Local Lookouts

From the top of Point Lonsdale Lighthouse, the views are simply spectacular - sweeping across the churning waters of The Rip and Port Phillip Heads in one direction, and along the coastline to Ocean Grove... and Cape Schanck in the other. A breathtaking 360° perspective on one of Victoria's most dramatic coastal settings.  Lighthouse tours are available through the Queenscliff Maritime Museum

Perched above one of the world's most treacherous shipping channels, Rip View Lookout delivers a front-row seat to the raw power of The Rip, where you can watch vessels navigate the churning waters between... Port Phillip Bay and Bass Strait.

Perched at the tip of Queenscliff, Shortland Bluff Lookout delivers breathtaking views across The Rip to Point Nepean and the Mornington Peninsula. Historic wartime plaques tell the story of the bay's... strategic military past, making this one of the most rewarding and layered viewpoints on the Bellarine