Out of seasonFamily FriendlyGreat for KidsPet Friendly
The Berry Dairy
Maffra, Melbourne
FH4.4
About This Farm
The Berry Dairy at Maffra in central Gippsland is a working dairy farm that took silver at the 2025 Victorian Tourism Awards. Five patches of spray-free strawberries anchor the experience, with a petting zoo, playgrounds, a dog park and dairy tractor tours around them.
What You Can Pick
- Strawberries - October to May, spray-free, across five picking patches
Activities
- Petting zoo with animal food included in the Farm Pass
- Tractor tours of the working dairy
- Playgrounds, dog park and lavender patch, plus real fruit ice cream at the cafe
Good to Know
The cafe, shop, dog park and playgrounds are free to enter; picking and the petting zoo are covered by a paid Farm Pass bought on arrival (no pre-booking needed), which includes a strawberry credit toward a punnet. The farm runs seasonally from about October to May and closes over winter. It is a two and a half hour drive from Melbourne, so best planned as part of a Gippsland weekend. The dog park makes it one of the few picking farms where the whole household, four-legged members included, can come along for the day.
Pro tip: the Farm Pass includes animal food; arrive early and do the petting zoo before the day heats up.
Entry & Pricing
Adults
Free
per person
Children (under )
Free
per child
💡 Cafe, shop, dog park and playgrounds free. Paid Farm Pass (bought on arrival) covers picking fields, petting zoo with animal food, lavender patch and Discovery Trail, and includes a strawberry credit. Prices not published.
What You Can Pick
Strawberries
Oct - May
Facilities
Toilets
Cafe
Playground
Pet Friendly
Wheelchair Access
Parking
Farm Shop
Farm Animals
Tractor Rides
EFTPOS
We list what we have confirmed. If something you need is not shown, it is worth calling the farm to check.
How we rate it
Our own assessment, scored the same way for every farm on the site. Not a public review score.
4.4out of 5, the FarmHop rating
- Fruit qualityHow good the picking actually is
- 4.0
- ExperienceWhat the visit itself is like
- 4.5
- Family friendlyHow well it works with children
- 5.0
- FacilitiesToilets, seating, parking, shade
- 4.5
- ValueWhat you get for the entry and the fruit
- 4.0
