PICK YOUR OWN - (BOOKINGS are ESSENTIAL)
During some of our. fruit seasons, we allow people into the orchard to experience picking their own fruit. This is always very busy on weekends! Bookings must be made via our online booking system for ALL SESSIONS - FOR ANY DAY of the week ,that we have sessions offered, to allow time for groups to be transported to and from the picking areas. There is plenty of free parking available.
PLEASE do not bring your dogs to the farm.
Please bring your own bags for the fruit you pick & you should wear appropriate closed in footwear.Please Note: Our farm DOES NOT offer "all you can eat fruit". That is not how we operate. You are welcome to sample 1 or 2 pieces of fruit whilst picking. Also, to keep the tractors running without a queue, we ask people to limit their time inside the orchard, & we expect people to return to the shed after around an hour in the orchard.
Sorry, we have finished Apple picking for the '25 season
Persimmon picking usually operates from early in April, to the end of May.
Stonefruit picking is usually on select dates in November, December & early-mid January.
Apple Picking might be run late Jan/early Feb or Late March, depending on the crop.
PERSIMMON PICKING - BOOKINGS for 2025 SEASON ARE NOW OPEN!
PYO operates with set session times only, which can vary from week to week - some weekdays & some weekend days.
Note that we do not run sessions all day - only mornings or some early afternoon, hence the need to arrive at time booked.It's possible we may add a day here & there at short notice, too, depending on how the picking is going & if you need to CHANGE a booking best to email us to sort this out, however we can't change a booking to a time or date where there is no availability.Maximum group size to book online is 20 - to help us run the Pick Your Own in an orderly manner. Large coach-loads will not be allowed, sorry. Small coaches of around 30-35 will be permitted - but you MUST email or ring us to discuss please. We cannot handle more than 2 buses on ANY day, so notification must be made if bringing a small or large bus. Deposits will need to be paid to confirm numbers.
PLEASE CHECK OUR ONLINE BOOKING SYSTEM CALENDAR FOR DATES WE HAVE SESSIONS OPEN, but our first dates are as follows:
CLOSED EASTER SUNDAY
Easter Monday 21st April
Wed 23rd April
ANZAC DAY 25th April
Saturday 26th April
Sunday 27th April - JUST ADDED
Mon/Wed/Fri 28th/30th April & 2nd May
SAT 3rd & SUN 4th May
Tues 6th/Wed 7th & Fri 9th May
SAT 10th & SUN 11th May (Mother's Day)
MON 12th/ Wed 14th / Fri 16th May
SAT 17th & SUN 18th May
SAT 24th & SUN 25th May
Further dates will be opened up for more weekday sessions for later in May & possibly a further weekend, but we need to wait till the week before to see how much fruit is still left.
BOOKINGS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL PICK YOUR OWN SESSIONSPlease note - we are NOT ABLE to add ANY extra people to any sessions that have already been filled & are booked out.
STONEFRUIT PICKING
We have finished Stonefruit picking - until November 2025
BOOKINGS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL PICK YOUR OWN SESSIONS
Please note - we are NOT ABLE to add ANY extra people to any sessions that have already been filled & are booked out.
BOOKINGS ARE REQUIRED FOR ANY OF OUR PICK YOUR OWN SESSIONS!
WEEKENDS: PERSIMMON Picking Entry Fee for 2024 is $12.50 per adult & $7 per child. BOOKINGS ARE ESSENTIAL for ANY number of people - it is best & easiest to use our Online booking system. (Children are 3 - 15 yrs, and Under 3’s are free entry). Bus groups/small coaches are limited to 30 people & we WILL NOT book more than ONE coachload in any one hour time-slot.
We must be contacted if you are bringing anything larger than a mini-bus.
'Pick-Your-Own' sessions include being taken on a tractor ride into the orchard, and shown how, what, and where, to pick your persimmons, and you may also taste 1 or 2 of our beautiful persimmons whilst picking. You will be transported in our special “Persimmon Express” people-mover, and allowed to stroll through the persimmon trees for approximately 60 minutes, making your own choice of fruit to pick & buy.
WEEKDAYS: We operate some sessions of weekday PYO - only on days that suit us - sometimes we will add weekday dates just a few days in advance - depending on fruit availability. We require a minimum group size of 8 adults for any week-day bookings, however, you can book less people, & join others for weekdays - you may receive a 'Pending Booking' email , rather than 'Confirmed' - but we will confirm later on, once the timeslot reaches the numbers to go ahead, otherwise we will offer you a different time on the same day, perhaps.
NOTE: PLEASE BOOK THE CORRECT NUMBER OF PEOPLE FOR ALL PICKING (including children!) - Deposit of $3 per person required to book.
Special Note: Please BRING YOUR OWN BAGS to pick fruit into - Also, wear APPROPRIATE footwear for a farm - closed in shoes (best not your nice white shoes!!) and not heels or thongs please. If we happen to get a decent amount of rain, or a big storm, it can get muddy under foot again quite quickly.
You will need to pay a $3 non-refundable DEPOSIT, per person, for all bookings, so make sure of your numbers please, before booking.