Travel • McMartin's Strawberry Farm, Sunshine Coast (June 2019)

 A visit to the strawberry farm for some PYO (Pick-your-own) fun during the Australia winter season has gotta be 1 of the highlights of the holiday!
We brought the kids to McMartins Strawberry Farm in Sunshine Coast.
They loved the experience (as well as the juicy sweet berries) so much that we return for 2nd round after a day!


The price for PYO was A$16 per kilogram when we visited.
Do note that the farm is only open during the strawberry harvest season ie, May till October.
Get a bowl from the staff and proceed to the patch! I suggest taking your time and walk to the farther end, as most visitors tend to pick the berries at the beginning, as they walked along hence the far end actually had more bigger and redder strawberries!
There's no time limit, just take it slow
and walk down the patch for more red berries.
Budding flowers!
Juicy Big Red Strawbies!
K-bros got over excited &
filled up the bowl in no time!
After harvesting enough strawberries, get them weighed and make your payment.

Our almost 850g of strawbies!
The cafe-shop sold homemade jams and ice cream too.
We ordered a devonshire tea set as well as a hotdog in bun for a mid-morning munch.


The scones were freshly baked and their homemade jam was delicious!
There were plenty of seats, a washbasin to rinse the fruits and a playground too!
End up we finished our 800+g of strawberries there! (*'▽'*)

Gasp!
Down to the last strawbie!
K-bros 念念不忘 the fun,
requested to go again on our
last day in Sunshine Coast!
And so we went again after checking out of Novotel Twin Waters Resort.
2nd trip to McMartins Farm!

Safeguarding his harvest!

Information

 Address:
McMartin's Farm Lot 7
Sports Road, Bli Bli,
QLD, Australia
Opens:
Mid May till Mid October
Daily from 8:30am till 4:30pm
Website:
https://www.mcmartinsfarm.com.au/

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