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Hillview Cherry Farm

Pick your own cherries in Kelso, NSW

Closed for season
Last verified 18 Jul 2026 Farm details can change. Check before travelling.
Orange & Central West
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Family-run boutique cherry orchard (18 varieties) at 85 Clairvaux Lane, Kelso (part of Bathurst), established 1986 by George and Marietta Khoury. Genuine pick-your-own confirmed by Bathurst Region Tourism official listing and multiple Western Advocate news stories spanning 2020-2024, plus independent travel coverage (Weekend Notes); consistent address and phone across directory sites. Booking strictly required (phone/SMS Marietta on 0403 539 161) - unbooked visitors are turned away at the gate. Caveat: PYO access was paused for the entire 2024 season after frost destroyed roughly 70 percent of the crop, so year-to-year availability is weather-dependent and should be confirmed by phone before a visit. Also note: the Facebook URL supplied during discovery (facebook.com/HillviewCherries) is actually for a different, unrelated Hillview Cherry Orchard in Young NSW (959 Spring Creek Rd, est. 1994), not this Bathurst farm, so it was excluded here to avoid conflating the two businesses; no verified official website or Facebook page was found for this Kelso farm. Not a duplicate of any existing regional listing. Bathurst/Kelso is treated as within the Orange and Central West region boundary, consistent with the region's existing inclusion of Mudgee.

What you can pick and when

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Typical picking months at this farm
Crop Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Cherries Available Available Peak

Getting there

85 Clairvaux Lane, Kelso, NSW 2795. From Orange, this farm is around Orange in the NSW Central West, about 3.5 hours from Sydney.

Where Hillview Cherry Farm is

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Before you go

Bring a hat, closed shoes, water and cash or a card for what you pick. Rows can be uneven underfoot, so a pram may be harder going in wet weather. Facilities aren't confirmed for this farm — check when you call ahead.

Check before you drive

Seasons shift with the weather. Always call the farm to confirm what's ripe and that they're open before you drive out.

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Before you visit

Practical reading for the trip out to Kelso.

Last verified 18 Jul 2026. We check listings against farms' own sources and re-verify regularly. How we verify Report a change

Sources: bathurstregion.com.au, westernadvocate.com.au, westernadvocate.com.au, weekendnotes.com. Is this your farm? Tell us what's changed.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to book to visit Hillview Cherry Farm?

For Hillview Cherry Farm at Kelso, the details we hold say: booking required. That can change week to week, and peak weekends go early — worth calling the farm on 0403 539 161 before you set out.

What can you pick at Hillview Cherry Farm, and when?

You can pick Cherries at Hillview Cherry Farm, typically Starts early December, running into late December/early January; length varies year to year with weather (PYO was suspended entirely in 2024 after frost damage). A warm or wet run can pull that forward or push it back, so check the current state of the crop first.