About Rocky Creek Strawberry Farm
Rocky Creek is the Gallace family's strawberry farm in the Main Ridge hinterland of the Mornington Peninsula. Peter Gallace bought the land as an orchard in the early 1960s, and in 1968 Mick Gallace cleared the fruit trees and planted strawberries. The family later sold their farms, then bought back this café and pick-your-own farm during COVID and renamed it Rocky Creek; Matt Gallace runs it today. More than 300,000 strawberry plants grow here, and the large, sweet Albion variety is kept for pickers.
The farm reopens for the 2026–27 season on Friday 30 October 2026 and opens daily through the season, no booking needed. In this Southern Hemisphere summer, strawberries usually run from late October or early November into late April or early May, blueberries from late December to mid-February, and blackberries from late December through January, with a small raspberry crop around January. Everyone who goes into the fields buys a punnet: A$12 for an adult's 500 g strawberry punnet, A$6 for a child's 250 g, or A$30 for a family of two adults and two children. The blueberry and blackberry fields are about a 500 m walk from the car park.
Non-pickers can wait in the café, where scones come with cream and house-made strawberry jam, waffles are topped with marinated strawberries, and the Strawberry Temptation layers fruit, ice cream and cream. The farm shop sells berry jams and chocolate-coated strawberries. The 2026 opening weekend adds face painting and balloon twisting for kids.
Red Hill Lavender is about a kilometer away on Main Creek Road and opens Thursday to Sunday, so a morning of berry picking and an afternoon in the lavender rows fit into one short Main Ridge loop.
What to do
- Pick Albion strawberries, late October or November into April
- Pick blueberries from late December to mid-February
- Pick blackberries from late December through January
- Have scones with house-made strawberry jam in the café
- Pick up berry jams and chocolate-coated strawberries at the farm shop
Season, hours and prices
- Season
- Southern Hemisphere summer: strawberry picking late October or early November to late April or early May; blueberries and blackberries from late December. The 2026–27 season opens 30 October 2026.
- Hours
- 2026–27 season: open daily from 30 October 2026; closed between seasons
- Admission
- Strawberry U-pick punnets (listed October 2026): adult 500 g A$12, child 4–12 250 g A$6, under 4 free with a paying adult, family (2 adults, 2 children) A$30; mixed-berry punnets adult A$20, child A$10, family A$50
Good to know
- Dogs
- Allowed in the outdoor café area only, not in the fields
- Reservations
- Walk-in
Tips for your visit
- Pick only fully red strawberries; white ones won't ripen after picking.
- U-pick can close for weather or when fields are picked out, so check their website or social pages before you drive.
- Bring boots and a coat if rain is forecast, and a cooler bag on hot days (they also sell them in the shop).
Pair it with a lavender farm
Red Hill Lavender · about 5 minutes away
Red Hill Lavender is about a kilometer away in Main Ridge, so berry picking and a lavender visit make an easy half day.
Getting there
Questions
Do I need to book to pick strawberries?
No. Day visits are walk-in during the season.
Can I bring my dog?
Well-behaved dogs can sit with you in the outdoor café area, but they aren't allowed in the fields.
When does the 2026–27 season start?
The farm reopens on Friday 30 October 2026.
🗺️ Part of the guide Things to Do Near the Lavender Farms of Red Hill & the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria
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