PICK YOUR OWN - (BOOKINGS are ESSENTIAL)
Please bring your own bags for the fruit you pick.
Stonefruit currently on offer - please see details towards bottom of page.
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.Note: Our farm DOES NOT offer "all you can eat fruit". That is not how we operate. You are welcome to sample a couple of pieces of fruit whilst picking. Also, to keep the tractors running without a queue, we ask people to limit their time inside the orchard & expect people to return to the shed after an hour in the orchard.
A few apple picking sessions might operate in early Feb, 24, but can't guarantee yet.
Persimmon picking usually operates from early or mid-April, to the end of May. Stonefruit picking is usually on select dates in November, December & early-mid January.
STONEFRUIT PICKING
PYO Nectarines AND/OR Peaches has started for 2023!
Entry fees are $8/adult & $4.50/child (3 to 15 yrs)
We will post some dates below, as we get closer to picking time.
WED 1st Nov - Yellow Nectarines
FRI 3rd Nov - Yellow nectarines
SAT 4th Nov - Yellow nectarines
SUN 5th Nov - Yellow nectarines
MON 6th Nov - Yellow nectarines
WED 8th Nov - Yellow nectarines
FRI 10th Nov - Yellow peaches & yellow nectaines
SAT 11th Nov - White peach, yellow peach & yellow nectarine
SUN 12th Nov - White peach, yellow peach & yellow nectarine
MON 13th Nov - White peach, Yellow peach & Y nectarines
WED 15th Nov - White peach, & yellow nectarine
FRI 17th Nov - White peach -& Yellow nect
SAT 18th Nov - White peach & yellow nectarines
SUN 19th Nov - White peach & yellow nectarines
MON 20th Nov - White peach & Yellow nectarine
WED 22nd Nov - White peach & chance of yellow nectarine
FRI 24th Nov - White peach
SAT 25th Nov - White peach
SUN 26th Nov - White peach
WE HAVE OPENED SOME DEC DATES TOO, for bookings - but we will only be picking white peaches in December
Nectarines will be finished after 26th Nov, except for one white nectarine block, which will be picking after Christmas, along with white peaches.
More dates for straight after Christmas & New Year to be announced in December when we have a better idea of maturity.
PLEASE NOTE BELOW:
WEEKDAYS: We will operate SOME weekdays & 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.
WEEKENDS: No minimum number of people required in a group on weekends, but we have a maximum group size of 20 (INCLUDING CHILDREN).Entry Fees: Adults $8 Children (3-15 yrs) $4 Bookings are required, as there will be a strict limit of the number of people in each timeslot.Bookings are limited to a MAXIMUM of 20 people (including children). Sorry, no larger groups allowed. Also, please don't visit if you are unwell!Please note - we are NOT ABLE to add ANY extra people to sessions if they are already at capacity.
APPLE PICKING - We do not know if we will be offering apple picking in 2024. We will assess late January 24.
PERSIMMON PICKING - BOOKINGS for our 2023 season are now CLOSED. The season has finished (usually April & May)
PYO operates with set session times only, which can vary from week to week - some weekdays & some weekend days. It's possible we may add a day here & there at short notice, too, depending on how the picking is going.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 ring us to discuss please. Deposits will need to be paid to confirm numbers.
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.
BOOKINGS ARE REQUIRED FOR ANY OF OUR PICK YOUR OWN SESSIONS!
WEEKENDS: PERSIMMON Picking Entry Fee for 2023 is $12 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 at any one half-hour time-slot.
'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 HAVE FINISHED OUR PICK YOUR OWN PERSIMMONS FOR 2023
NOTE: PLEASE BOOK THE CORRECT NUMBER OF PEOPLE FOR ALL PICKING (including children!) - Deposit of $3 per person required to book.
Special Note: Please wear appropriate footwear & please bring your own bags to pick fruit into - Wear closed in shoes - no heels or thongs! WHITE shoes NOT a good idea! If we happen to get a top-up 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.