Fruit Picking inAdelaide

Plummers Pick Your Own has been farmed by the Plummer family at Forest Range for around 120 years, across roughly 200 acres of apples and ten acres of cherries. Ian and Gavin Plummer run picking across two seasons: cherries on Plummers Road from early December, then apples at the Lobethal Road orchard from late February. What You Can Pick Cherries - from early December, across Bing, Summit, Lapins, Van, Stella and Sir Douglas Apples - late February to mid May, including Pink Lady, Fuji, Granny Smith, Gala, Jazz and Kanzi Activities Farm animals and tractors for children Lawn picnic area and ice cream beside the orchard Good to Know No entry fee is published, and the rule is simply that you buy what you pick; EFTPOS is available and no bookings are needed. Apples run weekends, public holidays and school holidays, 10am to 4pm. The family also farm the blocks once branded Stella Creek and Everlong Orchard, so those names refer to the same operation. Pro tip: cherries in December and apples from late February means two completely different visits to the same family farm.

Cherries at Verdun grows its fruit on the historic Gallasch Homestead at Balhannah, farmed by the same family since 1847, with 360 degree views across the Onkaparinga Valley. It is about five minutes from Hahndorf, and its Friday twilight sessions are a genuinely different way to pick. What You Can Pick Cherries - December into January, weather dependent Activities Friday twilight picking from 4pm to 8pm Valley views and picnic areas across the homestead paddocks Good to Know Entry for the most recent season was $8 for adults, $4 for children aged 6 to 12 and free under 5, with picked fruit charged separately by weight. Usual hours are 10am to 4pm, but the orchard closes early above 34 degrees and stays shut on catastrophic fire ban days, so check before setting out on a hot day. Pro tip: the Friday twilight session is cooler, quieter and far better for photographs than a Sunday morning.

BP Organic Cherry Farm on Mawson Road at Lenswood is a certified organic orchard growing heritage and sour cherry varieties alongside the standard dark sweet types, which makes it a useful stop for anyone who bakes or preserves. Visitors describe a well-organised picking setup, and the farm sells pre-picked fruit as well. What You Can Pick Cherries - December to mid January, around $12/kg, including sour and heritage varieties Activities Heritage and sour varieties that rarely reach shops Lenswood orchard loop - several picking farms within a few minutes Good to Know No entrance fee has been reported and payment is cash only. Listed hours are 9am to 5pm daily from the second week of December to mid January. The farm keeps a light online presence and recent seasons could not be confirmed, so phone before travelling to check it is open and picking. Pro tip: sour cherries are the reason to come here; they make far better pies than sweet varieties.

Ancara Estate on Coldstore Road at Lenswood is a fully netted orchard growing twelve sweet cherry varieties, from early Stella and Chelan through to late Sweetheart and Rainier. Carolyn and Andrzej Aleksandrowicz bought the orchard at the end of the 2021 season, taking over from the Burke family who traded here as Cheron Cherries, and deliberately run it for picking rather than commercial export. What You Can Pick Cherries - mid to late November through late December or early January, across twelve varieties Activities Variety hunting - twelve types ripening in sequence across a four to five week window Netted orchard keeping birds off and fruit in better condition Good to Know Recent seasons ran at $5 entry per person plus $16/kg for fruit picked, with buckets provided, EFTPOS available and no bookings required; the estate has not yet confirmed 2026/27 pricing. The season is short and weather dependent, so watch the season updates page, which currently reads "Cherry Season 2026, coming soon". Pro tip: ask which of the twelve varieties is ripe on the day; Rainier and Sweetheart are worth timing a visit around.

Paracombe Premium Perry is a certified organic pear orchard at Paracombe that doubles as one of South Australia's few perry cider producers. Its Pear Hunt lets visitors walk the rows at leisure picking several pear varieties, then eat at the on-site Shed Door afterwards. What You Can Pick Pears - February to April, $4/kg, certified organic across several varieties Activities The Shed Door serving lunch after picking Perry cider tasting made from the orchard's own fruit Good to Know There is no entry fee; pears are charged at $4/kg and sessions are booked ahead rather than walk-in. Picking has been disrupted recently: the 2025 season was cancelled because of a fruit fly outbreak at Glynde, and no 2026 dates have been published, so check with the orchard before planning a visit. The cidery itself continues to trade. Pro tip: perry pears are not eating pears, so ask which rows are the dessert varieties before you fill a bag.

Mahnew Orchard on Swamp Road at Lenswood opens for a handful of announced weekends each autumn to let visitors pick Pink Lady apples straight from the tree. It is a small, unfussy operation: $5 a kilo, cash only, a picking bag included, and you may eat as many apples as you like while you work down the rows. What You Can Pick Pink Lady apples - March to May on announced picking days, $5/kg Activities Rustic orchard cafe on site Dog friendly orchard with free parking beside the rows Good to Know There is no separate entry fee: a picking bag is included and eating while picking is free, with fruit charged at $5/kg, cash only. The orchard opens only on announced weekends rather than running a continuous season, so watch their Facebook page for dates. No bookings are needed. Pro tip: bring cash and an esky; Pink Ladies keep for months somewhere cool.

@Birdwood Pick Your Own Cherries is the summer half of the family that runs @Lenswood, working a flat orchard under permanent shade netting at Birdwood. The prepaid entry model means you know the cost and the take-home quantity before you arrive, and the low-hanging fruit suits small children. What You Can Pick Cherries - December to January, with entry including a take-home bag Activities Locally made ice cream and coffee on site Yard games and vintage tractors for children Shaded seating under the netting Good to Know Last published entry was $22 for adults and $18 for children (3-12, under 3 free), including a bag of roughly 700g to 900g of cherries plus eating from the tree as you pick; extra bags scale down in price the more you buy. The farm has flagged that 2026 pricing is still to be confirmed. No bookings are needed and buses and large groups are welcome. Pro tip: the netted orchard stays cool, which makes it one of the more comfortable January picking options in the Hills.

Beerenberg Farm at Hahndorf has been in the Paech family since 1839, and while most Australians know the name from the jam jars, the farm itself runs one of the country's most popular strawberry patches. It sits barely half an hour from the Adelaide CBD, with a farm shop, cafe and farm-made ice cream alongside the picking rows. What You Can Pick Strawberries - November to April, $13.50/kg Activities Farm shop stocking the full range of jams, chutneys and sauces Cafe and farm-made ice cream beside the patch Hahndorf village a few minutes away for lunch afterwards Good to Know Entry is $5 per person with children 12 and under free, paid at the farm shop where you collect a wristband and container; picked fruit is weighed separately. The patch opens almost daily in season from 9am with last entry at 4.15pm, but it can close mid-day when picked out, so check the website, which updates the patch status each morning at 9am. There is limited shade and no animals are allowed in the patch. Pro tip: check the 9am patch update before leaving home; the drive is short but the patch does sell out.

The Blueberry Patch at Mount Compass started with a thousand plants in 1983 and now runs about 9,000 bushes across four hectares in the Nangkita Valley. There is no entry fee and no fuss: your container is weighed before you fill it, and you pay for the fruit you pick. What You Can Pick Blueberries - picking is generally offered during January, within a mid December to mid February counter sales window Activities Blueberry ice cream cones and frozen fruit sold year round Shaded picnic areas beside the bushes Good to Know There is no entry fee: containers are weighed before filling and you are charged only for the fruit you pick. Bring your own container or use the farm's 2L or 4L tubs. The farm posts daily availability to its social account and warns that it often closes early or skips days depending on weather and demand, so check before travelling. Pro tip: picking is really a January offering, so do not plan around the wider counter sales window.

A.T. Thompson Cherries is a family-run biodynamic orchard on Harris Road at Lenswood, growing cherries without weedicides or hormones and packing them without the usual post-harvest fungicide dip. It is a straightforward, well-run picking farm that has already published its next season: 28 November 2026 through 20 January 2027. What You Can Pick Cherries - late November to January Activities Farm shop selling pre-packed boxes alongside the picking Lenswood orchard loop - several other picking farms sit on the same road Good to Know Hours vary by day across the season, so check before travelling. The farm is pet friendly on enquiry and can assist visitors needing disabled access, with a car park and public toilet on site. Both pick-your-own and pre-packed boxes are available, which suits mixed groups where not everyone wants to pick. Pro tip: biodynamic fruit is not dipped after harvest, so eat or freeze it within a few days.

Glen Ewin Estate at Houghton grows figs on a terraced orchard of around 12,000 trees, and opens it for picking through the late summer harvest. Five varieties ripen across the season, from Black Genoa to the pale Spanish Desert, and the estate pairs the picking with a cellar door restaurant and a bar serving its own fig gin. What You Can Pick Figs - late February to early April, $15/kg across five varieties Activities The Figbar, serving gin made from the estate's own fruit Cellar door restaurant open Thursday to Sunday Shaded picnic areas among the terraces Good to Know Entry is $5 per person with under-12s free, and figs are charged at $15/kg on top. Picking runs roughly 9am to 3pm daily in season, from 10am on weekdays, with extended Sunday sessions. Outside food and drink are not permitted because of fruit fly and phylloxera biosecurity rules, so plan to eat on site. Pro tip: figs do not ripen after picking, so take the soft heavy ones that give slightly under a thumb.

Fleurieu Cherries grows around twenty cherry varieties at Pages Flat near Willunga, and runs picking on selected days decided by ripeness and weather rather than a fixed calendar. Bookings are mandatory and groups are capped, which keeps the orchard calm. What You Can Pick Cherries - December into January, across about twenty varieties Activities Cafe and farm shop on site Variety hunting - most of the twenty types are pickable if you look for them Good to Know Orchard access is $12 for adults and $6 for children including tasting, plus $15 to $20 per kilo for fruit picked, with a maximum of one bucket per paying adult. Bookings are essential and opening days are announced through the farm's email list between November and January. Closed-toe shoes are required, the gate closes at 5pm, and no pets, smoking or outside fruit are permitted. Groups are capped under fifteen people. Pro tip: join the email list in November; opening days are announced at short notice and sell out.

Charleston Cherries sits on Mount Torrens Road at Charleston, and runs one of the more transparent pricing models in the Hills: a $6 entry that comes back to you at $1 per kilogram against whatever you pick. The orchard is refreshingly clear that it is not an all-you-can-eat operation, and it runs its own weather station so visitors can check conditions before driving up. What You Can Pick Cherries - late November to January, with take-home pricing set each season Activities Cherry boxes sold on site at $1 for a base or $2 with a lid On-site weather station published for visitors to check before travelling Good to Know Entry is $6 per person, redeemable at $1 per kilogram against picked cherries when you hand in the ticket. Light sampling is fine but what you pick you pay for. The cherry phone only operates during the season and has no message bank, so use it during opening hours. The farm anticipates opening late November to early December 2026. Pro tip: the entry rebate means a 6kg pick effectively costs you nothing to enter.

@Lenswood Pick Your Own runs the Adelaide Hills' biggest apple picking operation on Harris Road, with eight varieties ripening across the autumn: Gala and Rosy Glow first, then Golden Delicious, Sundowner, Pink Lady, Red Delicious, Granny Smith and Fuji. Entry includes all the apples you can eat while you pick, plus the farm amusements. What You Can Pick Apples - February to May, on a sliding scale of $5/kg up to 5kg, $4.50/kg to 10kg, then $4/kg Activities Farm amusements and tractor rides included with entry Cafe and farm shop on site School and holiday programs by arrangement Good to Know Entry is $8 for adults and $5 for children, free for under-2s, and includes all-you-can-eat apples in the orchard. The farm states plainly that it does not take bookings for general picking; only school and after-school-care excursions need to arrange ahead. Hours are 9am to 4pm daily in season with last entry at 3.30pm. Cherry picking runs from the family's separate Birdwood orchard each December. Pro tip: the sliding scale rewards a big haul, so take a crate and split 10kg with another family.

Harrisville Orchards is a fourth-generation family orchard on Harris Road at Lenswood, run by Craig Harris and a Royal Adelaide Show champion for more than twenty years. In 2023 the family ended its apple picking after 123 years and removed around 60,000 trees, but the cherry orchard remains open to pickers each December. What You Can Pick Cherries - December, with Stella ripening first and Lapins following Activities Shed door sales of pre-picked cherries for those who would rather not pick Shaded seating beside the orchard Good to Know Entry is $10 for adults and $5 for children, under 5s free, and includes a picking bucket; cash and card are both accepted. Recent seasons have run roughly 14 to 24 December, 9am to 4pm daily, closing at 1pm on days of extreme heat or when the fruit sells out. Note that apple picking is no longer offered despite older listings and the farm's own website still mentioning it. Pro tip: the season here is short even by cherry standards, so watch their socials from early December.

Harben Vale Cherries works a flat, easy-walking orchard on Altmanns Road at Balhannah, with up to a dozen varieties ripening across the season. The Altmann family post daily prices through the season, and the orchard is one of the few in the Hills that welcomes dogs. What You Can Pick Cherries - December into January, around $14/kg early season easing to $12/kg later Activities Flat orchard walking with ample parking, easy for prams Picnic areas outside the picking rows Good to Know Entry is $10 for ages 12 and over, $4 for ages 5 to 12 and free under 5, with picked cherries charged per kilo on top; cash and EFTPOS both work, with a small card surcharge. Open 9am to 4pm on picking days and visitors need to be in the orchard by 3pm. Groups larger than eight must text to book the night before, and no outside fruit is allowed because of fruit fly rules. Pro tip: prices drop as the season runs on, so mid January picking is the value window.

Kersbrook Cherry Farm sits at Chain of Ponds, about 34km from the Adelaide CBD, and runs its season in short bursts as each variety ripens rather than opening continuously. Picking tickets are sold as dated products on the farm's website, so each batch is announced and then sells through. What You Can Pick Cherries - mid November to late December, weather permitting Activities Farm shop with homemade cherry ice cream and frozen pitted jam cherries Door-to-door cherry delivery for anyone who cannot make it out Good to Know Entry is $5 per person with children under 8 free (2024 pricing, not separately confirmed for the current season), and picked fruit is charged by weight on top. Tickets can be pre-booked online or paid at the shed door. Because the farm pauses between ripening windows, always check the website for the next announced picking dates before driving out. Pro tip: buy tickets the moment a picking window is posted; the short bursts fill quickly.

Kerrie's Cherries is a small family orchard at Yundi on the Fleurieu, and the name is slightly misleading in a way worth knowing before you drive out: the cherries here are sold at the shed door, while the pick-your-own is raspberries and blackberries at the peak of the berry season. What You Can Pick Raspberries and blackberries - December to February at the peak of the berry season Cherries are available from mid December to mid January, but as shed door sales rather than picking. Activities Shed door cherry sales alongside the berry picking Fleurieu touring - Willunga and McLaren Vale are close by Good to Know Berry picking has been reported at $5 per person plus $5 per punnet, with children under 5 free; the farm publishes no official pricing, so confirm when you call. Recent seasons opened around 21 December, 10am to 5pm, seven days. The patch is small with variable hours and the farm has no website, so its Facebook page is the only reliable source of opening news. Pro tip: come for the berries and buy the cherries at the shed; that is the way this farm actually works.

Harvest the Fleurieu at Mount Compass has been run by the Sherry family since 2012, growing into a strawberry farm with a market hall stocking more than 80 South Australian suppliers, a cafe and a playground. Picking runs as three timed sessions a day through the warmer months. What You Can Pick Strawberries - October to May, $12.99/kg Blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, cherries and stone fruit are sold ready-picked in the market hall rather than being pickable, despite what some listings suggest. Activities Market hall stocking more than 80 South Australian producers Cafe and playground, the playground added in 2025 Picnic areas across the grounds Good to Know Entry is $5 for ages 12 and over, $3 for ages 5 to 11 and free for under 4s, with fruit charged at $12.99/kg on top. Sessions run at 9am, 11.30am and 2pm and last about an hour; pre-booking is encouraged in school holidays and on public holidays. The market hall and cafe trade daily 8.30am to 4pm year round even when picking is closed. Pro tip: the market hall is worth the drive on its own out of season, which makes this a year-round stop.

Cherrytime Orchard on Lobethal Road runs picking differently from every other farm in the Hills: families phone ahead and book a private, exclusive slot in the orchard rather than joining a crowd. It is a small spray-free family operation, not certified organic, and the arrangement suits anyone who would rather pick in peace. What You Can Pick Cherries - the first week of December to the first week of January, by appointment Activities Private picking slots booked one group at a time Lobethal and Adelaide Hills touring on the way through Good to Know Picking is by private appointment only: phone the orchard and ask for Bob Barnard to arrange a time. No entry fee is published. Sources disagree on whether picking is running every season, with one recent guide describing the orchard as farm gate only, so confirm by phone when you book rather than turning up. Pro tip: a booked private slot is the calmest cherry picking in the Hills, and worth it with small children.

Jauma Farm is a certified organic property at Lenswood, farmed on Peramangk Country since 2009 across 40 acres of cherries, vines, pears, apples and vegetables. Cherry picking runs on a handful of chosen weekends rather than a full season, with the cellar door pouring natural wine and a wood-fired pizza oven going alongside. What You Can Pick Cherries - late December into early January, across ten varieties Activities Natural wine cellar door open during picking weekends Wood-fired pizza from midday to 5pm on open days Farm shop with organic produce Good to Know An entry fee applies and you receive a cherry box on arrival, paying for entry and picked fruit together at the orchard tent afterwards; the amount is not published, and a past festival rate of $15/kg is worth reconfirming. Open weekends only, announced ahead of each season. Certified organic since 2009, which is rare among Adelaide Hills cherry orchards. Pro tip: picking and a glass of natural wine in the same afternoon makes this the most adult-friendly cherry stop in the Hills.