Warratina Lavender Farm (Wandin North)
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Warratina Lavender Farm is situated one hour from Melbourne at the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges, in the beautiful Yarra Valley. The family business takes pride in producing home-grown lavender products.
Warratina boasts acres of lavender where visitors are invited to stroll along the different rows of species, breathe the fresh country air, and enjoy the display gardens and views of distant hills across the Yarra Ranges. Refreshments and a selection of products are available from the gift store in the Lavender Cottage Tea Rooms. Families and groups are welcome to enjoy the picnic areas and disabled facilities are provided with available coach parking near all facilities.
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Free from February to September
Raspberry Picking
All-you-can-eat raspberry picking is available at Warratina Lavender Farm for a limited time only (before before Christmas). Typically conditions are:
Review:
Visitors need to make a decision on the best time to visit. The most spectacular time, when rows of lavender are in bloom, is between mid November and early January. At this time of the year the entry fee is $10 per person with kids under 12 free. From February there is no admission fee but there is only a few rows of lavender maintained in bloom. The Warratina website clearly states how much lavender is in flower.
We found it quite a nice place to visit. Wander among the lavender plants and crush some lavender between your fingers to experience the intense aroma.
There is a tea room with indoor and outdoor seating, toilets and some very pleasant cottage gardens.
The tea room serves breakfast, lunch, drinks and some sweets such as homemade lavender scones, lavender honey ice-cream and lavender shortbread biscuits. The tea room has a range of lavender products for sale. Overall the prices were high.
The garden tables, which are reserved for patrons of the tea house, are made from old farm equipment. There is also a row of old farm machinery on display along the road.
Raspberries are also grown on site and were sold in 500g tubs.
There is a small nursery which sells lavender plants (2 inch pots were $5 and 5 inch pots were $12.50).
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Location
105 Quayle Road, Wandin North 3139 Map
✆ (03) 5964 4650 / 0417 589 231
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Web Links
→ www.warratinalavender.com.au
→ Warratina Lavender Farm on Facebook
→ The Best Family Activities in the Dandenong Ranges
