Must-see shopping in Great Ocean Road

  • Rip Curl Surf Factory Outlet

    Great Ocean Road

    Rip Curl's shiny main outlet is in Surf City Plaza, but head round the back to the industrial estate for the factory outlet, where you'll get 30% off the…

  • Exterior shot of Lorne Beach Books on Lorne's main street.

    Lorne Beach Books

    Great Ocean Road

    A top bookstore that stocks an interesting and varied collection of new-release fiction. Also good for kids' books.

  • Geelong Vintage Market

    Geelong

    The sprawling Geelong Vintage Market is set within a historic woollen-mill complex, where you'll find several buildings full of antiques, collectables and…

  • Fletcher Jones Market

    Warrnambool

    The iconic Fletcher Jones clothing factory – recognisable by its 40m-high orb-topped water tower – now houses a sprawling, eclectic mix of collectables…

  • Paper Nautilus Bookstore

    Great Ocean Road

    A rambling secondhand bookshop in a building dating from 1852, Paper Nautilus has an excellent selection covering all genres. It's of most interest for…

  • 135 Gallery

    Bellarine Peninsula

    The small home gallery of local artist Pip Williams features her vibrant lino prints of mostly local scenes, as well as hand-knitted alpaca jumpers,…

  • Book Bird

    Geelong

    Fiercely independent, knowledgable staff and a great selection of fiction and non-fiction titles – this is everything a good bookstore should be.

  • Quiksilver Factory Outlet

    Great Ocean Road

    A big-name surf brand founded in Torquay back in the day, Quiksilver has its main showroom in Torquay, as well as this factory outlet full of bargains.

  • Barwon Heads Winestore

    Bellarine Peninsula

    Excellent boutique bottle shop specialising in Bellarine wines, local craft beers and Australian-distilled spirits.

  • Spence

    Great Ocean Road

    An endearing boutique featuring locally designed items and wonderful handmade Great Ocean Road–themed pieces.

  • Real Music Vinyl

    Geelong

    Very cool indie record shop specialising in underground, non-mainstream vinyl, CDs and books.

  • Manzanillo Olive Grove

    Bellarine Peninsula

    Dunk bread into samples of cold-pressed extra-virgin and chilli-infused olive oils.

  • Lighthouse Olive Oil

    Bellarine Peninsula

    Along with cheese, nothing better complements a day of wine tasting than olives, and here you can sample estate-grown Kalamatas, along with 10 varieties…

  • Portland Fish Market

    Great Ocean Road

    The spot to pick up fresh seafood, with a great selection of locally caught fish, lobster, mussels, prawns, abalone and squid. It's one mainly for those…

  • Bellarine Smoked Fish Company

    Bellarine Peninsula

    An interesting stop along Bellarine's taste trail is this no-frills New Zealand–owned shop selling smoked fish prepared using traditional techniques. Pick…

  • How Bazaar

    Geelong

    Along the main thoroughfare as you arrive in Geelong, this huge emporium stocks antiques and collectables.