Glenlyon is well known for its main street of old European trees lending an "Englishness" to the village and providing a cooling canopy in the heat of summer.

A reflection of the village as the location of many commuters to either Daylesford, Ballarat or even Melbourne and reflecting the fact that the locale is a popular retirement, weekender, holiday home or hobby farm location is that 44.1% are employed in professional or managerial roles with 13.9% as tradesmen and 21.9% as clerical or public servants.

Cattle and sheep are largely stocked throughout the district supplying meat products and wool to the local and global markets.

The contrast of green pastures, grazing livestock, bright red ploughed paddocks and golden stubble paddocks across the rolling countryside, make the scenery in the area very special to the locals and visitors alike.

The revitalised store, which is well utilised by tourists passing through does duty as a cafe with an outdoor eating area and selected groceries.

In 2017/18 a large amount of funding was received from Regional Development Victoria to renovate the Hall, which reopened in March 2018 to great acclaim.

[6] The nearby Glenlyon Recreation Reserve (in Dysart Street) is also the location of a mineral spring and picnic ground (like those that exist in Hepburn Springs but with no crowds) with a bore and hand pump allowing visitors to 'sample' for themselves the heavily mineralised water.