sorell fruit farm

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  JJYC

  The day was sunny and there were quite a variety of fruits to choose from - strawberries, cherries, tayberries, blackberries, red currants, nectarines. We had a great time handpicking the berries although one of us suffered a thorn wound afterwards. The shop had small sized jam preserves which were perfect for taking back home and the staff were very friendly and cheerful.

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  Thommo58

  Called in with some interstate visitors. Great way to sample local grown fruits and novel way of getting people involved by picking your own. Small shop selling locally made jams and preserves also tasmanian honey. Wide range of different fruits. You can purchase light snacks and devonshre teas and the area to sit is lovely and peaceful with nice gardens all around. The only downfall is the cream served with the scones turned to watery milk before we had finished. Please change the cream to real cream and then you will have the perfect Devonshire tea.

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  geeg70

  our family had a lot of fun. It wasn't cheap - everyone who walks in needs to pay for a container - which makes it expensive but a great family experience, picking our own fruit, eating it and taking it home. we loved it!

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  Mendiant

  I'd read up on family-friendly things to do when we stayed in Hobart and this one looked good. We headed out there this morning and had to ask where to go at the information centre because there were no signs in Sorell to tell us where to go. We found the farm eventually, walked into the shop and were ignored so we went for a walk around the farm until we could be served. That's when we finally got some attention though not of the desirable kind: the staff member came out yelling at us "There's an entrance!" I'm thinking, "duh, I just walked through it" then realised she didn't want to say the word "fee" at the end of the sentence. We weren't close to the plants and weren't actually picking and didn't intend to since the berries we could see from where we were weren't ripe yet. The sign at the 'entrance' described the fees for punnets with which to pick, not to walk through the farm. Nothing said we couldn't do that. We left straight away; we weren't going to return to the shop to be ignored for a while then charged per person where every berry farm we've ever visited in Victoria charge per punnet or by weight. Now that I read some of the more negative reviews on here, I'm glad we drove on.

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  637Lou

  Had the Sorell Fruit Farm on my list of places to visit, not to pick any fruit but to visit the Cafe for scones with jam and cream, and really enjoyed them, yummo!!, the lady did a good job as she informed customers, they were understaffed that day, these things happen, but was a lovely atmosphere in the cafe!!

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  sarahhobart

  Took my mother and brother that were on holiday from overseas to experience the very different types of fruit we have here compared to back home. Paid $13.50 each person for a plastic punnet that you can fill with any of the fruits. There were different types of berries (boysenberries, tayberries, silvanberries, strawberries), as well as nectarines, apricots, red and black cherries. It is a great experience for tourists. Having said that, I have been there before 5 years ago before they were this popular and it was a much better experience, as I guess there were not as many people then. The number of people that visit must have more than tripled but the number of plants have remained the same. This has led to most of us wondering around looking for non existent fruit, as I overheard other people say while we were there. We arrived in the morning, so there should have been plenty, but there were hardly any strawberries (I managed to find only 3 ripe ones, despite walking up and down all the rows), the bush berries were all gone (only a few green berries left), and all the cherries within reach were gone. There were plenty of beautiful ripe cherries at the top of the trees, so my 6 foot tall brother ended up have to reach up and fill our punnets as well because otherwise we would have had nothing.My mother saw a woman emptying her punnet about 3 times over the fence into a plastic bag held by her husband in the parking lot. Maybe that's where all the fruit went !If they are going to charge so much, and allow so many people in, then they must expand the number of plants they have to accommodate the number of people. We ended up with 90% cherries, and I could have paid $8 for the same amount at the supermarket.We had a snack at the café afterwards, but that too was overpriced for what we got.Overall, at least a one time must do experience for tourists, but don't expect excellent value for money.

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  Aussie3_3_333

  We went as a couple during the high season , it was $13.50 each but it included the picking and about 1/2 kg of fruit (about 2 plastic punnets). It was heaps of fun with a range of fruit . In season at this stage was tayberries,silvanberries, different varieties of strawberries, blueberries , logan berries , cherries , apricot and nectarine. Just a quick tip it's really hot picking with no shade so ensure plenty of sunscreen and a hat (especially with kids) .

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  Blockbustermovies

  Just wanted to take my 2 children for a fun afternoon for them to experience picking their own berries as I have done many times as a child. However there is an entry fee to the field per person whether you pick berries or not. I have never experienced such a foolish rule. Adults $13.50. Children 7-15yrs $5 3-6yrs $3. This includes your tub to put your berries. I cannot eat berries so did not want to pay for or end up with 2kgs of berries. The lady at the counter would only let me in to supervise my children if I paid $13.50! Needless to say we left, very unhappy customers! Bad experience of Tasmania and the foolish/money making rules some people put in place.

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  TCCNC

  we came here as an experience for our kids but were surprised to find that we had to also pay the adult price to accompany them. That was ok, thinking we'd just get some extra strawberries. After advertising they were in season and much looking on our part, we found they were not really in season and not ripe and asked if we could exchange our empty punnet for some already picked strawberries, ice-cream or other product in the shop. I was quite disappointed to find their response was that it was an "entry fee" and that we could not, so in order to get something for our $13.50 "adult punnet" we had to continue trying to search for somewhat small raw strawberries. A very disappointing response from management considering I didn't want my money back, just something for what I had already paid. While I found the customer service slack, I must say the cherries and tayberries that the children picked were very nice.

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  Vedran1982

  I was travelling to Port Arthur and I was told to stop by here. I am glad I did. All the strawberries were so fresh and easy to pick. Excellent service. Thank you for the great day. Will be back for sure