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Canoelands Orchard spreads across 81 acres at Canoelands near Glenorie, barely an hour from Sydney, and is one of the few orchards in the district open nearly year-round. The calendar rolls from winter mandarins through spring strawberries and summer stone fruit into autumn apples, with a rustic cafe, tractor rides and high teas along the way. What You Can Pick Mandarins - June to September, $6/kg Strawberries - September to December Peaches and nectarines - November to February Plums - December to February Apples - February to May, $6/kg Activities Tractor rides on weekends and bee education sessions Rustic cafe with high teas Farm stays - 15 Hipcamp campsites, voted Best Farm Stay 2025 Good to Know Entry is $8 for adults, $5 for children (3-15) and seniors, $25 for families; one picking bag is supplied per two adults, with extras $2 or bring your own. Open Monday and Wednesday to Sunday, 9am to 2pm (Tuesdays too in school holidays); booked visitors get priority when the farm hits capacity. Dogs on lead are welcome if desexed and vaccinated. Pro tip: Emperor mandarins are picking right now; weekdays are gloriously quiet.

Macca's Farm is a 158-acre working farm at Glen Forbes, about 10 minutes from Phillip Island, and its strawberry picking takes a format few farms offer: a kilometre of hydroponic rows grown at waist height, so nobody bends and wheelchairs and prams roll straight down the rows. What You Can Pick Strawberries - spring through April, paid per 250g or 500g container from the produce store Activities Paddock-to-plate cafe serving the farm's own produce Free-range farm animals to visit around the property Lakeside picnics on the farm grounds Good to Know Open Wednesday to Sunday, 9am-5pm. Picking is weather dependent in the shoulder months, so call ahead in spring and autumn. The farm shop sells free-range pork, beef and lamb raised on the property, and cafe tables can be reserved by phone. It pairs perfectly with a Phillip Island day trip. Beyond the strawberries, the farm runs as a genuine working property, with free-range pigs, cattle and chickens raised on the paddocks and sold through the farm shop, and the cafe menu leans on the farm's own produce. The covered rows also mean picking can go ahead in light rain. Pro tip: waist-high rows make picking comfortable for grandparents and wheelchair users.