Apple Picking
May 2021
OPEN
PICK YOUR OWN:
Apples- Pink Lady
Daily fruit for sale at shed
OPEN: Open Every Day
10am - 3pm
> Mother's Day 9 MAY
ENTRY: $5/person 12yrs+
$2 children 3-11yrs
COVID SAFE: Entry by pre-booking
Click here to book your session
Sessions start hourly
GETTING HERE: Google Maps
MORE INFO: see facebook updates
Updated - 7 MAY 2021
PICK
YOUR
OWN
Opening hours:
10am – 3pm Weekends & Wednesdays
when fruit is ripe + weather permits
In busy times we may have to close once ripe fruit becomes sold out. More fruit is ripening all the time.
Please check our facebook page for
daily updates about opening hours
Picking Now
PYO
ENTRY
Covid Safe: entry by booking only
40 minute sessions
starting on the hour
$5 Entry
children under 12 years free
(limit 1 minor per adult)
VIP members refunded
entry on check out
Pay for fruit picked $/kg
No eating in the orchards
Buckets supplied
Dress appropriately for farm
– hat and sturdy shoes
Please respect other visitors
and staff at all times
Activities
AT THE ORCHARD
BUY AT THE SHEDS
Choose from wonderful fresh produce in the sheds.
Seasonal varieties of stone fruit, cherries, berries and apples.
We intermittently sell preserves, salt and smoking wood.
GROUP TOURS
&
SCHOOL GROUPS
Bring your club, social or corporate group for an invigorating tour, picking your own fresh fruit. Hospitality or picnic facilities can be arranged on request. Combine with a visit to nearby rivers, forests, gorges, bush-walking and horse-riding .
EVENTS
Have your event catered in the idyllic outdoor setting of an old style family orchard.
An inspirational environment for photoshoots and filming.
Hotel, restaurant and seminar facilities are one minute away. Transfers, accomodation can be arranged on request.
NEAR-BY
WERRIBEE GORGE
Nearby, Werribee Gorge offers spectacular views and has great facilities for bushwalking, picnics and rock climbing!
COFFEE AND CUISINE
Paynes Orchards is one minute from the township which offers everything you need for a day trip. Check out the Baby Black Cafe.
FLY TO PAYNES ORCHARDS
Amongst a great list of local facilities is the Bacchus Marsh Airfield, boasting famous flying and gliding schools and clubs.
SCHOOL
TOURS
Tour a working, traditional fruit orchard, in historical Bacchus Marsh.
Pick seasonal fruit fresh from the trees, to taste or take away.
Tour tailored to your learning outcomes for varying age groups.
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Paddock to plate
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Food, health & nutrition
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Applied design & tech
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Environment, sustainability
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Farming methods
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Geography, History
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Science, technology, engineering & maths
TOPICS
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Tick off curriculum requirements
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Lead into further class content
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Take home class projects such as germinating seeds, growing plants and tasting the plants, all in class
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Have fun!
OUTCOMES
About
In the Fifties the Payne Family moved 300 ancient and wise apple trees from East Burwood to Bacchus Marsh.
This was a task with manual hand tools and a classic Bedford truck. Mum and Dad ran the orchard grooming Graeme to nurture and inspire the land.
Now Graeme, Jenny and family are cultivating a range of mouth-watering boutique summer fruits to complement the stable of classic apples.
Paynes Orchards is a fusion of old world values and new varieties of juicy fresh produce. In response to constant requests, we can now offer "Pick Your Own" tours of the orchards. This is a most popular destination on Western tour routes such as the goldfields and touring the spa country.
This is one of the very few genuine small family orchards left in Australia and when you visit and taste your fruit you'll know why Paynes Orchards is renowned for doing things the natural way, the right way!
Adventure out for a drive or train ride. Visit beautiful Bacchus Marsh, and call in at Paynes with your friends and family. When those flags are fluttering more fruit is ripe and ready for you.
LOCATION
