Farm’s in Monbulk (The Patch), about an hour-plus drive from the city. Not big overall, but not many people, so you can really go chestnut-crazy freely. Really fun family experience — fun, tasty, and great photos too. Bella-Vista Farm Address: 50 Camms Rd, The Patch VIC 3792 Price & Entry No entry ticket needed ($10 […]
Chestnut Picking Around Sydney
Best Places for Chestnut Picking Around Sydney Kookootonga Nut Farm This is one of Sydney’s classic hidden gems for chestnut picking! Opening hours: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM (open daily until around mid-April).Entry fee: No entry fee! No parking fee! You only pay for what you pick.Price reference: Chestnuts $10/kg, walnuts $12/kg.Current conditions: Even though […]
Hunter Valley Sunflowers
We picked a weekend with perfect weather to go wine tasting in Hunter Valley, and stopped by a sunflower farm we had saved for a long time along the way. We timed it perfectly and watched an absolutely beautiful sunset in the sunflower fields. Even though the sun was setting and most of the sunflowers […]
Melbourne Mushroom Picking at Macedon Plantation
We went to Macedon Plantation over the weekend, about an hour drive from Melbourne. Parking is just along the roadside, better to go earlier to find a spot easily. Macedon Plantation As soon as we walked into the pine forest, everything felt quiet. The ground was covered with thick pine needles, soft to walk on, […]
Strawberry Picking Bacchus Marsh – Farm Picking Experience
Originally planned to go to Wandin East to pick cherries but found out the season was already over and picking had ended. But we quickly found a strawberry picking farm online, switched plans, and immediately organised a weekend trip with friends. Naturipe Fruits – Bacchus Marsh Cherry FarmAddress: 638 Bacchus Marsh Rd, Bacchus Marsh VIC […]
Fig Picking Near Sydney: Best Harvest Times and Locations
Bilpin is about 1.5 hours from Sydney and really suits an easy autumn day trip. It’s part of the Blue Mountains area, and most spots are within a 5-minute drive, so the whole day feels super relaxed. Fig Picking Near Sydney: Best Harvest Times and Locations Bilpin Blossom Farm We actually found this place by […]
Chestnut Picking in Mount Wilson – A Complete Family Harvest Guide
Sydney autumn means one thing, yes the chestnut picking season. The season is usually around March to mid April, so timing is quite limited. After finishing a Blue Mountains trip we stopped by on the way back, very easy to add into a day trip. Chestnut Picking in Mount Wilson The Kookootonga Chestnut & Walnut […]
Strawberry picking in Hahndorf: Beerenberg Farm’s best season
Strawberry season November to April you can go now. The Beerenberg Farm is in Hahndorf, about a 30 minute drive from the city. You’ll go through a bit of highway but there’s no difficult mountain roads, the drive is actually very comfortable. If you don’t sleep in on weekends, go early since they open at […]
Guide to Pick Your Own Persimmons at Aviani Farm in Galston
Autumn is here, and persimmon season has quietly arrived! We went persimmon picking this Easter, and it was such a different experience, we really enjoyed the feeling of picking persimmons by hand! Aviani Persimmon FarmAddress – 304 Galston Rd, Galston NSW 2159 A family-owned persimmon farm located north of Dural, very close to Sydney. If […]
Persimmon Picking at Cedar Creek Orchard: What You Need to Know
Cedar Creek Orchard is about a 1-hour drive from Sydney CBD. It’s a nice place for a weekend, and also very suitable to bring kids to enjoy the process of picking persimmons. The orchard here is quite big, and most of the persimmons are round, big and sweet, very tasty. The price is also cheaper […]