Seawinds Gardens

Seawinds Gardens is a 34-hectare public garden located on the northern slopes of Arthurs Seat on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria. Managed by Parks Victoria, it offers panoramic views across Port Phillip Bay to Melbourne. Notable for its landscaped native and exotic plantings, extensive sculpture collection, and network of walking tracks, the gardens combine horticultural displays with natural bushland and provide picnic areas and lookouts within Arthurs Seat State Park.

Visitors can expect landscaped gardens with native and exotic plantings, lawns and formal garden beds interspersed with natural bushland on the slopes of Arthurs Seat. The site features a curated collection of sculptures, sealed and unsealed walking tracks, elevated lookouts with views over Port Phillip Bay and the Mornington Peninsula, and open picnic areas. The setting is tranquil and park-like, suitable for leisurely walks, photography and picnics.

Seawinds Gardens was developed as a private garden from the mid-20th century on land that was part of the early Arthurs Seat pastoral run. The property was gifted to the people of Victoria and later incorporated into Arthurs Seat State Park, now managed by Parks Victoria. The gardens retain historic plantings and layout reflecting mid-century horticultural design and the area's development as a scenic reserve.

The gardens are valued as a community horticultural and sculpture park, displaying works by Australian artists within a landscaped setting. They serve as a public recreation and cultural space for the Mornington Peninsula, combining garden heritage, outdoor art and appreciation of the natural landscape of Arthurs Seat.