Melbourne ushered in another once-in-a-year picking season. Picking fruit on a farm can not only breathe fresh air, but also feel the charm of nature. Picking cherries / strawberries with three or five friends or family members should definitely be one of the things you have to experience in the summer.
Drive to the Yarra Valley & Dandenong Ranges, just an hour from Melbourne's CBD, and you can pick someone you want on a weekend date and have a nice weekend cherry-picking party.
Nine farm orchards are your choice. Fruit shines in the sun, sweet and fresh. Read the editor this Melbourne summer picking full introduction, on this weekend, let's go!
Recommendation of Yarra Valley Nine characteristic Mano
▽Big Fella Cherries
Picking fruit: cherries
Big Fella Cherries cherries have matured to the full of branches, the large cherry flesh is full, you can pick the delicious cherry yourself with a wave of your hand ~ pick the fruit, go to see the lovely animals of the manor, and have a good close contact with nature!
Address: 38 Boundary Road, Coldstream 3770
Tel: 0425 774,649
Open hours: 10am-5pm (Nov-Dec),) other times on Friday-Sunday.
▽Blue Hills Berries & Cherries
Picked fruits: Cherry, Strawberry, Raspberry, Blackberry, Bowen Raspberry, Poplar Strawberry, Roganberry
A rich variety of berries are grown here, and if you have a passion for plum fruit, come to Blue Hills Berries to enjoy the taste impact of a variety of flavours. The villa is located at the foot of the Dandenong mountain, and the picturesque scenery is perfect for picnics. Now that cherries, strawberries have begun, raspberries and cherries will mature after mid-November.
Address: 27 Parker Rd & 30 Chapman Rd, Silvan 3795
Tel: 9737 9400
Open time: 9am-5pm every day (November-April of the next year)
▽CHAPPIES
Picking fruit: cherry, strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, berry
Chappies Orchard, which has more than 70 years of history of growing cherries and berries, offers more than 20 kinds of cherries, more than 10 kinds of strawberries, raspberries and blackberries, and most notably all cherry trees have rain shields to avoid weather damage. So every cherry can guarantee better quality. In addition to picking this year, there is also Chappies exclusive homemade jam to buy yo!
Address: 21 Parker Road,Silvan 3795
Tel: 9737 9400
Open hours: daily 9am-5pm (November-January of the following year)
▽Cherryhill Orchards
Picking fruit: cherries
Cherryhill Orchards's picking service is very user-friendly, and you will have a professional on the way to explain how good or bad cherries are. You can pick the ripe fruit and eat it again and again, while enjoying the beautiful scenery of Yarra velley. In addition, their Strawberry Ice Cream is also a super-delicious summer to deal with the "weapon."
Address: 474 Queens Rd, Wandin East3139
Tel: 5964 4235
Open hours: daily 9am-5pm (mid-November-mid-January)
▽Yarra Valley Gateway Estate
Picking fruit: strawberries
One of the most distinctive features of Yarra Valley Gateway Estate's strawberries is growing them indoors, and no longer having to worry about the sun when picking them. In addition to picking strawberries, the estate also has strawberry juice, coffee and other drinks to enjoy oh ~
Address: 667 Maroondah Hwy,Coldstream 3770
Tel: 97390568
Open hours: daily 10am-5pm throughout the year (except public holidays)
▽JAY'S BERRIES
Picking fruit: blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, vegetables
Dozens of different kinds of plum grow in this beautiful JAY'S BERRIES manor, picking berries to gain insight. In addition, in addition to strawberries, there are many fresh vegetables can also be picked in the manor ~ eat fruit and bring home some vegetables, the end of a pleasant weekend ~
Address: 140 Wandin Creek Road Wandin East VIC 3139
Tel: 5964 4451
Opening hours: Sunday-Friday 9am-5pm (October-April of the following year)
▽Rayner's Orchard
Picking fruit: peach, nectarine, apricot, plum, citrus, kiwifruit, guava, pomegranate.
Rayner's Orchard grows hundreds of fruits and ripens different fruits throughout the year. In addition to picking, you can feel the real farm work, learn to make canned fruit fun. The labor experience can go home with a cup of coffee and a bottle of jam.
Address: 60 Schoolhouse Rd, Woori Yallock
Tel: 03 5964 7654
From January to April, from 9 am to 5 pm, from May to December, from 9 am to 4 pm.
▽Strawberry Springs
Picking fruit: strawberries
Strawberry Springs's strawberries are famous for their rich taste. With the beauty of Warburton, pick off the delicious strawberries and enjoy the beauty of the moment.
Address: 35 McNamara's Road,Millgrove 37799
Tel: 5966 2070
Open hours: daily 9am-4.30pm (mid-November-April)
THE CHERRY BOYS picking fruit: cherries, figs
The manor run by the two young men has a variety of cherries and plucks mature cherries every day to ensure their freshness and quality. The most distinctive thing is that you can rent any of the fruit trees in this manor, and no one else can pick your fruit, except for yourself.
Address: 34 / 36 Hunter Road Wandin East VIC 3139
Tel: 0419 897,938