools to explore at low tide; a dangerous swimming beach with rips, patrolled only in the summer holidays.

about 40 min

Photo: Peterdownunder, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Waterfalls, lakes and swimming

Pool

Peninsula Aquatic Recreation Centre

Photo: Leonie Bourke, CC BY-SA 2.0

Pool

Pines Forest Aquatic Centre

Pelican Park Recreation Centre

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Over 30 minutes

from Mornington

Water park

Alba Thermal Springs & Spa ARCH

Fingal

about 30 min

Water park

Peninsula Hot Springs

Fingal

about 35 min

Tickets

Photo: Ziham Omar, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Big playgrounds

Big playground

Ballam Park playground

Frankston

Two regional playground areas: a new $3M play space with Frankston's first water play, nature play, giant basket swing and accessible carousel, joined to the Ballam Bumps playground.

about 20 min

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Region boundary: ABS Tourism Regions 2021 (Tourism Research Australia), CC BY 4.0. Outings from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and venues' own listings; nature spots from OpenStreetMap and park services.