Raspberry Picking in Victoria 2026/27

We list 16 farms in Victoria where you pick your own raspberries (Bairnsdale, Boolarra South, Buninyong, Cockatoo, Grantville). The season usually runs November to February.

16farms
November to Februaryseason
13towns

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Raspberry Picking by region

The farms

Picnic Point Farm

Bairnsdale

Raspberries: Nov to Jan

Picnic Point Farm is a family-run orchard on the banks of the Mitchell River at Bairnsdale in East Gippsland, best known for its apples but also growing cherries, raspberries, asparagus and rhubarb. The farm runs pick your own raspberry sessions periodically through the season, roughly November to January, with the exact dates announced on its Facebook page.

  • Open: Booked sessions only, contact the farm or message its Facebook page to check availability
  • Booking: book ahead
  • On site: farm shop

Waterwheel Orchards

Boolarra South

Raspberries: 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 blackberries here.

  • Open: Call ahead for current picking hours, the season runs roughly late November to early January
  • On site: farm shop

Ballarat Cherry Farm

Buninyong

Raspberries: 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 blackberries here.

  • On site: farm shop

Fielderberry Farm

Cockatoo

Raspberries: 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 blackberries here.

  • Entry: no entry fee
  • On site: cafe

Bucks Berries

Grantville

Raspberries: 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, blueberries and blackberries here.

  • Open: Tuesday, Friday and Sunday. 10am to 5pm
  • Payment: card and cash

The Bramble Farm

Langwarrin

Raspberries: 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 blackberries and boysenberries here.

  • Open: Daily. 9am to 5pm (picking field 10am to 4pm)
  • Payment: most major cards accepted
  • On site: farm shop and playground

Hampton Ridge Farm

Little Hampton

Raspberries: Dec to Feb, $30/kg

Hampton Ridge Farm is a pick-your-own raspberry farm at Little Hampton in the Macedon Ranges, just outside Trentham, run as a small family operation alongside a rentable off-grid tiny home called Brooker.

  • Open: In season, days can vary; check Instagram for updates. 9:30am to 1:30pm
  • Payment: EFTPOS
  • On site: parking and picnic area
  • Dogs: welcome

Rocky Creek Strawberry Farm

Main Ridge

Raspberries: Jan

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 blackberries here.

  • Open: 9am to 5pm daily in season (u-pick closes 4:30pm)
  • On site: cafe and parking
  • Dogs: welcome

Kinglake Raspberries

Pheasant Creek

Raspberries: Dec to Jan

Kinglake Raspberries is a raspberry farm at 92 Tooheys Road, Pheasant Creek, in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range north-east of Melbourne. Visitors can pick raspberries in the summer season, which the farm's website says starts in mid December.

  • Open: Daily in season, closed Christmas Day. 8am to 6pm

Blue Hills Berries and Cherries

Silvan

Raspberries: Feb

Blue Hills Berries and Cherries is a Chapman family farm at Silvan in the Dandenong Ranges, about an hour east of Melbourne. Berries follow through spring and summer: strawberries from early November through to April, blueberries in December and January, and raspberries from November into mid December and again from mid February. You can also pick cherries, strawberries and blueberries here.

  • Open: 9am to 5pm most of the season; shorter Tue-Fri hours in October
  • Booking: book ahead
  • Entry: From $18 per person for cherry picking, all you can eat in the orchard; fruit taken home is weighed and paid for separately
  • On site: farm shop and parking

Chappies U-Pick Cherries and Berries

Silvan

Raspberries: 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 blackberries 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

Silvan Cherry and Berry Farm

Silvan

Raspberries: Nov to Jan

Silvan Cherry and Berry Farm is a u-pick only orchard at 55A Edmund Road, Silvan, in the Dandenong Ranges, growing fruit since 1988. You can also pick cherries here.

  • Open: Most weekends, November to January
  • On site: farm shop

Sunny Creek Organic

Trafalgar South

Raspberries: 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. The property holds over a hundred berry varieties, including around 40 kinds of raspberries in red, black, golden, pink and purple, alongside heritage collections of apples, chestnuts and other fruit and nut trees. You can also pick blackberries, blueberries 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

Cobradah Christmas Trees and Sour Cherry Farm

Wandin East

Raspberries: December 2026 to February 2027

Cobradah is a pick-your-own farm at 85 Monbulk-Seville Road, Wandin East in the Yarra Valley, growing sour cherries and raspberries and also running a choose-and-cut Christmas tree operation. Sour cherries are typically ready from Boxing Day through to about the second week of January, and fruit is paid for by weight. You can also pick cherries and Christmas trees here.

  • Open: Monday to Sunday, December to February for the fruit season. 10am to 5pm

Jay Berries

Wandin East

Raspberries: 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, blueberries, blackberries and vegetables here.

  • Open: Sunday to Friday, closed Saturdays. 8:30am to 4:30pm
  • On site: farm shop

Wandin Yallock Farms

Wandin Yallock

Raspberries: Nov to Feb, $9.90 per half kilo taken home

Wandin Yallock Farms is a working farm at 105 Quayle Road, Wandin Yallock in the Yarra Valley, run by Chris Manders. Alongside heirloom tomatoes, tomatillos, cape gooseberries, baby capsicums and a range of artisan jams and relishes, the farm grows raspberries that visitors can pick themselves, soil grown rather than hydroponic, for full flavour.

  • Entry: Free for children 3 and under, $12 ages 4 to 12, $18 ages 13 and over, family ticket (2 adults, 2 kids) $54; no pre-paid tickets, pay on arrival
  • On site: cafe and parking
  • Dogs: welcome

Guides

Common questions

Where can you go raspberry picking in Victoria?

Our directory lists 16 farms in Victoria: Ballarat Cherry Farm (Buninyong), Blue Hills Berries and Cherries (Silvan), Bucks Berries (Grantville), Chappies U-Pick Cherries and Berries (Silvan), Cobradah Christmas Trees and Sour Cherry Farm (Wandin East), Fielderberry Farm (Cockatoo) and 10 more.

When is the raspberry season in Victoria?

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

How much does raspberry picking cost in Victoria?

In the last confirmed season, Chappies U-Pick Cherries and Berries charged around $10 per kg picked. Hampton Ridge Farm charged $30 per kg. Rocky Creek Strawberry Farm charged $20 adult / $10 child (4 to 12) mixed berry u-pick, includes a punnet; family pass $50. Sunny Creek Organic charged $20 per kg. Prices change during the season, so check with the farm before you travel.

Do you need to book raspberry picking in Victoria?

2 of these farms take bookings ahead of a visit: Blue Hills Berries and Cherries and Picnic Point Farm. 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