Cherry Picking in NSW 2026/27

We list 29 farms in NSW where you pick your own cherries (Batlow, Bilpin, Borenore, Canobolas, Eurunderee), and 1 more we have not been able to confirm recently. The season usually runs November to January.

29farms
November to Januaryseason
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Cherry Picking by region

The farms

Mouat's Farm

Batlow

Cherries: late Nov to early Jan

Mouat's Farm is a family-owned and run orchard on the property Wyola, four kilometres north of Batlow in the Snowy Valleys, first planted as an orchard in the early 1920s. Around ninety per cent of the plantings are apples, with roughly 1,200 cherry trees plus a small amount of stone fruit and berries. You can also pick apples here.

  • Open: Daily, closed Christmas Day. 8.30am to 5pm
  • On site: farm shop and wheelchair access

Bilpin Botanic Orchard

Bilpin

Cherries: Nov to Jan

Bilpin Botanic Orchard is a family-run apple and cherry orchard at 2814 Bells Line of Road, Bilpin, in the Hawkesbury. It grows eight apple varieties, ripening in sequence from Royal Gala in February through to Granny Smith in May and June, and five cherry varieties from Empress in early November through to Sweet Georgia in January. You can also pick apples here.

Bilpin Fruit Bowl

Bilpin

Cherries

Bilpin Fruit Bowl is a large family farm at 2093 Bells Line of Road, Bilpin, and one of the biggest strawberry growers in the Hawkesbury, with close to 100,000 strawberry plants in temperature-controlled hothouses that let it offer strawberry picking all year round on weekends. You can also pick strawberries, apples, peaches and nectarines here.

  • Open: 10am to 4pm for pick your own; the farm shop is open 8am to 5pm daily
  • Booking: book ahead
  • Entry: $20 per adult, $10 per child aged 3 to 12, free under 3, includes fruit eaten on the farm; fruit and vegetables taken home are charged separately
  • On site: farm shop and parking

Pine Crest Orchard

Bilpin

Cherries: February to April, weekends

Pine Crest Orchard is a family-run orchard on Bells Line of Road, Bilpin, behind Bilpin Public School, and has been operating for more than 40 years. Apples, cherries, plums, nectarines and peaches are available to pick and buy by the bucket in season, with apples priced at $5 per kilo. You can also pick apples, plums, nectarines and peaches here.

  • Open: Saturdays and Sundays, February to April, plus some public holidays; check Facebook before travelling. 10am to 3pm
  • On site: farm shop and wheelchair access

Hillside Harvest

Borenore

Cherries: Mid November onward

Hillside Harvest is a fourth-generation family orchard at 1209 The Escort Way, Borenore, about 10 kilometres from Orange, growing fruit on the property for more than 75 years. You can also pick apricots, peaches, nectarines and plums here.

  • Open: Weekdays 9am to 5pm, Saturday 9am to 4pm, Sunday 9am to 3pm; last entry one hour before closing
  • On site: cafe and farm shop

Borrodell Estate

Canobolas

Cherries: Dec

Borrodell Estate is a working vineyard, orchard and trufferie at 298 Lake Canobolas Road, on the slopes of Mount Canobolas just outside Orange. The orchard grows heirloom apples for flavour alongside cherries, plums, quinces and persimmons, with fruit generally on the trees from around January through to June. You can also pick apples here.

  • Open: When the orchard is at its peak, announced on social media; not a fixed daily opening
  • On site: cafe

Mount Pleasant Cherries

Canobolas

Cherries: early December to January

Mount Pleasant Cherries is a third-generation family orchard on Mount Pleasant Lane, Canobolas, on the slopes near Orange in the Central West of New South Wales. Pick your own cherries is its main activity, and the family describes it as a day out for friends and families.

Nashdale Orchards

Canobolas

Cherries: Dec to Jan, $8 per kilogram, no entry fee

Nashdale Orchards is a pick-your-own cherry orchard at 59 Stanford Road, Canobolas, about 10 minutes from Orange. During the cherry season the orchard opens daily from 8am to 3pm, with no entry fee and cherries charged at $8 per kilogram, picking buckets provided.

  • Open: Daily during the cherry season. 8am to 3pm
  • On site: parking and toilets

10's Estate Organic Orchard

Eurunderee

Cherries: Nov to Dec

10's Estate Organic Orchard sits next to the 10's Estate vineyard and cellar door at Eurunderee, about five kilometres from Mudgee. It grows organic cherries, figs and citrus for pick-your-own visitors, alongside a working organic vineyard. You can also pick figs and citrus here.

  • Open: Saturday 11am to 5pm, Sunday 11am to 4pm
  • Booking: book ahead
  • On site: parking and wheelchair access
  • Dogs: welcome

Roth Family Orchard

Eurunderee

Cherries: Nov to Dec

Roth Family Orchard is a family-run cherry orchard at Eurunderee, near Mudgee in the NSW Central West. Six sweet cherry varieties are grown for pick your own, ripening in sequence through the season from Earlise and Merchant through to Black Star, Rons, Vans and finally Simones, so the mix of fruit on offer changes week to week.

  • Open: Friday to Monday mornings, in season. 7.30am to 1pm
  • Booking: book ahead
  • On site: toilets and farm shop

Hillview Cherry Farm

Kelso

Cherries: Dec to Jan

Hillview Cherry Farm is a pick-your-own cherry orchard at 85 Clairvaux Lane, Kelso, in the rolling hills near Bathurst. It has been run by George and Marietta Khoury since 1986, and grows 18 different cherry varieties including Romeo cherries.

  • Open: By appointment; weekdays recommended for individual visitors
  • Booking: book ahead

Petal Falls Orchard

Kingsvale

Cherries: Nov to Dec 2026

Petal Falls Orchard is a small, family-owned and run cherry and stonefruit orchard at Kingsvale, in the Hilltops cherry district near Young.

  • Open: In season, no booking required
  • On site: farm shop

Stockman's Ridge

Lidster

Cherries: mid to late Nov to Dec

Stockman's Ridge is a vineyard and cherry orchard at Lidster, in the Orange wine and cherry district of the NSW Central West. Alongside its wine tastings, the property opens its cherry orchard to pick-your-own visitors each year, from around mid to late November through December, subject to the season.

  • Booking: book ahead
  • Entry: $5 per person entry (covers cherries eaten in the orchard), under 3s free
  • On site: picnic area
  • Dogs: welcome

Gerrys Cherries

Nashdale

Cherries: Dec, sometimes into early Jan, $8/kg

Gerrys Cherries is a family-run pick-your-own cherry orchard at Nashdale, in the Orange cool climate fruit district of the NSW Central West, on land the family has farmed for more than eighty years. Picking runs through December most years, sometimes stretching into early January if fruit remains, and the orchard is normally open daily during the season except Christmas Day.

  • Open: Daily in season, except Christmas Day. 9am to 3.30pm
  • Entry: $5 per adult (refunded if you fill a 5kg box), children free
  • Payment: cash only
  • On site: parking and toilets

Rose Farm Orchard

Nashdale

Cherries: around Christmas, into late Dec

Rose Farm Orchard is a family-run cherry orchard on Nancarrow Lane at Nashdale, in the heart of the Orange cool climate growing district. The property is closed for most of the year and reopens for pick-your-own visitors around Christmas time each season, staying open daily from 9am to 6pm while the cherries last.

  • Open: Daily during the season. 9am to 6pm

Thornbrook Orchard

Nashdale

Cherries: early summer, Nov to Dec

Thornbrook Orchard is a third-generation family orchard on the volcanic soils of Mt Canobolas at Nashdale, near Orange, established in 1947.

  • On site: farm shop and wheelchair access

Snowy Mountain Estate

Numeralla

Cherries: late November to early January

Snowy Mountain Estate is a family-owned boutique farm at 2531 Countegany Road, Numeralla, on the outskirts of the NSW Alpine Region in the Monaro. The cherry orchard sits alongside a gully leading down to the Numeralla River, at around 800 metres above sea level, and the estate says the altitude and cold conditions give the fruit better flavour and colour.

Canobolas Cherries

Orange

Cherries: Nov to Dec, $8/kg

Canobolas Cherries is a third-generation family-run orchard on Canobolas Road at Orange, in the NSW Central West cool climate fruit district, at the foot of Mount Canobolas. The orchard offers pick your own cherries each cherry season, running through November and December, at eight dollars a kilogram with no entry fee and no booking required.

Wallaroo Cherry Farm

Wallaroo

Cherries: late November through December

Wallaroo Cherry Farm is a family-owned orchard on Wallaroo Road at Wallaroo, in the countryside north of Canberra. Visitors pick their own cherries from late November through December, and the farm also opens for pears in February, including Asian pear varieties. You can also pick pears here.

  • Open: Daily, when fruit is ripe and available. 9am to 6pm
  • Entry: $5 per adult, children under 8 free
  • On site: farm shop and parking

Allambie Orchard

Wombat

Cherries: Nov to Dec, $10/kg

Allambie Orchard is a family-run cherry orchard on 63 acres in the rural village of Wombat, in the Hilltops cherry district around Young. The Hyde family has grown cherries for pick-your-own visitors here since 1998, continuing an orchard tradition on the property going back to the 1970s.

  • Open: In season, by prior arrangement: text your name, phone number, group size and preferred date to book
  • Booking: book ahead
  • On site: cafe and toilets

Hill-Lock Orchard

Wombat

Cherries: Nov to late Dec

Hill-Lock Orchard is a family-owned orchard at Wombat, about ten minutes from Young in the Hilltops region of New South Wales, established in 1998. Visitors can pick their own cherries and strawberries straight from the trees and beds, and the farm shed sells pre-picked fruit and vegetables through the year, including plums, apricots, persimmons and figs. You can also pick strawberries here.

  • On site: farm shop and parking

Main Range Orchard

Wombat

Cherries: mid Nov to late Dec

Main Range Orchard is a family-owned cherry orchard on the Olympic Highway at Wombat, in the Hilltops region near Young, run by Tim and Jess. The first trees were planted by the Wells family in 1955, and the orchard now offers pick your own cherries each summer, handpicked straight from the tree.

  • Open: Thursday to Sunday. 8am to 5pm
  • On site: farm shop, picnic area, toilets and parking

Malabah Cherry Farm

Wombat

Cherries: Nov to Dec

Malabah Cherry Farm is a family-run cherry orchard at 190 Bibaringa Road, Wombat, in the Hilltops region of southern New South Wales, near Young. The farm sells farm-harvested cherries directly to the public and runs pick-your-own days, which it describes as its most popular offering.

  • Open: Pick-your-own days, booked in advance
  • Booking: book ahead

Wombat Heights Orchard

Wombat

Cherries: Nov to Dec

Wombat Heights Orchard sits near the village of Wombat in the Hilltops region, close to Young, the self-styled cherry capital of Australia. It is a sister orchard to Hill-Lock Orchard. You can also pick plums, peaches and strawberries here.

  • Entry: free
  • On site: picnic area

Ballinaclash Fruit & Wine

Young

Cherries: Nov to Dec, $11/kg, minimum 1kg per person

Ballinaclash Fruit & Wine is a family-owned orchard, vineyard and cellar door on the Olympic Highway at Young, in the Hilltops region. You can also pick peaches and plums here.

  • Open: Daily during cherry season. 8am to 5pm
  • Booking: book ahead
  • On site: farm shop and parking

Drive In Orchards

Young

Cherries: Nov to Dec

Drive In Orchards is a pick-your-own cherry orchard on Moppity Road at Young, in the Hilltops region of New South Wales, offering both shed sales and pick your own during the cherry season. Cherries are the main crop for picking, with apricots and plums also grown on the property. You can also pick apricots and plums here.

  • Open: During cherry season. 8am to 6pm
  • Booking: book ahead
  • On site: farm shop

Eastlake's Family Tree

Young

Cherries: Nov to Dec

Eastlake's Family Tree, previously known as Fairfield's Orchard, is a multi-generational cherry orchard on the Olympic Highway between Young and Wombat, in the Hilltops cherry district. The Eastlake family has worked the property since 1862.

  • Open: In season, subject to fruit availability and weather; check Facebook for current picking days and times
  • Booking: book ahead

Lynton Orchards

Young

Cherries: late Nov to Dec

Lynton Orchards is a family-owned orchard on Roberts Road, six kilometres south of Young in the Hilltops region, at the crossroads with the Olympic Highway. The main drawcard is pick your own cherries, picked straight from the tree through late November and into December.

  • Open: Daily in season
  • On site: wheelchair access and farm shop

Top of the Hill Orchard

Young

Cherries: early Nov to late Dec

Top of the Hill Orchard is a family-run cherry orchard on Spring Creek Road, six kilometres from Young in the Hilltops region, best reached via Rhodes Road. The orchard grows about 3,500 trees across 17 cherry varieties and, after five years selling through a shed, now operates as a pick-your-own orchard only.

  • Open: Mon to Fri 9am to 4pm, Sat and Sun 8am to 5pm
  • Booking: book ahead
  • Entry: $10 per adult, children 16 and under free
  • On site: farm shop

Not recently confirmed

We could not confirm current information for these farms from their own website or Facebook page. Ring them before you travel.

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Guides

Common questions

Where can you go cherry picking in NSW?

Our directory lists 29 farms in NSW: 10's Estate Organic Orchard (Eurunderee), Allambie Orchard (Wombat), Ballinaclash Fruit & Wine (Young), Bilpin Botanic Orchard (Bilpin), Bilpin Fruit Bowl (Bilpin), Borrodell Estate (Canobolas) and 23 more.

When is the cherry season in NSW?

Usually November to January, depending on the weather. Farms announce their own dates and we carry them on each listing.

How much does cherry picking cost in NSW?

In the last confirmed season, Allambie Orchard charged $10 per kg. Ballinaclash Fruit & Wine charged $11 per kg, minimum 1kg per person. Canobolas Cherries charged $8 per kg. Nashdale Orchards charged $8 per kg, no entry fee. Prices change during the season, so check with the farm before you travel.

Do you need to book cherry picking in NSW?

11 of these farms take bookings ahead of a visit: 10's Estate Organic Orchard, Allambie Orchard, Ballinaclash Fruit & Wine, Bilpin Fruit Bowl and Drive In Orchards. The rest are walk-in, but picking depends on the weather, so ring ahead either way.

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Last checked 8 October 2026