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 - or you will need to pay for reusable plastic bags.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, & we expect people to return to the shed after an hour in the orchard.
Sorry, we won't be offering any more apple picking this year.
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.
PERSIMMON PICKING - OUR 2026 SEASON HAS NOW FINISHED.
PYO operates with set session times only, which can vary from week to week - some weekdays & most (but NOT ALL) weekend days.
Note that we do not run sessions all day - only mornings or some early afternoon. Remember you need to be here at the time you booked.It's possible we may add a day here & there at short notice, too, depending on how the picking is going, so check back on the booking system to see if any extra days are added.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 30-40 (max) will be permitted - but you MUST email or ring us to discuss please. Deposits will need to be paid to confirm numbers.
BOOKINGS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL PICK YOUR OWN SESSIONS - for any size group at all & you must include all children in your booking.Please note - we are NOT ABLE to add ANY extra people to any sessions that have already been filled & are booked out.
Price for persimmon will vary throughout the season but will usually start at $10/kg at the beginning of the season.
Current Price (late May) is $9/kg
CLICK ON THE LINK AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE TO MAKE YOUR BOOKINGS.
BOOKINGS ARE REQUIRED FOR ANY OF OUR PICK YOUR OWN SESSIONS!
WEEKENDS: PERSIMMON Picking Entry Fee for 2026 is $12.50 per adult & $7.50 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 35 people & we WILL NOT book more than ONE-TWO coaches/buses in any one day.
We must be contacted if you are bringing anything larger than a mini-bus (20 ppl).
'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 you booked reaches the required 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.
STONEFRUIT PICKING
PYO Nectarines AND/OR Peaches will be in Nov/Dec 26 & early Jan 27
Special Note: Please wear APPROPRIATE footwear for a farm, & 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 decent amount of rain, or a big storm, it can get muddy under foot 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.