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Payne's Orchards

Pick your own apples, cherries, peaches, nectarines and plums in Bacchus Marsh, VIC

Closed for season
Last verified 18 Jul 2026 Farm details can change. Check before travelling.
Macedon Ranges
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Long-running family-run orchard on the western edge of Bacchus Marsh (Moorabool Shire), ~45 min NW of Melbourne. Genuine hands-on pick-your-own confirmed via multiple independent sources: Moorabool Shire's own tourism site, a live 2026 TryBooking ticketed-session listing (rules include 'fruit is hand-picked by guests', no eating in the orchard, no climbing, no pets or drones, children require close supervision), and third-party travel guides (australiasguide.com, Mamma Knows North/West, Visit Melbourne). Entry fee plus pay-by-weight model. Not a duplicate of any existing listing -- no other farm in Bacchus Marsh/Moorabool Shire is on the current list. The farm's own website (paynesorchards.com.au) could not be directly fetched during this verification pass (returned no content each attempt) but is consistently cited as the operating business's official site by every third-party source, and its existence/title were independently confirmed via search. A phone number surfaced only through unverified directory-aggregator sites (chamberofcommerce.com, all-opening-hours.com.au) that could not be independently fetched to confirm -- left null rather than risk publishing a stale or wrong number. Cafe-onsite and toilets are not mentioned in any source (left null); one source (Yelp) mentions a shop/gift shop and carpark on site. Region is a genuine borderline case: Bacchus Marsh sits in Moorabool Shire, south of the core Macedon Ranges towns, but is grouped with them by Visit Victoria's tourism regions -- flagging as a new-region candidate rather than forcing into an existing one, since no Macedon Ranges region currently exists in the system and Bacchus Marsh doesn't cleanly fit grampians-ballarat or any other existing 35 regions.

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
Apples Available Peak Peak Peak Available
Cherries Available Available Available Peak
Peaches Peak Available Available
Nectarines Peak Available Available
Plums Peak Available Available

Getting there

372 Bacchus Marsh Road, Bacchus Marsh, VIC 3340. From Melbourne, this farm is in the Macedon Ranges, about an hour north-west of Melbourne.

Where Payne's Orchards 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. This farm is listed as suitable for children. 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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Mid-November to early December (exact pick-your-own session dates announced each spring on the farm's website; 2025 season ran 15 Nov - 7 Dec)
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2026 pricing per farm's own site: $50pp weekday / $65pp weekend for paddock entry plus picking 15 stems; $14pp weekday / $20pp weekend for view-only entry; $5pp for ages 16 and under (1 and under free). All tickets must be pre-purchased online (via TryBooking) — no walk-up sales.
Open
Not open year-round for picking — operates as a short, ticketed seasonal event ('Peony Paddock Picnic') during the peony bloom window (roughly Nov-Dec), plus separate wedding/cut-flower/bare-root operations outside that window
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Price
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Open
Seasonal pick-your-own only, open for a short window each Australian summer (roughly late December to early February); exact opening dates and daily hours are announced annually via the farm's website and Instagram (@hampton.ridge.farm). No bookings required while open.
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Before you visit

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

Sources: welcometomoorabool.com, trybooking.com, australiasguide.com. Is this your farm? Tell us what's changed.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to book to visit Payne's Orchards?

On the booking question, Payne's Orchards is listed this way: booking required. Farms often tighten booking rules once a crop peaks, so confirm by checking the farm's website rather than relying on this alone.

How much does picking cost at Payne's Orchards?

The pricing on record for Payne's Orchards is: Entry fee $5 per adult (12+ years), $2 per child (3-11 years); all fruit picked is paid for by weight (2026 TryBooking listing priced apples at $8/kg for Pink Lady and Granny Smith). Prices here change with supply, and not every farm updates them publicly, so confirm before you travel.

What can you pick at Payne's Orchards, and when?

Payne's Orchards at Bacchus Marsh grows Cherries, Apricots, Peaches, Nectarines, Plums and Apples. Picking usually runs November to December; December to February. Those dates shift by a few weeks either way depending on the season, so confirm what's actually ready before travelling.

Is Payne's Orchards good to visit with young kids?

Payne's Orchards at Bacchus Marsh is one of the farms recorded as suitable for kids. Some crops are picked at adult height and some paddocks are rough underfoot — worth asking which rows suit small children on the day you're going.

Can I bring my dog to Payne's Orchards?

Dogs aren't permitted at Payne's Orchards at Bacchus Marsh based on what the farm has told us. Rules around pets in picking areas often differ from the rest of a property, so confirm the current policy before you set out.