These 70 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 |
| 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prices in the roughly $10-$20 per person range at various points, so treat any figure as unconfirmed/possibly outdated.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 |
| Dahlia Hills Farm | In season | Jan-Apr (bookings essential) | Gift voucher for a farm visit: $50, includes 15 pick-your-own stems plus a complimentary barista coffee/tea at the on-site Garden Tea House (valid 2 years, redeemable also toward tubers/flowers/farm goods; per dahliahills.com product page). A separate third-party write-up (kidsinadelaide.com.au) describes a ~$55 flower-picking package (12 stems, jars, snip hire, entry, wood-fired pizza) that appears to be a specific seasonal event rather than the standard voucher — not confirmed on the farm's own site. | Booking required | Yes | About a 30-minute drive from the Adelaide CBD |
| 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 |
| Hawkes Farm | In season | Pick 'n Ride Tractor Tours (the ticketed PYO experience, including strawberry and corn picking) run on the last Saturday of each month, Sep-Apr, 10am-2pm, plus extra open days on public holidays. Not a daily walk-in PYO. | Tractor tour tickets (the PYO strawberry/corn picking experience) around $15 per person for the Easter Ride 'n Pick tour; kids under 2 ride free. Farmgate market produce sold separately at normal shop prices. | Booking required | Yes | About an hour south of Melbourne |
| 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 |
| Macca's Farm | In season | Sep-Apr | Not specified in sources checked; containers provided or bring your own | No booking needed | Yes | An hour or more east of Melbourne |
| Peppergreen Farm | In season | Spring and summer; Produce varies through the year; corn, beans, eggplant, rhubarb and tomatoes in early summer, strawberries in spring and summer. | Free entry to the farm; garden produce sold by weight under a 'pick and pay' system (exact per-kg pricing not published online). Fees shown on the operator's website are for school-group tours and excursions only. | — | Yes | Around Bendigo in Central Victoria's goldfields country, about 90 minutes to 2 hours north-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 | Nov-Dec; Dec-Mar | 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 |
| 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 |
| Swan Valley Sisters | In season | Jul-Sept; Oct-Feb | — | Booking required | — | About 25 minutes from central Perth |
| 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 |
| Beerenberg Farm | In season soon | Nov-Apr | Entry $5/person (children 12 and under free); strawberries $13.50/kg | No booking needed | Yes | About a 30-minute drive from the Adelaide CBD |
| Belstack Strawberry Farm | In season soon | Oct-May | Pick-your-own strawberries approx. $16 per kg (per farm website) | — | Yes | About 2 hours north of Melbourne |
| Glenbernie Orchard (Home of Darkes Cider) | In season soon | from mid-Nov; late Jan to end of Apr | — | Booking required | Yes | In the Southern Highlands and Illawarra, around 90 minutes from Sydney |
70 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
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
Longwood · Adelaide Hills
About a 30-minute drive from the Adelaide CBD
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
Boneo · Mornington Peninsula
About an hour south of Melbourne
Largs · Hunter Valley
About 2 hours north of Sydney
Glen Forbes · Gippsland
An hour or more east of Melbourne
North Bendigo · Bendigo & Central Victoria
Around Bendigo in Central Victoria's goldfields country, about 90 minutes to 2 hours north-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
Kalbar · Brisbane & South-East Queensland
Within an hour of central Brisbane
Henley Brook · Swan Valley
About 25 minutes from central Perth
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
Hahndorf · Adelaide Hills
About a 30-minute drive from the Adelaide CBD
Kialla West · Goulburn Valley
About 2 hours north of Melbourne
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
Hillwood · Tamar Valley & Launceston
In the Tamar Valley around Launceston
Richmond · Hobart & the Huon Valley
In the Huon Valley south of Hobart
Wallington · Geelong & the Bellarine
Around Geelong, about an hour south-west of Melbourne
Main Ridge · Mornington Peninsula
About an hour south of Melbourne
Sorell · Hobart & the Huon Valley
In the Huon Valley south of Hobart
Maffra · Gippsland
An hour or more east of Melbourne
Koonoomoo · Goulburn Valley
About 2 hours north of Melbourne
Drysdale · Geelong & the Bellarine
Around Geelong, about an hour south-west of Melbourne
Turners Beach · North-West Tasmania
Along Tasmania's north-west coast
Coldstream · Yarra Valley
About an hour north-east of Melbourne
Lenswood · Adelaide Hills
About a 30-minute drive from the Adelaide CBD
Wombat · Hilltops
Around Young, Wombat and Kingsvale in the NSW Hilltops region, about 90 minutes north-west of Canberra
Pialligo · Canberra Region
Within an hour of Canberra
Canobolas · Orange & Central West
Around Orange in the NSW Central West, about 3.5 hours from Sydney
Wandin East / Coldstream · Dandenong Ranges
About an hour east of Melbourne
Currumbin Valley · Gold Coast Hinterland
In the hinterland behind the Gold Coast
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
Lenswood · Adelaide Hills
About a 30-minute drive from the Adelaide CBD
Lyndoch · Barossa & Clare Valley
About an hour north of Adelaide
Alloway · Bundaberg & Wide Bay
Around 4 hours north of Brisbane
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
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
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
Galston · Sydney Basin
Around the Sydney basin
Manjimup · South West WA
In WA's South West, 2 to 3 hours south of Perth
Wandin Yallock · Dandenong Ranges
About an hour east of Melbourne
Mudgee · Orange & Central West
Around Orange in the NSW Central West, about 3.5 hours from Sydney
Details may have changed. Call before travelling.
Cambridge · Hobart & the Huon Valley
In the Huon Valley south of Hobart
Details may have changed. Call before travelling.
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.
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.
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.
We list 70 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 — 70 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.
