Towne Centre: what's open early with kids

Towne Centre on Valley Brook Ave is Lyndhurst's rainy-morning errands lot: a 24-hour Dunkin' anchors it, and from 8–9:30 you can knock out Walgreens, Dollar Tree, and TJ Maxx in one dry loop without moving the car. The one catch is Bergen County's Sunday blue laws — the non-food stores are closed Sundays, though the Dunkin' and Walgreens pharmacy run seven days.

Inside info

The 24-hour Dunkin' (425 Valley Brook Ave) is the anchor — a warm seat and a bathroom at any hour, drive-thru too.
Bergen County Sunday blue laws close the non-food stores (TJ Maxx, Dollar Tree) on Sundays — but the Dunkin' and the Walgreens pharmacy stay open, so a Sunday coffee-and-pharmacy run still works.
One big shared lot with a clock tower — easy parking, and everything's a short stroller push apart.
TJ Maxx has a toy and kids' section; Dollar Tree is the cheap browse — together they're a fine half-hour before the 10am spots.

Open 24h · the anchor

The Dunkin' never closes — the reason this lot is useful at any hour.

Open 24 hours, daily Coffee & breakfast

Dunkin'

Open 24 hours at 425 Valley Brook Ave — the anchor of the plaza and the fallback when it's 5:30am and you just need a warm seat, a bathroom, and a Munchkin. Drive-thru for the days you don't unbuckle everyone.

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8–9 AM · pharmacy & the dollar store

A dry indoor lap opens up — a pharmacy and a cheap browse.

8:00 AM, daily Browse & roam

Walgreens

The plaza pharmacy — a dry indoor lap with a seasonal-toy and snack aisle and a clean bathroom stop. As a pharmacy it opens earlier and runs Sundays (unlike the retail neighbors), but confirm the exact open time for your day.

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9:00 AM (Mon–Sat) Browse & roam

Dollar Tree

A cheap, bright browse full of little things a kid wants to look at — a low-stakes way to fill a half hour. Opens around 9am; closed Sundays under the Bergen blue laws, and the exact weekday open is worth a confirm.

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9:30 AM · TJ Maxx

The big-box browse opens — wide aisles and a toy section.

9:30 AM (Mon–Sat; closed Sun) Browse & roam

T.J. Maxx

Opens 9:30 — wide aisles, a toy and kids' section, and an easy indoor walk-around to cap the plaza loop. Closed Sundays under Bergen County's blue laws, so it's a Monday–Saturday plan.

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Towne Centre is the big open-air plaza on Valley Brook Ave in Lyndhurst (the one with the clock tower), and it's a genuinely useful stop in the 6–10am gap — not a destination morning, but the place to combine a coffee with a dry indoor lap on a cold or rainy day. The Dunkin' here is open 24 hours, and by mid-morning the pharmacy, the dollar store, and TJ Maxx give a toddler a low-stakes walk-around. Here's the plaza, sorted by opening time. (For a proper morning outing, pair it with DeKorte Park or the Town Hall Park playground nearby — see the Lyndhurst guide.)

Common questions

What time does Towne Centre in Lyndhurst open?

It's a stack. The Dunkin' at 425 Valley Brook Ave is open 24 hours. Walgreens opens around 8, Dollar Tree around 9, and TJ Maxx at 9:30. So there's a warm coffee any hour, and a full indoor errands loop by 9:30 on weekdays.

Is Towne Centre open on Sundays?

Partly. Lyndhurst is in Bergen County, where Sunday blue laws close most non-food retail — so TJ Maxx and Dollar Tree are shut Sundays. But the 24-hour Dunkin' and the Walgreens pharmacy both run Sundays, so a Sunday coffee-and-pharmacy stop still works; save the discount-store browse for Monday–Saturday.

Is Towne Centre worth it with young kids?

As a rainy-day errands loop, yes — a 24-hour Dunkin', a pharmacy, a dollar store, and TJ Maxx (with a toy section) all in one lot, a short stroller push apart. It's not a destination outing, though; for a real morning, pair it with DeKorte Park's boardwalk or the Town Hall Park playground nearby (both in the Lyndhurst guide).