Blue Hills Berries and Cherries
Silvan · Dandenong Ranges
About an hour east of Melbourne
- Season
- Nov-Jan; Nov-Feb
- Price
- Cherry Blossom Show from $15
- Open
- 9am-4:30pm daily during season
- Booking
- Booking required
These 31 Australian pick-your-own farms welcome leashed dogs, including Blue Hills Berries and Cherries, Curlew Ridge Flower Farm and Hillwood Berries. Compare their crops, seasons, prices and booking in the table below, then call ahead — details change with the season.
Always confirm each farm's current dog policy before you go, keep dogs leashed, and give other pickers and any farm animals a wide berth.
| Farm | Status | Typical season | Entry / price | Booking | Kids | Drive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Hills Berries and Cherries | In season | Nov-Jan; Nov-Feb | Cherry Blossom Show from $15; U-Pick cherries from $18 adult / $9 kid (4+); weekday/weekend pricing varies | Booking required | Yes | About an hour east of Melbourne |
| Curlew Ridge Flower Farm | In season | Aug-May (pick-your-own open days) | WeTeachMe booking listing prices pick-your-own sessions 'from $25.00' per person for a 2-hour session (price likely varies by flower quantity/vase size; exact tiers not confirmed). | Booking required | Yes | In the Sunshine Coast hinterland north of Brisbane |
| Hillwood Berries | In season | Oct-May | Historically around $5 per punnet (~500g); pay for what you pick, confirm current pricing on site | — | Yes | In the Tamar Valley around Launceston |
| Hunter Valley Sunflowers | In season | Jan-May (opens for select bloom windows, e.g. Anzac Day weekend, school holidays; dates vary by year and weather) | Around $5 entry for adults (kids free/under 16 free per some sources), plus per-stem pricing (roughly $3/stem reported); some sources describe entry fee plus per-stem purchase | Booking recommended | Yes | About 2 hours north of Sydney |
| Lilyvale Flower Farm | In season | Seasonal fields opened first in Jan 2024; as of this verification (18 Jul 2026) the 2026 sunflower season is already finished, next season expected 2027 — exact opening dates announced via social media each year, weather/rainfall dependent, each field blooms for roughly two weekends; Seasonal cut-flower field (started late 2024); pick-your-own sessions run periodically through the growing season, subject to what's in bloom, tickets released online each Wednesday for the coming weekend | Sunflower fields: $15/adult, $5/child, $40/family (3+ children); cash and eftpos accepted at entrance, no pre-booking needed. Separate cut-flower Pick Your Own sessions: $30/ticket (includes a jar to keep and snips to borrow), booked online in advance (e.g. a 'Sunday 29th March - Pick Your Own Flowers' session was listed at $30, since sold out). | — | Yes | On the Darling Downs around Toowoomba, about 90 minutes west of Brisbane |
| Pick Your Own Oranges Dooralong (Cedar Farm) | In season | Jul-Dec (weekends in winter, peak Nov-Dec and Jul-Oct) | Pay for what you pick (per kg/bag pricing at gate) | No booking needed | Yes | About 90 minutes north of Sydney |
| Rocky Creek Strawberry Farm | In season | Nov-Apr | Not published on site; entry/picking pricing not specified in sources checked | No booking needed | Yes | About an hour south of Melbourne |
| Sunflower Sue's Sunflower Farm | In season | short seasonal windows, historically weekends in early Nov; also had a 'sunset sunflowers' weekend event reported | 2022 pricing: $15 cash entry for ages 14+ (includes 7 flowers); bring your own scissors | — | Yes | In the Sunshine Coast hinterland north of Brisbane |
| Sunflowers On Kents | In season | Seasonal bloom windows, dates vary by year (announced via Facebook/Instagram); part of annual Kalbar Sunflower Festival period | Cut-your-own five stems for a set price, or buy a pre-cut bunch; coffee/drinks available onsite | Booking recommended | Yes | Within an hour of central Brisbane |
| Ten Chain Farm | In season | Scheduled weekend events only, historically held Jan-Feb (e.g. 17-18 Jan 2026, 25 Feb 2024) — exact dates vary by year, confirm via tenchain.com.au/events | Ticketed entry, and the price varies by event -- roughly $10 adult and $5 child at a 2024 sunflower open day, and about $20 an adult for the January 2026 'Picnic with the Sunflowers' weekend. Book online through TryBooking or pay on the day, and bring cash: mobile reception on site is patchy. | No booking needed | Yes | Within an hour of central Brisbane |
| The Berry Dairy | In season | Oct-May | Entry $3/person (free under 5); punnets: small $6, medium $10, large $20 | No booking needed | Yes | An hour or more east of Melbourne |
| TNT Produce | In season | Jan-Jun (approx late Oct/Nov opening, apples through June) | Online entry fee booking required; remainder (picked produce) paid on-site | Booking required | Yes | About 90 minutes north-west of Sydney |
| Tolga Sunflower Farm | In season | Blooms around April; open weekends only, 9am-5pm, weather permitting. Farm was closed 2023-2024 and reopened April 2025 -- confirm current-season dates via Facebook before visiting. | As of April 2025: $1 per stem, or 20 stems for $20. Earlier seasons (2021) used a gold-coin donation model for picking/photos, with proceeds to the Ronald McDonald Foundation -- pricing model may vary by season. | — | Yes | Around Cairns and the Atherton Tableland |
| Hampton Ridge Raspberry Farm | In season soon | late Dec-early Feb | Entrance fee: Adult $10, Child $5 (under 2 free), Family (2 adults + 2 children) $20 — includes unlimited taste testers while in the berry patch. Raspberries picked to take home are charged by weight at $30/kg, weighed and paid for on exit. EFTPOS available; BYO takeaway containers or purchase biodegradable ones on site. | No booking needed | Yes | In the Macedon Ranges, about an hour north-west of Melbourne |
| Nicoletti Orchards | In season soon | Feb-Jun; Dec | Apples $6/kg (0-5kg), $5/kg (5-10kg), $4.50/kg (10kg+). Cash and EFTPOS. | Booking required | Yes | Around Stanthorpe, about 3 hours south-west of Brisbane |
| Ripe 'N' Ready Cherry Farm | In season soon | mid Nov-mid Jan | $25 adult (14+), $15 child (5-13), under 4 free, $70 family; cherries from $14/kg; public holiday surcharge | No booking needed | Yes | About an hour south of Melbourne |
| Spring Hill Peony Farm | In season soon | 10-day window, approx 12-25 Nov 2026 | Pick (15 stems) $50 wkday/$65 wkend; view $14/$20; 16 & under $5 | Booking required | Yes | In the Macedon Ranges, about an hour north-west of Melbourne |
| Stockman's Ridge Orchard | In season soon | Mid/late Nov-Dec | $5/person entry (under 3 free), eat as much as you like in orchard; $10/kg to take home | Booking recommended | Yes | Around Orange in the NSW Central West, about 3.5 hours from Sydney |
| Wandin Yallock Farms | In season soon | From early-mid Nov 2026 | Entry $18 adults/13+, $12 kids 4-12, under 4 free, family $54; take-home raspberries $9.90/500g | No booking needed | Yes | About an hour east of Melbourne |
| Currumbin Valley Harvest | Closed for season | — | No pricing details found for pick-your-own; produce sold by weight at farm shop, EFTPOS accepted | No booking needed | — | In the hinterland behind the Gold Coast |
| Eastcoast Beverages (Bambino's on the Farm) | Closed for season | Early June (one-day event) | Adult $10, child $5, under-1 free; tractor ride $10 extra | Booking required | Yes | About 90 minutes north of Sydney |
| Gathered Organics (Footsteps Organic Farm) | Closed for season | — | — | Booking required | Yes | In WA's South West, 2 to 3 hours south of Perth |
| Mahnew Orchard | Closed for season | one weekend per year in early May (2026 dates: Sat 2 & Sun 3 May, 9am-4pm), as part of the Pick a Pink Lady Weekend | $5/kg for apples picked; cash preferred. | No booking needed | — | About a 30-minute drive from the Adelaide CBD |
| Mount Gnomon Farm | Closed for season | Feb-Mar, ticketed event days | Ticketed sunflower events; entry price varies by event | Booking required | Yes | Along Tasmania's north-west coast |
| Pick Your Own Sunflowers Dunnstown | Closed for season | Feb-Mar | Sunflowers $2/stem; under-5s free; secateur hire $5 | Booking recommended | Yes | Around Ballarat, about 90 minutes west of Melbourne |
| Pinehaven Chestnut Farm | Closed for season | Mid Mar-late Apr, weekends | $10 per kg for handpicked chestnuts, plus $5 per car entrance fee (2026 season pricing, per farm's own FAQ) | No booking needed | Yes | In the Southern Highlands and Illawarra, around 90 minutes from Sydney |
| Shiraz Republic | Closed for season | Late Feb-Apr, weather-dependent | $2.80/kg picked and packed; 15% off if you pick your own | Booking required | Yes | Around Bendigo in Central Victoria's goldfields country, about 90 minutes to 2 hours north-west of Melbourne |
| Winnindoo Flowers | Closed for season | Mid-January to March, Friday-Saturday-Sunday 10am-3pm, weather dependent | $5 entry, proceeds donated to Royal Children's Hospital Good Friday Appeal; stems $5 each or 5 for $20; $50 full bucket offered at March 2026 charity event; cash preferred, EFTPOS limited | No booking needed | Yes | An hour or more east of Melbourne |
| Girasole Yarra Valley | Unconfirmed · call ahead | mid Jan-mid Mar, bloom dependent | Call ahead | Booking recommended | Yes | About an hour north-east of Melbourne |
| Kookootonga Chestnut & Walnut Farm | Unconfirmed · call ahead | mid-Mar to late Apr | Call ahead | No booking needed | Yes | About 90 minutes north-west of Sydney |
31 farms
Silvan · Dandenong Ranges
About an hour east of Melbourne
Stanmore (near Woodford) · Sunshine Coast
In the Sunshine Coast hinterland north of Brisbane
Hillwood · Tamar Valley & Launceston
In the Tamar Valley around Launceston
Largs · Hunter Valley
About 2 hours north of Sydney
Lilyvale · Darling Downs & Toowoomba
On the Darling Downs around Toowoomba, about 90 minutes west of Brisbane
Dooralong · Central Coast
About 90 minutes north of Sydney
Main Ridge · Mornington Peninsula
About an hour south of Melbourne
Wamuran · Sunshine Coast
In the Sunshine Coast hinterland north of Brisbane
Kalbar · Brisbane & South-East Queensland
Within an hour of central Brisbane
Upper Flagstone · Brisbane & South-East Queensland
Within an hour of central Brisbane
Maffra · Gippsland
An hour or more east of Melbourne
Bilpin · Bilpin & the Hawkesbury
About 90 minutes north-west of Sydney
Tolga · Far North Queensland
Around Cairns and the Atherton Tableland
Little Hampton · Macedon Ranges
In the Macedon Ranges, about an hour north-west of Melbourne
Pozieres · Granite Belt
Around Stanthorpe, about 3 hours south-west of Brisbane
Red Hill · Mornington Peninsula
About an hour south of Melbourne
Spring Hill · Macedon Ranges
In the Macedon Ranges, about an hour north-west of Melbourne
Lidster · Orange & Central West
Around Orange in the NSW Central West, about 3.5 hours from Sydney
Wandin Yallock · Dandenong Ranges
About an hour east of Melbourne
Currumbin Valley · Gold Coast Hinterland
In the hinterland behind the Gold Coast
Kulnura · Central Coast
About 90 minutes north of Sydney
Margaret River · South West WA
In WA's South West, 2 to 3 hours south of Perth
Lenswood · Adelaide Hills
About a 30-minute drive from the Adelaide CBD
Penguin · North-West Tasmania
Along Tasmania's north-west coast
Dunnstown · Grampians & Ballarat
Around Ballarat, about 90 minutes west of Melbourne
Wingello · Illawarra & Southern Highlands
In the Southern Highlands and Illawarra, around 90 minutes from Sydney
Cornella · Bendigo & Central Victoria
Around Bendigo in Central Victoria's goldfields country, about 90 minutes to 2 hours north-west of Melbourne
Winnindoo · Gippsland
An hour or more east of Melbourne
Wandin East · Yarra Valley
About an hour north-east of Melbourne
Details may have changed. Call before travelling.
Mount Irvine · Bilpin & the Hawkesbury
About 90 minutes north-west of Sydney
Details may have changed. Call before travelling.
Richmond · Hobart & the Huon Valley
In the Huon Valley south of Hobart
Details may have changed. Call before travelling.
We list 31 pick-your-own farms in this category across Australia, each with its crops, season, drive context and booking shown on the page. Compare them in the table and call ahead — farm policies and conditions shift through the season.
Yes — 31 farms in our directory match, listed here with the details you need to plan a visit. Always confirm each farm's current dog policy before you go, keep dogs leashed, and give other pickers and any farm animals a wide berth.