Drive Main Street Wines and Local Produce

Shopping not your thing? Maybe this will change your mind ... the Yarra Valley is home to amazing wine and local produce shopping. How is this different to a cellar door or grocer? Well, you're still in town, potentially on foot by this stage as your accommodation is nearby (or you have an excellent driver) and you're meandering up and down laneways and side streets. You're browsing shelves and benches filled with – not shoes and coats – but wine and delicious local produce. Yes ­– you're in heaven.

Point the car in the direction of Healesville. Take the Maroondah Highway at Lilydale and ‘shop’ the best of the Yarra Valley.

Stop on the way

If you love to discover somewhere on the way, try this

Stop off at Lillydale Lake to stretch your legs and enjoy the water. There may even be a little boat or two to watch (there's a boat ramp and sailing for non-powered boats up to 4.5 metres) or let the kids explore the amazing park area. Yarra Ranges Regional Museum is another option (check opening hours first) or have a coffee at one of the Lilydale cafes and bakeries.

Want to add some food to your Road Trip shenanigans? We recommend trying the delicious cheese at Yarra Valley Dairy and then visiting Punt Road Wines for a fantastic food and wine experience. Settle in with a glass of wine and build your own picnic lunch from their Picnic Pantry to enjoy in the covered Marquee Bar or garden grounds.

Along Maroondah Highway, there are so many food options with winery restaurants like Chandon, Coombe Yarra Valley, Oakridge and Rochford Wines. Only a quick turn off from the highway you'll love De Bortoli Yarra Valley Estate, Helen & Joey Estate, Tokar Estate, Coldstream Hills and Stones of the Yarra Valley.

We also recommend stopping at Yarra Valley Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery for a delicious chocolatey creation or dining at their cafe. With over 300 different varieties of hand-crafted chocolates, tastings and hands-on workshops (workshops need to be pre-booked), the hardest part is picking which items to take home with you!

Happy in Healesville

There’s no doubt the neighbours are fabulous in this high-quality precinct.

No.7 Healesville – 7 Lilydale Rd, Healesville – From the family behind Stones of the Yarra Valley and Meletos, No.7 is a state-of-the-art communal urban winery and restaurant with a fabulous wine list, that boasts a lively representation of new and emerging winemakers that are being nurtured through their young winemakers program.

Four Pillars Distillery – 2A Old Lilydale Rd, Healesville – Home base for the world’s best gin (yes we’re biased and yes they really did win that very award). Try a gin-tasting flight, buy your home supplies (gin, accessories and more) and watch behind-the-scenes action.

Head up the main street of Healesville for more local grapey brilliance.

Innocent Bystander – 316-334 Maroondah Highway, Healesville – It’s a cellar door, a café, a restaurant and a bar – modern and comfortable with an extensive range of best loved wines to enjoy or take home. Perfect match!

Giant Steps - 314 Maroondah Highway, Healesville - Awarded Winery of the Year and Best Pinot Noir at the 2025 Halliday Wine Companion Awards, Giant Steps' tasting room is open 7 days a week and after popping in for a glass or two, you will leave with some new wine knowledge and favourite wines to enjoy at home.

Across the mountain to Warburton

Slip across the mountains (a 25 min drive) and finish your day with wine and cheese by the Yarra River

Driving from Healesville to Warburton can be a spectacular immersion in nature if you take the Healesville–Koo Wee Rup Rd (C411) to the Warburton Highway and turn left at Woori Yallock. Regardless of the time of the year, you will be immersed in green fields. Pass through open pastures with cows grazing happily, and admire the beauty of symmetrically planted vineyards that reach out to touch the mountains and trees that fringe your view.

Take time to relish your arrival. Note the pristine waters of the Yarra River to your left as you approach the township. We suggest you stay the night here at The Alpine Hotel Warburton or one of the many accommodation options throughout town. On your next day, enjoy a walk along the river, a drive to the Ada Tree, Rainforest Gallery, Redwood Forest or Mt Donna Buang. Alternatively, explore the famous Lilydale to Warburton Rail Trail on foot or bike or if you're feeling adventurous, enjoy some mountain biking in the forests.

Make sure to visit Rayner's Orchard in Woori Yallock. Growing over 450 varieties of fruit, visit this working farm and delight in picking your own fruit. Tractor fruit tasting tours are available throughout the year, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, seven days a week. Blossom Tours run from mid-August to mid-September. There's always something in season!

Check out what fruits are in season and discover amazing farmgates throughout our region.

And never forget to reward your designated driver with a bottle (or a case) to take home and enjoy later.