Payne's Orchards

Used to be great, now sadly in decline like the rest of Bacchus Marsh. Seeking new places to pick fruit.

Discount per kilo shown on website not offered on the day. The reason given was not much fruit left.considering they have a per person entry fee that is a poor excuse. Will not re visit.

Visited here for a number of times, we enjoyed time here. Very accommodating despite arriving early to the session. This time we felt the price gone up, compared to the last time, this maybe is due to inflation? End of season? The type of apple? $8/kg for an apple is expensive after paying 5 dollars entry fee per person. Shop across the road were selling pre picked fruits for $2.99/kg.

Loved being able to pick my own apples. My 4 year old grandson loved being able to pick his own apples. Looking forward to next seasons fruit

I messaged via Facebook yesterday night and responded within hours which I wasn’t expecting since holiday coming. Great place for kids and family who wish to spend 1 hour picking fruit. Crispy, juicy apples and open Anzac Day.

A pretty average experience today at the farm.

Paying $5 per adult to go in to only have next to zero apples at the last 2/3 trees with fruits.

The reception should have been more honest I believe by telling us that they are towards the absolute end of the season / fruit and it’s not worth going in.

Been there once and I’d recommend this place in terms of easy access and bit organised than other places I’ve been to. Parking spots are limited so going early hrs (10am) helped during holidays time. Cherry is expensive so ensure you pick the amount you are going to carry. Overall good short trip from Melbourne.

So bad I drive 1h and 10mins when we got there we saw people walking back to their cars one lady saw us and she came to us telling us if we don’t have a booking we wouldn’t come in don’t go there

We went cherry picking in the third week of December 2022. Cherries were in plenty. You are not allowed to eat only pick and then pay according to weight.
Entry fee is only $5. Other places with higher entry fees ($15-18) allow eating as much you want.

A perfect place for families & friends if you love fruit picking - we did Plums Picking this time. The staffs are very lovely & helpful

Previous were better but still a great day out for cherry picking, juices without the heavy entry fees. Stone fruit picking look to be late season.

Only open one lane of trees, no cherries to pick and take home, should not sell tickets when there are no cherries.

We are very disappointed with the apples, they told us we can pick Gold delicious and Fiji, after we arrived, they told us we only can pick Gold delicious which is not very good. We do not want to go back again.

Fantastic, lovely staff and a great experience picking our own apples. Lovely little selection of garlic and pumpkins too

We enjoyed our visit to Payne's Orchard; we got to pick nectarines and peaches. Really friendly staff. Would recommend

Check this place out. Much less busy than the one up the road and the cherries are big, juicy and sweet.

Booked online but it was not busy Sunday at 11am. Very friendly and helpful service.
Large orchard with a variety of stone fruit trees loaded with ripe fruit for picking. There were several varieties of plums available, as well as peaches, nectarines and the last of the apricots. Very easy to navigate, and lots of fruit to pick. There are ladders available (if needed). Good fun outing.
Will make some crumble and some compote when I get home!
Highly recommended.

Lovely vibe, plenty of fruit! Will definitely go back this year for cherry season as I missed out last time

$5 for entry was good, but for the cherry to take home $20 per kg. 45 minutes picking time and only allow us to pick just 1 single row/ 15 metres.

Amazing place!
Friendly and knowledgeable staff
If you want to pick your own fresh fruit this is the place.