About This Farm
Hillsdale Orange Orchard sits off Thompsons Road at Milbrodale, in the Bulga country of the Hunter Valley about two and a half hours from Sydney via the Putty Road. It is old-school in the best way: no website, no socials, just a long-running family orchard where you phone ahead, drive up and pick oranges through the winter months.
What You Can Pick
- Oranges - June to October
Activities
- The Putty Road drive - one of NSW's great touring roads, a destination in itself
- Hunter Valley pairing - Broke and the southern Hunter cellar doors are minutes away
Good to Know
There is no published pricing or opening schedule, and no online presence at all, so ring the farm before making the trip. That inconvenience is also the charm: picking here feels like a tip passed between locals rather than an outing from a brochure, and the winter navel season lines up neatly with a Hunter weekend.
Pro tip: combine the orchard with a Hunter Valley stay; picking plus cellar doors justifies the drive.
Entry & Pricing
Adults
Free
per person
Children (under )
Free
per child
💡 No published fees or schedule; phone ahead before visiting.
What You Can Pick
In Season
Oranges
Jun - Oct
Facilities
Parking
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.
3.4out of 5, the FarmHop rating
- Fruit qualityHow good the picking actually is
- 4.0
- ExperienceWhat the visit itself is like
- 3.0
- Family friendlyHow well it works with children
- 3.0
- FacilitiesToilets, seating, parking, shade
- 3.0
- ValueWhat you get for the entry and the fruit
- 4.0
