The Great Eight — Yarra Valley Op Shop Guide

Free guide · The Yarra Valley Op Shop Trail

The Great Eight

A dream day in the Yarra Valley for thrifting queens.

Eight op shops, one easy loop, and a whole day out. I’ve worked out the route, checked every shop’s opening hours and allowed real time for a proper rummage — so all you have to do is pick a day and follow along.

Lilydale → Yarra Glen → Healesville → Coldstream → Lilydale

Download the free guide →

It’s completely free — no sign-up, no email address. Opens as a PDF you can save to your phone and take with you.

Cover of The Great Eight, a free Yarra Valley op shop guide by Carlie Maree

What’s inside

Everything you need for one really good day.

Twelve pages, no fluff. Here’s what you get.

1

Eight hand-picked op shops

Across Lilydale, Yarra Glen, Healesville and Coldstream — with an honest description of what each one is actually good for.

2

A route that makes sense

The order to visit in, worked around who closes when, so you’re never standing outside a shop that shut an hour ago.

3

Two full itineraries

A weekday run of all eight shops, plus a seven-shop Saturday version for when Coldstream Op Shop is closed.

4

Realistic timings

Every stop includes getting there and parking, with enough time left to have a proper look around.

5

Opening hours for every shop

A full week-by-week table, plus which days are worth the drive and which two to skip entirely.

6

Clickable addresses

Every address in the guide opens straight into Google Maps, so you can navigate from stop to stop on your phone.

7

Snacks and side quests

Coffee, lunch and bathroom options along the way, plus a few optional extras for when you’re making good time.

8

A map of the loop

The whole day at a glance, so you can see how the four towns and eight stops fit together before you set off.

Three pages from The Great Eight guide showing the route, the weekday itinerary and the op shop descriptions
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No catch

The guide is free. Genuinely.

If this guide saved you some time, money or research, you can shout me a coffee to say thanks. It’s completely optional — the guide is yours either way — but every coffee goes towards making the next one.

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Found something good?

I’d love to see what you find.

If you do the loop, tag me in it. Post your finds, tell me which shop surprised you, or send me the one that got away. And if you know someone who’d love a day like this, send them this page.

@mscarliemaree

Op shops are run by volunteers, so hours can change. Everything in the guide was correct at the time of publication — if there’s a shop you really don’t want to miss, give them a quick call first.