Just up the road to the north of Mornington is the small village of Mount Eliza. The beach at Mount Eliza has the distinction of being chosen as a setting for the Gregory Peck and Ava Gardener movie On The Beach in the 1950s.
The coastline around Mount Eliza consists of jagged cliffs featuring scenic walking tracks above stretches of secluded sandy beaches in small bays and coves below. Access to most of the beaches along the coast is via residential streets which offer small car parks at their end points. Those residential streets feature upmarket dream homes and weekend retreats, many of which have spectacular views along the coast. The village has an attractive retail centre with a supermarket specialty shops, cafes and restaurants.
The Mount Eliza Regional Park, accessed via Two Bays Road, incorporates the former Moorooduc Quarry and offers views across the surrounding plains as well as a lake with picnic areas and a playground.
The Mornington Tourist Railway, which offers steam train rides, operates from the Moorooduc station located adjacent to the Mount Eliza Regional Park.
