Melbourne is blessed with many day-trip distanced orchards in all directions from home. Travel east and you will encounter Cherry Hill Orchards nestled between the lower parts of the Yarra Valley and the feet of the Dandenong Ranges – both stellar places to explore in their own right. Cherry Hill is expansive, and significantly larger than many neighbouring hobby farms and market gardens, and this gives it all the momentum it needs to host annual events that coincide the blossom season and harvest. Look at the calendar each year for late September festival and late November fruit picking dates – and keep an eye out for bottled produce in the way of ciders, spritzers and wines, and also the various food trucks that grace the lawned areas when the action is on.
