Tips For Peppy Beach:

• The Peppy Beach Holiday Park (a.k.a "Peppy's") is the local favourite - a cafe, bar, bistro, takeaway, convenience store, craft store, and bottle-shop all in one!  Opening hours can fluctuate, but the bar and restaurant are open at least every Friday during winter (July to September) and during the other months typically Friday and Saturday nights plus the last Sunday of every month.  During the summer months these hours are extended. During the winter months, enjoy a wine by the firepit and collect additional wood for the wood fireplace at the shop.  Leave you car keys at home it's only a few minutes walk away. You passed it on your left as you entered Peppy Beach, just after the "Welcome to Peppy Beach" sign. 
  
  
• Take a walk up to the top of the Peppy lookout for spectacular views of Peppy Beach. The access is about 200m after you turn right onto Peppermint Grove Terrace from the main road leading into Peppy (just passed Oceanview Manor). Check out some footage we took here.
  
  
• Would you like to host a meal with a private chef?  Chef Francesca Gosling is a local chef that has worked all over the world and "her clients have included Politicians, .Com billionaires, A- list celebrities, Russian oligarchs and Royals yet her style remains uncomplicated and true to the ingredients". See Chef's Instagram here and her pricing options here (Chef will add a $100 travel fee to Peppy).
  

• Have a local massage therapist come to you. Brooke Withers is a a qualified massage therapist having worked in the most elite day Spas in the Southwest. Brooke specialises in Swedish massage which is a beautiful, relaxing style massage that helps melt away stress and tension but also alleviates the troubled areas with a pressure tailored to each client. Brooke will come to you and charges $70 for a one-hour session with everything you need, including warm body oil and peaceful music to assist in helping you slip into deep relaxation. Contact Brooke here or on 0412139176.

• The best thing about Peppy Beach is the community. Keep an eye out for the 'Sunday Community Coffee Morning' sign on the drive into Peppy.  These usually occur on the third Sunday of the month at the Community Centre and involve mini-stalls with delicious olive oil, baked goods, art, and of course fresh coffee. Keep an eye out for any events on the large Welcome to Peppy sign as your drive into Peppy or just ask anyone you meet at Peppy's or on your beach walk. 

• Enjoy the beach! Peppy is a popular beach with white sand and calm clear water that is ideal for swimming and dolphin-spotting (especially November to April). There are several points of access, but the main one is to continue straight passed the Peppy Beach Holiday Park as you are entering Peppy on Peppermint Grove Tce. That entrance has ample parking, toilet facilities, and a grassed area and small park equipped with BBQs and playground equipment. There is also a pontoon during summer months and excellent fishing spots all year.  If you're visiting from overseas, please remember that the sun in Australia has a very high UV rating - you can and will get burnt in less than 30 minutes if you don't cover yourself!
  

Places Around Peppy:

• Capel. This charming small down is the closest township to Peppy Beach (10 mins. drive) and it's where you will likely need to stock-up on any essentials at the IGA and petrol at Colroy's (which also has great fish n' chips and burgers).  You can also try the locally produced food at the two bakeries in town and check out the amazing pizza at Waldo's Pizza which has, we think, the best pizza South of Perth (and possibly in all of WA!). 

• Busselton. About 20 minutes south of Peppy Beach, Busselton is famous for its sheltered beach and seasonal humpback whale populations. The beachfront features the 19th-century Busselton Jetty. This wood pier stretches nearly 2km to the Underwater Observatory (the longest jetty in the Southern Hemisphere) where life in a coral reef is on view. Busselton is where to go if you are looking for a Bunnings, K-Mart, Target, Woolworths, Aldi, Coles, etc. Our favourite spots in "Busso" are described in more detail below but include Mano Wraps, Shelter Brewery, the Goose, and the Good Egg for food, and check out the INDIGO Beachside Collective for amazing craft, gifts and homewares.  
  

• Bunbury. About 25 minutes North of Peppy Beach, Bunbury is a commercial hub of the area which should have everything you need without needing to go back to Perth. Slightly larger than Busselton, Bunbury has all of the same large commercial stores and also a direct train and bus line back to Perth.
  
  
• Ferguson Valley and inland:
   
  • Continue beyond Capel to explore the majestic Ferguson Valley. In addition to the wineries and the Bush Shack Brewery, here is a list of attractions to explore.
    
    
  • Donnybrook.  Test out the new Apple Fun Park and some amazing wineries (Barrecas and Coughlan Estate are our favouriates.
    
    
  • Balingup (50 min drive). This fascinating small town contains numerous craft and thrift stores, fruit wine, hippy shops, and hosts a medieval festival every August. 
    
    
• Dunsborough. Follow the coast South for about 35 minutes to reach the bustling holiday spot of Dunsborough. There is some great shopping, excellent Danish ice-cream, cool beer garden at the Dunsborough Tavern (or the "Tav"), then and a short onward drive to the Cape Naturaliste Lighthouse and Bunker Bay Beach. 
  
  
• Margaret River.  You can reach the famous Margaret River wine region in about 40 minutes driving South, and reach Margaret River Town in about 55 minutes. Please see below for a list of our favourite wineries, breweries, and restaurants.  We suggest that you don't drive directly to Margaret River Town - take your time and explore all of the amazing wineries and shops on the way down.  If you keep going past Margaret River you can also check out the world-famous caves (website here).
  

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For the Nature Lovers:

• Fishing - bream, perch, stingray, crays, salmon, mullaway and more!
  
• Swimming and Diving
  
  
• Surfing and Boating
  
  
• 4WD on the Beach
  
  
• River Crossing and Kayaking
  
  
• Bushwalking in the Tuart Forest
  
  
• Swing in the trees at Forest Adventures South West
  

Other Activities:

• ICON Honey is famous honey farm in Anniebrook which is hugely popular with locals and tourists alike. 

• Yallingup Chocolate Factory is an incredible coffee and chocolate shop with a wide variety of every temptation for your sweet tooth. Located next door to Commonage (see above) please leave at least 30 minutes to have a coffee, a muffin from Commonage (honestly delicious) and then take some choccies or sweets from Yallingup Chocolate Factory.
  

• Sunflower Animal Farm is in Ludlow only about ten minutes drive for Peppy and allows you to feed a wide variety of animals. 

• Margaret River Caves is a world-famous system of caves a short drive further South from Margaret River. Take a guided tour early in the morning and then meander your way back through the region during the afternoon to catch the sunset back at Peppy.