Cherries are a favorite fruit of all sizes, but they are expensive and boring to eat in the supermarket. In the cherry season, the best activity is to find a farm to pick its own. Not only can you eat cherry casually, experience the pleasure of picking, but also keep the children away from all kinds of screens and run in the fields.
The cherry picking season begins in mid-October and lasts until mid-February, but the best time is from late November to Christmas. Here's a summary of the best cherry-picking farms around Sydney, just two hours away from Sydney!
Yangzhen (Young) is undoubtedly Australia's cherry capital, and the National Cherry Festival is the highlight of the cherry capital. Every year it is held on the first weekend of December, November 30-December 2 this year.
This is a very interesting holiday event, eating cherry pie competition and throwing cherry kernel show (The Cherry Spitting competition) is the most popular program.
Young has nine cherry gardens open to the public.
1. Ballinaclash Orchard & Cellar Door
The orchards in Young, the cherry capital, are ideal for picking, picking cherries at $7 a kilogram. In addition, you can participate in cherry pie making courses, taste wine or enjoy exquisite products including cherry ice cubes, jam and ice cream.
Address: 4321-4335 Olympic Hwy, Young
Phone: 02 6382 3696
Opening Hours: 7 Days during cherry season. Saturday & Sunday: 8am to 5pm; Monday to Friday: 9am to 5pm
https://ballinaclash.com.au/
2. Allambie Orchard
Located in the south of Young (about 3. 5 hours' drive from Sydney), it is ideal for picking.
If you pay $5, you can eat it if you don't pick it, just take beautiful photos. 50% of the farm's income goes to Motor.
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Address: 3725 Olympic Highway, Wombat
Phone：041 846 2821
Season: 10th November 2018 to season end (roughly Dec 31 excluding Xmas day).
http://www.allambieorchard.com/
3. Main Range Orchard
Address: 920 Boundary Road Young
Phone: 02 6384 3285
Opening Hours: Open every weekend from 8am to 5pm during cherry season (from 28 Nov 2015). During the week by arrangement.
http://mainrangeorchard.com.au/
4. Wombat Heights Orchard
Address: Back Wombat Road, Wombat
Phone: 02 6384 3208
Opening Hours: Open every day of the year. In cherry season open from 8am – 6pm.
http://www.wombatheights.com.au/
5. Hill-Lock Orchard
You'll like this farm in Wombat, an amazing hilltop area. Their main fruits are cherries, but they also have plums, peaches, nectarines, apricots, figs and olives, depending on the season. You can also visit orchards and packaging facilities and taste truly fresh crispy cherries.
Address: 78 Racecreek Road, Wombat
Phone: 043 994 7727
Opening Hours: Open 7 days a week until Christmas Day
https://www.facebook.com/hilltopscherries/
6. Glenn Mohr Farm
Address: 4249 Olympic Highway, Young
Phone: 0481 355 543
7. Willayoung Orchard
Address: 191 Willawong St, Young
Phone: 02 6382 2910
http://www.fruitwithflavour.com.au/index.html
8. Eastlake’s Family Tree – Fairfields Orchard
Address: 3923 Olympic Hwy, Young
Phone: 02 6384 3403
http://www.fairfieldsorchard.com.au/
9. Valley Fresh Cherries and Stone Fruit
Address: 4179 Olympic Highway, Young
Phone: 02 6384 3221
http://www.valleyfreshcherries.com.au/
In addition to the nine big fields in Young, the places where cherries can be picked are:
George and Sue's Cherry Farm & Produce
This is the nearest cherry farm to Sydney, just a two-hour drive from Bathurst (Bathurst), picking cherries at $10 kg.
Address: 7 Melrose Drive, Raglan
Season: Late November-December
