Pick Your Own (PYO) Cherries at
Stella Creek Cherry Orchard

 2009 -10 Season Update 

Sunday 3 January - we have sold our last cherry and the season is now over for us!
The orchard is closed.

 We have had a very busy PYO season and are grateful to you for your continuing support. Thank you!

We hope you & your family had a happy & peaceful Christmas & wish you good health & happiness in the New Year, and look forward to seeing you again next season.

Alan & Merawyn  Mayne

 

Please subscribe to our orchard email list (to the left of this page) and we'll let you know when the 2010-11 Season will be commencing!

 

New - have a look at our photo gallery - we have just loaded some photos of some of the Stella Creek Team and our lovely visitors enjoying cherries, cherry ice cream and sausages :-)

 

Because some people do forget, PLEASE NOTE:

 

What you pick you pay for!

CASH ONLY purchases.

 

On the weekend enjoy a Sausage Sizzle & our very popular Cherry Ice Cream or Cherry Sorbet! Delicious!

  Note: Do NOT Follow Your GPS - it takes you to Marble Hill or Cherryville.
Stay on Adelaide - Lobethal Road through Ashton!

Entry Fee - $4 per adult; $2 per child under 12yrs

We have found it necessary, unfortunately, to introduce an entry fee to all visitors to the orchard.

This fee helps recoup the cost of cherries eaten in the orchard by a large number of people who come mainly to be in the orchard to eat cherries. We trialled the entry fee on an honour system basis last weekend - this worked for some people but not for many others who said they would not eat but then sat under the trees and ate cherries anyway! So we have had to introduce a universal entry fee system & no picnicking in the orchard!!

Of course we do not mind a taste & we want you to have fun & enjoy the experience but, as the cherries provide our income for the year (as fruit & vegetables do for the greengrocer), we are sure you will you understand!

The fee is $4 per adult and $2 per child under 12.

The good news is that if you pick 3kg or more (per person), we will refund your entry fee. 

We hope our regular customers understand the reasons why we have had to do this and we look forward to refunding your entry fee when you buy your cherries!

Don't forget.... to watch our "How to Pick Cherries" video and enjoy Alan Mayne (complete with a pirate patch on his finger!) showing you how its done!

And... watch our "How to Find Stella Creek PYO Cherry Orchard" video - so you will know exactly where we are!

You can save money, enjoy fabulously fresh fruit and have a wonderful family outing in the beautiful Adelaide Hills, when you “Pick Your Own” cherries at Stella Creek.

Our orchard offers everything you need to “Pick Your Own” including:

• Permanent netting — Our netting covers our entire orchard to a height of 
  more than 15 feet! This means you have plenty of space to pick your cherries in comfort. Have a look at our new photo gallery for pictures of our permanent netting.

• Buckets & Picking Boxes - We provide the professional picking boxes (with straps over the shoulder for support) and buckets for you to pick your cherries into........after parking your car just come to the shed to pick up your box or bucket & you will be shown where to go in the orchard.
  

• Wholesale prices — We charge our “Pick Your Own” customers lower prices on our cherries. You will not pay anywhere near retail price and the fruit will be as fresh as it can be.

• Opening hours - 9am to 5pm, 7 days a week (as long as we have cherries).

• Cold Drinks for Sale - We don't only keep cherries in our cold room! We also have a variety of soft drinks eg Coca Cola,diet Coke, Solo & bottled water available to refresh thirsty pickers.  

• No picking limit  — We do not impose minimum or maximum limits on what you can pick.  So, pick as many or as few as you like. It is up to you. 

• Picked fruit — If you would rather just buy our cherries already picked, at wholesale prices, then you can do so at our Packing Shed door once our commercial packing begins.
         
  
• Magnificent picturesque views — Bring a picnic or a thermos or both, find a quiet spot and enjoy our stunning views of the valley through to Woodside and Oakbank.
   
• Toilet facilities — Available just behind our packing shed.

Our website will keep you updated about which varieties are currently being picked, so just click here daily to find out when your favourite variety is ready.


Things you will need when you Pick Your Own Cherries:

Make sure you find us! There are other cherry orchards in Forest Range - to get to Stella Creek, you need to go up Plummers Road for 1.8km - we are the SECOND CHERRY ORCHARD ON PLUMMERS ROAD - don't STOP until you get right near the top of the hill! This gives us our magnificent views and wonderful fruit. Look for the Stella Creek logo on our sign at our front entrance.

Wear sensible clothes.  Whilst we have permanent netting, you still want to be comfortable when you are picking. So make sure you wear comfortable clothes that are suitable for moderate physical exercise. If this sounds a bit too much like hard work, you can always buy some already picked fruit at the packing shed door!

Wear sensible shoes. If you are going to pick your own, make sure you are wearing comfortable, sensible shoes. The orchard can be a bit damp at times (because of irrigation or rain) and so shoes with a good grip are very important.

Bring sustenance! If you are planning on picking a lot of cherries, you will want to have some water on hand - it can be thirsty work on a warm day! We will have soft drinks and water available at the shed door! You may also want to bring a picnic and enjoy the stunning views across the Onkaparinga Valley and classic hills ambience. Find a big shady tree, spread out your picnic rug and relax!

For more information about “Pick Your Own” or Packing Shed Sales, please phone us on 8389 8572.