We list 14 farms in South Australia where you pick your own cherries (Ashton, Balhannah, Birdwood, Chain of Ponds, Charleston), and 1 more we have not been able to confirm recently.
The season usually runs November to January.
Ashton
Cherries: December 2026 to January 2027
Marble Hill Cherries is a family-run pick-your-own cherry orchard at 25 Marble Hill Road, Ashton in the Adelaide Hills, about 20 minutes from central Adelaide. The orchard grows nine cherry varieties across the property, including sweet, tart and white fruited types.
- Open: By booked session during the season
- Booking: book ahead
- Entry: $10 per person
- Payment: card and cash
- On site: toilets and farm shop
Season, map and contacts · Farm website Checked 27 August 2026
Balhannah
Cherries: Dec to Jan
Cherries at Verdun is a pick-your-own cherry orchard at the Gallasch Homestead, 152 Beaumont Road, Balhannah, in the Onkaparinga Valley about 20 minutes from Adelaide. The property has been farmed by the Gallasch family for generations.
- Open: Daily in season, while fruit lasts. 10am to 4pm
- Entry: Adults $8, children under 5 free, children 6 to 12 $4
- Payment: EFTPOS
- On site: picnic area and farm shop
Season, map and contacts · Farm website Checked 27 August 2026
Balhannah
Cherries: Dec to Jan
Harben Vale Cherries is a pick-your-own cherry orchard at 34 Altmanns Road, Balhannah, about 25 minutes from Adelaide's CBD via the South Eastern Freeway. The orchard opens each December through to mid January, with hours of 9am to 4pm and visitors asked to be in the orchard by 3pm.
- Open: Most weekdays and weekends in December and January. 9am to 4pm, please be in the orchard by 3pm
- Entry: Ages 12 and over $10, ages 5 to 12 $4, under 5 free
- Payment: cash and EFTPOS, 1.9% surcharge on card transactions
- On site: parking, toilets, wheelchair access and picnic area
Season, map and contacts · Farm website Checked 27 August 2026
Birdwood
Cherries: December 2026 to January 2027
Birdwood Pick Your Own Cherries is a cherry orchard at 111 Angas Creek Road, Birdwood, in the Adelaide Hills. Picking takes place on flat land under permanent shade netting rather than in a traditional sloped orchard, and visitors can eat cherries straight off the tree as they pick.
- Entry: prepaid, scaled pricing per kg (cheaper per kg the more you pick)
- On site: picnic area, playground and farm shop
Season, map and contacts · Farm website Checked 27 August 2026
Chain of Ponds
Cherries: Nov to Dec
Kersbrook Cherry Farm is a family-owned pick-your-own orchard at 1718 South Para Road, Chain of Ponds, near Kersbrook in the Adelaide Hills, about 34 kilometres from the Adelaide CBD. The orchard has around 2,000 cherry trees managed low enough that picking does not need a ladder.
- Open: In season, entry by online ticket
- Booking: book ahead
- Entry: $6 per person, children under 8 free (2025 season rate; check current pricing before visiting)
- On site: parking and cafe
Season, map and contacts · Farm website Checked 27 August 2026
Charleston
Cherries: late November to early January
Charleston Cherries is a pick-your-own cherry orchard at 308 Mount Torrens Road, Charleston, in the Adelaide Hills. It is a younger orchard of around 2,000 trees planted on rolling terrain and managed so that most fruit can be picked from ground level without a ladder.
- Open: Weekends, late November to early January
- Payment: cash and EFTPOS
- On site: parking
Season, map and contacts · Farm website Checked 27 August 2026
Forest Range
Cherries: December 2026
Everlong Orchard is a pick-your-own cherry orchard at 145 Plummers Road, Forest Range, high in the Adelaide Hills at around 450 metres above sea level. The cool winters and high rainfall at that altitude suit premium cherry growing.
- Open: In season, December
- Entry: $7 per adult, $2 per child
- On site: picnic area and farm shop
Season, map and contacts · Facebook page Checked 27 August 2026
Forest Range
Cherries: Dec to Jan
Plummers Border Valley Orchards is a pick-your-own cherry orchard at Forest Range in the Adelaide Hills, run by fifth-generation grower Gavin Plummer and family. The Plummers grow around 4 hectares of cherries, ripening in time for Christmas, as part of a wider pick your own venture the family started after selling off their much larger original orchard to several buyers.
Season, map and contacts · Farm website Checked 27 August 2026
Lenswood
Cherries: Nov to Jan
A.T. Thompson Cherries is a family-run, biodynamic cherry orchard at 190 Harris Road in Lenswood in the Adelaide Hills. The farm uses minimal inputs and is weedicide and hormone free, packing fruit that is not fungicide dipped.
- Open: Daily in season. Times vary day to day
- On site: parking, toilets and wheelchair access
- Dogs: welcome
Season, map and contacts · Facebook page Checked 27 August 2026
Lenswood
Cherries: Nov to Jan
Ancara Estate is a pick-your-own cherry orchard run by Carolyn and Andrzej at 109B Coldstore Road, Lenswood, in the Adelaide Hills. The fully netted orchard grows 12 varieties of sweet cherries, including Stella, Merchant, Van, Lapin, Chelan, Kordia, Simone, Sunburst, Santina, Sweetheart, Rainier and Sir Tom, on a scenic property that includes a lake.
- Payment: EFTPOS
- On site: parking and toilets
Season, map and contacts · Farm website Checked 27 August 2026
Lenswood
Cherries: Nov to Jan
Harrisville Orchards is a family orchard at 72 Harris Road, Lenswood, in the Adelaide Hills, growing Fuji, Granny Smith and Royal Gala apples alongside cherries. You can also pick apples here.
- Open: By appointment
- Booking: book ahead
- On site: farm shop
Season, map and contacts · Farm website Checked 27 August 2026
Lenswood
Cherries: Dec to Jan
Jauma is a certified organic, 40-acre permaculture farm at 677 Mawson Road, Lenswood, in the Adelaide Hills, growing vines alongside cherry, apple and pear orchards.
- Open: A short run of weekends only, dates announced each season. 12pm to 5pm on open days
- On site: cafe and farm shop
Season, map and contacts · Farm website Checked 27 August 2026
Lobethal
Cherries: Dec to Jan
Cherrytime Orchard is a small, spray-free family cherry orchard on Lobethal Road in Lobethal, in the Adelaide Hills. The season generally runs from the first week of December through to the first week of January, though as with other small Hills cherry growers this depends on the weather each year.
- Open: By appointment only
- Booking: book ahead
- On site: farm shop
Season, map and contacts · Facebook page Checked 27 August 2026
Pages Flat
Cherries: early December to mid January
Fleurieu Cherries is a cherry orchard at Pages Flat on the Fleurieu Peninsula, south of Adelaide. In the cherry season, visitors can book a pick-your-own session and pay a small per-person fee for orchard access, then pick sweet cherries to their heart's content with friends and family.
- Open: On days posted on the availability page during the season
- Booking: book ahead
- Entry: small fee per person for orchard access (amount not stated)
- On site: farm shop
Season, map and contacts · Farm website Checked 8 October 2026
We could not confirm current information for these farms from their own website or Facebook page. Ring them before you travel.