1. Children picking cherries at Cherry Hill Pick Your Own
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  2. Children picking cherries at Cherry Hill Pick Your Own
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  3. A family of four walk through the middle of cherry blossom trees.
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  4. A couple walking through a cherry blossom orchard with their dog.
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CherryHill Orchards

This sprawling orchard east of Melbourne offers delectable ripe cherries in summer and beautiful blossoms in spring
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Cassidy Knowlton
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Time Out says

What is better than freshly picked, perfectly ripe cherries? We venture to say unlimited freshly picked, perfectly ripe cherries. 

That's what you can get at CherryHill Orchards, where you can pick your own cherries just an hour from Melbourne. Entry is $18 for adults and $12 for children, and you can stay as long as you like and eat as many cherries as you want while you are there. Want cherries to take home? Pick 'em yourself, and pay per kilo. You must book in advance

Food trucks are on site if you want something other than cherries to eat (though why you would, we do not know), and you can also cool off with a bottle of Cherish sparkling cherry juice, alcoholic cherry cider or cherry wine. Cherry ice cream, frozen yoghurt and sorbet are also available. 

The season kicks off in late November or December and runs until mid-January. The orchard runs an annual cherry blossom festival, a great day out for the whole family featuring tastings of the orchard's cherry products and of course, photo ops among the spring blossoms. 

The orchard is also offers high tea among the cherry trees, including delights like ham-and-brie rolls, chicken-and-avocado rolls, goat cheese tarts, scones with cherry jam, cherry mousse, cherry cheesecake and cherry macarons. After your high tea, you can then pick cherries in a private row at your leisure, and like all of the cherry-picking sessions at CherryHill, you can eat as much as you want while picking. 

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Details

Address
474 Queens Road
Wandin North
Melbourne
3139
Price:
$21.50 for adults, $12 for kids four to 13, under four free
Opening hours:
Daily 9am-5pm in season

What’s on

Cherry Hill Blossom Festival

Who said you have to go to Japan to see cherry blossoms in full bloom? This spring, head to CherryHill Orchards in Wandin East for a magical floral experience. You'll have the opportunity to wander through rows of gorgeous cherry blossom trees in all their pastel-coloured glory, sip on cherry-based drinks, enjoy delicious cherry ice cream, listen to live music and participate in fun activities for the whole family – including a special kids hub with workshops, face painting and fairy fun. Picnic packs are available to pre-purchase for the event, or you can BYO and find a lovely little spot among the blossoms to enjoy your spread. The on-site food caravans (they are bright pink – you can't miss them) will also have plenty of treats to keep you fed and watered. And for the second year running, Blossom By Light will return. This after-dark event (from September 19-22) will see the orchard transformed into an enchanting display of light and colour. Think of it as your chance to see the cherry blossoms illuminated in a way you'd never expect. Conveniently located just an hour from the Melbourne CBD, the CherryHill Blossom Festival is on from September to October 5. Find out more and grab your tickets via the website. Looking for more things to do? Check out our round-up of the best things happening in Melbourne this week.
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