Albany & Great Southern has 3 farms where you can pick your own Blueberries and Strawberries across the season. Picking windows shift with the weather — check each farm's status below and call ahead before you drive out.
WA's south coast, about 4–5 hours from Perth, runs a summer berry season across three small operations. In Albany itself, Handasyde Strawberries has historically offered pick-your-own as a seasonal add-on at its cafe — ask at the counter for a picking box during the October–May season — though it isn't currently listed on the farm's own website, so call ahead to confirm it's running. West of town at Lowlands, Blueberry Lakes opens for a short January–February blueberry season, and at nearby Youngs Siding, Eden Gate Blueberry Farm runs a similar December–February window, Thursday to Monday. All three are genuinely seasonal — none open outside their short summer windows.
Around Albany on WA's Great Southern coast, about 4-5 hours south of Perth
| Farm | Status | Typical season | Entry / price | Booking | Kids |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blueberry Lakes | Closed for season | Summer — historically stated as 1 January to 27 February, Monday–Saturday 9am–5pm (per pickyourown.org listing); confirm current-year dates by phone before visiting as the season is short and restricted. | — | — | — |
| Eden Gate Blueberry Farm | Unconfirmed · call ahead | Fresh berries roughly December to February (peak blueberry season/summer school holidays); frozen blueberries and products reportedly sold year-round | Call ahead | — | — |
| Handasyde Strawberries | Unconfirmed · call ahead | Approximately October to May (Australian spring-autumn). Pick-your-own has historically run intermittently within that window depending on fruit supply, around 10:00am-3:00pm daily when active (per farm's own Dec 2022 and Dec 2024 Instagram posts). | Call ahead | — | Yes |
3 farms
Lowlands · Albany & Great Southern
Youngs Siding · Albany & Great Southern
Details may have changed. Call before travelling.
Albany · Albany & Great Southern
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Kordabup · Albany & Great Southern
pat, cuddle and feed sheep, goats, alpacas and other farm animals; scheduled bottle feeding
Handasyde Strawberries in Albany has historically run pick-your-own as a seasonal add-on to its cafe, arranged by asking at the counter during the October–May strawberry season. It's not currently listed on the farm's main website navigation, so call ahead to confirm it's running before you visit.
Two farms offer u-pick blueberries: Blueberry Lakes at Lowlands, open a short January–February season, and Eden Gate Blueberry Farm at Youngs Siding, open roughly December to February, Thursday to Monday, 10:30am–4pm. Both are closed outside their summer season.
No — all three listed farms run short summer windows only, roughly December to February for the blueberry farms and a similar spring-to-autumn window for Handasyde Strawberries. Call ahead before visiting, as exact dates shift with the season.
