Locations for Pick Your Own Fruit Farms in Melbourne and Victoria

There are a large number of places to pick your own fruit around Melbourne and across Victoria. There is a wide variety of fruit you can pick including blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, sweet and sour cherries, boysenberries, youngberries, blackberries, loganberries and brambleberries. Yummmm.

So find a container for the fruit, put on sturdy footwear, get a hat, sunscreen and head off for a yummylishish experience.

Here are some places which offer U-Pick around Melbourne and regional Victoria (the information has been updated for the 2023/24 season).

Yarra Ranges Area (outer east and north east area of Melbourne)

Blue Hills Berries and Cherries, Silvan
Fruits: Cherries, Strawberries, Raspberries, Boysenberries, Youngberries, Blackberries, Loganberries and Blueberries
Season: Cherries (Late Nov - Jan), Strawberries (Nov to Dec again Feb to Mar), Raspberries (Mid Nov to Jan, then again in early Mar), Boysenberries (Mid Dec -Early Jan). Youngberries (Mid Dec), Blackberries (Mid Dec - Jan), Loganberries (Early Dec), Blueberries (Dec- Jan)
Cost: For berries, entry includes all you can eat berries whilst in the orchard. Berries that you pick to take home are weighed and paid for upon exit. Entry is $15 for Adult, $7.50 for Child (5-14 years) and Under 5 Free. On-line booking not required, simply check the fruit report & then buy your tickets at the door. Strawberries: $10 per Kg (weighed upon exit), Blueberries & raspberries: $16 per kg (weighed upon exit).

For cherries, entry includes all you can eat cherries whilst in the orchard. Cherries that you pick to take home are weighed and paid for upon exit. Picking buckets are free to hire and there is a picking demonstration. There are three sessions per day and a session needs to be booked.
Weekday entry is $15 for Adult, $13.50 for Concession, $7.50 for Child (5-14 years) and Under 5 Free. Weekend & Public Holiday entry is $18 for Adult, $16.50 for Concession, $9 for Child (5-14 years) and Under 5 Free. Cherries: $15.00 Kg (weighed & paid for upon exit).
Phone: (03) 9737 9400

Big Fella Cherries, Coldstream
Fruits: Cherries
Season: Friday, Saturday and Sunday from mid November to early January 10am - 5pm (closed Christmas Day)
Cost: Admission is $14 week days and $17 Saturday and Sunday, children $7.50 and under 5 free, Upick cherries are $16.50/kg
Phone: 0425 774 649

Castella Blueberry Farm, Castella
Fruits: Blueberries
Season: January and February. Open Saturday & Sunday from 8am to 5pm during the harvesting season.
Cost: No entry cost, $18/kg
Phone: (03) 5962 9312

Cherry Haven, Wandin East
Fruits: Cherries
Season: From mid Nov
Cost: Entry is $18 for Adult, $9 for Child (4 - 13 years) and 3 & under 3 free. Cherries are $14 per Kilo. If you buy more than 5kg per person, we will give you a free entry card for next time. You can taste & eat cherries as you pick. Find the ones you like the best, and pick those to purchase.
Phone: N/A

Cherryhill Orchards, Wandin East
Fruits: Cherries
Season: Nov - Jan
Cost: Entry Price for 2 hours on weekdays (which includes eating as many cherries as you like on site) is Adult (14 years and over): $21.50, Children (4-13 years): $12.00, Family (2 Adults & 3 Children): $55, Infants (3 years & under): free. Entry Price for 2 hours on weekends (which includes eating as many cherries as you like on site) is Adult (14 years and over): $25, Children (4-13 years): $14, Family (2 Adults & 3 Children): $65, Infants (3 years & under): free. Cherries (that you take home) are $10 per kilo.
Notes: Sell a range of alcoholic cherry drinks including cherry spritzer, wine, beer, porter and cider. A Blossom Festival in held in late September/early October.
Phone: (03) 5964 4235 / 1300 CHERRY (243 779)

Cherryhill Orchards, Coldstream
Fruits: Cherries
Season: Nov - Jan
Cost: Entry Price for 2 hours on weekdays (which includes eating as many cherries as you like on site) is Adult (14 years and over): $21.50, Children (4-13 years): $12.00, Family (2 Adults & 3 Children): $55, Infants (3 years & under): free. Entry Price for 2 hours on weekends (which includes eating as many cherries as you like on site) is Adult (14 years and over): $25, Children (4-13 years): $14, Family (2 Adults & 3 Children): $65, Infants (3 years & under): free. Cherries (that you take home) are $10 per kilo.
Notes: Sell a range of cherry products.
Phone: (03) 5964 4235 / 1300 CHERRY (243 779)

Fielderberry Farm U-pick Berry Farm, Cockatoo
Fruits: Blueberries, raspberries, thornless blackberries
Season: From November through to May
Cost: Not known
Phone: 0409 846 419

Folly Farm Blueberries, Olinda
Fruits: Blueberries
Season: Early Jan to end of Feb. Generally open 6 days a week, however this can vary with weather and availability. 9am - 4pm. U-pick is by appointment only.
Cost: Entry: $22 per adult (this pays for the first kilo of berries per person). Blueberries are $22/kg there after. Children 5-15 years - Entry fee $11 per child. This pays for the first 500g. $22 per kilo thereafter.
Notes: No prams/bags in blueberry fields. No cafe or picnic area although close to the National Rhododendron Gardens which has free entry and magnificent gardens and a cafe. Frozen Blueberries are available year round (call ahead to arrange pick up).
Phone: (03) 9751 2184 (business hours only)

Higham Blueberries, Kinglake Central
Fruits: Blueberries
Season: From mid December to February
Cost: $18/kg
Phone: (03) 5786 1297

Jay Berries, Wandin East
Fruits: Mainly strawberries. Some raspberries, blackberries and blueberries plus vegetables.
Season: Strawberries (Nov to Apr), blueberries (Dec to Jan), raspberries (late Feb), blackberries (mid Dec to mid Mar), vegetables (Oct to Apr)
Cost: To enter the fields an entry fee must be purchased, this covers any taste testing of the fruit. Entry fee is Adults (15 years and above): $10, Children (4-14 years): $5, Children under 4 years: Free.

Upick prices:
Strawberries = $8/kg
Blueberries = $15/kg
Raspberries = $13/kg
Blackberries = $13/kg
Vegetables = Pricing varies, check board when you arrive.
Phone: (03) 5964 4451

Kinglake Raspberries, Kinglake
Fruits: Raspberries
Season: Early Dec - end Jan and late Mar - Jun
Cost: Pick Your Own is $25/kg (1kg is about 8 punnets from your greengrocer). Pre-Picked is $35/kg. No entry fee.
Notes: Open between seasons for sales of frozen berries, jams, sauces, cordials and vinegars.
Phone: (03) 5786 5360

Rayners Orchard, Woori Yallock
Fruits: 450 varieties of fruit including peaches, nectarines, plums, apricots, tamarillo, pomegranate, persimmon, figs, pepino, feijoa, guava, kiwi fruit, dutch medlar and various citrus
Season: Fruit tours are available all year and U Pick is available most of the year.
Cost: Note: This farm is different from other fruit farms that offers U Pick - due to the large quantity of fruit varieties on our farm, you need to take a fruit tasting tour with one of the farm guides, in order to find the trees with fruit ready for picking and tasting. U Pick is therefore not available without taking the Fruit Tasting Adventure Tour.

Fruit Tasting Adventure Tour prices - Adult: $38.50, Seniors & Children aged 6+: $32.50, Junior Kids aged 2-5: $7.50, Little Kids: Free. All fruit picked on tour to take away is weighed at the end of the tour and starts at $5 per kg.
Phone: (03) 5964 7654

Summerberries Blueberry Farm, Glenburn
Fruits: Blueberries
Season: Mid Dec to early Feb. Open on some days of the week.
Cost: There is an entry fee of $5 per adult or $10 per family. Less than 2kg picked is $20 per kg, 2 to 5kg picked is $18 per kg, 5kg and over is $16 per kg.
Notes: Shady picnic ground with tables and seats. Bring your own lunch.
Phone: (03) 5797 8386 during season / (03) 9427 8056 other times

Yarra Valley Gateway Estate, Coldstream
Fruits: Strawberries (grown in greenhouse and outdoors)
Season: Most of the year. Open 9am- 5pm 7 days.
Cost: Free entry. Fruit is $16/kg.
Notes: Farmgate with a range of fruit and vegetables for sale including basil pots (between Sep - May), beans, blueberries, brussel sprouts, capsicums, figs, mandarins, pears, raspberries (early Dec to Mar), strawberries (mid Oct until late May). The farmgate also sells a range of cuts of free range and dry aged beef, chocolate dipped strawberries, gourmet relish and jam and a selection of high-end goods from boutique producers. There is a cafe which specialises in home-cooking.
Phone: (03) 9739 0568

Apteds Orchards, Arthurs Creek
Fruits: Apples and pears
Season: There is U-pick one weekend per month during February to May. See social media for u-pick dates.
Cost: Free entry for kids under 13. Adults are $15 entry which includes 1kg of fruit. The fruit is then priced at $5 per kg for the fruit picked. Visitors can eat as much fruit as they like while they are picking.
Phone: (03) 9714 8201

Shire of Cardinia (outer south east area of Melbourne)

Avonsleigh Berries, Avonsleigh
Fruits: Blueberries and sour cherries. Raspberries are available as gate sales only.
Season: From 27th December until sold out (booking is essential)
Cost: Check current prices when registering.
Phone: (03) 5968 2650

Emily Hill Farm, Dewhurst
Fruits: Organic blueberries
Season: From Dec to Feb (available to registered customers and locals)
Cost: Check current prices when registering.
Phone: (03) 5944 3971

Sherwood Park Orchard, Bunyip
Fruits: Apples
Season: April - June
Cost: Around $3/kg depending on quantity purchased.
Notes: There is a cafe on site.
Phone: (03) 5629 5139

Mornington Peninsula (south east area of Melbourne)

Ripe 'N' Ready Cherry Farm, Red Hill
Fruits: Sweet and Sour Cherries
Season: Nov - end Jan
Cost: Entry prices (includes all-you-can-eat cherries in the orchard) is Adult (15+ years): $20, Children (3-15 years): $10, Children under 3 years: free, Family pass (2 adults, 2 children): $50. Cherries (that you take home) are $15-$20/kg per kilo. Surcharges apply for public holidays.
Notes: Can buy freshly picked cherries, silvanberries, raspberries, boysenberries, marionberries, blueberries and red and black currants. Trout fishing in a pond is available by appointment.
Phone: (03) 5989 2578 / 0419 561 806

Rocky Creek Strawberry Farm, Main Ridge
Fruits: Strawberries
Season: Nov to Apr, 10am-5pm
Cost: Adults $12 (includes 500gm strawberries), Children (4-12 years): $6 (includes 250gm strawberries), Children under 4 years are free, Family (2 adults & 2 children): $30
Notes: Farm made ice-creams and desserts available in the on-site cafe.
Phone: (03) 5955 3500

The Bramble Farm, Langwarrin
Fruits: Brambleberries and Raspberries
Season: Nov - Apr
Cost: Price TBD
Notes: Meet Lilly and Billy the mini ponies. Also sell conserves, marmalades, jellies, chutneys, pickles, sauces and lemon butter.
Phone: (03) 9776 7018

Geelong (south west area of Melbourne)

Lomas Orchards, Wallington
Fruits: Strawberries. A wide range of fruit and vegetables are available from the store also.
Season: Strawberries are (generally) available between the months of November - May.
Cost: Pay for what you pick. $15/kg.
Phone: 0438 503 993

Pennyroyal Raspberry Farm, Murroon
Fruits: Raspberries, Brambleberries, Youngberries, Boysenberries, Marionberries, Strawberries, Jostaberries, Loganberries and red and black currants
Season: Start Dec-mid Jan. Open 7 days a week 10am - 5pm.
Cost: $32/kg.
Phone: (03) 5236 3238
Notes: There is an on-site cafe and there are alpacas for sale (not jumpers but animals).

Surf Coast Strawberry Fields, Mount Duneed
Fruits: Strawberries
Season: Nov - Apr. Open 7 days a week 9:30am - 5pm during the season.
Cost: Entry includes a punnet to fill. Adults: $7 for a 500gm punnet or $12 for a 1kg punnet, children: $3 for a 250gm punnet, under 3yrs are free, Family Value Pack: $18 for 2 x 500gm punnets plus 2 x 250gm punnets (total 1.5kg)
Farm fresh sales - pre picked 1kg punnet: $12, pre picked 4kg tray: $40
Phone: N/A

Tuckerberry Hill Blueberries, Drysdale
Fruits: Strawberries and Blueberries
Season: Blueberries (from mid Dec to late Jan), Strawberries (from late Oct to late Dec and late Feb to Late Mar). Open every day between 20 December and 30 January from 9am - 9.30pm, except Christmas Day. Other times open weekends.
Cost: No entry fee, blueberries prices TBD, strawberries are $12/kg.
Phone: (03) 5251 3468

Shire of Moorabool (outer west area of Melbourne)

Naturipe Fruits Farm, Bacchus Marsh
Fruits: Strawberries, cherries, stone fruits and apples
Season: Strawberry: Mid October to end of May, Cherry: Mid-November to January, Peach and nectarine: December and January, Apple: February to May
Cost:
Strawberry: Entry - Free, $14/kg
Cherry: Entry - Adult: $8 Child: $5, $13/kg
Peach and nectarine: Entry - Free, Peaches $4/kg and Nectarines $4/kg
Apple: Entry - Free, $3.50/kg
Phone: 0419 340 363

Paynes Orchards, Bacchus Marsh
Fruits: Apples, cherries, apricots, nectarines, peaches, plums, raspberries, strawberries and silvanberries
Season: Apples (late Feb to early May), cherries (late Nov - mid Dec), sour cherries (late Dec), apricots (mid Dec to Jan), nectarines and peaches (mid Dec to Feb), plums (Jan) and berries (Dec to Feb).
Cost: Entry is $5 (12+ years) and $2 children (3-11 years). No eating in the orchard. Fruit is priced per kg. Cherries are $30/kg. Other fruit TBD.
Phone: (03) 5367 2548

Regional Victoria

For those willing to venture further afield, some areas outside Melbourne where you can also Pick Your Own include:

Buninyong - Buninyong Blueberry Farm (Blueberries. 120km north west of Melbourne)
Eganstown - Morningswood Farm (Strawberries and range of cane berries. 125km north west of Melbourne)
Gellibrand - Shoebridge Blueberry Farm (Blueberries. 180km south west of Melbourne)
Gellibrand - Otway Blueberries (Blueberries. 180km south west of Melbourne)
Gellibrand - The Little Organic Paddock (Organic blueberries and strawberries. 180km south west of Melbourne)
Glen Forbes - Maccas Farm Pick Your Own Strawberry Field (Strawberries. 108km south east of Melbourne)
Harrietville - Feathertop Blueberries (Blueberries. 350km north east of Melbourne)
Koonoomoo - The Big Strawberry (Strawberries. 260km north of Melbourne)
Powelltown - Little Yarra Fruit (Blueberries TBD. 80km east of Melbourne)
Scotsburn - Thistleberry Farm (Blueberries. 115km north west of Melbourne)
Stanley - High Grove Chestnut & Berry Farm (Chestnuts, cherries, berries. 300km north east of Melbourne)
Timboon - Berry World Strawberries and blueberries (220km south west of Melbourne)
Trafalgar South - Sunny Creek Organic Berry Farm (Wide range of berries and fruit. Sell a wide range of products direct from the farm gate including jams, jellies, toppings, salad vinegar, cordial and tomato sauce. Also sell a wide range of frozen berries direct from the farm gate all year round. 130km south east of Melbourne)
Wooragee - Beechworth Berries (Strawberries. 295km north east of Melbourne)

Some tips for your visit:

It's highly recommended to phone farms ahead of your visit to check fruit availability.
Most of the farms are cash only.
Take closed shoes (gumboots if it is wet), a hat, sunscreen and water.
Once picked, don't leave your berries in the sun; find a shady spot so they'll stay fresh.
Go early and avoid the heat and crowds. Some places also get picked out early.
Wash your berries before use but only wash what you are about to eat - berries hold water and spoil faster once washed.
Store your berries in the refrigerator, but they taste the best when eaten at room temperature.
Place your berries in an opened container. This air flow is important to improve the longevity of your fruit
To keep cherries fresh (and the trees healthy) you need to pick the cherries with their stalk or stem attached.
Dogs are not permitted on farms.
Most places do not have toilets.

Fruit Picking Schedule (berries)

Fruit Picking Schedule (other fruit)

Web Links

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