Core Cider House, Pickering Brook
Our information cannot always be up to the minute. Check dates, prices and whether you need to book directly with the farm before you travel.
Dates and prices for the 2027 season are not confirmed yet. Information from the last confirmed season:
- Season starts
- January to March
Last checked: 27 August 2026
What you can pick, and when
| Crop | Season | Price |
|---|---|---|
| apples | January to March | not confirmed |
| plums | January to March | not confirmed |
| pears | January to March | not confirmed |
Contact
- Address 35 Merrivale Road, Pickering Brook WA 6076
- Phone 08 9293 7583
- Website corecider.com.au
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Before you go
- Open Wednesday to Sunday
- Booking Book ahead of your visit
- Entry $15 per person plus booking fee (includes a bag of apples to take home), under 3s free
- On site cafe, playground and picnic area
Fruit picking runs as a separate guided tractor tour from January to March and must be booked in advance; the cider house and restaurant keep their own opening hours
About Core Cider House
Core Cider House is a fourth-generation apple orchard and cider maker at 35 Merrivale Road, Pickering Brook, in the Bickley Valley in the Perth Hills. Alongside its cider garden and Orchard Bistro restaurant, the property runs guided fruit picking tours through its working orchard each summer and autumn, from January to March.
The tour starts with a tractor ride out through the orchard rows, and visitors pick apples straight from the trees, with plums and pears also available to pick when they are in season. Tickets cost $15 per person plus a booking fee, with children under 3 free, and each ticket includes a paper bag to fill with apples, which can also be eaten while picking. Bookings are essential and fill quickly on weekends, so reserving a spot ahead of a visit is recommended. The wider property has a playground with a tractor and climbing logs, picnic areas and shaded spaces, and keeps its own opening hours separate from the tour times, running Wednesday to Sunday. The farm can be reached on 08 9293 7583.
Weather and map
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Common questions
Can you pick your own at Core Cider House?
Yes. Core Cider House at Pickering Brook lets visitors pick apples, plums and pears.
When is Core Cider House open for picking?
Crop by crop: apples: January to March; plums: January to March; pears: January to March. Picking depends on the weather, so check before you travel.
Do you need to book a visit to Core Cider House?
Yes, this farm takes bookings ahead of a visit. Entry is $15 per person plus booking fee (includes a bag of apples to take home), under 3s free.
Where is Core Cider House?
35 Merrivale Road, Pickering Brook WA 6076, about 27 km from Perth.