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Millgrove is one of a number of villages dotted along the Warburton Highway right next to the boutique weekend retreat of Warburton. Surrounded by state forests and expansive rural valleys Millgrove offers a scenic and healthy lifestyle to raise a family or escape from suburbia. Only 30 minutes drive from Lilydale station and only 45 minutes drive from Eastlink, it is an easy commute to Ringwood, Box Hill, the CBD and even Frankston. The cafes in Warburton (5 minutes away) are a gourmet delight. Take a tour of the local wineries and sample fresh-caught trout and feshly picked berries. The bakery in Millgrove has the yummiest and most-generously filled jam doughnuts I have ever tasted. The local glazier is a stained glass artist- so when you want a pane replaced he can do it in etched glass with a custom design pattern. 15 minutes away is the regional hub of Yarra Junction with a gym and pool and the best fish and chips in Melbourne. 5 minutes down the road from Millgrove is the old farming village of Wesburn with victorian houses and the famous Sam Knott pub "I allus have one at eleven"- the pub has a beautiful bay window where you can see the valley rolling between the mountain ranges as you sample a tasty sirloin with a fine local red... The Yarra river flows through Warburton and Millgrove and is crystal clean with rock pools rapids and copious waterfowl- lovely place for a swim on a hot summer's day. Mount Donna Buang sits behind Warburton and is snow-capped in winter and always running wild with lyrebirds. Mount Baw Baw is only 1 hours drive away and Melbourne's nearest snow fields at Lake Mountain is only 45 minutes drive. For an affordable tree-change that means you don't have to sacrifice your 'Melbourne' world this is the place to live. Where else in Melbourne can you purchase a 3-bedroom house on a large block with magnificent views for under $250,000? Oh yes and the local recycling depot has the most magnificent views of mountains and valleys- doing the paper dump has never been such a magical and life-affirming experience.