I have to admit I'm an absolute cherry addict - not only is this the best cherry farm I've found in South Australia (and I think I've been to most now, some 13 seasons of cherry hunting) it's also my closest, just a quick five minute drive down the far end of Montacute Road.
Opening hours only apply from early November to early April. As well as the best, most luscious, biggest cherries you'll find apricots, other stone fruit like peaches and nectarines and lemons throughout their appropriate seasons.
The quality of the cherries blows me away, year after year, they have such plump, perfect fruit for sale. A recent addition has been an ice cream machine that churns perfect ice cream combined with your choice of fruit - cherries, in my case, of course - it's just the perfect treat. Frequent buyers can use a loyalty card for a free ice cream with their sixth visit, too - worth making sure you get your stamp :)
Cherries are picked fresh every day - washed and graded, and stored for sale. They grow around 35 varieties of cherries, and there's a marked difference between varieties, especially from the start to the end of the season - I recommend the Stella's, they're gorgeous. The farm itself has been around for 5 generations, and they've refined growing their fruit down to a fine art - taking samples of leaves and the soil for chemical analysis to ensure perfect fruit every time.
Close to Christmas, you'll pick up size 32+ cherries for around $50-$60 a 5kg box. The produce here is consistently much better value than you'll find in stores - both higher quality and better priced - and invariably fresher, too. If you like good fruit, you owe it to yourself to take the drive out here. Recommended!
P.S. Opening hours are November/December - from January to April they close on Monday and Wednesday for tree maintenance. read more