Day Tripping - Itinerary Three By Julia Swift
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inter days don’t have to be spent inside and the Mornington Peninsula has a great range of places to explore, run that excess energy of the kids and fill your tum with soul warming foods.
This is a half day trip, as we all love those slow morning starts in winter, staying in our PJ’s that little longer. 11.30am- We started this day about 11.30 at a Peninsula favourite, Ashcombe Maze, located in Shoreham. Did you know Ashcombe Maze is Australia’s oldest hedge maze? The foundations for the hedge maze were laid by John and Sally Daly in the late 1970’s making it almost 50 years old. Since then a Rose Maze, Lavender Labyrinth and display gardens have also been established. Winter is a beautiful time to visit the maze, with the flowering Winter Roses and Rhododendrons adding lush colours to the gardens. Late winter is where the real magic happens when more than two million bluebell flowers line the grounds underneath the woodland tree area.
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Peninsula Kids – Winter 2019