These 79 Australian pick-your-own farms have a café or kiosk on site, so you can make a morning of it, including Ashbern Farms, Ballantyne's Strawberry Farm and Bargara Berries (Meadowvale). Compare their crops, seasons, prices and booking in the table below, then call ahead — details change with the season.
Café hours can be shorter than picking hours, especially midweek — check before you go.
| Farm | Status | Typical season | Entry / price | Booking | Kids | Drive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashbern Farms | In season | Oct-May | Free entry; pay by weight of strawberries picked (punnets weighed and paid for at farm shop) | No booking needed | Yes | Around Stanthorpe, about 3 hours south-west of Brisbane |
| Ballantyne's Strawberry Farm | In season | Roughly July to September (a few sources say June-September), tied to school holidays; exact opening date each year depends on plant growth - recommended to call ahead; October to January | Historical (pre-2024 ownership change) reports: ~$5/person entry plus punnet fill fee, roughly $10 for a large/500g punnet and $5 for each additional punnet. Not reconfirmed under the current owners - contact the farm directly for current prices. | — | Yes | Around Mackay and the Whitsundays on the Central Queensland coast |
| Bargara Berries (Meadowvale) | In season | May-mid October | Not published online | — | Yes | Around 4 hours north of Brisbane |
| Beltana Farm (formerly Pialligo Truffles) | In season | Jun-Aug (peak truffle season; specific event/hunt dates vary by year) | No standard public ticket price confirmed for the regular guided 'Hunt and Lunch' experience as of this check; current pricing is only available via the farm's Humanitix booking page. A one-off premium collaboration event with The Boat House restaurant ('Hunt & Feast') was $350/person for four dates in July 2026. | Booking required | Yes | Within an hour of Canberra |
| Bidgee Strawberries and Cream | In season | Nov-May | $5 entry; $25/kg for picked fruit | — | Yes | Across the Riverina and the NSW South Coast |
| Catania Fruit Salad Farm | In season | — | No current official price is published on the farm's own site. Older Tripadvisor reviews mention guided-tour prices in the roughly $10-$20 per person range at various points, so treat any figure as unconfirmed/possibly outdated. | Booking recommended | Yes | Across the Riverina and the NSW South Coast |
| Clyde River Berry Farm | In season | Dec-Jan (season varies by year) | No entry fee | — | Yes | Across the Riverina and the NSW South Coast |
| Core Cider House | In season | Jan-May; seasonal, varies by year | Fruit picking events advertised via website and social media; combined with cider tastings, orchard tours, tractor rides, and Orchard Bistro dining | Booking recommended | Yes | In the hills about 45 minutes east of Perth |
| Eastcoast Beverages (Bambino's on the Farm) | In season | Single annual ticketed event, early June (part of the Central Coast Harvest Festival) -- confirmed 8 June 2025 and 7 June 2026, 10am-3pm. No evidence of standing/season-long pick-your-own access outside this event. | 2025/2026 'Bambino's on the Farm' event tickets: Adult (13+) $10, Child (12 and under) $5, free for children 12 months and under; optional tractor ride add-on $10 per person. Every entry ticket includes a fruit bag to pick oranges in the orchard. | Booking required | Yes | About 90 minutes north of Sydney |
| Farm & Co | In season | seasonal, generally warmer months - exact months not confirmed by sources | $4-$5 per stem to cut your own sunflower | No booking needed | Yes | In the NSW Northern Rivers near Byron Bay |
| Ford's Farm | In season | May-Jul (2026 season opens 9 Jun) | $5 per car entry; $5/kg mandarins, limes, lemons, oranges; $12/kg cumquats | Booking required | Yes | Around the Sydney basin |
| Goodmayes Orchard | In season | Harvest Festival period (Jun) | — | Booking required | Yes | About 90 minutes north of Sydney |
| 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 |
| Kies Family Wines - Grape Pick and Stomp | In season | One day only during Barossa harvest/vintage each year; exact date varies (17 March in 2024, 2 May in 2026) - confirm current-season date before visiting, as it is not on sale year-round. | 2026 pricing: $50 per adult, $30 per child (under 18), free under 2. Includes hand-picking ~20 bunches of Shiraz per guest, grape processing/stomping, private wine tasting and cheese plate (kids receive a chicken nuggets box instead of the platter). | Booking required | Yes | About an hour north of Adelaide |
| Lomas Orchards | In season | Nov-May | Pick your own strawberries priced by weight (pay per kilogram picked). Cash only - no EFTPOS on site, nearest ATMs in Ocean Grove/Leopold. | — | Yes | Around Geelong, about an hour south-west of Melbourne |
| 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 |
| Poppy & Fern (The Farm Byron Bay) – Private Open Field Session | In season | — | Private Open Field Session is $650 AUD, covering a group of up to 5 guests; extra guests $85pp. Each guest harvests and leaves with roughly 20-30 stems of their own cut, unarranged seasonal flowers. Confirmed as a currently live, purchasable product (July 2026) in Poppy & Fern's online 'Our Workshops' collection alongside other 2026-dated events. | Booking required | — | In the NSW Northern Rivers near Byron Bay |
| Rayner's Orchard | In season | Dec-Mar; Mar-May | Guided tractor tour with tasting and u-pick; pricing not published (booking required via FareHarbor) | Booking required | Yes | About an hour east of Melbourne |
| Ricardoes Tomatoes and Strawberries | In season | year-round (hydroponic, vertical frames under cover); year-round (hydroponic glasshouse) | Free entry; pay only for what you pick (per kg pricing for strawberries) | No booking needed | Yes | On the NSW mid-north coast, around 5 hours north of Sydney |
| Shaylee Strawberries | In season | Jul-Nov | Pay for what you pick; bulk containers available for purchase; exact per-kg pricing not published online | No booking needed | Yes | Around Cairns and the Atherton Tableland |
| SSS Strawberries | In season | May-early Oct; PYO patch specifically open in August | Charged per kg for what you pick and take home; no entry fee mentioned | — | Yes | Around 4 hours north of Brisbane |
| Swan Valley Sisters | In season | Jul-Sept; Oct-Feb | — | Booking required | — | About 25 minutes from central Perth |
| The Big Strawberry | In season | Two seasons: October–January and April–July; exact length varies year to year with growing conditions (per farm's own 'Strawberry Seasons' page) | — | — | Yes | About 2 hours north of Melbourne |
| The Orchard Perth | In season | year-round, six navel varieties peaking winter-spring; May-Oct | Fruit picking is bundled into the paid 'Orchard Tractor Ride and Fruit Picking Tour' (booked via Rezdy), not a standalone free entry with per-kg pricing; picked oranges/mandarins can also be bought in the packing shed capped at 5kg per person. Exact ticket price in AUD was not confirmed from sources checked. | Booking required | Yes | About 25 minutes from central Perth |
| Tinaberries | In season | May/Jun-Oct (PYO patch typically opens towards end of season, Aug-Sep/Oct) | Not published; punnets and farm-made strawberry ice cream sold at farm shop; PYO priced per kg (exact rate not published online) | — | Yes | Around 4 hours north of Brisbane |
| 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 |
| Truffle Hill | In season | winter (Jun-Aug approx) | — | Booking required | — | In WA's South West, 2 to 3 hours south of Perth |
| 10's Estate Organic Orchard | Closed for season | 22 Nov-Dec | — | Booking recommended | Yes | Around Orange in the NSW Central West, about 3.5 hours from Sydney |
| @Lenswood Pick Your Own | Closed for season | late Feb-May | Priced per kg picked; specific price not published on homepage | No booking needed | Yes | About a 30-minute drive from the Adelaide CBD |
| Allambie Orchard | Closed for season | Nov-Jan | No entry fee; $10 per kilogram picked; cardboard boxes 50c each | Booking required | Yes | Across the Riverina and the NSW South Coast |
79 farms
Stanthorpe · Granite Belt
Around Stanthorpe, about 3 hours south-west of Brisbane
Mount Charlton · Mackay & Whitsundays
Around Mackay and the Whitsundays on the Central Queensland coast
Meadowvale · Bundaberg & Wide Bay
Around 4 hours north of Brisbane
Pialligo · Canberra Region
Within an hour of Canberra
Wagga Wagga · Riverina & South Coast
Across the Riverina and the NSW South Coast
Hanwood · Riverina & South Coast
Across the Riverina and the NSW South Coast
Mogood · Riverina & South Coast
Across the Riverina and the NSW South Coast
Pickering Brook · Perth Hills
In the hills about 45 minutes east of Perth
Kulnura · Central Coast
About 90 minutes north of Sydney
Cudgen · Northern Rivers
In the NSW Northern Rivers near Byron Bay
Laughtondale · Sydney Basin
Around the Sydney basin
Somersby · Central Coast
About 90 minutes north of Sydney
Largs · Hunter Valley
About 2 hours north of Sydney
Lyndoch · Barossa & Clare Valley
About an hour north of Adelaide
Wallington · Geelong & the Bellarine
Around Geelong, about an hour south-west of Melbourne
Dooralong · Central Coast
About 90 minutes north of Sydney
Ewingsdale · Northern Rivers
In the NSW Northern Rivers near Byron Bay
Woori Yallock · Dandenong Ranges
About an hour east of Melbourne
Blackmans Point · Coffs Coast
On the NSW mid-north coast, around 5 hours north of Sydney
Atherton · Far North Queensland
Around Cairns and the Atherton Tableland
North Bundaberg · Bundaberg & Wide Bay
Around 4 hours north of Brisbane
Henley Brook · Swan Valley
About 25 minutes from central Perth
Koonoomoo · Goulburn Valley
About 2 hours north of Melbourne
Lower Chittering · Swan Valley
About 25 minutes from central Perth
Woongarra · Bundaberg & Wide Bay
Around 4 hours north of Brisbane
Bilpin · Bilpin & the Hawkesbury
About 90 minutes north-west of Sydney
Manjimup · South West WA
In WA's South West, 2 to 3 hours south of Perth
Mudgee · Orange & Central West
Around Orange in the NSW Central West, about 3.5 hours from Sydney
Lenswood · Adelaide Hills
About a 30-minute drive from the Adelaide CBD
Wombat · Riverina & South Coast
Across the Riverina and the NSW South Coast
Hahndorf · Adelaide Hills
About a 30-minute drive from the Adelaide CBD
Kialla West · Goulburn Valley
About 2 hours north of Melbourne
Orange · Orange & Central West
Around Orange in the NSW Central West, about 3.5 hours from Sydney
Adventure Bay, Bruny Island · Hobart & the Huon Valley
In the Huon Valley south of Hobart
Wandin East / Coldstream · Dandenong Ranges
About an hour east of Melbourne
Cambridge · Hobart & the Huon Valley
In the Huon Valley south of Hobart
Currumbin Valley · Gold Coast Hinterland
In the hinterland behind the Gold Coast
Longwood · Adelaide Hills
About a 30-minute drive from the Adelaide CBD
Margaret River · South West WA
In WA's South West, 2 to 3 hours south of Perth
Houghton · Adelaide Hills
About a 30-minute drive from the Adelaide CBD
Darkes Forest · Illawarra & Southern Highlands
In the Southern Highlands and Illawarra, around 90 minutes from Sydney
Mount Compass · Fleurieu Peninsula
About an hour south of Adelaide
Boneo · Mornington Peninsula
About an hour south of Melbourne
Hillwood · Tamar Valley & Launceston
In the Tamar Valley around Launceston
Lenswood · Adelaide Hills
About a 30-minute drive from the Adelaide CBD
Montacute · Adelaide Hills
About a 30-minute drive from the Adelaide CBD
Richmond · Hobart & the Huon Valley
In the Huon Valley south of Hobart
Alloway · Bundaberg & Wide Bay
Around 4 hours north of Brisbane
Glen Forbes · Gippsland
An hour or more east of Melbourne
Lenswood · Adelaide Hills
About a 30-minute drive from the Adelaide CBD
Majura · Canberra Region
Within an hour of Canberra
Penguin · North-West Tasmania
Along Tasmania's north-west coast
Carlotta · South West WA
In WA's South West, 2 to 3 hours south of Perth
Paracombe · Adelaide Hills
About a 30-minute drive from the Adelaide CBD
North Bendigo · Bendigo & Central Victoria
Around Bendigo in Central Victoria's goldfields country, about 90 minutes to 2 hours north-west of Melbourne
Moriac · Geelong & the Bellarine
Around Geelong, about an hour south-west of Melbourne
Main Ridge · Mornington Peninsula
About an hour south of Melbourne
Bunyip · Gippsland
An hour or more east of Melbourne
Cornella · Bendigo & Central Victoria
Around Bendigo in Central Victoria's goldfields country, about 90 minutes to 2 hours north-west of Melbourne
Sorell · Hobart & the Huon Valley
In the Huon Valley south of Hobart
Kalbar · Brisbane & South-East Queensland
Within an hour of central Brisbane
Maffra · Gippsland
An hour or more east of Melbourne
Galston · Sydney Basin
Around the Sydney basin
Drysdale · Geelong & the Bellarine
Around Geelong, about an hour south-west of Melbourne
Turners Beach · North-West Tasmania
Along Tasmania's north-west coast
Wandin Yallock · Dandenong Ranges
About an hour east of Melbourne
Youngs Siding · Albany & Great Southern
Around Albany on WA's Great Southern coast, about 4-5 hours south of Perth
Details may have changed. Call before travelling.
Scamander · East Coast Tasmania
Along Tasmania's East Coast (the Great Eastern Drive), about 2-3 hours from Hobart
Details may have changed. Call before travelling.
Frances · Limestone Coast & South East SA
In the Limestone Coast and South East, around Mount Gambier, about 4-5 hours south-east of Adelaide
Details may have changed. Call before travelling.
Garfield · Gippsland
An hour or more east of Melbourne
Details may have changed. Call before travelling.
Albany · Albany & Great Southern
Around Albany on WA's Great Southern coast, about 4-5 hours south of Perth
Details may have changed. Call before travelling.
Kuranda · Far North Queensland
Around Cairns and the Atherton Tableland
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.
Elimbah · Brisbane & South-East Queensland
Within an hour of central Brisbane
Details may have changed. Call before travelling.
Neerabup · Swan Valley
About 25 minutes from central Perth
Details may have changed. Call before travelling.
Pialligo · Canberra Region
Within an hour of Canberra
Details may have changed. Call before travelling.
Ob Flat · Limestone Coast & South East SA
In the Limestone Coast and South East, around Mount Gambier, about 4-5 hours south-east of Adelaide
Details may have changed. Call before travelling.
Aldinga Beach · Fleurieu Peninsula
About an hour south of Adelaide
Details may have changed. Call before travelling.
Coldstream · Yarra Valley
About an hour north-east of Melbourne
Details may have changed. Call before travelling.
We list 79 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 — 79 farms in our directory match, listed here with the details you need to plan a visit. Café hours can be shorter than picking hours, especially midweek — check before you go.
