We list 10 farms in Victoria where you pick your own blackberries (Boolarra South, Buninyong, Cockatoo, Grantville, Hoddles Creek).
The season usually runs December to February.
Boolarra South
Blackberries: Nov to Jan
Waterwheel Orchards is a family-run berry farm at Boolarra South in the hills behind the Latrobe Valley, growing raspberries, blackberries and blueberries free of chemicals and sprays. In summer, when the berries are in season, visitors can bring a container and pick their own through the fields. You can also pick raspberries here.
- Open: Call ahead for current picking hours, the season runs roughly late November to early January
- On site: farm shop
Season, map and contacts · Facebook page Checked 27 August 2026
Buninyong
Blackberries: Dec to Jan
Ballarat Cherry Farm is a pick-your-own orchard on Yankee Flat Road at Buninyong, on the slopes of Mount Buninyong on the edge of Ballarat. Visitors can pick cherries, raspberries and blackberries in season, walking through the orchard rows, and the property also keeps goats and beehives that visitors can see during a visit. You can also pick cherries and raspberries here.
Season, map and contacts · Farm website Checked 27 August 2026
Cockatoo
Blackberries: December 2026 through summer
Fielderberry Farm is a five-acre pick-your-own berry farm on Fielder Road in Cockatoo, in the Dandenong Ranges, alongside Lottie's Bed and Breakfast run by the same family. Visitors pick blueberries, raspberries and thornless blackberries straight from the bushes, with no entry fee to walk in and pick. You can also pick blueberries and raspberries here.
- Entry: no entry fee
- On site: cafe
Season, map and contacts · Farm website Checked 27 August 2026
Grantville
Blackberries: November to 30 April
Bucks Berries is a pick-your-own berry farm on the Bass Highway at Grantville, on the Western Port side of Gippsland. It grows strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, thornless blackberries, tayberries and loganberries, plus a small selection of citrus. You can also pick strawberries, raspberries and blueberries here.
- Open: Tuesday, Friday and Sunday. 10am to 5pm
- Payment: card and cash
Season, map and contacts · Farm website Checked 8 October 2026
Hoddles Creek
Blackberries: Dec to Apr
Nerrigundah Berries is a berry farm at Hoddles Creek in the Yarra Valley, about 1 hour 20 minutes by car from Melbourne. Visits run as a U-Pick tour: a one-hour guided walk through the berry fields, where guests learn about berry growing and picking, followed by time at the farm until the 5pm closing.
- Open: Monday to Friday. 9am to 5pm
- Booking: book ahead
- Entry: Adult (14+) $24.50, child (5 to 14) $16.50, concession $19.50, family (2 adults, 2 children) $75, under 4 free
- On site: picnic area
Season, map and contacts · Farm website Checked 8 October 2026
Langwarrin
Blackberries: Nov to Apr
The Bramble Farm is a family-run berry farm at 25 Lyppards Road, Langwarrin, run by Mark and Dianne Benson. It started in 1985 with 60 blackberry vines and now has about 10,000 vines of summer-cropping brambleberries and about 28,000 canes of summer and autumn-cropping raspberries. You can also pick raspberries and boysenberries here.
- Open: Daily. 9am to 5pm (picking field 10am to 4pm)
- Payment: most major cards accepted
- On site: farm shop and playground
Season, map and contacts · Farm website Checked 8 October 2026
Main Ridge
Blackberries: Dec to Feb
Rocky Creek Strawberry Farm is the pick-your-own strawberry farm at Main Ridge in the Mornington Peninsula hinterland, previously known as Sunny Ridge and now back in the hands of its original owners. The farm grows more than 300,000 strawberry plants of the Albion variety, alongside blueberries, blackberries and a limited run of raspberries. You can also pick strawberries, blueberries and raspberries here.
- Open: 9am to 5pm daily in season (u-pick closes 4:30pm)
- On site: cafe and parking
- Dogs: welcome
Season, map and contacts · Farm website Checked 27 August 2026
Silvan
Blackberries: around $10/kg picked
Chappies, trading as Chapmans Berry and Fruit Farm, is a fourth-generation Chapman family farm at 21 Parker Road, Silvan, in the Dandenong Ranges foothills of the Yarra Valley, about an hour from Melbourne. Raspberries, blackberries and the farm's Krimson Berry variety are also available to pick on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays over summer. You can also pick cherries and raspberries here.
- Open: Daily in cherry season; berry picking Thursday, Friday and Saturday. 9am to 5pm
- Entry: $10 per adult, $5 per child, free for preschool age; hand-picked fruit charged separately by weight
- On site: farm shop
Season, map and contacts · Facebook page Checked 27 August 2026
Trafalgar South
Blackberries: Dec to Apr, $20 per kilo
Sunny Creek Organic is a fruit and berry farm at Trafalgar South in Gippsland, run by Phil Rowe and Cathie Taylor over more than 30 years. Visitors can pick their own blackberries, blueberries, raspberries and strawberries for $20 per kilo, with a farm gate entry fee of $12 per adult and $8 per child aged 2 to 12. You can also pick blueberries, raspberries and strawberries here.
- Open: Daily during the December-January school holidays (closed Christmas Day); phone ahead in late November and from February to April to check someone is on site. 9am to 5pm
- Entry: Farm gate entry $12 per adult, $8 per child (2 to 12 years)
- On site: farm shop
Season, map and contacts · Farm website Checked 27 August 2026
Wandin East
Blackberries: Oct to May
Jay Berries is a family-run U-pick berry farm at 140 Wandin Creek Road, Wandin East, in the Yarra Valley about an hour east of Melbourne. The Stewart family has grown strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries on the property for around three decades, and also grows seasonal vegetables that visitors can pick alongside the berries. You can also pick strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and vegetables here.
- Open: Sunday to Friday, closed Saturdays. 8:30am to 4:30pm
- On site: farm shop
Season, map and contacts · Farm website Checked 27 August 2026